How to say "also, too" in Arabic
New wordMeaningalso, too
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أَيْضًا
ayḍanאיצ'ן
أيضا
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
גם
gamگَام
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
كَمَان
kamānכמאןThe everyday Levantine word for "also" is kamān: ana kamān — "me too".
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
كَمَان
kamānכמאןCairo says kamān too, alongside its own barḍu (برضه): ana barḍu — 'me too'.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
حتَّى
ḥettaחתאDarija's 'also, even' is ḥetta: ana ḥetta ana — 'me too'.
In a phrase
أَنَا أَيْضًا
anā ayḍanאנא איצ'ןme too