{"id":51838,"date":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/51838\/your-definitive-guide-to-lebanese-slang"},"modified":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","slug":"your-definitive-guide-to-lebanese-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/51838\/your-definitive-guide-to-lebanese-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Definitive Guide To Lebanese Slang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being fully aware of how exhaustive and extensive Lebanese vocabulary has become, we chose some of our favorite Lebanese slang words, enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. Atel<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/0606ea04212f597e86d400914fa392e0\/tumblr_o5ydkomvgI1v6950do1_500.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b> <br \/>  Death: <i>noun<\/i>, the action of dying or being killed, the end of the life of a living organism <\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Adjective<\/i>, used to describe an extremely amazing thing, can be attributed to persons and inanimate objects<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b><br \/>  <b>example:<\/b> Bro kenet l sahra ktir atel mberih<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b> Bro the party last night was crazy<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. Khaze2<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net\/youtube\/images\/e\/e5\/Dan_ripping_shirt_off.gif\/revision\/latest?cb=20140901214040\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Tear: <i>verb<\/i>, to pull something apart with force, <i>Noun<\/i>, a hole or split in something caused by having it pulled forcefully.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Adjective<\/i>, of very high quality or standard, pleasing the senses and mind<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b> <br \/>  <b>example:<\/b><br \/>  A: Sme3et mberih l album l jdeed?<br \/>  B: Eh ktir khaze2<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b><br \/>  A: Did you hear the album yesterday?<br \/>  B: Yes, it was very entertaining<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. Moukhife\/Khof<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.teen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/week-in-review-lily-collins-gifs-5.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Fear: <i>noun<\/i>, an emotion associated with harm, pain, or danger<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Adjective<\/i>, consisting of or having excellent qualities assets or qualities<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b> <br \/>  <b>example:<\/b> Ktir moukhife kenet ekher episode<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b> The latest episode was excellent<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. Tabashna<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i61.tinypic.com\/ephnv9.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Fall: <i>verb<\/i>, to lose one&#8217;s balance and collapse<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Verb<\/i>, to be ineffective in attaining one&#8217;s goal<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b> <br \/>  <b>example:<\/b> Tabashna l exam <\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b> We failed the exam<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. Bsheel\/Btenshel\/Byenshel<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/r1HGFou3mUwMw\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Remove: <i>verb<\/i>, to take away or off something<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Verb<\/i>, say that one will do something which has been suggested by another person<br \/>  <i>Adjective<\/i>, used to describe someone one is physically attracted to<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b><br \/>  <b>example 1:<\/b><br \/>  A: Betrouhe ma3e nehdar movies?<br \/>  B: Eh bsheel<br \/>  <b>example 2:<\/b> Ouf shu byenshel hayda li lebes abyad<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation 1:<\/b> <br \/>  A: Would you like to go with me to the movies?<br \/>  B: Yes, I much very would like to<br \/>  <b>Translation 2:<\/b> God, the guy in white is very good-looking<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. Akal<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.makeagif.com\/media\/12-15-2015\/qWbPq6.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Eat: <i>verb<\/i>, the act of putting things into the mouth, then chewing and swallowing it.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Noun<\/i>, the accomplishment of an aim or purpose<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b><br \/>  <b>example:<\/b> Akal ma3e l film<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b> Everyone believed the story I told them<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. Wozze<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3rgXBRedZgB2kaO2L6\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it actually means:<\/b><br \/>  Doesn&#8217;t really have a definition, Lebanese people tend to create their own words sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>What it means to Lebanese people:<\/b><br \/>  <i>Adjective<\/i>, used to describe a person\/place\/ thing of weird nature or appearance.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>How to use it in a sentence:<\/b><br \/>  <b>example:<\/b> Ma bade rouh 3a hal mahal, ktir wozze<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>Translation:<\/b> I don&#8217;t want to go to this place, it&#8217;s weird<\/i>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being fully aware of how exhaustive and extensive Lebanese vocabulary has become, we chose some of our favorite Lebanese slang words, enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":408093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-51838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[107],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Your Definitive Guide To Lebanese Slang<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Being fully aware of how exhaustive and extensive Lebanese vocabulary has become, we chose some of our favorite Lebanese slang words, enjoy! 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