10 Types Of Relatives In Every Lebanese Family

Imagine an entire Lebanese family confined in one room during this festive season, things are bound to get interesting.

We have mixed feelings about holidays bringing family together, especially with the types of relatives you encounter. Here are ten types we suspect will be present:

1. The cousin who has been in France for one semester but no longer acknowledges his Lebanese roots

3refto shu sar 3enna b Paghis? Then proceeds to lecture you for a good 45-minutes about the gilets jaunes protests.

2. The aunt keen on being the family matchmaker

Benta la Layla betjannin, sabiye helwe lezem 3arfak 3laya

Eben khayya la Sawsan 3aris la2ta, khaline jeeb ra2mo

3. The divorced and misogynistic uncle who believes women rights were the demise of his marriage

Battal fi el wahad yehke kelme ma3 marto hal iyyem

4. The filthy rich cousin flying in from Abidjan

He claims he’s a business consultant but everyone knows he money launders.

5. The grandfather who keeps telling stories of the civil war and his difficult youth

Kel yom kent emshe sabe3 se3at 3al madrase, el qazifeh temro2 men fo2 rase

6. The grandmother who makes sure everyone’s plate is always full

Kelo ya sette tghazo, lek kif sayrin jelde w 3adme

7. The uncle who loves playing cards… but is also really bad at it

YA ZALAME ANA SHREEKAK MARE2LE SHI AKEL WLOO

SHU HAL LE3EB MA3KON MAHADA BYA3RIF YEL3AB

8. The aunt who married into the family but no one likes

3refto ekher khabriye? Al baddo yektob el she2a b esma

Hayde shakla ekhdeto la 3amkon 3an tama3

9. The family’s favorite

There’s always this one cousin that has out shined everyone else. 4.0 GPA, founder of NASA, very good-looking, life of the party, AND has brought gifts for everyone. Yup, definitely the favorite.

10. The family’s black sheep

The exact opposite of the family’s favorite and often their sibling, this cousin is always being reprimanded and compared to the family’s star. They lowkey don’t care though and are only intent on provoking everyone else.

Khabaroone eno 3alemetak bel jem3a bel marra

W ana khabaroone eno jawzik 3am bi khoonik ma3 tutor wledkon

Yes, it can get this intense.