Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Important Occasions

Marriage congratulations

Levantine Arabic Dialects

  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on [your] marriage! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.) Response: May God bless you! (F.S.) Response: May God bless you! (P.)
  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Wishing you comfort and good children!
    Response: (to single people)
    Wishing the same for you! (M.S.)
    Wishing the same for you! (F.S.)
    Wishing the same for you! (P.)

  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:
    A thousand congratulations!
  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Wishing you comfort and good children!
    Response I: Thank you. (F.S.)
    Response II: Thank you. (M.S.)

Egyptian Arabic Dialects

  • Egyptian Arabic
    English Translation:
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

North African Arabic Dialects

  • Algerian Arabic
    English Translation:
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
  • Libyan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (M.S.)
    Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (F.S.)
    Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (M.P.)
    Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (F.P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (F.S.)
    Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (P.)
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (M.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (F.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (P.)
  • Tunisian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations, may God give you happiness!
    May God complete your happiness with good things!
    May God keep you happy!
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (M.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (F.S.)
    Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (P.)

Other Dialects

  • Bahraini Arabic
    English Translation:
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
  • Iraqi Arabic
    English Translation:
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
    A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)
  • Yemeni Arabic
    English Translation:
    Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you!
    A Thousand congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you!