Questions & Answers about انا بس بدي شوية مي.
Do I need انا here, or can I just say بس بدي شوية مي?
You can absolutely drop انا.
In Levantine, بدي already means I want, so the subject I is built into the word. That means:
- انا بس بدي شوية مي
- بس بدي شوية مي
- بدي شوية مي
can all work.
Including انا can make the sentence feel a bit clearer, more deliberate, or slightly more emphatic. In casual speech, though, speakers often leave it out.
What does بس mean here?
Here, بس means just or only.
So it softens the request a bit:
- بس بدي شوية مي = I just want a little water
- It gives the sense of nothing more than that
Be aware that بس can have other meanings in other contexts, such as enough or stop, but in this sentence it clearly means just/only.
What exactly is بدي? Is it a regular verb?