Need and want

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How can we say need and want in egyptian arabic?

The equivalent of the English ‘want’ is áawiz عاوز , also pronounced áayiz عايز. This changes to áwzaعاوزة /áyza عايزة in the feminine and عاوزين awzíin     عايزين/ayzíin in the plural. It is not necessary to add the personal pronoun (‘I’, ‘you’, etc.) when the context is clear: (ána انا) áawiz I (masc.) want (ána) áwza I (fem.) want
 (íHna احنا) awzíin we want
 (húwwaهو ) áawiz he wants, etc........

 miHtáag (‘need’) works in a similar way to 9áawiz:

 (ána) miHtáag محتاج I (masc.) need (ána) miHtáaga محتاجة  I (fem.) need (íHna) miHtaagíin محتاجين  we need, etc. 