Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 9: Having: review

Having: review

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 9

GoalUse have, there is and asking for things in new combinations.

New words

عَنْدِي (ʿandi) · I haveفِيه (fīh) · there is, there areمَفِيش (mafīsh) · there is notمَعَنْدِيش (maʿandīsh) · I don't haveمَعَايَا (maʿāya) · I have it with meمُمْكِن (mumkin) · may Iحَاجَة (ḥāga) · thingكِتَابُه (kitābu) · his book

Explanation

This lesson mixes everything in unit 9. Use عَنْدِي, عَنْدَك, عَنْدِك for what people own, and مَعَايَا for what you carry now. Use فِيه and مَفِيش for what is or is not in a place. Put ma- … -sh around عَنْد to say «I don't have». Ask for things with مُمْكِن and hand them over with اِتْفَضَّل. Speak to a man with the ending ـَك and to a woman with ـِك.

Want to say	Use
I have (at home)	عَنْدِي
there is	فِيه
there is not	مَفِيش
I don't have	مَعَنْدِيش
I have it with me	مَعَايَا
may I have	مُمْكِن

Worked examples

Ali

مَعَاكِي قَلَم؟

Nour

لَأ، مَعَايَاش.

Ali

فِيه قَلَم هِنَاك.

Nour

تَمَام، شُكْرًا.

Ali asks Nour for a pen. Press each line.

Hana talks about her room. Press each card.

Customer

عَنْدَك شَنْطَة جَدِيدَة؟

Seller

أَيْوَه، فِيه شَنْطَة جَدِيدَة.

Customer

بِكَام؟

Seller

عَشَرَة جِنِيه.

At a shop. Press each line.

Class activity

Write six sentences about your room or your bag. Use عَنْدِي twice, فِيه once, مَفِيش once, مَعَنْدِيش once and مَعَايَا once. Then write one polite request with مُمْكِن. Read everything aloud.

Practice

Say «I have a table, but I don't have a chair».

The picture shows a key. Say «there is a key here».

Press Listen. What does the speaker say?

Ask a woman if she has a book with her.

Say «his sister has a new bag».

I have, there is

Having: review