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Important phrases in Modern Standard Arabic and dialects.

Arab-speaking people, would you translate these widely-used phrases? (In dialects too if there is a difference) 

1. I do not know. 

2. what's up?/what's new? 

3. What do you mean? 

4. I think/I suggest/I believe(cuz it is like the most used expression in English) 

5. What is it? 

6. I undestand/I see

7. I do not understand/ get it(you) 

8. OMG(something like that) 

9. Damn it/crap (like the conversational expressions you use when something bad happened:)


Thank you in advance! It would be awesome if you write some dialect alternatives. 

Feb 1, 2016 9:30 PM
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Tunisian Dialect

1-منعرش

 2-شعندك جديد

3-شنُوَّا تقصد

4-I think : يضهرلي I suggest : نقترح

5- شنوَّا هذا

6-فهمت

7-مفهمتش

8-يا ربِّي

9-ازَّح

February 2, 2016
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In MSA: 1. I do not know. أنا أعلم/ لا أعرف 

2. what's up?/what's new?/ ما الأخبار/ أو  ماذا تفعل؟/ ما الجديد؟

3. What do you mean?  ماذا تقصد

4. I think/ أنا أعتقد  -I suggest/ أنا أقترح  - I believe -أنا أُصدّق

5. What is it? ما هذا؟/هذه؟

6. I understand/ أنا أفهم

I see  أرى 

7. I do not understand أنا لا أفهم/ أنا لا أفهمك

8. OMG   يا إلهى

9. تبًا
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Some of them in Egyptian dialect:

1- معرفش/ مش عارف

2- إيه الأخبار؟ / بتعمل إيه؟/ إيه الجديد 

3- تقصد إيه؟

I believe -- أنا مصدّق

5-  إيه ده؟

6- أنا فاهم / فهمت

7- مش فاهم/ مش فاهمك

8- يا ربى!

February 2, 2016
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In palestinian dialect:

 1- ما بعرف/ بَعرِفش
2- شو الأخبار؟
3- شو قصدك؟
4- بتخيل/ بظن
5- شو هو؟
6- فهمت
7- مش فاهم / مفهمتش
8- يا الله !
9- اوف يا !! 

February 2, 2016
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hi i am not a native arabic speaker, i am just i may say only elementary level but i could translate this in arabic without using google translate some 

1. I do not know. = لا اعرف or ما اعدري   = La Arif or Ma Adri

2. what's up?/what's new? = كيف الخال = Keif Alhal

3. What do you mean? =ماذا تقصد = Mada Tuqsid

4. I think/I suggest/I believe(cuz it is like the most used expression in English)=أظن , اقترحو اصادق= Adun'nu,Aqtarah,Usadeq

5. What is it? = ما هذا=Ma Hada

6. I undestand/I see=افهم/اراء = Afham/Ara'a

7. I do not understand/ get it(you) = لا افهم = La Af'Ham

8. OMG(something like that) =ياإلهي=Ya ILLAHI

9. Damn it/crap (like the conversational expressions you use when something bad happened:)=I dont know this in arabic ahah


February 1, 2016
*No. 1 is: أنا لا أعرف/ لا أعلم
February 2, 2016