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Levantine Arabic Audio Comparisons - Getting Acquainted Phrases

Getting Acquainted

Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- Where are you from?
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- Where are you from (f)? Where are you from (m)?
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- Where are you from (m)? Where are you from (f)? Where are you from (pl)?


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- Do you speak English?
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- Do you speak English (f)? Do you speak English (m)? Do you speak English (pl)?
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- Do you speak English (m, f)? Do you speak English (pl)?
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- Do you speak English (m)? Do you speak English (f)? Do you speak English (pl)?


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- My name is Wafa.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- My name is Zeina.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- Hi. My name is Asmaa.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- Hi. My name is Linda.


Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- How old are you (m)? How old are you (f)? How old are you (pl)?
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- How old are you (f)? How old are you (m)? How old are you (pl)?


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- Where do you live (f)? Where do you live (m)?
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- Where do you live (f)? Where do you live (m)?
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- Where do you live (m)? Where do you live (f)? Where do you live (pl)?


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- I am 20 years old.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- I am 20 years old.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- I am 20 years old.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- I am 20 years old.


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- I am a student at Mount Holyoke College.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- I am a student at UMass (m). I am a student at Amherst College (f).
We are students at the Lebanese University (pl).
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- I am a student at Smith College (f). I am a student at UMass (m).
We are students at UMass (pl).
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- I am a student (m). I am a student (f).


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- I am from Jordan.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- I am from Lebanon.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- I am from Palestine. I'm Palestinian.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- I am from Syria.


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- I live in Sweileh.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- I live in Beirut.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- I live in Jenin.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- I live in Northampton.


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- I speak Arabic and French.
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- I speak Arabic.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- I speak Arabic.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- I speak Arabic and French.


Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- What do you do (f)? What do you do (m)? What do you do (pl)?
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- What do you do (f)? What do you do (m)? What do you do (pl)?
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- What do you do (f)? What do you do (m)? What do you do (pl)?
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- What do you do (m)? What do you do (f)?

Family

Jordanian Speaker listen English translation -- My brother, Ibrahim. My father, Baba. My mother, Mama. My aunt (father's sister). My aunt (mother's sister). My uncle (father's brother). My uncle (mother's brother). My grandmother, teitah. My grandfather. My cousin (female). My cousin (male).
Lebanese Speaker listen English translation -- My brother. My father. My mother. My aunt (father's sister). My aunt (mother's sister). My uncle (father's brother). My uncle (mother's brother). My cousin (female). My cousin (male). My grandmother. My grandfather.
Palestinian Speaker listen English translation -- My brother. My father. My mother. My aunt (father's sister). My aunt (mother's sister). My uncle (father's brother). My uncle (mother's brother). My cousin (female). My cousin (male). My grandmother. My grandfather.
Syrian Speaker listen English translation -- My brother. My father. My mother. My aunt (father's sister). My aunt (mother's sister). My uncle (father's brother). My uncle (mother's brother). My cousin (female). My cousin (male). My grandmother. My grandfather.

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