The Lebanese way to say “I hate you” is بكرهك (bkrahak). Add كتير (ktīr) for بكرهك كتير (bkrahak ktīr), “I hate you a lot”. It is a strong thing to say.
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The classic Lebanese hello is مرحبا (marḥaba). Friends often say هلا (halla) or أهلين (ahlēn).
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The Lebanese word for pear is إجاص (ejjas). One pear is إجاصة (ejjase).
Lebanese children call their mother ماما (mama), and إمي (emmi) means “my mother” when talking about her.
A girl is a بنت (bint) in Lebanese Arabic. صبية (ṣabiyye) means a young woman, and the plural of بنت is بنات (banāt).
The Lebanese word for the fruit orange is برتقال (borto2al), and the color is برتقالي (borto2ali). One orange is برتقالة (borto2ale).
In Lebanese Arabic you tell someone to stop with وقّف (waʔʔef). To stop doing something, people say بطّل (baṭṭel), and a quick بس (bas) means “enough”.