Arabic dialects / How to say
How to say “Where are you going” in Arabic dialects
“Where are you going” changes from one Arabic dialect to the next: fin ghadi in Morocco, rayi7 feen in Egypt, wayn rayi7 in Lebanon, 3ala fen in Saudi Arabia.
| Dialect | Say it | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Moroccan Arabic | fin ghadi | فين غادي؟ |
| 🇩🇿 Algerian Arabic | win raye7 | وين رايح |
| 🇱🇾 Libyan Arabic | wayn rayi7 | وين رايح |
| 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic | rayi7 feen | رايح فين؟ |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanese Arabic | wayn rayi7 | وين رايح؟ |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabic | 3ala fen | على فين؟ |
| 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabic | wayn sayer | وين ساير |
| 🇮🇶 Iraqi Arabic | ween rayi7 | وين رايح |
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.