In Saudi Arabia, is dialect in Hijazi region very different from Gulf dialects?
For example, can people in Jeddah understand people in Dammam?

I know Saudi is a big country, so that is why I ask.

Thank you!

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In Saudi Arabia, is dialect in Hijazi region very different from Gulf dialects?
For example, can people in Jeddah understand people in Dammam?

I know Saudi is a big country, so that is why I ask.

Thank you!

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There're a lot of dialects within Saudi Arabic and one of them is Hijazi dialect. People in Dammam would not understand all the hijazi terms.

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yes, people can understand each other except some words and some dialects in the south west region..

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Gulf area dialects including Saudi are related to each other more than other dialects
So, can understand each other more than other dialects but maybe still there small difference

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Yes all arabs can understand each other, even if their dialects are different.

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Yes can understand each other