Arabic dialects / How to say
How to say “Come here” in Arabic dialects
“Come here” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: aji in Morocco, ta3ala hna in Egypt, ta3a in Lebanon, ta3al hina in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | aji | أجي |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | arwah hna | ارواح هنا |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabic | ija lena | إيجا لينا |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | jib jay | جيب جاي |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | ta3ala hna | تعالى هنا |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | ta3a | تعا |
| 🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabic | ta3al | تعال |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | ta3al hina | تعال هنا |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | ta3al hni | تعال هني |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | ta3al hna | تعال هنا |
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.