Lebanese

The Lebanese word for salad is سلطة (salata).

When someone sneezes, Lebanese speakers say يرحمك الله (yerḥamak allāh), “may God have mercy on you”.

The Arabic word for lemon is ليمون (laymūn). One lemon is ليمونة (laymūne), and lemon juice is عصير ليمون (ʿaṣīr laymūn).

In Lebanese Arabic “yes” is إي (ē). The formal word is نعم (naʿam), and أكيد (akīd) means “sure” or “of course”. إي is the normal answer in daily talk.

In Lebanese Arabic a mother-in-law is حماة (hamé), and حماتي (hamati) means “my mother-in-law”.

The Lebanese way to say “bon appétit” is بالهنا والشفا (bil-hana w esh-shifa), roughly “with happiness and health”.

Congratulations is مبروك (mabrūk) in Lebanese Arabic. For a warmer wish say ألف مبروك (alf mabrūk), “a thousand congratulations”.

Children in Lebanon often say تيتا وسيدو (tēta w sīdo) for grandma and grandpa.

Beef is لحمة بقر (laḥmet baʼar) in Lebanese Arabic, literally “cow meat”. In daily speech people often say just لحمة (laḥme) for meat.

In Lebanese Arabic “beast” is وحش (waḥsh). It means a wild animal or a monster.