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How to say “I'm cold” in Arabic dialects
“I'm cold” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: fiya alberd in Morocco, bardan in Egypt, bard 3alay in Lebanon, ana bardan in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | fiya alberd | فيا البرد |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | rani bardan | راني بردان |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | bard 3alay | برد علي |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | bardan | بردان |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | bard 3alay | برد علي |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | ana bardan | أنا بردان |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | ana bardan | أنا بردان |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | bard 3alay | برد علي |
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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