Learning Lebanese dialect

[trueaziza]

lol yea...but im not sure loool..
in autria we say for joke shout up too...
not only be quiet
or is this a too bad meaning if u say shout up in arabic??

[LoOlya]

lol yea...but im not sure loool..
in autria we say for joke shout up too...
not only be quiet
or is this a too bad meaning if u say shout up in arabic??

It gives a bad meaning actually .. I prefer to not say it

[trueaziza]

It gives a bad meaning actually .. I prefer to not say it

oook
hmm any other idea how i could say it? lool (without too bad meaning) special dialect things maybe?

[CZAREK2581]

oook
hmm any other idea how i could say it? lool (without too bad meaning) special dialect things maybe?

I have two ideas which are actually not so bad

eskot=Shut up/Be quite![but it is not so strong i guess ] or sakker temmak= literal translation close your mouth

[xXalanaXx]

I don't know if anyone has covered this yet in the Lebanese thread, but what are the numbers used in the words and how are they pronounced?

For example: La2
What is the pronunciation of 2 and whats it's arabic letter?

shoukran

[PaolitaStar]

can somebody tell me please how do u say "but" in lebanese dialect? please, I want to make this phrase:
ana bi bariize m3a zaalek ana ray7a 3a lebnene aribann (im in paris but (here im using m3a zaalek) I go to lebanon soon" means however but how do u say "but" in lebanese dialect please!!!

[mvnr1]

@ xXalanaXx

learning these numbers is a good step in learning Arabic, because they r used to represent Arabic sounds in all dialects and Standard Arabic too (not only Lebanese Arabic) when written in English letters (see the note below)

here they r:

NUMBER 2
it represents the sound ء (hamza) (read more on it in Wikipedia), it's pronounced like the English sound A when in the beginning of a word, try to say i saw then stop then continue and say a car, the 2 sound is like a, an example in Arabic is the word qera2a (reading) to be able to pronounce it with the help of English say qera a car, now remove car from the pronunciation, the final result is qera a

number 2 also represents the sound ق (q) in the dialects that pronounce the sound ق as the English sound A such as Lebanese Arabic, for example the word اتفاق (etefaq) (agreement) ends with the Arabic sound ق, it's pronounced in Standard Arabic etefaq, but in Lebanese Arabic the ق is pronounced as the English sound A so the word is pronounced etefa2, so as u see in this case the number 2 is used too

pronouncing ق as the English sound A isn't applied to all words, some words preserve the sound ق as q in all dialects, so don't think that in Lebanese Arabic the letter ق is always written and pronounced as 2

NUMBER 3
it represents the sound ع, it has no equivalent in English, u have to hear someone pronounce it for u

NUMBER 3'
it represents the sound غ (gh), it's like the French R, u have to hear someone pronounce it for u

NUMBER 5
it represents the sound خ (kh), it's like the Spanish J and the German CH, u have to hear someone pronounce it for u

NUMBER 6
it represents the sound ط, it's like the English sound T but heavier and pronounced in a different way, u have to hear someone pronounce it for u, not all people use this number to represent that sound, many just use T, for example the word طائر (ta2er) (bird) some people write it as ta2er and others write it as 6a2er

NUMBER 7
it represents the sound ح, it has no equivalent in English, u have to hear someone pronounce it for u

NUMBER 9
i don't know what sound it represents, i think it represents the sound ق that's pronounced as q like in Standard Arabic but i'm not sure, i speak Egyptian Arabic and i rarely see anyone uses it, but there r people who uses it

i think these numbers represent those sounds specifically because they look like them in drawing, for example the number 3 looks like ع

NOTE these numbers r used in informal use of Arabic, but in formal use (for example titles of books) they r not used and instead the closest sounds in English r used, for example the word 7aya (حياة) (life) if in a title of a book u'll find that it's written as Haya and not 7aya, but sometimes u may find the numbers used in formal use too

[PaolitaStar]

please anyone could tell me please in lebanese dialect, how to say "but"? yes "but" please please! thank u

[mvnr1]

@ PaolitaStar

i speak Egyptian Arabic, so i prefer that someone who speaks Lebanese Arabic answer ur question to get a correct answer, but here's my guess, but is bas (بس)

laken (لكن) also means but, but in ur sentence i feel that bas is the one to be used

[PaolitaStar]

OOOhhhh mvnr1, u cant imagine how thankful im to u, I really needed to know it and im so happy u helped me!!! thank u soo mucchhhhh! have a good day!

[aila]

NUMBER 9
i don't know what sound it represents, i think it represents the sound ق that's pronounced as q like in Standard Arabic but i'm not sure, i speak Egyptian Arabic and i rarely see anyone uses it, but there r people who uses it

yea, some people use it represent the sound ق (q), i met it mostly in maghreb dialects thread... but there are also people (from gulf countries) use it for represent ص (strong S) so 9' is represent ض.

