Basic Greetings in The Algerian Dialect

In this vocabulary lesson, you will learn some basic greeting expressions in the Algerian dialect.

السّلام عليكُم (peace be upon you)

و عَليكُم السّلام (peace be upon you) [how to answer back]

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صْباح لْخِيرْ (good morning)

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مِسْلْخِيرْ (good evening)

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وَشْراك؟ (how are you? “male”)

وَشْراكي؟ (how are you? “female”)

Possible basic answers

لَباسْ حَمْدُللّه (fine Thanks to God “both genders”)

Ça va حَمْدُللّه (fine Thanks to God “both genders”)

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مِتْشَرْفين (nice to meet you)

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تِصْبَح عْلى خير (good night “singular”)

تِصِبْحُو عْلى خير (good night “plural”)

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بالسْلامَة (good bye!)