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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Important Occasions

Condolences

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	May God have mercy on them. Response: May you live long. (M.S.) Response: May you live long. (F.S.) Response: May you live long. (P.)
Palestinian	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. (P.) Response: My God bless you. (P.)
Palestinian	listen	May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.) May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.)

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.) May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.)
Egyptian	listen	God is Ever-living. Response: And grace is from God.
Egyptian	listen	Be strong. (M.S.) Response: Strength is from God. Be strong. (F.S.) Response: Strength is from God.

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Algerian	listen	May God Bless You. (M.S.) Response: And you. May God Bless You. (F.S.) Response: And you.
Algerian	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. Response: Glory be to the One Who Does Not Die.
Algerian	listen	Rely on the Lord. (M.S.) Response: Strength is with Allah. Rely on the Lord. (F.S.) Response: Strength is with Allah.
Libyan	listen	God is Ever-living. Response: God is immortal.
Libyan	listen	Eternity is for God. Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Libyan	listen	Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him. Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Libyan	listen	May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.) May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.) May you live long. (M. P.) Response: And you. (M. P.) May you live long. (F. P.) Response: And you. (F. P.)
Libyan	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. (P.) Response: May God bless you. (P.)
Moroccan	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.) Response: May God bless you. (M. S.) May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.) Response: May God bless you. (F. S.) May God magnify your good deeds. (P.) Response: May God bless you. (P.)
Moroccan	listen	May God bless you. (M.S.) Response: May you be well. May God bless you. (F.S.) Response: May you be well. May God bless you. (P.) Response: May you be well.
Moroccan	listen	May God grant you patience. (M.S.) Response: May you be well. May God grant you patience. (F.S.) Response: May you be well. May God grant you patience. (P.) Response: May you be well.
Moroccan	listen	Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him. Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Tunisian	listen	May God have mercy on him. Response: May you live! (S.) May God have mercy on her. Response: May you live! (S.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	We are all from Allah and to Him we shall return.
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	May you live longer than him. (M.S.) May you live longer than her. (F.S.) May you live longer than them. (P.)

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.) May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.)
Iraqi	listen	Be strong. (M.S.) Response: Thank you. (M.S.) Be strong. (F.S.) Response: Thank you. (F.S.) Be strong. (P.) Response: Thank you. (P.)
Bahraini	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.) Response: And yours. (M. S.) May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.) Response: And yours. (F. S.)
Yemeni	listen	May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.) Response: And yours. (M. S.) May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.) Response: And yours. (F. S.) May God magnify your good deeds. (P.) Response: And yours. (P.)
Yemeni	listen	Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Yemeni	listen	God is Ever-living.

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