Arabic dialects / How to say
How to say “Thank you” in Arabic dialects
“Thank you” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: shukran in Morocco, ya3tik es-sahha in Algeria, 3aychek in Tunisia, sa77it in Libya.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | shukran | شكرا |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | ya3tik es-sahha | يعطيك الصحة |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabic | 3aychek | عيشك |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | sa77it | صحيت |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | shukran | شكراً |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | shukran | شكراً |
| 🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabic | shukran | شكراً |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | shukran | شكراً |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | shukran | شكراً |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | shukran | شكرا |
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.