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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Important Occasions

Upon receiving something new

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Palestinian	listen	Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.S.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.S.)

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Libyan	listen	Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.S.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.S.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.P.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	May God give you tranquility. Response: Same to you. (M.S.) May God give you tranquility. Response: Same to you. (F.S.) May God give you tranquility. Response: Same to you. (M.P.) May God give you tranquility. Response: Same to you. (F.P.)
Libyan	listen	Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.S.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.S.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.P.) Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.P.)
Moroccan	listen	Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (M.S.) Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (F.S.) Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (P.)
Tunisian	listen	May God bless it for you! (M.S.) Response: Thank you! May God bless it for you! (M.P.) Response: Thank you! May God bless it for you! (F.S.) Response: Thank you! May God bless it for you! (F.P.) Response: Thank you!
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (M.S.) Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (F.S.) Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	May you live long to use it. (M.S.) May you live long to use it.(F.S.) May you live long to use it. (P.)
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	May you enjoy it. (M.S.) May you enjoy it. (F.S.) May you enjoy it. (P.)

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Yemeni	listen	May it serve you well. (M.S.) Response: God willing. May it serve you well. (F.S.) Response: God willing. May it serve you well. (P.) Response: God willing.

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