Arabic dialects / How to say
How to say “Yes” in Arabic dialects
“Yes” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: ah in Morocco, aywa in Egypt, eh in Lebanon, na3am in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | ah | آه |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | ayh | ايه |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabic | ey | إي |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | ey | إي |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | aywa | أيوه |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | eh | إيه |
| 🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabic | aah | آه |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | na3am | نعم |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | na3am | نعم |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | ay | اي |
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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