{"id":64834,"date":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64834\/15-lebanese-phrases-and-what-they-actually-mean"},"modified":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","slug":"15-lebanese-phrases-and-what-they-actually-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64834\/15-lebanese-phrases-and-what-they-actually-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Lebanese Phrases And What They Actually Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"As Selena Gomez famously once said, <I>everything is not what it seems<\/I>. Whether you\u2019re using wizardly magic or the power of tongue twists to get your message across, you\u2019ll probably agree. <br \/>  <br \/>  Here are 15 Lebanese phrases and what people actually mean when they say them.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>1. Rou2\/e ma badda hal2ad<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  I am gaslighting you.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>2. Khalas kher 2ata3et<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I will never forgive you.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>3. Ana men Beirut (to a stranger asking men wen)<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I\u2019m not gonna tell you where I\u2019m from.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/3chKYUJGjBMAAAAC\/im-a-man-of-mystery-mystery.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>4. Kteer <i>hek<\/i> 3refet azde<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I want to say something offensive but I won\u2019t.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>5. Shefet ade 7a2a X?<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  So how about that weather?<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/N3dABpf0VIwAAAAC\/did-you-wanna-talk-about-the-weather-bill-murray.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>6. Ade el dollar?<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  Kifak\/Kifek?<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>7. Bakeer wallah ma tfelo (at 10:00 PM)<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  Get out of my house.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/96zeHJWkv1m2Bn75XX\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>8. Badkon ahwe?<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  Mtawleen aw 7a t7elo 3ane?<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>9. Meen hayda mish sem3een fi<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I know exactly who that is but I won\u2019t admit it.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gifdb.com\/images\/high\/girl-asking-who-s-that-j7klu5f3j2tkew68.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>10. Tfadal tfadal (while eating)<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I\u2019m eating, leave me alone.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/D6P30zTazsUAAAAC\/come-on-in-come-in.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>11. Kelo byen7al<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  You are fucked.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/7YizkzL4LWMAAAAC\/gus-you-are-done.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>12. 3anna 3ared ra2e3 la elkon<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I\u2019m about to scam your ass.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>13. Ana? (when questioned)<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I did it but I will never admit it.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/8gbZrY71NbEAAAAC\/who-me.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>14. Mazbouta hay?<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  I want it to be true so bad.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>15. Eh habibi<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  La2 and I\u2019m offended you would even say this.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/UnpleasantSadAmericanriverotter-size_restricted.gif\" width=\"70%\">    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" data-id=\"424039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64834-2-250x141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64834-2-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64834-2-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64834-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64834-2.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 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