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What languages do you speak?

Levantine Arabic Dialects

Jordanian Arabic
English translation:

I speak Arabic and French.

Jordanian Arabic
English translation:

Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (M.S.)

Lebanese Arabic
English translation:

I speak Arabic.
I speak Arabic.

Lebanese Arabic
English translation:
I speak a little Arabic.
I speak a little Arabic.
Lebanese Arabic
English translation:

Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)

Palestinian Arabic
English translation:

Do you speak English? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak English.
Do you speak English? (F.S) Response: Yes, I speak English.
Do you speak English? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak English.

Palestinian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Palestinian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Syrian Arabic
English translation:

Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)

Syrian Arabic
English translation:

I speak Arabic and French.

Egyptian Arabic Dialects

Egyptian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Egyptian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes we speak Arabic.

North African Arabic Dialects

Algerian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Algerian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Algerian Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Libyan Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (M.P.)
Do you speak English? (F.P.)
Moroccan Arabic
English translation:
I speak Arabic, French, English and a little bit of Italian.
Moroccan Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Moroccan Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Moroccan Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Moroccan Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Tunisian Arabic
English translation:
Do you know how to speak English? (S.)
Do you know how to speak English? (P.)
Western Saharan and Mauritanian
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Western Saharan and Mauritanian
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Western Saharan and Mauritanian
English translation:
I speak many languages. (M/F.S.)
We speak many languages. (M.P.)
We speak many languages. (F.P.)
Western Saharan and Mauritanian
English translation:
I speak Arabic, English, Spanish and French.

Other Dialects

Bahraini Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Bahraini Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Iraqi Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Iraqi Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.) Response: Yes, I speak Arabic.
Do you speak Arabic? (P.) Response: Yes, we speak Arabic.
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.)
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.)
Do you speak Arabic? (P.)
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak Arabic? (M.S.)
Do you speak Arabic? (F.S.)
Do you speak Arabic? (P.)
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Do you speak English? (M.S.)
Do you speak English? (F.S.)
Do you speak English? (P.)
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Yes, I speak Arabic. (M.S.)
Yes, I speak Arabic. (F.S.)
Yes, we speak Arabic. (P.)
Yemeni Arabic
English translation:
Yes, I speak English. (M.S.)
Yes, I speak English. (F.S.)
Yes, we speak English. (P.)