Lebanese

A gift is a هدية (hdiyye) in Lebanese Arabic. The plural is هدايا (hadāya). To give a gift say هيدي هدية إلك (haydi hdiyye ilak), “this is a gift for you”.

Blue is أزرق (azraʼ) for masculine nouns and زرقا (zarʼa) for feminine ones in Lebanese Arabic.

Children in Lebanon call their grandpa سيدو (sīdo) or جدّو (jiddo). Both are warm family words and they are understood everywhere in the country.

A cow is a بقرة (baʼara) in Lebanese Arabic. Cattle in general are بقر (baʼar). Two cows are بقرتين (baʼartēn).

In Lebanese Arabic “sleeping” is نايم (nāyim) for a man or boy and نايمة (nāyme) for a woman or girl. For a group you say نايمين (nāymīn).

In Lebanese Arabic you can call a boss معلم (muʿallem), a respectful word for a head or an expert. The formal word for a manager is مدير (mudīr).

In Lebanese Arabic “true” is صحيح (ṣaḥīḥ). To say it is not true, use مش صحيح (mish ṣaḥīḥ). People also use صحيح to mean “right” or “correct”.

In Lebanese Arabic “no” is لأ (la2), said with a short glottal stop at the end. لأ (la2) is what you hear in everyday conversation.

Lebanese Arabic has no separate “good afternoon” greeting.

The everyday Lebanese word for money is مصاري (masari).