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How to say “Let's go” in Arabic dialects

“Let's go” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: mshina in Morocco, yalla bina in Egypt, yalla khalleena nrouh in Lebanon, haya bina in Saudi Arabia.

DialectSay itArabic
🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabicmshinaمشينا
🇩🇿 Algerian Arabiciya nruhuايا نروحو
🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabichaya nmchiwهيا نمشيو
🇱🇾 Libyan Arabichayya nsegduهي نسقدو
🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabicyalla binaيلا بينا
🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabicyalla khalleena nrouhيلا خلينا نروح
🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabicyallaيلا
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabichaya binaهيا بينا
🇦🇪 Emirati Arabicyallaيلا
🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabicyallaيلا

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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