Hello Readers of “Aprender Words” we will continue our articles of expressions in Arabic dialects, and today we will see a little of the Lebanese dialect, spoken in cities like Beirut:
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| Portuguese | Lebanese Arabic ألعريّة |
| You welcome | Ahla w sahla |
| Hello | Marhaba |
| How are you doing? |
Kifak (m) Kifek (f) |
| I am fine | Mnih (m) Mniha (f) |
| How much time! | Elna zamen ma chefnek (m) Elna zamen ma chefneki (f) |
| What's your name? |
Chou esmak (m) Chou esmek (f) |
| My name is … | Esmi ... |
| Where you are from? |
Men wayn inta? (m) Men wayn inti? (f) |
| I'm from … | Ana men… |
| Nice to meet you | Tcharrafna |
| Good Morning ! | Sabah el khayr |
| good night | Masa el khayr |
| Good night (Farewell) | Tosbah ´Aa khayr |
| bye | Ma´A el saleme |
| Bon Appetit / Bon Appetite |
Sahtayn Bil hana |
| Good trip | Rahle mwaff´a |
| I get it | Befham |
| I dont understand | Ma befham |
| I do not know | ma baarf |
| Please speak more slowly | Eza btrid, Hki ´Aa mehlak |
| Repeat please | ´Aida men fadlak |
| Please write | Kteba eza btrid |
| Do you speak English? | Btehki Englizia chi? |
| Do you speak Lebanese Arabic? | Btehki Lebneni chi? |
| Yes a little | Hey, chway ... |
| How do you say ... in Lebanese Arabic? | Kif bi´oulo… bil lebneni? |
| Excuse |
´Aan eznak 3afwan |
| How much? | Adday se´Aro? |
| excuse me |
Esef (m) Esfe (f) 3afwan |
| Please | ´izza btreed (m) min fadlak (m) ´izza btreedi (f) min fadlik (f) |
| Required to) | Chokran |
| You're welcome | Tekram |
| Where is the bathroom? | Wayn el Hemmem? |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Bthebb will we have them? (m) Bthebbi ter´osi ma´Ai? (f) |
| Miss you | Shta´tilak (m) shta´tilik (f) |
| I love you |
Bhebbak (m) Bhebbek (f) |
| Go away! | ´ahet! |
| Leave me alone! | Trekni wahdi |
| Help! | Moose´Aade! |
| Fire! | Hari´! |
| Stop! | Khalas! |
| Call the police! | Tlob el bolis |
| One language is never enough | Logha weHde ma btekfi |
To end Bonito, I will leave a song by the beautiful Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram:
That's it for today, but stay tuned, let's continue with the dialects !!!!!!
