Common Lebanese words + expressions that I always forget
by jj
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Progress Updates (3 total)
Update #1: Common Lebanese words + expressions that I always forget
Starting a log of them
سميكة f thick
بلفظ pronounce
يتحشّر فيا flirting
اهين easier
مرَكٓز focused
اجري ب حديسك I’m listening to your narrative
نسبة percentage
بلا اطعن عن حديسك
يمكن/معول possible
ينؤل move
نت annoy
زلن sad
تبا sometime in the future
رح تخرج - graduate will
زحأ boredom
بيتسلئ he is entertained
شحتو fired him /pulled him
يطوي bend
متلوبة desired
ورك hip
يلاحؤ keep up
زهان I’m bored
زهأت boredom
سوال question
جاوب answer
Update #2: Recording these words has helped not only my writing ability, but reading and pronunciation too
Turns out part of my pronunciation issue is mixing up letters like ا and ع. By seeing how words are spelled, it helps me emphasis how they should be said. A no brained in hindsight.
Quick note: the form of most of these are in masculine. Also, I need to improve using different accent marks like ّ
طازا fresh
مغطّا covered
مغلف envelope/wrapped
زمطنا we made it/we got lucky/we dodged
عمل معرف do me a favor
معروف known
مشهور famous
دبّرت secured /provided/guaranteed
مش عاطل not bad
لهطّا لهط inhaled it
فلافل falafel
لاحظت i realized
تشكرو thank him
شوي و شوي little by little
(ق )اوي strong
خفِّف make lighter/go slower
خفيف /light/a little
زبونات customers
من بعد/بعدين after
تغيير to change
ولد child
ابل شوية a bit before
اتلي smack down
ما اسألك i can’t stand you/you’re being stupid
Update #3: Left home; ending Goal
اريد width
غطيا cover it
مافي منك there isn’t like you
كلاك زوت you’re too generous
Tabeet- floor
Ukhzoot- rip
Reserve (I forget)
بتعبلي - fill up for me (fill me up a water)
مابل - across from/in front of
تبحت - noticed / payed attention to
tareekh - date
عنون address
Ooda room
مازلك since
لاتطا she caught it
مرو passed by
我想送她一个礼物
بيتعود he gets used to
حافلي party
مش عود not used to
ببيع he sells
مب تفروت doesn’t matter