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