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Mia Arawi

21 Words You Should Not Say Around Your Lebanese Mom

We love our Lebanese parents, but sometimes you really need an instruction manual to deal with them. If you want to avoid all complications, trust us and avoid these 21 words around your Lebanese mom.

1. Bared

Wen el jacket?!

2. Jou3an/e

3. 3am fakker

B shu 3am tkfaker/re? Shu fi? Shu sayer?! faints

4. Ta3ben/e

5. Badde

La2.

6. Shefte?

Shefet shu? Shu fi? Shu sayer?!

7. Ma badde

8. Meen?

Keef nseet ekhet khay baye eme ekhet setak?

9. Ana bedfa3

10. Sme3et

11. Bsayne

Wen? hon? 3ande?!

12. Kalb

Wen? hon? 3ande?!

13. Dollar

14. 7a otlob

Totlob/e shu ya eben/bent el kalb

15. Se3er

16. Jawez

Either way.

17. Wa22a3et

18. Wassakhet

Mrabye mejwe/iye

19. Tabakhet

20. Rakadet

21. Kabet