Blog

10 Funny Responses To Being Told “3a2belik”

We went to Twitter for some inspirational replies.

The petty but effective approach:

*at weddings*

An old woman to me : 3a2belak

*at funerals*

Me to that same old lady: 3a2belik

— De Gea FC (@TarekTamo) December 28, 2013

2. Just cutting to the chase:

*At a wedding*

X: 3a2belak

Me: Kele Khara madame

— Anis Tabet (@AnisTabet23) July 18, 2014

3. This coming of age story:

Becoming an adult:
Stop replying to “3a2belik” with “b3id lcharr”
I still think it though

— Not ElieGay (@EligeAy) October 24, 2017

4. The awkward yet effective:

#WhyIAvoidSocialGatherings
Groom: 3a2belik!
Me: thanks, you too.

— Sar. (@SarineAvakian) May 18, 2014

5. The earnest wish:

*someone gets married*
Everyone: 3a2belik

*someone has a baby*
Everyone: 3a2belik

WLEK 3A2BEL MA T7ELLO 3ANNE BA2A

— J (@rippedxedges) March 30, 2016

6. Preach:

Is it really a Lebanese wedding if you don’t get at least 100 “3a2belik” and “nefrah mennik”???? Eza ma tjawazet ma btefraho ya3ne? 😡 W 3atoul fi this moment of silence followed by “awal shi badna nefrah b shhedetik” eh tante tekram 3aynik tahet amrik ana teslamile.

— not noor (@fiictional) July 15, 2018

7. The harsh yet maybe deserved response:

I once said at a wedding to someone alle 3a2belik “don’t worry ma lah 3anis metlik”

— Dopamine (@DayuuumDanielle) December 6, 2015

8. 🙂

At weddings: 3a2belak!

Me: I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I never asked to be part of, since 1989.

— Elie Fares (@eliefares) July 19, 2016

9. About ill-wishes: