Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Useful Vocabulary
Colors
Levantine Arabic Dialects
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Jordanian ArabicEnglish Translation:
Color, colors, red, blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, grey, white, black, brown, dark blue
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Lebanese ArabicEnglish Translation:
Color, colors, burgundy, red, purple, orange, yellow, green, blue, navy blue, pink, light grey, dark grey, black, white, brown
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Palestinian ArabicEnglish Translation:
Color, colors, red, blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, grey, white, black, brown
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Syrian ArabicEnglish Translation:
Color, colors, white, black, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, navy blue, brown
Egyptian Arabic Dialects
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Egyptian ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
North African Arabic Dialects
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Algerian ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, black, blue, brown, gold/golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
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Libyan ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, pink, purple, dark grey, orange, maroon, grey, brown, dark pink, blonde/bright yellow, dark green, aqua, silver, golden, brown, sky blue, bright blue, dark blue
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Moroccan ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, dark green, silver, golden, bright blue/ bright blue, dark blue
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Tunisian ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, silver, golden
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Western Saharan and MauritanianEnglish Translation:Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, blue, yellow, brown, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, silver, golden
Other Dialects
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Bahraini ArabicEnglish Translation:Color, colors, black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
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Iraqi ArabicEnglish Translation:Black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
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Yemeni ArabicEnglish Translation:White, black, blue, sky blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, maroon, pink, pink, grey, grey, orange, yellow, golden, silver, purple, purple, grape-colored, copper, brown