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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Getting Acquainted

How old are you?

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Jordanian	listen	I am 20.
Lebanese	listen	I am 20 years old. I am 20 years old.
Palestinian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) Response: I am 20 years old. How old are you? (F.S.) Response: I am 20 years old.
Syrian	listen	I am 20 years old.

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) Response: I am 20 years old. How old are you? (F.S.) Response: I am 20 years old. How old are you? (P.) Response: We are 20 years old.

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Algerian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) Response: 20 years old. How old are you? (F.S.) Response: 20 years old. How old are you? (P.) Response: We are 20 years old.
Libyan	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (M.P.) How old are you? (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (M.P.) How old are you? (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	I am 22 years old.
Moroccan	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Moroccan	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Moroccan	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Moroccan	listen	I am 22 years old. I am 22 years old. I am 22 years old.
Tunisian	listen	How old are you? (S.) How old are you? (P.)
Tunisian	listen	I am 20 years old.
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	My age is 20 years. My age is 20 years. I am 20 years old. I am 20 years old.

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) Response: I am 20. How old are you? (F.S.) Response: I am 20. How old are you? (M.P.) Response: We are 20.
Bahraini	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) Response: I am 20 years old. How old are you? (F.S.) Response: I am 20 years old. How old are you? (P.) Response: We are 20 years old.
Yemeni	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)
Yemeni	listen	How old are you? (M.S.) How old are you? (F.S.) How old are you? (P.)

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