Sample Comparisons of Dialects
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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Getting Acquainted
I am a student
Levantine Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
Jordanian | listen | I am a student at Hampshire College. (M.S.) I am a student at Mt. Holyoke College. (F.S.) |
Lebanese | listen | I am a student (M.S.) at UMass. I am a student (F.S.) at Amherst College. We are students at Lebanon University. (P.) |
Palestinian | listen | I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.) I am a student at Smith College. (F.S.) |
Syrian | listen | I am a student. (M.S.) I am a student. (F.S.) |
Egyptian Dialect | Listen | English Meaning |
Egyptian | listen | I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.) I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.) We are students in the college of literature. (P.) |
North African Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
Algerian | listen | I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.) I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.) We are students in the college of literature. (P.) |
Libyan | listen | I am a student at the University of Massachusetts. (M.S.) I am a student at Smith College. (F.S.) We are students at Amherst College. (M.P.) We are students at Hampshire College. (F.P.) |
Moroccan | listen | I am a student at the University of Massachusetts. (M.S.) I am a student at Hampshire College. (F.S.) We are students at Amherst College. (M.P.) We are students at Smith College. (F.P.) |
Tunisian | listen | I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.) I am a student at Mount Holyoke College. (F.S.) We are students at UMass. (P.) |
Western Saharan & Mauritanian | listen | I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.) I am a student at Mount Holyoke College. (F.S.) We are students at University of Massachusetts. (M.P.) We are students at Smith College. (F.P.) |
Other Major Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
Iraqi | listen | I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.) I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.) We are students in the college of literature. (P.) |
Bahraini | listen | I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.) I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.) We are students in the college of literature. (P.) |
Yemeni | listen | I am a student. (M.S.) I am a student. (F.S.) We are students. (M.P.) We are students. (F.P.) |