Terms
أزيك/izzayyak
How are you
Egyptian
هذا شي مْسْتَاهِل
This thing is impossible
Levant
Mashi-ماشي
Okay or Alright
Egypt
Man jad wajad/من جد وجد
He who strives, finds - encourages people to work hard and put in effort to become successful
Saudi Arabia
Darr/دار
House
Morocco
سوق/souq
Market
Darija
واش نقدر نعول عليك؟/Wash nqdr n‘awel 3lik
Can I rely on you?
Moroccan/Algerian
Wesh rak/ وش راك
How are you?
Algeria
Al-li ma ya3rafak ma yuthminak/اللي ما يعرفك ما يثمنك
He who doesn't know you doesn't value you - reminder that people may not recognize your worth until they get to know you
Syria
Tayyib/طيب
Okay/Fine
Gulf
عرباية/arabāya
Car
Egyptian
ما بدي أتأخر/Ma baddi at’akhar
I dont want to be late
Syrian
shoo/شو
What?
Lebanon
Alli ikhtashaw maatoo /اللي اختشوا ماتوا
Those who were shy have died- encouragement for people to speak up for themselves
Egypt
Damek khafif/ دمك خفيف
You're nice (Your blood is light)
Egypt
مَزْعُوط/maz‘ūt
Sad or depressed
Iraqi
شفت الفيلم البارح؟/Shaft l-film l-barah
Did you see the movie yesterday
Darija
3la rasi/ على راسي
My pleasure/Of course
Syria
Li-9ol jamra y-kol tamra - اللي قال جمرة التمر
Those who say 'coal' eat a date - promotes positivity by telling those who say things that can burn to say something sweet
Darija
Halaa'/هلّأ
Now
Palestine
مَشْفُوف/mashfūf
Exposed/revealed
Levant
Mako da‘y lil-hamm/ماكو داعي للهم
Theres no need to worry
Iraqi
Afiya - عافية
Fire
Morocco
Al-waqt kas-sayf in lam taq-ta3hu qa-ta3k - الوقت كالسيف إن لم تقطعه قطعك
Time is like a sword; if you don’t cut it, it will cut you- emphasizes the importance of time management
United Arab Emirates
Bel hawa sawa/بالهوى سوا
We’re all in this mess together
Syria