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How to say “Fast” in Arabic dialects

“Fast” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: khfif in Morocco, saree3 in Egypt, sari3 in Iraq, bser3a in the United Arab Emirates.

DialectSay itArabic
🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabickhfifخفيف
🇩🇿 Algerian Arabickhfifخفيف
🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabicizrebإزرب
🇱🇾 Libyan Arabicfisa3فيسع
🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabicsaree3سريع
🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabicsaree3سريع
🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabicsaree3سريع
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabicsaree3سريع
🇦🇪 Emirati Arabicbser3aبسرعة
🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabicsari3سريع

Arabic often changes with who you are talking to. These are the forms taught in each Lahja course. In the spelling, 3 is the letter ayn, 7 is a breathy h, 2 is a glottal stop, 5 is kh and 9 is qaf.

There is no single Arabic word for most everyday things. Modern Standard Arabic has its own formal version, but in conversation people use their local dialect. Lahja teaches each dialect as its own course, so you learn the version people around you really say.

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