Jonne

Just for fun

Let's collect the colloquial forms for

Hello (more and less formal)
How are you?
Good thanks.
And you?
Good as well.
Bye!
Do you speak Arabic?
I don't speak Arabic.
I speak Arabic.
I speak Arabic very good.
I live in...
I want coffee/tea
Do you want something?

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Hello (more and less formal)
Fus7a: Mar7aban, Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Ahlan
Lebanese/Syrian: Ahlan, Ahleen
Khaleeji: Hala, Ahleen

How are you?
Fus7a: Kayfa 7aaluka (m.) Kayfa 7aaluki (f.)
Lebanese/Syrian: Keefak (m.) Keefik (f.), Keef 7aalak (m.), Keef 7aalik(f.)
Egyptian: Izzayyak (m.) Izzayyik (f.)
Khaleeji: Shakhbarik (m.) Shakhbarich (f.)

Good thanks.
Fus7a: Shukran bikhayrin
Lebanese/Syrian: Mnee7 shukran, Mlee7 shukran
Egyptian: Kuwayis (m.), Kuwayisa (f.) shukran

And you?
Fus7a: Wa anta (m.), anti (f.)
Lebanese/Syrian: Winte (m.), Winti (f.)

Good as well.
Fus7a: Bikhayrin kaman
Lebanese/Syrian: Mnee7 kaman
Egyptian: Kowayis/a kaman

Bye!
Fus7a: Ma3a salaama, salam
Colloquial forms: Bye, Yalla bye, Bissalama

Do you speak Arabic?
Fus7a: Hal anta/i tatakallam al lugha al 3arabiya?
Lebanese/Syrian: Ta7ki 3arabi?

I don't speak Arabic.
Fus7a: Ana ma atakallam al 3arabiya
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana ma a7ki il 3arabiya

I speak Arabic.
Fus7a: (Ana) atakallam al 3arabiya
Lebanese/Syrian: (Ana) a7ki 3arabi/il 3arabiya

I speak Arabic very good.
Fus7a: Ana atakallam al 3arabiya jayidan jiddan
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana a7ki el 3arabiya mnee7 kteer

I live in...
Fus7a: Askunu fee..
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana askun f(i)..
Egyptian: Ana saakin f(i)..

I want coffee/tea
Fus7a:
Lebanese/Syrian: Baddi ahwi/shay
Egyptian: 3awiz/3aiz (m.) 3aiza (f.) ahwa/shay

Do you want something?
Fus7a:
Lebanese/Syrian: Baddak (m.) Baddik (f.) shee?
Egyptian: 3awzak 7aaga? (m.) 3aizik 7aaga?

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DigitaL MasteR

Hey Jonne, what's up?
I like the idea of the thread so much. It was so great to compare these dialects seeing the way the words are said.

I would like to add some more stuff, if you don't mind:

First I wanna say that the word "Kaman" is not Fos7a, the fos7a is "Aydhan"

and I wanna make a note that the Lebaneese/ Syrian dialect applies for Jordanian and Palestinian dialects .

and now let me add some more just for fun

Hello Note: this is the hello said bye the person that comes first!
Note: Assalamo 3alykom is used in Fos7a and dialects as the Islamic greeting way instead of Hello
Lebanese/Syrian:Mar7aba.
Egyptian:Mar7aba.

Welcome
Fus7a:7alaltom Ahlan wa wa6e2tom Sahlan [Asma told me this one]
Lebanese/Syrian: Ahlan wa Sahlan, Ahleen wo Sahleen, Ahla wo Sahla, Mar7aba, Mar7abteen
Egyptian:Mar7aba, ya mar7aba, ya mar7ab, ya ahlan wa sahlan, ahlan wa sahlan

How are you?
Lebanese/Syrian: Keef el 7al, Keef el 2a7wal, Sho Akhbarak(m.) Sho Akhbarik (f.), sho el akhbar.
Egyptian: 3amel eh (m.), 3amla eh (f.), akhbarak eh (m.) akhbarik eh (f.)

Good, thanks.
Fus7a: Ana bikhayr. Shokran Lak/Laki, Bekhayr. Ashkorok/Ashkoroki


Good as well.
Fus7a: Bikhayrin Aydhan.


Bye!
Fus7a: Ela alleqa2, Alwada3, Astawde3okom Allah [used instead of bye]
Colloquial forms: Bye Bye, Salam, Ma3 essalama

Do you speak Arabic?
Fus7a: atatakallamo/i al lughata al 3arabiya?, atojeedo Al3arabiya?, hal tata7addatho/tatahaddatheena Al3arabiya? atata7addatho Al3abiya?
Lebanese/Syrian: bta7ki 3arabi? bte3ref 3arabi?
Egyptian: enta bettekallem 3arabi?(m), btetkallemi 3arabi? (f)

I don't speak Arabic.
Fus7a: Ana La atakallamo al 3arabiya, Ana la Ata7addatho al 3arabiya.
Note: Ana ma atakallam al 3arabiya is not Fos7a "Ma" is not used this way in Fos7a
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana ma be7ki 3arabi
Egyptian: Ana mabatkallemshi 3arabi

I speak Arabic.
Fus7a: (Ana) Ata7addatho al 3arabiya.
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana be7ki 3arabi
Egyptian: Ana Batkallem 3arabi

I speak Arabic very good.
Fus7a: Ana atakallamo/ata7addatho al 3arabiya jayidan jiddan, ana ojeedo al 3abiyata beshaklen Jayden Jeddan
Lebanese/Syrian: Ana be7ki 3arabi mnee7 kteer
Egyptian: Ana Batkallem 3arabi kwayes.

I live in...
Fus7a: a3eesho fee, aqtono fee,
Lebanese/Syrian: baskun f(i), sakin/a f(i) ..
Egyptian: Ana baskun f(i)..

I want coffee/tea
Fus7a: Oreedo Qahwatan/Shayan, Oreedo Qahwa/Shay

Do you want something?
Fus7a: Hal toreedo Shay2an?/ Atoreedo Shay2an?

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xpsal

wow that's very interesting thread, it has very useful words, that may come handy even if you didn't know Arabic grammar, just a small note about the paragraph above, about the fus7a way of saying hello, 7alaltom Ahlan wa wa6e2tom Sahlan is not really used to say hello to anyone, but to welcome a guest, and it's only said by the person who is welcoming and not the person who is being welcomed, because literally you're telling them you're more than welcome to this place ...
simply you can use ahlan (fus7a) or assalam alikom, maybe when Asma mentioned it she was talking about specific circumstances and not as a general greeting

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Moroccan dialect:
Hello (more and less formal) = ahlan
How are you? = kidair? or labass?
Good thanks = bekhir (or mezyan), shokran
And you? = wenta
Good as well.= 7tta ana bikhir (or mezyan)
Bye! = beslama
Do you speak Arabic? = katehder (or katkellem) el 3rbia
I don't speak Arabic. = makanehdersh el 3rbia
I speak Arabic. = kanehder el 3bria
I speak Arabic very good. = kanehder el 3bria mezyan
I live in... = kan3eesh fe ...
I want coffee/tea = bgheet el qahwa/ atay
Do you want something? = bgheti shi 7aja?

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Nadine

Fantastic idea, to put the dialects as well !

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DigitaL MasteR

Hey Salim:
you're right! I meant "welcome" and titled it "hello" I've corrected it, what do u think?
it's just that the "hello" said bye a coming person differs from the "hello" said bye the one who was told the firs "hello"
and thanks for the Moroccan dialect

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Because true friendship exists to remain and progress.
The real challenge is finding the kind of friendship;
That is worth being Called so .
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