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Graduation

Levantine Arabic Dialects

English translation:

Congratulations on your graduation!
Response: God Bless You. (M.S.)
Response: God Bless You. (F.S.)
Response: God Bless You. (P.)

English translation:

Congratulations on your graduation! Response: God Bless You. (M.S.)
Congratulations on your graduation! Response: God Bless You. (F.S.)
Congratulations on your graduation!! Response: God Bless You. (P.)

North African Arabic Dialects

English translation:

Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah keep you happy. (M.S.)
Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah keep you happy. (F.S.)
Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah keep you happy. (M.P.)
Congratulations on your success. Response: May Allah keep you happy. (F.P.)

English translation:

Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah bless you. (M.S.)
Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah bless you. (F.S.)
Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah bless you. (M.P.)
Congratulations on your success! Response: May Allah bless you. (F.P.)

English translation:

Wishing you more success! Response: You and us! (M.S.)
Wishing you more success! Response: You and us! (F.S.)
Wishing you more success! Response: You and us! (M.P.)
Wishing you more success! Response: You and us! (F.P.)

English translation:

Congratulation on your success! Response: God Bless You. (M.S.)
Congratulation on your success! Response: God Bless You. (F.S.)
Congratulation on your success! Response: God Bless You. (P.)

English translation:

Congratulations for passing, let's hope for [something] even better.

English translation:

Congratulations for passing! Response: Thank you. (M.S.)
Congratulations for passing! Response: Thank you. (F.S.)
Congratulations for passing! Response: Thank you. (P.)

English translation:

Congratulations to you for graduation! Response: Thank you. (M.S.)
Congratulations to you for graduation! Response: Thank you. (F.S.)
Congratulations to you for graduation! Response: Thank you. (P.)

Other Dialects

English translation:

Congratulations on your graduation!