Lebanese

In Lebanese Arabic, a lamb or sheep is a خروف (kharūf). The meat is called لحم غنم (laḥem ghanam), which literally means “sheep meat”. خروف is the animal.

A donkey is a حمار (ḥmār) in Lebanese Arabic. The plural is حمير (ḥmīr).

Chicken is جاج (jāj) in Lebanese Arabic, the spoken short form of the standard دجاج (dajāj).

To ask “how much” in Lebanese, say قديش؟ (ʾaddēsh?). For the price of something, ask قديش سعره؟ (ʾaddēsh saʿro?).

In Lebanese Arabic “where are you?” is وينك؟ (wēnak?) to a man and وينِك؟ (wēnik?) to a woman. A fuller form is وين إنت؟ (wēn ente?).

The everyday Lebanese word for “man” is زلمة (zalame), used for any adult male. زلمة (zalame) is what people say in conversation.

The simple way to wish someone a happy Eid in Lebanese is عيد مبارك (ʿīd mbārak).

To say “my name is” in Lebanese Arabic you say اسمي (esmi) followed by your name, or أنا اسمي (ana esmi) for more emphasis.

The word most Lebanese children use for grandma is تيتا (tēta). Another everyday word is ستّي (sitti), which means “my grandmother”.

The Arabic name of the country is لبنان (lebnēn) in Lebanese pronunciation. Standard Arabic says “lubnān”. A Lebanese person is لبناني (lebnēni).