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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Greetings & Partings

Good night

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	Good night. Response: And to you.
Jordanian	listen	Good night. (M.S.) Response: And to you. Good night. (F.S.) Response: And to you. Good night. (P.) Response: And to you.
Palestinian	listen	Good night. (M.) Response: And to you. (F.S.) Good night. (F.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (P.)
Palestinian	listen	Good night.
Syrian	listen	Good night.

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	Good night. Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. Response: And to you. (F.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (F.S.)

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Algerian	listen	Good night. (M.S.) Response: Good night. Good night. (F.S.) Response: Good night. Good night. (P.) Response: Good night.
Libyan	listen	Good night. Response: And to you.
Libyan	listen	Good night. Response: And to you.
Libyan	listen	Good night. Response: And to you.
Libyan	listen	Stay well. Response: Stay well.
Moroccan	listen	Good night. Response: And to you.
Moroccan	listen	Good night. Response: Good night.
Moroccan	listen	Good night. Response: Good night.
Tunisian	listen	Good night. Response: Good night, thank you! (S.) Good night. Response: Good night, thank you! (P.)
Tunisian	listen	Good Night. Response: May you have the best night.(S.) Good night. Response: May you have the best night. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Good night. Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. Response: And to you. (F.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (P.)

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	Good night. (MS.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. (F.S.) Response: And to you. (F.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (F.S.)
Bahraini	listen	Good night. Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. Response: And to you. (F.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) Good night. (P.) Response: And to you. (F.S.)
Yemeni	listen	Good night. (M.S.) Response: Good night. Good night. (F.S.) Response: Good night. Good night. (P.) Response: Good night.

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