12 Things Your Lebanese Mom Says Before She Travels

The day your mother travels is preceded with at least 2 weeks of her excessively worrying and reconsidering having to leave you home alone, although she’ll only be gone for a few days. Here are 12 things you’ve heard from your Lebanese mother at least once before she travels.

1. Teb mama hek rah te2e3do bala akel?

2. Ma tenso taffo el may el sekhne

3. Mama, dakhilak beddak tentebeh zyede 3al tari2 enta w 3am tsou2 bi ghyebeh

4. Mech teterkouleh jaleh la fo2 raseh wa2teh erja3

5. Min rah yi wa3ikon el sobeh?

6. Aya se3a rah tsarbo kel yom?

7. Rah tdala 3ayne 3ala el last seen taba3kon ntebho

8. Nchalla kel yom bedkon teklo delivery?

9. Terketelkon tupperware ana fiyon akel, bedeh le2iyon fadyin wa2ta eje

10. Mama chou bet wassouneh? Bcheflik el parfum bil duty free?

11. Teb nemo 3and setkon, aryah rass

12. Rah rakeb camera la chouf min rah tjibo 3a hal beit

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