How to say “there were” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is kaan fee (كان فِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

كان فِي

there was · there were

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In a sentence

كان فِي طَوْشِة بالمَخْزَن.

There was a fight in the storeroom.

كُنْت بِدِّي قَهْوِة، بَس ما كان فِي.

I wanted coffee, but there wasn't any.

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