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Marriage congratulations

Levantine Arabic Dialects


English translation:
Congratulations on [your] marriage! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.) Response: May God bless you! (F.S.) Response: May God bless you! (P.)

English translation:

Wishing you comfort and good children!
Response: (to single people)
Wishing the same for you! (M.S.)
Wishing the same for you! (F.S.)
Wishing the same for you! (P.)


English translation:
A thousand congratulations!

English translation:

Wishing you comfort and good children!
Response I: Thank you. (F.S.)
Response II: Thank you. (M.S.)

Egyptian Arabic Dialects


English translation:
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

North African Arabic Dialects


English translation:
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

English translation:
Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (M.S.)
Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (F.S.)
Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (M.P.)
Wishing you comfort, goodness and upright children! Response: The same to you. (F.P.)

English translation:
Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (M.S.)
Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (F.S.)
Congratulations on the marriage! Response: God bless you! (P.)

English translation:
Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (M.S.)
Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (F.S.)
Congratulations! Response: I hope you will be next! (P.)

English translation:
Congratulations, may God give you happiness!
May God complete your happiness with good things!
May God keep you happy!

English translation:
Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (M.S.)
Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (F.S.)
Congratulations! Response: Thank you! (P.)

Other Dialects


English translation:
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

English translation:
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (M.S.)
A thousand congratulations! Response: May God bless you! (F.S.)

English translation:
Congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you!
A Thousand congratulations! Response: May Allah bless you!