في المطبخ فيه زيت وملح وسكر، بس مفيش ثوم.

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Breakdown of في المطبخ فيه زيت وملح وسكر، بس مفيش ثوم.

• في: in
• و: and
• فيه: there is

Questions & Answers about في المطبخ فيه زيت وملح وسكر، بس مفيش ثوم.

Why are both في and فيه used in the same sentence?

They are doing two different jobs.

• في = in
• فيه = there is / there are

So:

• في المطبخ = in the kitchen
• فيه زيت وملح وسكر = there is oil, salt, and sugar

Even though they look related, in Egyptian Arabic فيه is a very common existential expression, meaning that something exists or is present somewhere.

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Why does the sentence start with في المطبخ?

Arabic often puts the location first, especially in sentences about what is موجود / present somewhere.

So the structure is:

• في المطبخ = location
• فيه زيت وملح وسكر = there is oil, salt, and sugar
• بس مفيش ثوم = but there is no garlic

This is very natural in Egyptian Arabic. English can also do this:

• In the kitchen, there is oil...

So the Arabic word order is not strange; it is just a little different from the most common English version.

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What exactly does مفيش mean?