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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Special Occasions

Birthday Greetings

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (P.) Response: And to you! (P.)
Palestinian	listen	Happy Birthday!
Palestinian	listen	Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.)

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you (M.S.)

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Algerian	listen	Happy Birthday! Response: Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Happy Birthday! Response: Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.)
Libyan	listen	Happy Birthday! (M.S.) Response: May you be even happier. (M.S.) Happy Birthday! (F.S.) Response: May you be even happier. (F.S.) Happy Birthday! (M.P.) Response: May you be even happier. (M.P.) Happy Birthday! (F.P.) Response: May you be even happier. (F.P.)
Moroccan	listen	Happy Birthday! Response: God Bless You (M.S.) Happy Birthday! Response: God Bless You (F.S.) Happy Birthday! Response: God Bless You (P.)
Tunisian	listen	Maybe you be well each year and you live for 100 years to come. (M.S.) Response: Thank you! Maybe you be well each year and you live for 100 years to come. (F.S.) Response: Thank you!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Happy Birthday!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Happy Birthday to you. Response: Thank you! (M.S.) Happy Birthday to you. Response: Thank you! (F.S.) Happy Birthday to you. Response: Thank you! (P.)

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you (M.S.)
Iraqi	listen	Happy Birthday! Response: May you be even happier. (M.S.) Response: May you be even happier. (F.S.) Response: May you be even happier. (P.)
Bahraini	listen	Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (F.S.) Maybe you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you! (M.S.)
Yemeni	listen	Happy Birthday to you. (M.S.) Response: Thank you! (M.S.) Happy Birthday to you. (F.S.) Response: Thank you! (F.S.) Happy Birthday to you. (P.) Response: Thank you! (P.)
Yemeni	listen	Happy Birthday to you. (M.S.) Response: Thank you! (M.S.) Happy Birthday to you. (F.S.) Response: Thank you! (F.S.) Happy Birthday to you. (P.) Response: Thank you! (P.)
Yemeni	listen	May you live long!

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