Your Definitive Guide To Lebanese Slang

Being fully aware of how exhaustive and extensive Lebanese vocabulary has become, we chose some of our favorite Lebanese slang words, enjoy!

1. Atel

What it actually means:
Death: noun, the action of dying or being killed, the end of the life of a living organism

What it means to Lebanese people:
Adjective, used to describe an extremely amazing thing, can be attributed to persons and inanimate objects

How to use it in a sentence:
example: Bro kenet l sahra ktir atel mberih

Translation: Bro the party last night was crazy

2. Khaze2

What it actually means:
Tear: verb, to pull something apart with force, Noun, a hole or split in something caused by having it pulled forcefully.

What it means to Lebanese people:
Adjective, of very high quality or standard, pleasing the senses and mind

How to use it in a sentence:
example:
A: Sme3et mberih l album l jdeed?
B: Eh ktir khaze2

Translation:
A: Did you hear the album yesterday?
B: Yes, it was very entertaining

3. Moukhife/Khof

What it actually means:
Fear: noun, an emotion associated with harm, pain, or danger

What it means to Lebanese people:
Adjective, consisting of or having excellent qualities assets or qualities

How to use it in a sentence:
example: Ktir moukhife kenet ekher episode

Translation: The latest episode was excellent

4. Tabashna

What it actually means:
Fall: verb, to lose one’s balance and collapse

What it means to Lebanese people:
Verb, to be ineffective in attaining one’s goal

How to use it in a sentence:
example: Tabashna l exam

Translation: We failed the exam

5. Bsheel/Btenshel/Byenshel

What it actually means:
Remove: verb, to take away or off something

What it means to Lebanese people:
Verb, say that one will do something which has been suggested by another person
Adjective, used to describe someone one is physically attracted to

How to use it in a sentence:
example 1:
A: Betrouhe ma3e nehdar movies?
B: Eh bsheel
example 2: Ouf shu byenshel hayda li lebes abyad

Translation 1:
A: Would you like to go with me to the movies?
B: Yes, I much very would like to
Translation 2: God, the guy in white is very good-looking

6. Akal

What it actually means:
Eat: verb, the act of putting things into the mouth, then chewing and swallowing it.

What it means to Lebanese people:
Noun, the accomplishment of an aim or purpose

How to use it in a sentence:
example: Akal ma3e l film

Translation: Everyone believed the story I told them

7. Wozze

What it actually means:
Doesn’t really have a definition, Lebanese people tend to create their own words sometimes.

What it means to Lebanese people:
Adjective, used to describe a person/place/ thing of weird nature or appearance.

How to use it in a sentence:
example: Ma bade rouh 3a hal mahal, ktir wozze

Translation: I don’t want to go to this place, it’s weird