{"id":62203,"date":"2021-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62203\/29-things-lebanese-people-say-and-what-they-really-mean"},"modified":"2021-07-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:00:00","slug":"29-things-lebanese-people-say-and-what-they-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62203\/29-things-lebanese-people-say-and-what-they-really-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Things Lebanese People Say, And What They Really Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a little cheat code.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>1. Inte\/Inta min wein?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: What&#8217;s your religion?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>2. Wein sekne\/sekin?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: No, really. What&#8217;s your religion?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>3. Shu bteshteghil\/bteshteghle?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Are you rich?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>4. Ah inno bil 2idara aw keef?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Can I ever use you for a wasta?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>5. Tab mabsoot\/a ma3on?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Do they pay well?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>6. Ismallah!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: You&#8217;re fat.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>7. Mghayyar\/a<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: You&#8217;re fat.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>8. Jeye so7tik\/so7tak<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: You&#8217;re fat.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>9. 3am ta3mil\/e diet?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: You&#8217;re fat.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>10. Kteer nshaghalet hal fatra<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Ask me what&#8217;s going on because I got married\/engaged and compulsively need to talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>11. Taraket el sheghel ma kint mabsouta abadan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I got fired.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>12. Taraket la ifta7 la 7ali kirmel zbouneteh<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I got fired.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>13. Taraket kteer weskheen el jame3a<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I got fired.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>14. Ana entrepreneur<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I&#8217;m unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>15. 3am fakkir a3mol masters<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I&#8217;m unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>16. Ana entrepreneur<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I&#8217;m unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>17. 3am bishtighil ma3 l baba<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I get paid to be unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>18. Do you watch Rick and Morty?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I watch Rick and Morty and I definitely want you to know. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>19. Siyarte bil garage can you pick me up?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I don&#8217;t have a car.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>20. Siyarte bil garage can you pick me up?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I don&#8217;t want to pay valet.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>21. Can I have a cigarette?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Can I have ten cigarettes?<\/p>\n<p>  <B>22. Khaleeya 3aleyna<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Please ma tkhaleeya 3aleyna.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>23. Ibneh el awwal b saffo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: My son is a fucking idiot and I&#8217;m overcompensating. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>24. Let&#8217;s sit outside, there&#8217;s a breeze<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I need to be seen. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>25. I don&#8217;t remember where I got [clothing\/item\/accessory]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: Zara. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>26. Tarakna abadan ma kent mabsout\/a<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I got viciously dumped. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>27. Ken 3inna chalet b Faraya bas be3neh<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I went to Faraya once on a school trip.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>28. Ma badda hal2ad<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  What it means: I have no emotional intelligence and I am incapable of apologizing. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>29. 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