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Very nice beginning.
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One of the differences between Arabs is the "dialect"
You've raised a very important issue which is
"dialect" but before I provide some examples.
I'd like to show the difference between "Dialect" and "Accent".
"Dialect"is related to vocabulary, grammar and phonology that are different from one region to another.
"Accent" is only related to the varieties of speech sounds; the way of pronouncing words
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I think that it is really a serious problem when, for example,an Algerian talks,by your turn you will not be able to understand him unless he speaks the standard Arabic
Yes, sometimes I try hard to concentrate in order to understand what they are saying. I cannot say that it easy but at least I can get the meaning in general
Well, there is a nice example that shows the using of one word in different Arabic dialects which is "man" /
"Ragol" in standard Arabic
In Syria, we say:
"Zalamy". In Egypt, they say:
"Ragel". In Sudan, they say:
"Zol" . In UAE, they say
"Rayyal" and many other different words according to the region.
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Well, here is some of the differences between us and English
Very nice examples. Thanks a lot
Now it's my turn:
There is a difference in greeting ways between us, the Arabs, and the English.
For example, when we meet a friend we shake hands and kiss each other cheeks. Then start asking "How are you?" "How is everything with you" How is your mum" How is your dad" "How is your...."
maybe we ask about members that we've never met before. That seems lovely and nice for us
In the contrary, English people raise their hands and say "Hi, Hello" then "How are you" no more no less.
If we apply the Arab way (asking about the person and their family) with an English person .It'll sound strang and a rude behaviour.
In addition, the English way of greeting seem to us as a cold one
, because we are emotional.
One more difference is:
Do not ask about the phone number because that is a very private matter
Husam,
You are welcome. Thanks for adding new examples especially the words that are joined by "or" very nice idea.
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Would you please write the meanings of the collocations you have given us in order to get the whole benifit of them, and next time I'll bring you the meanings of the collocations I just wrote.
Actually, there is no need to write the meanings of the collocations ;they are simple and clear