Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Getting Acquainted
I am a student
Levantine Arabic Dialects
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Jordanian ArabicEnglish Translation:
I am a student at Hampshire College. (M.S.)
I am a student at Mt. Holyoke College. (F.S.) -
Lebanese ArabicEnglish Translation:
I am a student (M.S.) at UMass.
I am a student (F.S.) at Amherst College.
We are students at Lebanon University. (P.) -
Palestinian ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.)
I am a student at Smith College. (F.S.) -
Syrian ArabicEnglish Translation:
I am a student. (M.S.)
I am a student. (F.S.)
Egyptian Arabic Dialects
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Egyptian ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.)
I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.)
We are students in the college of literature. (P.)
North African Arabic Dialects
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Algerian ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.)
I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.)
We are students in the college of literature. (P.) -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student at the University of Massachusetts. (M.S.)
I am a student at Smith College. (F.S.)
We are students at Amherst College. (M.P.)
We are students at Hampshire College. (F.P.) -
Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student at the University of Massachusetts. (M.S.)
I am a student at Hampshire College. (F.S.)
We are students at Amherst College. (M.P.)
We are students at Smith College. (F.P.) -
Tunisian ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.)
I am a student at Mount Holyoke College. (F.S.)
We are students at UMass. (P.) -
Western Saharan and MauritanianEnglish Translation:I am a student at Amherst College. (M.S.)
I am a student at Mount Holyoke College. (F.S.)
We are students at University of Massachusetts. (M.P.)
We are students at Smith College. (F.P.)
Other Dialects
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Bahraini ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.)
I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.)
We are students in the college of literature. (P.) -
Iraqi ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student in the college of literature. (M.S.)
I am a student in the college of literature. (F.S.)
We are students in the college of literature. (P.) -
Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation:I am a student. (M.S.)
I am a student. (F.S.)
We are students. (M.P.)
We are students. (F.P.)
