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    15 Weirdest And Funniest Lebanese Expressions!

    By Grace HovsepianMay 23, 2017Updated:September 9, 2021
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    Lebanese people are pretty unique! Apart from mixing 3 languages, they also tend to use expressions that are funny… and sometimes weird.

    Here’s our version of the Urban Dictionary!

    #1 Rouh ballett el bahher

    Literal translation: go tile the sea.

    Meaning: get lost!

    #2 El-ered bi 3ein emmo ghazel

    Literal translation: the monkey is a deer in his mother’s eyes.

    Meaning: mothers will always see their children as beautiful.

    #3 Baselto/Baselta mahrou’a

    Literal translation: his/her onion is burned.

    Meaning: said of someone acting very impatient.

    #4 El-tekrar bi 3allim el-ehmar

    Literal translation: repetition teaches a donkey.

    Meaning: practice makes perfect.

    #5 Tanjra w la’yet ghataha

    Literal translation: a pot finally found its own cover.

    Meaning: said of two people who click, aka a good match (whatever that match could be!)

    #6 Atal el-ateel w meshe bi jnezto

    Literal translation: He/she killed the victim and walked in his/her funeral.

    Meaning: said of a person who causes the damage then acts innocent.

    #7 Qadi el-weled chana2 halo

    Literal translation: the kids’ judge hung himself.

    Meaning: usually said when people try to intervene in a fight between kids and can’t figure out what they are fighting about and how to handle it. In other words, it’s always impossible to play the judge in a kids’ fight.

    #8 El-3ein basira w el-eed asira

    Literal translation: the eye can see but the hand is short.

    Meaning: We can see what’s going on but can’t do anything about it. It is also used to say no when asked for financial help.

    #9 Fi baynetna khebez w meleh

    Literal translation: there’s bread and salt between us.

    Meaning: said of two people who go way back.

    #10 Ma ta3tee wej

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    Literal translation: don’t give him a face.

    Meaning: Ignore him, don’t give him any attention, set boundaries.

    #11 Ye’berni shou tayeb!

    Literal translation: may he bury me how delicious. (brutally weird, isn’t it?)

    Meaning: said about a person “How cute!”

    #12 Farjeeni A3rd Ektefek

    Literal translation: show me the width of your shoulders.

    Meaning: Get lost!

    #13 Fekk A3neh!

    Literal translation: unhook yourself from me

    Meaning: Leave me alone!

    #14 Kol Hawa

    Literal translation: Eat wind.

    Meaning: said to a person to shut up when talking nonsense or unpleasant things.

    #15 Rehna esslata

    Literal translation: we went salad.

    Meaning: We’re screwed.

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