Sample Comparisons of Dialects
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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Useful Vocabulary
Months of the year
| Levantine Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
| Jordanian | listen | Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Jordanian | listen | Western Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Jordanian | listen | Islamic Months: Shawwal, Dhu al Qa’da, Dhu al Hijja, Muharram, Safar, Rabi’ al Awwal, Rabi’ al Thani, Jumada al Awwal, Jumada al Thani, Rajab, Sha’aban, Ramadan |
| Lebanese | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Palestinian | listen | Arabic Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Palestinian | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Palestinian | listen | Hijri (Islamic) Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Syrian | listen | Month, months, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Egyptian Dialect | Listen | English Meaning |
| Egyptian | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| North African Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
| Algerian | listen | January, February/February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Libyan | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Moroccan | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Tunisian | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Western Saharan & Mauritanian | listen | Version 1: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Western Saharan & Mauritanian | listen | Version 2: Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6, Month 7, Month 8, Month 9, Month 10, Month 11, Month 12 |
| Other Major Dialects | Listen | English Meaning |
| Iraqi | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Bahraini | listen | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Yemeni | listen | Version 1: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Yemeni | listen | Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6, Month 7, Month 8, Month 9, Month 10, Month 11, Month 12 |