Arabic dialects / How to say
How to say “Because” in Arabic dialects
“Because” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: hitash in Morocco, 3alashan in Egypt, la2anno in Lebanon, 3ashaan in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | hitash | حيتاش |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | 3la khater | علاخاطر |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabic | 3la 5ater | على خاطر |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | 3al khater | علخاطر |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | 3alashan | علشان |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | la2anno | لأنو |
| 🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabic | 3ashan | عشان |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | 3ashaan | عشان |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | li'an | لأن |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | li'an | لأن |
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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