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.”