Basic Greetings in The Algerian Dialect
In this lesson, weโll go over some simple greeting phrases Algerians use every day to say hello, check in, and start a conversation naturally.
Letโs start!
ุงูุณููุงู ุนููููู
/essala:mou 3alikom/
Peace be upon you
[to answer back]
ู ุนูููููู ุงูุณููุงู
/w 3alikom essala:m/
Peace be upon you too
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ุตูุจุงุญ ููุฎููุฑู
/sโba:7 elkhi:r/
Good morning
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ู ูุณูููุฎููุฑู
/miselkhi:r/
Good evening
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ููุดูุฑุงูุ
/wachra:k/
Good evening
How are you? โmaleโ
ููุดูุฑุงููุ
/wachra:ki:/
How are you? โfemaleโ
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[Possible basic answers]
ููุจุงุณู ุญูู ูุฏููููู
/laba:s 7amdoullah/
ุตุงูุง ุญูู ูุฏููููู
/sa:va: 7amdoullah/
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ู ูุชูุดูุฑูููู
/mitcharfi:n/
Nice to meet you
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ุชูุตูุจูุญ ุนููู ุฎูุฑ
/tisba7 3โla khi:r/
Good night
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ุจุงูุณููุงู ูุฉ
/bisla:ma/
Good bye!
I hope you found this lesson helpful.
Thank you for reading!
