Basic Greetings in The Algerian Dialect
In this lesson, we’ll go over some simple greeting phrases Algerians use every day to say hello, check in, and start a conversation naturally.
Let’s start!
السّلام عليكُم
/essala:mou 3alikom/
Peace be upon you
[to answer back]
و عَليكُم السّلام
/w 3alikom essala:m/
Peace be upon you too
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صْباح لْخِيرْ
/s’ba:7 elkhi:r/
Good morning
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مِسْلْخِيرْ
/miselkhi:r/
Good evening
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وَشْراك؟
/wachra:k/
Good evening
How are you? “male”
وَشْراكي؟
/wachra:ki:/
How are you? “female”
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[Possible basic answers]
لَباسْ حَمْدُللّه
/laba:s 7amdoullah/
صافا حَمْدُللّه
/sa:va: 7amdoullah/
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مِتْشَرْفين
/mitcharfi:n/
Nice to meet you
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تِصْبَح عْلى خير
/tisba7 3’la khi:r/
Good night
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بالسْلامَة
/bisla:ma/
Good bye!
I hope you found this lesson helpful.
Thank you for reading!
