\u201cI\u2019m not sure.\u201d \u201cBeats me.\u201d \u201cHeck if I know.\u201d \u201cI have no idea.\u201d Just as there are many ways to say \u201cI don\u2019t know in English, there are many ways to say it in Arabic. However, why are there so many different ways in both languages to simply say that we do not know something and kind of beat around the bush with these seemingly softer phrases? Well, we don\u2019t know – and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that. <\/span><\/p>\n Researchers seem to know the answer, however.<\/span><\/p>\n You see, researchers say that, from an early age, we are taught that it\u2019s not okay to be wrong, and with that comes a sense of shame if we are. As a result, we always try to be perfect and admitting we don\u2019t know something means we fail in achieving that goal. For example, if an employee tells his boss \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d, then his boss might see him as incompetent. When taking a test, rather than admitting we don\u2019t know the answer, we often just guess. Better guessing than getting a lower score and \u201closing\u201d to someone else, right?<\/span><\/p>\n Nonetheless, there are going to be plenty of times when you\u2019ll have to say \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d while you\u2019re learning Arabic. After all, it\u2019s not your mother tongue and you\u2019re not going to know every word in the Arabic vocabulary. So, what can you do to get over the shame of saying \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d in Arabic?<\/span><\/p>\n Well, the best thing to do first is to learn how to say \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d in Arabic. The table below shows you how to do just that in a handful of different Arabic dialects:<\/span><\/p>\n How to Say \u201cI Don\u2019t Know\u201d in Different Arabic Dialects<\/span><\/p>\n Dialect<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Arabic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Transliteration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Modern Standard Arabic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u0644\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064a\/ \u0644\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0641<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \/laa \u02bcadree\/ \/laa \u02bca\u02bbrif\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Egyptian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u0645\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \/ma\u02bbrafsh\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Saudi Arabian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u0645\u0627 \u0623\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \/maa \u02bcadree\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Palestinian\/Jordanian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0641\u0650\u0634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n
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