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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Getting Acquainted      

Where do you live?

Levantine Dialects Listen English Meaning
Jordanian listen Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (M.S.)
Jordanian listen I live in Sweileh.
Lebanese listen Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (M.S.)
Lebanese listen I live in Beirut.
Palestinian listen Where do you live? (M.S.) Response: I live in Jerusalem.
Where do you live? (F.S.) Response: I live in Jerusalem.
Syrian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Syrian listen I live in Northampton. (F.S.)

 

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

 

North African Dialects Listen English Meaning
Algerian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Libyan listen Where do you live (M.S.)?
Where do you live (F.S.)?
Where do you live (M.P.)?
Where do you live (F.P.)?
Libyan listen I live in the city of Sabha.
Moroccan listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Moroccan listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Moroccan listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Moroccan listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Moroccan listen I live in Casablanca.
I live in Casablanca.
Tunisian listen Where do you live? (S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Tunisian listen I live in Tunis. (S.)
We live in Tunis. (P.)
Tunisian listen I live in Tunis. (S.)
We live in Tunis. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (M.P.)
Where do you live? (F.P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (M.P.)
Where do you live? (F.P.)

 

Other Major Dialects Listen English Meaning
Iraqi listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Bahraini listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Yemeni listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Yemeni listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Yemeni listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Yemeni listen Where do you live? (M.S.)
Where do you live? (F.S.)
Where do you live? (P.)
Yemeni listen I live in Aden. (M.S.)
I live in Aden. (F.S.)
We live in Aden. (P.)
Yemeni listen I live in Aden. (M.S.)
I live in Aden. (F.S.)
We live in Aden. (P.)
Yemeni listen I live in Aden. (M./F.S.)
We live in Aden. (P.)
Yemeni listen I live in Aden. (M.S.)
I live in Aden. (F.S.)
We live in Aden. (P.)

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