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How to say “Please” in Arabic dialects
“Please” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: 3afak in Morocco, min fadlak in Egypt, law samaht in Lebanon, raja2an in Iraq.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | 3afak | عفاك |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | allah y3ishak | الله يعيشك |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisian Arabic | aman | أمان |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | billah 3alik | بالله عليك |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | min fadlak | من فضلك |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | law samaht | لو سمحت |
| 🇯🇴 Jordanian Arabic | law samaht | لو سمحت |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | law samaht | لو سمحت |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | dakhilak | دخيلك |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | raja2an | رجاءً |
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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