Lebanese

To say “God bless” to a man in Lebanese Arabic, use الله يبارك فيك (allāh ybārek fīk). To a woman it is الله يبارك فيكي (allāh ybārek fīki).

The Lebanese word for head is راس (rās). With the ending -i it becomes راسي (rāsi), “my head”.

In Lebanese Arabic you say صاحبي (sahbi) for “my friend” about a man and صاحبتي (sahbte) about a woman.

In Lebanese Arabic a beautiful girl is a صبية حلوة (sabiyye helwe).

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 verb for “to eat” is أكل (akal), “he ate”. “I eat” is باكل (bākol), and “eat!” to one person is كُل (kol).

The Lebanese word for the fruit orange is برتقال (borto2al), and the color is برتقالي (borto2ali). One orange is برتقالة (borto2ale).

A man who is confused says محتار (mḥayyar) in Lebanese Arabic. A woman says محتارة (mḥayyara).

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”.