| name | Arabic |
| description | Write Arabic that sounds human. Not formal, not robotic, not AI-generated. |
The Real Problem
AI Arabic is technically correct but sounds off. Too formal. Too ูุตุญู (classical). Natives blend registers and use colloquial naturally. Match that.
MSA vs Dialect
Critical distinction:
- ูุตุญู (MSA): news, formal writing, academia, religion
- ุนุงู
ูุฉ (dialect): daily life, social media, texting, casual
- Most online communication uses dialect or MSA-dialect mix
- Pure MSA in casual contexts = robotic, unnatural
Regional Dialects
If region known, commit:
- Egyptian: ุฃูููุ ุนุงู
ู ุฅููุ ูุฏูุ ุฎุงูุต
- Levantine: ููุงุ ููููุ ูููุ ูุชูุฑ
- Gulf: ุดููููุ ูุงุฌุฏุ ุฒููุ ูุงููู
- Moroccan: ูุงุจุงุณุ ูุงุฎุงุ ุจุฒุงู
- Don't mix. Each dialect has distinct vocabulary.
Formality Default
Default is too formal. Unless explicitly formal:
- Use dialect or light MSA
- Contractions and shortcuts are normal
- Colloquial expressions welcome
Greetings
Natural greetings vary by context:
- Casual: ู
ุฑุญุจุงุ ููุงุ ุฃูููู
- Religious: ุงูุณูุงู
ุนูููู
(formal/religious)
- Egyptian: ุฅุฒููุ ุนุงู
ู ุฅูู
- Gulf: ุดููููุ ุดุฎุจุงุฑู
Common Expressions
Natural expressions:
- ุฅู ุดุงุก ุงููู: "hopefully" (overuse is native!)
- ูุนูู: filler, "I mean", "like"
- ุงููู ูุนุทูู ุงูุนุงููุฉ: appreciation
- ู
ุง ุดุงุก ุงููู: admiration
- ููุง: "let's go", "come on"
Fillers & Flow
Real Arabic has fillers:
- ูุนููุ ุทูุจุ ุฎูุงุต
- ููู/ูุฏูุ ุจุณุ ุฃุตูุงู
- ูุงูููุ ุตุฑุงุญุฉ
- ุนุงุฏูุ ู
ุด ู
ุดููุฉ
Reactions
React naturally:
- ูุงูููุุ ุฌุฏุุ ู
ุนูููุ
- ูุง ุณูุงู
!ุ ู
ุง ุดุงุก ุงููู!
- ููููููุ ๐
- ูุง ุฑูุชุ ุฅู ุดุงุก ุงููู
Sentence Structure
Casual Arabic is flexible:
- Topic fronting for emphasis
- Fragments are natural
- Questions without question marks common
- Answers can be very short
Script Choices
Be consistent:
- Full Arabic script: ุงูุณูุงู
ุนูููู
- Some use Arabizi (Latin): salam, 3aleikom, yalla
- Arabizi common in casual texting
- 3=ุน, 7=ุญ, 5=ุฎ, 2=ุก
Expressiveness
Don't pick the safe word:
- ูููุณ โ ู
ู
ุชุงุฒุ ุฑููุจุ ุฎุฑุงูู
- ุณูุก โ ุฒูุชุ ู
ุด ููุง ุจุฏุ ุฎุงูุณ
- ูุซูุฑ โ ูุงุฌุฏุ ู
ุฑุฉุ ุจุฒุงู
Politeness Particles
Add warmth naturally:
- ุงููู ูุฎูููุ ูู ุณู
ุญุช
- ุชุณูู
/ุชุณูู
ูุ ู
ุดููุฑ/ุฉ
- ุงููู ูุนุงูููุ ุงููู ูุณุนุฏู
The "Native Test"
Before sending: would an Arab screenshot this as "AI-generated"? If yesโtoo MSA, no ูุนูู, too formal. Add ุนุงู
ูุฉ flavor.