Lebanese

In Lebanese Arabic “thunder” is رعد (raʿd). Lightning is برق (barʔ), and the two words often come together.

The Lebanese word for a shoe is صرماية (sarmaye). صرماية (sarmaye) is the everyday word, as in صرمايتي ضيقة (sarmayti dayyaqa), “my shoe is tight”.

A friendly Lebanese way to say “have a good day” is نهارك سعيد (nhārak saʿīd). The more neutral يوم سعيد (yōm saʿīd) works for anyone.

In Lebanese Arabic you call a man حبيبي (habibi) and a woman حبيبتي (habibti), both meaning “my love” or “my dear”.

Bread is خبز (khobz) in Lebanese Arabic. The thin round flatbread eaten with most meals is خبز عربي (khobz ʿarabi), and one loaf is a رغيف (raghīf).

The everyday Lebanese word for “beautiful” or “pretty” is حلو (helo) for masculine things and حلوة (helwe) for feminine ones.

The standard way to say “thanks” in Lebanese is شكراً (shukran).

The Lebanese way to say “shut up” is اسكت (osket) to a man and اسكتي (osketi) to a woman.

Common Lebanese words for “idiot” are غبي (ghabi), أهبل (ahbal) and حمار (ḥmār), which literally means “donkey”.

The everyday Lebanese way to say “no problem” is ما في مشكلة (ma fi moshkle). Say ما في مشكلة (ma fi moshkle) when someone asks for a favor or apologizes.