"There is"
The word kayn كاين is used to mean "there is" and more generally to express something's existence or presence in a given situation, or lack thereof. This is the equivalent of fi في in other Arabic Dialects:
واش كاين شي خبز؟
wash kain shi khobz?
Is there any bread?
لا الخبز ماكاينش
la lkhobz makainsh
No, there's no bread.
كاينة كنزة أو لا ماكايناش؟
kaina kenza o la makainash?
Is Kenza there [or is she not]?
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