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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Getting Acquainted      

What do you study?

Levantine Dialects Listen English Meaning
Jordanian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
Palestinian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
Palestinian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
Palestinian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)

 

Egyptian Dialect Listen English Meaning
Egyptian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)

 

North African Dialects Listen English Meaning
Algerian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Libyan listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (M.P.)
What do you study? (F.P.)
Libyan listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (M.P.)
What do you study? (F.P.)
Moroccan listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Moroccan listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Tunisian listen What do you study? (S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Tunisian listen I am studying English Literature. (S.)
We are studying Politics. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen I am studying Biological Science. (M/F.S.)
We are studying Biological Science. (M.P.)
We are studying Biological Science. (F.P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen I am specializing in Spanish language. (M/F.S)
We are specializing in Spanish language. (M.P.)
We are specializing in Spanish language. (F.P.)

 

Other Major Dialects Listen English Meaning
Iraqi listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Bahraini listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Yemeni listen What do you study? (M.S.)
What do you study? (F.S.)
What do you study? (P.)
Yemeni listen I study law. (M.S.)
I study law. (F.S.)
We study law. (P.)

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