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Mar 2024
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How do you say OK in Arabic?

THOURIA BENFERHAT
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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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