Usages of استنى
اذا بدك، استنى هون دقيقة.
If you want, wait here a minute.
اذا ما انت فاضي هلا، استنى شوي.
If you are not free now, wait a little.
قبل ما تروح عالسوق، استنى هون دقيقة.
Before you go to the market, wait here a minute.
اذا الباص متاخر، استنى شوي بالمحطة.
If the bus is late, wait a little at the station.
انا كنت عم استنى تاكسي قدام البيت لما وصل الباص.
I was waiting for a taxi in front of the house when the bus arrived.
صارلها يومين عم تستنى خبر عن الحجز.
She has been waiting for news about the reservation for two days.
جارتي سألتني اذا خلصنا الحجز، وقلتلا اي ولسه عم نستنى خبر.
My neighbor asked me if we finished the reservation, and I told her yes, and we are still waiting for news.
نحنا لسه عم نستنى الباص بالمحطة.
We are still waiting for the bus at the station.
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