10 Types Of Voicenotes You Receive In Lebanon

Love them or hate them, voice notes have become a regular occurrence in our lives. Everywhere you go, you’re bound to spot at least one person holding their phone close to their mouth and speaking loudly, probably sending a voice note that you would receive from someone you know.

Here are 10 types of voice notes you generally receive in Lebanon (let’s face it, they’re all probably coming from your mother).

1. The fake news broadcasts

Every time a storm, a political event, or a wave of instability hits the country the rumors, precautions and warnings begin to circulate. It seems to be the most famous news medium among our parents. I mean, we all remember the ridiculous ISIS threats and that voice note asking if schools are taking a day off when Sabah passed away. Classic.

2. The “Ok” voicenote

A classic mom voice note that is completely useless.

3. “Nsit shou ken bade ellik”

Oh thanks for telling me that verbally, it was very useful.

4. The quieter than death silence

Twenty seconds of pure silence followed by an “Eh”. Most probably coming from your confused mother or your forgetful talkative best friend.

5. The whereabouts voice note

“Waynik?”. You’ll never understand why this simple 6-letter word wasn’t just typed out.

6. The task-filled voice note

“Teb layke hek hek mchite abkar, jibeh khebez w labneh maakeh, la tetrawa2o boukra”

“Bro, ma tenseh tjibeh wine w brie la lyom”

7. The tricky lunch question

“Chou beddik lyom 3al ghada?” followed by another 10-second silence gives you the illusion of choice because you both know that your momma is already stirring up that mlokhiyeh.

8. The investigatory voice note

“Dakhlik enteakhadte el 5,000 L.L bil salon yalli bedde a3tiyon lal dekkene?”

“Dakhlik t-shirt Sandra yalli lebseta wa2ta kenna bel ABC, mech men 3and Zara?”

9. The rhetorical questions

Often sent by a friend checking up on you.

Waynik ma 3am bet redde? 3am tethamame aw neymeh ba3dik

10. The drunk voice note

It is either an ex thinking about you at 3 AM with the typical Waynik man ma 3am men choufik, let’s catch up habibi with an awkward laugh OR your best friend asking what happened last night.