Unit 4 · How much is it?

feeh and mafeesh: there is, there isn't

Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

feeh means "there is" or "there are", and it's how you ask whether something's available: feeh fakka? "is there any change?" The no-answer is mafeesh: mafeesh fakka, "there isn't any". You'll hear both in every shop: mafeesh 3eesh, "we're out of bread".