Darlene Eva

The Lebanese command “come” is تعا (taʿa) for a man and تعي (taʿi) for a woman. For “he comes” use بيجي (biji), and for “he came” use إجا (eja).

In Lebanese Arabic, a lamb or sheep is a خروف (kharūf). The meat is called لحم غنم (laḥem ghanam), which literally means “sheep meat”. خروف is the animal.

Chicken is جاج (jāj) in Lebanese Arabic, the spoken short form of the standard دجاج (dajāj).

To ask “how much” in Lebanese, say قديش؟ (ʾaddēsh?). For the price of something, ask قديش سعره؟ (ʾaddēsh saʿro?).

In Lebanese Arabic “where are you?” is وينك؟ (wēnak?) to a man and وينِك؟ (wēnik?) to a woman. A fuller form is وين إنت؟ (wēn ente?).

The simple way to wish someone a happy Eid in Lebanese is عيد مبارك (ʿīd mbārak).

To say “my name is” in Lebanese Arabic you say اسمي (esmi) followed by your name, or أنا اسمي (ana esmi) for more emphasis.

The word most Lebanese children use for grandma is تيتا (tēta). Another everyday word is ستّي (sitti), which means “my grandmother”.

The Arabic name of the country is لبنان (lebnēn) in Lebanese pronunciation. Standard Arabic says “lubnān”. A Lebanese person is لبناني (lebnēni).

The Lebanese word for pig is خنزير (khanzir). خنزير (khanzir) is the animal and also the word used for pork in the phrase لحم الخنزير (lahm el-khanzir).