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How to say “Freezing” in Arabic dialects
“Freezing” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: almoot dlberd in Morocco, bard awi in Egypt, bard kteer in Lebanon, tajammud in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | almoot dlberd | الموت دالبرد |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | bard bzaf | بارد بزاف |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | bard kteer | بارد كتير |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | bard awi | بارد قوي |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | bard kteer | بارد كتير |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | tajammud | تجمد |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | bardaan | بردان |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | bard hwaya | بارد هواية |
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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