Answering a question someone asked on Quora: How do you say OK in Arabic?
In MSA, you would say: jayyid جيد (means: good)
However, since this is a colloquial expression, it will change from one country to another or from one region to another.
In Algeria for example, we say: Sa77a صحة (means: health)
In Egypt or the Levant, people say: Tayyeb طيب (means goo ... Show More
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