17 Lebanese Ways To Describe Your Friendship

From “to2borne” (You may bury me) to “zahhet” (You can slip), the Lebanese slang almost never runs out of emotionally charged phrases that don’t even make sense. We’ve compiled a list of Lebanese phrases to describe your friendships.

1. Tanjara w la2et ghataha

(ft. your Lebanese parents)

2. Tizen b fared lebes

(Again ft. your Lebanese parents)

3. Rayya w skeena

When you and your bestie like the gossip too much

4. Far7a w mar7a

5. Khaye el asle/ Ya damme

Literally your ride or die (but also literally cos one of you is a bad driver)

6. Lek mala tnen 3a shekl ba3d

You just vibe on a different level!

7. Hayete mn donak salata

8. Ejre 3a ejrak

La2ankon laz2a

9. Rasak malyon

10. Ya Bro

11. Mtl el drayyer

Btdlkon tkhan2o ba3d

12. 3ala shaklo shakshklo

13. Sahbe el antim

Arabic version of the word “intimate”

14. Khosh bosh

15. Fi bynetna khebez w mele7

Officially you’re food buddies

16. Raso 3a rase

Btfakro ktir mtl baad

17. Rekbin 3a ba3don

No one is riding anyone here though…