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Twas-sa
fee-na (male)
Twas-si fee-na (female)
|
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Give
us a good deal
|
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Zab-bit-tel-na
yeha (male)
Zab-teel-na yeha (female)
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Give
us a good deal
|
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Eh
ya-ahleen
|
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Hello
(sarcastic)
|
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Sal-beh
|
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Cool
|
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In-shal-la
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God
willing
|
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Mab-rook
|
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Congratulations
|
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Bee-o
(male)
Bee-aa' (female)
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Forget
about it
|
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Ya
za-la-mi (male)
Ya ma ra (female)
|
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Dude
/ dudette
|
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Ba-see-ta
|
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Not
a big deal
|
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Ya-rayt
|
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I
wish
|
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Bil-izn
|
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Excuse
me
|
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Aa'f-wan
|
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Sorry |
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Min-shoo-fak
(male)
Min-shoo-fik (female)
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See
you
|
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Tuk-bur-ni
(male)
Tu-ku-bri-ni (female)
|
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bury
me (I love you) |
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Ya
ha-ra'am
|
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poor
thing |
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Shoo
bad-dak (male)
Shoo bad-dik (female)
|
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What
do you want? |
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An-jad
|
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Really |
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Walla
|
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Swear
to God |
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Yalla
|
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Let's
go |
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Yee
|
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Wow! |
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Zah-hit
<or>
Haw-weena
<or>
Fri aa'-na bri-ha tay-bé (male)
Fri ii-na bri-ha tay-bé (female)
|
|
Get
out of here |
Shoo
akh-barak (male)
Shoo akh-ba-rik (female)
|
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What's
your news? |
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Enno
hadan ye-a'b-berna
|
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Can
I get someone's attention here ? |
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Keef
lakan
|
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Ofcourse
(how dare you question me) |
|
Ya
ahleen
<or>
Ahlan
|
|
Hello
(used for mockery)
Hello (good to see you) |
Halla'
bfar-jeek (male)
Halla' bfar-jeeki (female)
|
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I'll
show you (I'm going to beat you up) |
|
Ah-hla
aa'lam walla
|
|
Best
people |
Habeeb
albi (male)
Habeebit albi (female)
|
|
My
love |
|
War-jeena
a'ard ktei-fak (male)
War-jeena a'ard ktei-fik (female)
|
|
Show
us the width of your shoulders (get
out of here) |
Sitti
/ Jiddi / Immi / Bai-yi / Ikh-ti
/ Kha-y-yi
|
|
My:
Grandma / Grandpa / Mom / Dad /
Sister / Brother
|
Shoo-bad-dak
(male)
Shoo-bad-dik (female)
|
|
What
do you want
|
Shoo-bi-arrif-ni
<or>
Ma-baa'-rif
|
|
I
don't know
|
Mastool
|
|
Stupid
|
Lulu
haw-neek shee ?
|
|
Is
Lulu there ?
|
Dakh-lak
(male)
Dakh-lik (female)
|
|
Cute
(sarcastic) |
Ya-ka-ti-ti
(ya-ta-ti-ri)
|
|
Cute |
Lakan
!
