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What are some expressions, or phrases that are only used in the Gulf dialect? What words are used in Saudi arabia, but are not used in other Arabic speaking countries?
What are some expressions, or phrases that are only used in the Gulf dialect? What words are used in Saudi arabia, but are not used in other Arabic speaking countries?
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- Country or region Saudi Arabia
In my Najdi dialect, that’s in the middle part of Saudi Arabia, we say:
وشلونك؟ or وشعلومك؟ = (كيف حالك؟)
= How are you?
طيب(masc)، طيبة(fem) = Good/ok
^That’s used in other dialects, but I believe we are the only ones who sometimes say it as a response to “how are you?”.
مره = (جداً) = Very
ابغى = (أريد) = I want
ودي = (بودي) = I would like to
يخم(masc)، تخم(fem) = (يحضن، تحضن)
= He/she hugs
حقي = (لي) = Mine
وش؟ = (ماذا؟) = ?What
وشلون؟ = (كيف؟) = ?How
دلخ(masc)، دلخة(fem) = (غبي، غبية)
= Stupid
خراط(masc)، خراطة(fem) = (كذاب، كذابة)
= Liar
طس/اذلف/طير(masc)، طسي،اذلفي،طيري(fem)
= (أغرب/أغربي عن وجهي)
= Get lost/knotted
شين(masc) شينة(fem) = (قبيح، قبيحة) = Ugly
خقة(both) = (جميل، جميلة) = Beautiful
The words between parentheses are the equivalents in MSA. And that’s what I could think of.. hope it helps.
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- Country or region Saudi Arabia
In my Najdi dialect, that’s in the middle part of Saudi Arabia, we say:
وشلونك؟ or وشعلومك؟ = (كيف حالك؟)
= How are you?
طيب(masc)، طيبة(fem) = Good/ok
^That’s used in other dialects, but I believe we are the only ones who sometimes say it as a response to “how are you?”.
مره = (جداً) = Very
ابغى = (أريد) = I want
ودي = (بودي) = I would like to
يخم(masc)، تخم(fem) = (يحضن، تحضن)
= He/she hugs
حقي = (لي) = Mine
وش؟ = (ماذا؟) = ?What
وشلون؟ = (كيف؟) = ?How
دلخ(masc)، دلخة(fem) = (غبي، غبية)
= Stupid
خراط(masc)، خراطة(fem) = (كذاب، كذابة)
= Liar
طس/اذلف/طير(masc)، طسي،اذلفي،طيري(fem)
= (أغرب/أغربي عن وجهي)
= Get lost/knotted
شين(masc) شينة(fem) = (قبيح، قبيحة) = Ugly
خقة(both) = (جميل، جميلة) = Beautiful
The words between parentheses are the equivalents in MSA. And that’s what I could think of.. hope it helps.
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