بيرة
bīraeveryday, Lebanon
Beer is بيرة (bīra) in Lebanese Arabic. The plural is بيرات (bīrāt), and for two beers people say بيرتين (bīrtēn).
You can ask for a cold one with بيرة باردة (bīra bārde). The best known local brand is Almaza, so some people just ask for المازا (almāza).
Meaning: beer (noun)
When do people say it?
Beer is sold openly in Lebanese bars, restaurants and shops, and Almaza is brewed in Lebanon.
Did you know?
- The word بيرة (bīra) is borrowed from the European word for beer, so it is easy to remember.
Examples in context
- بدي بيرة باردةbiddi bīra bārdeI want a cold beer.
- عطيني بيرتينʿṭīni bīrtēnGive me two beers.
- في بيرة بالبراد؟fī bīra bil-barrād?Is there beer in the fridge?
Example conversation
Fadi orders at a bar in Beirut and the waiter Hassan answers.
- Fadiمرحبا، عطيني بيرة باردةmarḥaba, ʿṭīni bīra bārdeHello, give me a cold beer.
- Hassanأكيد، بدك المازا؟akīd, biddak almāza?Sure, do you want Almaza?
- Fadiإي، المازا منيحةēh, almāza mnīḥaYes, Almaza is good.
