Egyptian Arabic: how do I say "I didn't have time"
makansh 3andy wa2t?
makoontish 3andy wa2t?
or would you say "there wasn't time".... which I also don't know how to say but would guess something like:
makansh fy wa2t?after thinking for a second, makoontish 3andy wa2t wouldn't be correct because the "3and" goes with "wa2t"....literally saying "time wasn't with me"....correct?
so it would seem "makansh 3andy wa2t" would make sense...to me anyway. haha.
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Your first sentence is correct.
Makansh 3andi wa2t
=I didn't have time.
"makansh fi wa2t", is also correct and we use it. Maybe it's slightly different. I didn't have time means that you were busy. "There wasn't time" can mean that you were in hurry.
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العفو.
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thanks for all of the comments guys!
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اه شكرا ميساكي، انا فهمت، الجملة طويلة و مش ماشية
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@anvar مش بنقول كده، عشان الجملة دي طويلة شوية. يعني يا إما تقول مكنش فيه وقت، او مكنش عندي وقت. لو قلت الاتنين في جملة واحدة هتبقى غريبة شوية.
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