In a country where a large number of people are trilingual, slangs and expressions develop faster than your mom can brew Turkish coffee in the early morning.
Lebanese lingo is the child of both English and French, with a touch only the people of Lebanon have mastered.
Here are 10 of the most locally used words that only Lebanese understand:
1. Shower - Douche = Etdawash
Example: “Bhal shob betdawash chi marten bel nhar.”
Translation: “With such heat, I could shower twice a day.”
2. Blow dryer - Séchoir = Sachwer
Example: “3am faker sachwer sha3re lyom.”
Translation: “I’m considering blow-drying my hair today.”
3. Freezing = Mfarez
Example: “Kteer mfarze.”
Translation: “I’m freezing.”
4. Depressed = Mdapress
Example: “Shu fi? Leh mdapress?”
Translation: “What’s wrong? Why are you depressed?”
5. Check = Chayyik
Example: “Lahza khaleene chayyik hal mahal.”
Translation: “Wait, let me check this place out.”
6. Cancelled = Tkansal
Example: “Tkansal el mashrou3.”
Translation: “The plan was cancelled.”
7. Charging = Charrej
Example: “3m tcharje telephonic?”
Translation: “Are you charging your phone?”
8. Google it = Gawgel
Example: “El estez ale gawgel el material.”
Translation: “My teacher told me to google the material.”
9. Save it = Sayvo
Example: “Ha sayev ra2mo.”
Translation: “I’m going to save his number.”
10. Hyper = Mhaypra
Example: “Ana kteer mhaypra lyom.”
Translation: “I’m very hyper today.”