11 Of The Most Overused Lebanese Excuses

If you live in Lebanon, you’ve made or heard one of these excuses before, usually when you/someone is late to something, or can’t show up at all.

1. “3aj2a”

2. “Mafi kahraba”

3. “Mafi Wifi”

4. “Ken fi muzahara”

5. “Bye7er2o dwaleeb ta7t beite”

6. “Fi truck Sukleen msakker el taree2”

7. “I’m broke”

8. “My mom said I can’t go to that area”

9. “I have to wait for the water to get hot so that I can shower”

10. “I have to have dinner with the family”

11. “I have to go to the day3a this weekend”