A kind a common phrase sounds like habib elbi, meaning "love of my heart". The same phrase in Modern Standard Arabic is habib qalbi.
Qaf in Iraqi and Jordanian Arabic often sounds like the g in dog. Palestinian Arabic is similar.
Egyptians pronounce jeem, the equivalent to the letter j, like the g in dog. Hence the name Gamel instead of the usual Jamaal.
Iraqis often pronounce jeem like the ch in the word chin.
Sudanese often speak slower. It's the easiest dialect to understand.
Yemenis say hagga a lot. Everything's hagga this and hagga that.
Syrian is similar to Lebanese. Both sometimes mix in French words as is common in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Memnouah! (Forbidden) is a good show for learning Levantine Arabic.
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