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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Greetings & Partings

Goodbye & Farewell

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	[Go] in peace. Response: God be with you. (M.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: God be with you. (F.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: God be with you. (P.)
Palestinian	listen	[Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (M.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (F.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (P.)

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	Goodbye. Response: Goodbye.

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Libyan	listen	[Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (M.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (F.S.) [Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (M.P.) [Go] in peace. Response: May God grant you peace. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	[Go] in the safety of Allah. Response: May Allah preserve you. (M.S.) [Go] in the safety of Allah. Response: May Allah preserve you. (F.S.) [Go] in the safety of Allah. Response: May Allah preserve you. (M.P.) [Go] in the safety of Allah. Response: May Allah preserve you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	God grant you a safe journey. Response: May Allah preserve you. (M.S.) God grant you a safe journey. Response: May Allah preserve you. (F.S.) God grant you a safe journey. Response: May Allah preserve you. (M.P.) God grant you a safe journey. Response: May Allah preserve you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	In God’s care (protection). Response: God bless you. (M.S.) In God’s care (protection). Response: God bless you. (F.S.) In God’s care (protection). Response: God bless you. (M.P.) In God’s care (protection). Response: God bless you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	May God grant you peace and safety. Response: May God grant you peace. (M.S.) May God grant you peace and safety. Response: May God grant you peace. (F.S.) May God grant you peace and safety. Response: May God grant you peace. (M.P.) May God grant you peace and safety. Response: May God grant you peace. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	[Go] With God’s protection. Response: God protect you. (M.S.) [Go] With God’s protection. Response: God protect you. (F.S.) [Go] With God’s protection. Response: God protect you. (M.P.) [Go] With God’s protection. Response: God protect you. (F.P.)
Moroccan	listen	Goodbye. Response: Goodbye.
Moroccan	listen	May Allah keep you happy! (M.S.) Response: [Go] in peace. May Allah keep you happy! (F.S.) Response: [Go] in peace. May Allah keep you happy! (P.) Response: [Go] in peace.
Moroccan	listen	May God help you. (M.S.) Response: God help us and help you. May God help you. (F.S.) Response: God help us and help you. May God help you. (P.) Response: God help us and help you.
Moroccan	listen	Take care of yourself. (M.S.) Response: God will take care. Take care of yourself. (F.S.) Response: God will take care. Take care of yourselves. (P.) Response: God will take care.
Tunisian	listen	Goodbye. Response: Goodbye, thank you!
Tunisian	listen	May God keep you safe. Response: May God keep you safe too, thank you!
Tunisian	listen	See you soon, God willing. (S.) Response: God willing! See you soon, God willing. (P.) Response: God willing!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Goodbye. Response: Goodbye.
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Go in peace. Response: May Allah give you peace. (M.S.) Go in peace. Response: May Allah give you peace. (F.S.) Go in peace. Response: May Allah give you peace. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	May you be given wealth after we leave. Response: May you have more wealth. (M.S.) May you be given wealth after we leave. Response: May you have more wealth. (F.S.) May you be given wealth after we leave. Response: May you have more wealth. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Take care of yourself. (M.S.) Take care of yourself. (F.S.) Take care of yourselves. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Safe journey. Response: Thank you.

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	Goodbye. Response: May God grant you peace.
Iraqi	listen	[Go] in peace. Response: And to you. (M.S.) Response: And to you. (F.S.) Response: And to you. (P.)
Bahraini	listen	Goodbye. Response: Goodbye.
Yemeni	listen	Bye. Response: Bye.
Yemeni	listen	[Go] in peace. Response: And to you.
Yemeni	listen	I leave you in the Hands of God. (M.S.) Response: Thank you. I leave you in the Hands of God. (F.S.) Response: Thank you. I leave you in the Hands of God. (P.) Response: Thank you.
Yemeni	listen	I’ll see you [later]. (M.S.) Response: God Willing. I’ll see you [later]. (F.S.) Response: God Willing. I’ll see you [later]. (P.) Response: God Willing.

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