Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Important Occasions

Congratulations on a new job

Levantine Arabic Dialects

  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Congratulations on the new job!
    Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
    Response: May God bless you! (P.)

  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)

Egyptian Arabic Dialects

  • Egyptian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

North African Arabic Dialects

  • Algerian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the new job! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the new job! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.P.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.P.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.P.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.P.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations! Response: May Allah keep you happy! (M.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: May Allah keep you happy! (F.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: May Allah keep you happy! (M.P.)
    Congratulations! Response: May Allah keep you happy! (F.P.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Wishing you more success! Response: Thank you! (M.S.)
    Wishing you more success! Response: Thank you! (F.S.)
    Wishing you more success! Response: Thank you! (M.P.)
    Wishing you more success! Response: Thank you! (F.P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the new job! Response: God bless you. (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the new job! Response: God bless you. (F.S.)
    Congratulations on the new job! Response: God bless you. (M)

Other Dialects

  • Bahraini Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the job! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)