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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Important Occasions

Eid greetings

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	May you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you. (M. S.) May you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you. (F. S.) May you be well each year! (P.) Response: And to you. (P.)
Jordanian	listen	Happy Eid! Response: For us and you!

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Libyan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (M.P.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (M.P.) Happy Eid! (F.P.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	May you be well each year! (M.S.) Response: And to you. (M.S.) May you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you. (F.S.) May you be well each year! (M.P.) Response: And to you. (M.P.) May you be well each year! (F.P.) Response: And to you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	May you be well each year! (M. S.) Response: And to you. (M. S.) May you be well each year! (F.S.) Response: And to you. (F.S.) May you be well each year! (M.P.) Response: And to you. (M.P.) May you be well each year! (F.P.) Response: And to you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (F.S.) Happy Eid! (M.P.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (M.P.) Happy Eid! (F.P.) Response: May Allah bless you this Eid! (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: Happy Eid! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: Happy Eid! (F.S.) Happy Eid! (M.P.) Response: Happy Eid! (M.P.) Happy Eid! (F.P.) Response: Happy Eid! (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: Happy Eid! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: Happy Eid! (F.S.) Happy Eid! (M.P.) Response: Happy Eid! (M.P.) Happy Eid! (F.P.) Response: Happy Eid! (F.P.)
Moroccan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: May God grant you grace (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: May God grant you grace. (F.S.) Happy Eid! (P.) Response: May God grant you grace. (P.)
Moroccan	listen	Happy Ei!d (M.S.) Response: May God grant you grace. (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: May God grant you grace. (F.S.) Happy Eid! (P.) Response: May God grant you grace. (P.)
Moroccan	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: For us and for you. (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: For us and for you. (F.S.) Happy Eid! (P.) Response: For us and for you. (P.)
Tunisian	listen	Blessed Eid! (S.) Response: Blessed Eid, may God keep you healthy for each Eid! Blessed Eid! (P.) Response: Blessed Eid, may God keep you live healthy for each Eid!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Happy Eid! Response: To you and to us!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Happy Eid to you! (M.S.) Response: May Allah give you happiness. Happy Eid to you! (F.S.) Response: May Allah give you happiness. Happy Eid to you! (P.) Response: May Allah give you happiness.
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	I ask forgiveness. Response: Allah is the forgiving.
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	May you always celebrate the Eid. Response: And you too. (M.S.) May you always celebrate the Eid. Response: And you too. (F.S.) May you always celebrate the Eid. Response: And you too. (P.)

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Yemeni	listen	Happy Eid! (M.S.) Response: For us and for you! (M.S.) Happy Eid! (F.S.) Response: For us and for you! (F.S.) Happy Eid! (P.) Response: For us and for you! (P.)
Yemeni	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.)
Yemeni	listen	May you be married, make the Hajj pilgrimage and be successful! (M.S.) May you be married, make the Hajj pilgrimage and be successful! (F.S.)

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