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Why does someone say ‘qalbi’ and others say ‘albi’ ? قلبي-heart
Why does someone say ‘qalbi’ and others say ‘albi’ ? قلبي-heart
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In egypt they dont pronounce the ق like other countries..
they pronounce something like ء
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it's all about the dialect, it's different from a country to another, in fosha it's 'qalbi', but in some countries, they say "albi" and some also say "kalbi", or even "galbi" i think..
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@Will40 not just in Egypt, also some places in Jordan , some places in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon
@Will40 not just in Egypt, also some places in Jordan , some places in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon
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@LoloAz hmm interesting, I knew about Lebanon but I didnt about Jordan and Syrian.. thank you =]
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