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Formal vs Informal Arabic
العربية الرسمية وغير الرسمية
Key differences between Modern Standard Arabic (fusha) and colloquial Arabic (ammiyya).
Ages
13-14
فصحى
fusha
Modern Standard Arabic (formal)
عامية
'ammiyya
colloquial / dialect (informal)
ماذا تريد؟ (فصحى)
matha turid? (fusha)
What do you want? (formal)
شو بدّك؟ (عامية)
shu biddak? ('ammiyya)
What do you want? (Levantine informal)
كيف حالك؟ (فصحى)
kayfa haluka? (fusha)
How are you? (formal)
كيفك؟ (عامية)
kifak? ('ammiyya)
How are you? (informal)
أريد (فصحى)
urid (fusha)
I want (formal)
بدّي (عامية)
biddi ('ammiyya)
I want (Levantine informal)
رسمي
rasmi
formal
غير رسمي
ghayr rasmi
informal
Practice Time!
Practice Time!Cover the English. For each pair, say the formal and informal versions.