|
|
Ofcourse,... |
|
Tis-lam-leh
ana (male)
Tis-la-mi-leh ana (female)
|
|
wow,
you're gorgeous |
Ta-o
shra-bo ahwé
|
|
let's
have coffee |
mja-nnat
(male)
mja-nnta (female)
<or>
mna-ggal (male)
mna-ggleh (female)
|
|
I
am broke |
Tfa-dda-lo
<or>
Sharr-funa
|
|
Join
us <or> visit us |
Alla
ma-a'o (male)
Alla ma-a'a (female)
|
|
Hello
(sarcastic) |
Shoo
haida ? (male)
Shoo haidi ? (female)
|
|
What's
this ? |
Tuf-yeh
|
|
Lazy |
Yalla
dar-mil (male)
Yalla dare-mli (female)
|
|
Get
out of here |
wsolot
(male)
wsilti (female)
|
|
Yeah
right ! |
Walaw
|
|
Come
on now ! |
Allah
Ma-a'ak (male)
Allah Ma-a'ik (female)
|
|
Good
bye (may God be with you) |
Shoo
Hayda (male)
Shoo Haydé (female)
|
|
What's
this ? |
Ma
Baddo (male)
Ma Badda (female)
|
|
Doesn't
want
Remove the "ma" to mean "wants" |
Heik-ashya
|
|
Things
like that |
Ak-keed
|
|
For
sure |
Baw-seh
|
|
Kiss |
Shoo
bedak be hal hakeh (male)
Shoo bedek be hal hakeh (female)
|
|
Don't
take his/her word for it |
Bay-neh
we bay-nak (male)
Bay-neh we bay-nik (female)
|
|
Between
you and me |
Ya
ard esh-tad-deh,
ma hadan ad-deh
|
|
Ground,
be steady, no one is like me |
me-shi
a'a bayd (male)
mesh-yeh a'a bayd (female)
|
|
walking
on eggs (you're slow)
|
bala
akil bala balut
|
|
I
don't want to eat |
massih
feek il ard (male)
massih feeki il ard (female)
|
|
I'm
gonna wipe the floor by you (I will
humiliate you) |
mtay-yis
w meshi (male)
mtay-yseh w mesh-yeh (female)
|
|
Stubborn |
min
aymta
|
|
Since
when? |
bal-lit
il bahir (male)
bal-lté il
ba7ir (female)
|
|
Do
whatever you want, I don't care |
uk
ha-nak
<or>
jaa'-da-né
|
|
non-sence |
Yih
|
|
Oh!! |
mish
a'aj-bak (male)
mish a'aj-bik (female)
|
|
What's
your problem? |
ma
t-har tik (male)
ma t-har tké (male)
|
|
dont
make noise |
min
3a'araa' jbee-no (male)
min 3a'araa' jbee-na (female)
|
|
hard
worker (seldom used for sarcasm) |
mish
fa-dee-lak (male)
mish fa-dee-lik (female)
|
|
I
dont have time for you |
but-lu-lna
hal a'adeh
|
|
Stop
this habit of yours |
mish
a'ala zaw-koo (male)
mish a'ala zaw-ka (female)
|
|
Not
on his/her own terms |
kole
hawa
<or>
sid buzak
<or>
khra-ss
<or>
skote
|
|
Shut
up |
Bad-di
rouh
|
|
I
wnt to go |
Ma
bad-di eouh
|
|
I
don't want to go |
Ma-a'ak(male)
Ma-a'ik (female)
|
|
With
you |
Oum
ba-a
<or>
Rouh min hone
|
|
Get
out of here |
Way-nak
(male)
Way-nik (female)
|
|
Where
are you? |
Ana
hone
|
|
I'm
here |
Shoo
am taa'mil (male)
Shoo am taa'emli (female)
|
|
What
are you doing? |
Baddy
rouh ala l'shoughol
|
|
I
want to go to work |
Lazim
rouh ala l'shoughol
|
|
I
have to go to work |
Bonjourak
(male)
Bonjourik (female)
|
|
Good
morning |
Bounjour-ein
|
|
Good
morning to you too! |
Kass-lein
|
|
Lazy |
Tala'a-maa'y
|
|
I'm
mad |
Frikha
min hon (male)
Frikeeha min hon (female)
|
|
Get
out of here |
Mabroukeen
|
|
Congratulations
(on things) |
Hill
anni (male)
Hilli annu (female)
|
|
Leave
me alone |
Ghay-yir
jaww (male)
Ghay-ri Jaww (female)
|
|
Have
fun |
libnan
balad kteer hilu
|
|
Lebanon
is a very beautiful country |
Yok-burni
alla ma ahley-ki
<or>
Yislam-li il-li khala-kik
<or>
Dakheelo alla
|
|
You're
beautiful / hot (phrases used in
admiration of the female beauty) |
Ish-tak-tillak
(male)
Ish-tak-tillik (female)
|
|
I
miss you |
Saleim-tak
(male)
Saleim-tik (female)
|
|
Hope
you feel better / Get well soon
|
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