You've seen it all before, haven't you?
The good and the bad, the funny and the lame, the sweet and the sour... but wait until you add this to your list.
Your daily expressions as a Lebanese, and their respective English translations.
1. Oh my God = Ya 3adra
Alternatives: Ya rabbeh dakhlak/Ya ouddous/Ya ilahi...
It all depends on how dramatic you want to be.
2. Are you serious? = Oum ba2a
Alternatives: Oum men khele2teh/Bala man***eh!
Let your disbelief be loud and clear.
3. And I was like... = W ana eno...
Alternatives: Fa elet/Am elet/Emet elet/W ana kenet metel eno...
The all-time gossip launcher.
4. How you doin? = Kifo l achta?
Alternatives: Kifo l amar?/Kifo l helo?
Unfortunately, Joey will always win at this game... and he's a fictional character.
5. Can you like... not? = Fik la2?
Alternatives: Bye. (stressing on the period)/Okay la2/Haha, la2...
A smooth "please stop that right away before I break your face."
6. Jesus Christ! = Ya emmeh!
Alternatives: Ya masi7/Ya delleh/Yiy...
The more intense, upset, or scared you are, the more expressive you can be.
7. You're such an a**hole = Enta wa7ad 7ayawen!
Alternatives: 7mar/Bala mokh... and a lot of other unholy words.
This is when a fight breaks and the whole neighborhood gets involved.
8. F*ck = Wlak kiss me again!
Alternatives: Ejreh bhal chaghleh/W ess/Yel3an...
You express your anger, but politely... I mean, you can always try.
9. LOL = LOL
Alternatives: Daba7etneh/Cha2afetneh/Khazza2etneh/Ataletneh...
Because you're that amused in both languages and can't contain that laugh. Or you're actually on the floor crying from laughter.
10. So yeah = Eh w hek
Alternatives: Fa eh/W hek menkhabrak
And if you drifted to another topic, you readjust by saying "eh wen kenna?"