When do you use written form of arabic vs when do you use dialect?
Is there any form of language which works in between?
Finally, when you meet people you know vs people you are not acquinted with do you greet them in different way?
Skukran.
if you can't read arabic letters i may rewrite it for you using english letters :)
when greating people:
formal
السلام عليكم
مرحبا
أهلا و سهلا (generally when you people come to you and not the opposite)
unformal
سلام
أهلا
(short expressions)
السلام عليكم and مرحبا can be used with all people in time of the day
I'm Egyptian.
if you have any question about Arabic, i can help you.
and what is your Phd about?
stadard Arabic wich called [ fusha ] in Arabic used in formal letters as C.V. , contracts , books , news papers and so on
dialect used in talks btween friends and family or every informal talk , t.v. series or films
so you can speak dialect every where in informal situations
but you should know every Arabic country has its own accent
greeting as in English and most languages differ from close friends to teacher and his students and so on
well if you mean (foshaa) as a written form then we don't actually use it in daily life. We understand it but most people don't use it.
About greeting people we usualy use the same words but use a different tone. Or if you want to show more respect to the person you'r talking to you can use the plural form with him.
I hope I gave you the answer that you need:)
