Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Important Occasions
Condolences
Levantine Arabic Dialects
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Jordanian ArabicEnglish Translation:
May God have mercy on them.
Response: May you live long. (M.S.)
Response: May you live long. (F.S.)
Response: May you live long. (P.) -
Palestinian ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds. (P.)
Response: My God bless you. (P.) -
Palestinian ArabicEnglish Translation:May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.)
May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.)
Egyptian Arabic Dialects
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Egyptian ArabicEnglish Translation:May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.)
May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.) -
Egyptian ArabicEnglish Translation:God is Ever-living. Response: And grace is from God.
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Egyptian ArabicEnglish Translation:Be strong. (M.S.) Response: Strength is from God.
Be strong. (F.S.) Response: Strength is from God.
North African Arabic Dialects
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Algerian ArabicEnglish Translation:May God Bless You. (M.S.) Response: And you.
May God Bless You. (F.S.) Response: And you. -
Algerian ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds.
Response: Glory be to the One Who Does Not Die. -
Algerian ArabicEnglish Translation:Rely on the Lord. (M.S.) Response: Strength is with Allah.
Rely on the Lord. (F.S.) Response: Strength is with Allah. -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds. (P.)
Response: May God bless you. (P.) -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.)
May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.)
May you live long. (M. P.) Response: And you. (M. P.)
May you live long. (F. P.) Response: And you. (F. P.) -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him. -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:Eternity is for God.
Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him. -
Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:God is Ever-living. Response: God is immortal.
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Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.)
Response: May God bless you. (M. S.)
May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.)
Response: May God bless you. (F. S.)
May God magnify your good deeds. (P.)
Response: May God bless you. (P.)
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Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:May God bless you. (M.S.) Response: May you be well.
May God bless you. (F.S.) Response: May you be well.
May God bless you. (P.) Response: May you be well. -
Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:May God grant you patience. (M.S.) Response: May you be well.
May God grant you patience. (F.S.) Response: May you be well.
May God grant you patience. (P.) Response: May you be well. -
Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
Response: Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him. -
Tunisian ArabicEnglish Translation:May God have mercy on him. Response: May you live! (S.)
May God have mercy on her. Response: May you live! (S.) -
Western Saharan and MauritanianEnglish Translation:We are all from Allah and to Him we shall return.
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Western Saharan and MauritanianEnglish Translation:May you live longer than him. (M.S.)
May you live longer than her. (F.S.)
May you live longer than them. (P.)
Other Dialects
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Bahraini ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.) Response: And yours. (M. S.)
May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.) Response: And yours. (F. S.) -
Iraqi ArabicEnglish Translation:May you live long. (M. S.) Response: And you. (M. S.)
May you live long. (F. S.) Response: And you. (F. S.) -
Iraqi ArabicEnglish Translation:Be strong. (M.S.) Response: Thank you. (M.S.)
Be strong. (F.S.) Response: Thank you. (F.S.)
Be strong. (P.) Response: Thank you. (P.) -
Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation:May God magnify your good deeds. (M. S.) Response: And yours. (M. S.)
May God magnify your good deeds. (F. S.) Response: And yours. (F. S.)
May God magnify your good deeds. (P.) Response: And yours. (P.) -
Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation:Verily we are from God and we shall return to Him.
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Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation:God is Ever-living.