Look up an Arabic word. Hear how each dialect says it.
Heard habibti in a voice note, wallah in a TikTok, or yalla from your in-laws? Find out what it means, how warm it is, and how people in Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and the Gulf actually say it.
“How are you?” five ways
- PalestinianJerusalemكيفك؟KEE-fak
- LebaneseBeirutكيفك؟KEE-fak
- EgyptianCairoإزيك؟iz-ZAI-yak
- GulfKuwaitشلونك؟SHLOO-nak
- IraqiBaghdadشلونك؟SHLOO-nak
Love and endearment
What your partner, your teta or your friend just called you. See all
Everyday slang
The small words that hold spoken Arabic together. See all
Faith phrases
Inshallah, mashallah and the everyday phrases built on God. See all