Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Important Occasions
Upon receiving something new
Levantine Arabic Dialects
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Palestinian ArabicEnglish Translation:Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (F.S.)
Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you! (M.S.)
North African Arabic Dialects
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Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation: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 ArabicEnglish Translation: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 ArabicEnglish Translation: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 ArabicEnglish Translation:Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (M.S.)
Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (F.S.)
Congratulations! Response: God Bless you! (P.) -
Tunisian ArabicEnglish Translation: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 and MauritanianEnglish Translation:Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (M.S.)
Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (F.S.)
Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (P.) -
Western Saharan and MauritanianEnglish Translation: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 and MauritanianEnglish Translation:May you enjoy it. (M.S.)
May you enjoy it. (F.S.)
May you enjoy it. (P.)
Other Dialects
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Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation: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.