Emirati Arabic conversational speech data
Free conversations in Emirati Arabic from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain and the Northern Emirates: friends, family and colleagues talking about their day, plans and news, with the overlaps, laughter and English words of real speech. Every recording is transcribed word for word and checked by several native Emirati reviewers.
Specification
- Dialect
- Emirati Arabic from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain and the Northern Emirates
- Conversations
- Two or more speakers talking freely: daily life, plans, family, work, sport and news
- Audio
- 16 kHz or 48 kHz, 16-bit WAV, recorded on phones and close microphones, indoors and outdoors
- Speakers
- Native Emirati speakers, balanced across gender, age groups and regions
- Annotation
- Verbatim transcript, timestamps, speaker turns, overlaps, laughter and noise tags; dialect and gender per speaker
- Quality check
- Every transcript is cross-checked by several native Emirati reviewers
Example of the data
- Speaker A00:01
شو رايك نطلع البر الويكند؟
How about going out to the desert this weekend?
- Speaker B00:04
والله فكرة، بس الجو حر وايد.
Good idea, but it’s very hot.
- Speaker A00:09
خلاص نطلع عقب العصر.
Then let’s go after the afternoon prayer.
What it is used for
Dialect speech recognition
Teach ASR the way Emirati people really talk, not read speech.
Voice assistants
Understand casual requests, not only scripted commands.
Speaker diarisation
Separate who spoke when, through overlaps and interruptions.
Dialect identification
Tell Emirati Arabic apart from neighbouring dialects.
Questions
Are the conversations scripted?
No. Speakers talk freely about everyday topics, so the data has the hesitations, overlaps and code-switching of real speech.
Which regions are covered?
Emirati Arabic from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain and the Northern Emirates. Tell us the regions and the mix you need.
Can I hear samples first?
Yes. Request samples with the form on this page and we will send them with the full specification.
Can it be used in a commercial product?
Yes. The data is prepared for training and evaluating commercial AI systems, under a licence agreed with you.
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