Colloquial Arabic: Sample Comparisons of Dialects - Useful Vocabulary

Colors

Levantine Arabic Dialects

  • Jordanian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Color, colors, red, blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, grey, white, black, brown, dark blue

  • Lebanese Arabic
    English Translation:

    Color, colors, burgundy, red, purple, orange, yellow, green, blue, navy blue, pink, light grey, dark grey, black, white, brown

  • Palestinian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Color, colors, red, blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, grey, white, black, brown

  • Syrian Arabic
    English Translation:

    Color, colors, white, black, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, navy blue, brown

Egyptian Arabic Dialects

  • Egyptian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow

North African Arabic Dialects

  • Algerian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, black, blue, brown, gold/golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
  • Libyan Arabic
    English 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
  • Moroccan Arabic
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, dark green, silver, golden, bright blue/ bright blue, dark blue
  • Tunisian Arabic
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, silver, golden
  • Western Saharan and Mauritanian
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, white, black, red, green, blue, blue, yellow, brown, brown, pink, purple, grey, orange, silver, golden

Other Dialects

  • Bahraini Arabic
    English Translation:
    Color, colors, black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
  • Iraqi Arabic
    English Translation:
    Black, blue, brown, golden, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow
  • Yemeni Arabic
    English 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