فيه سلة صغيرة في المطبخ، وسلة كبيرة في الحمام.

There is a small bin in the kitchen, and a big one in the bathroom.

Breakdown of فيه سلة صغيرة في المطبخ، وسلة كبيرة في الحمام.

• ال: the
• كبير: big
• في: in
• و: and

Questions & Answers about فيه سلة صغيرة في المطبخ، وسلة كبيرة في الحمام.

What does فيه mean at the beginning of the sentence?

In Egyptian Arabic, فيه often means there is or there are.

So:

• فيه سلة صغيرة في المطبخ = There is a small basket in the kitchen

This is a very common way to talk about existence or presence.

A useful thing to remember:

• فيه = there is / there are
• مفيش = there isn’t / there aren’t

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

They look similar, but they do different jobs:

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

So in this sentence:

• فيه سلة صغيرة = there is a small basket
• في المطبخ = in the kitchen
• في الحمام = in the bathroom

So the first فيه introduces existence, while the later في words show location.

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Why is there no word for a before سلة?