Emirati Arabic
How to say tomorrow in Arabic (Emirati)
The Emirati word for tomorrow is different from the one in most textbooks.
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Il youm
اليوم
Today
Today.
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Baachir
باجر
Tomorrow
The Emirati tomorrow.
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3ugub baachir
عقب باجر
The day after tomorrow
Two days from now.
How to pronounce it
- 3 is the Arabic letter ع. It is a deep sound squeezed from the throat, with no English equivalent.
- g: Emiratis say the letter ق as a hard g, where formal Arabic has a q.
- ch is said as in "chair". In Emirati Arabic it often replaces a k or j sound from formal Arabic.
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