How to say "there is, there are" in Arabic
New wordMeaningthere is, there are
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
يُوجَد
yūjadיוג'ד
يوجد
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
יש
yeshيِش
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Arabic root
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
فِيه
fīhפיהThe dialect's יש is fīh, literally "in it": fīh ʾahwe? — "is there coffee?"
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
فِيه
fīhפיהCairo's 'there is' is fīh as well: fīh ʾahwa? — 'is there coffee?'
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
كَايْن
kāynכאיןDarija's 'there is' is kāyn (f. kāyna): kāyn atay? — 'is there tea?'
In a phrase
يُوجَد مَطْعَم قَرِيب
yūjad maṭʿam qarībיוג'ד מטעם קריבThere is a restaurant nearby.