Insta-Levantine Arabic

By myself! [Lebanese]

Be nafse

I didn’t understand [Lebanese]

ma fhemet

Can you speak slower? [Lebanese; Male]

Feek te7ki shway shway?

Can you repeat/Say it again please? [Lebanese; Male]

Feek t3eed law sama7t?

I have no money! [Lebanese]

Ma ma3e masare!

I’m broke [Lebanese; male]

Mfalles

I’m broke [lebanese; female]

Mfallse

My pocket is empty [Lebanese]

Jaybte fadye

I don’t have a single Lira [Lebanese]

Ma ma3e wala lira

My money disappeared [Lebanese]

El masare tarit

I arrived early [Lebanese]

Wselet bakkir

I’m late! [Lebanese; male]

2ana m2akhar

I’m late! [Lebanese; female]

2ana m2akhara

On time [Lebanese]

3al wa2et

I arrived on time [Lebanese]

Wselet 3al wa2et

Soon [Lebanese]

3an 2areeb

I’ll see you soon [Lebanese; female]

Bshoufik 3an 2areeb

Last-minute [Lebanese]

Ekhir la7za

I left it until the last minute [Lebanese]

Khalleita la ekhir la7za

A long time ago [Lebanese]

Men zaman

I was young a long time ago [Lebanese]

Kenet zghir men zaman

In a little while [Lebanese]

Ba3ed shway

I’ll talk to you in a little while [Lebanese]

Ba7kik ba3ed shway

At the same time [Lebanese]

B nafs el wa2et

We arrived at the same time [Lebanese]

Wsolna b nafs el wa2et

Light [noun; Lebanese]

Feti7

Key [noun; Lebanese]

Mefte7

I’ll open the door with the key [Lebanese]

Ra7 efta7 bel mefte7

What are you listening to? (male)

Shoo 3am tisma3?

Type in your birthday to use the coupon (female; Lebanese)

Iktbi tari5 miladek lesta3mal el coupon