[mvnr1]

@ aila

thank u for this

[CZAREK2581]

yea, some people use it represent the sound ق (q), i met it mostly in maghreb dialects thread... but there are also people (from gulf countries) use it for represent ص (strong S) so 9' is represent ض.

Yes true if you put ص perpendicularly it is very similar[its shape] to number 9,letter ض has a dot so this is why they add['] to it,the same thing is with letter ط=looks like 6 and ظ equals 6'

[gbasfora]

Hi,

I need help to fill the blanks with the missing word.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/ttDoP69E/06-_.html

عين المي عين عين يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف بعين المي ياعين
و الجدايل عالقمر يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف و القمر على عين

saleem idek

[realN]

Hey guys, Im new here =) I would really like to learn more lebanese dialect and would really appreciate if someone here could help me with to translate my words list and sentences. so heres my list =)...


and-
skirt-
dress-
socks-
pants-
bracelet-
necklace-
ring-
makeup-
t-shirt-
sweater-
heels-
jacket-
bag-
shoes-

and here some sentences...

what do you want ?-
why are you so mean to me?-
dont say this ever again to me-
I miss you guys-
what do you mean ?-
what do you like to eat ?-
is it fun ?
are you satisfied?-
my father is at work-
they all are fine, thankyou-
how is your family?-
are you talking to me ?-
are you busy?-
when will you be back?-
how was your day?
what will you do tomorrow ?
I like you-
dont be sad -
its nice that you like that -
be allways happy-
eat well-
dont smoke -
I am sad -
I am happy -
you make me feel special-
always-
when ever you want-
as you like -
as you wish-
I dont care -
its not funny-

[gbasfora]

Hi,

I need help to fill the blanks with the missing word.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/ttDoP69E/06-_.html

عين المي عين عين يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف بعين المي ياعين
و الجدايل عالقمر يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف و القمر على عين

saleem idek

Anyone ?

[LoOlya]

Hey guys, Im new here =) I would really like to learn more lebanese dialect and would really appreciate if someone here could help me with to translate my words list and sentences. so heres my list =)...

and- o \ w
skirt- tannoura
dress- fustan
socks- kalsat\jrabat
pants- bana6leen
bracelet-eswara
necklace-3o2d
ring- 5atam
makeup- makyaj
t-shirt- 2amis or stays t-shirt
sweater- blouze
heels- k3oube
jacket-jacket
bag-shanta \ jezdan
shoes- sanadel or shoes (you can use the same word)

and here some sentences...

what do you want ?- shu baddak(m) shu baddik(f)
why are you so mean to me?-leeh inta bte3nile kel hal 2ad(m) leeh inte bte3nile kel hal 2ad(f)
dont say this ever again to me- ma t2elle(m)\te2lile(f) hayda el shi marra tanye
I miss you guys- mishta2eetlkon shabeb
what do you mean ?- shu azdak? (m) shu azdik? (f)
what do you like to eat ?- shu bt7eb tekol(m) shu bt7ebbi tekle(f)
is it fun ? - byebsot? (does it make fun)
are you satisfied?-inta rade\me2tini3?(m) inte radye\me2tin3a?(f)
my father is at work-bayye bel sho3'ol
they all are fine, thankyou- kellayeton mna7, shokran
how is your family?-keifa 3ayltak?(m) keifa 3ayltik?(f)
are you talking to me ?-inta 3am te7ke ma3e?(m) inte 3am te7ke ma3e?(f)
are you busy?- mash3'oul?(m) mash3'oule?(f)
when will you be back?- amteen raje3?(m) amteen raj3a?(f)
how was your day? keif kan yawmak?(m) keif kan yawmek?(f)
what will you do tomorrow ? shu ra7 ta3mol bokra?(m) shu ra7 ta3mle bokra?(f)
I like you- bte3jebne(m)\bte3jbeene(f)
dont be sad -ma tez3al(m) ma tez3ale (f)
its nice that you like that - 7elo inno bye3jbak..(m) 7elo inno bye3jbik(f)
be allways happy- deyman koun mabsoot(m) deyman koune mabsouta (f)
eat well- koul mni7(m) kole mni7 (f)
dont smoke - ma tda55en (m) ma tda5ne (f)
I am sad - ana za3lane
I am happy - ana mabsouta
you make me feel special- bt5alliine 7ess inny 3'ayr el koll (or you can use the word special)
always-deyman
when ever you want- amteen ma baddak\bet7eb(m) amteen ma baddik\bet7ibbe(f)
as you like - metel ma baddak(m) metel ma baddik (f)
as you wish- metel ma btetmanna(m) metel ma btetmanne(f)
I dont care - ma bihemne
its not funny-mish mahdoum\ma bda77ek

[LoOlya]

Hi,

I need help to fill the blanks with the missing word.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/ttDoP69E/06-_.html

عين المي عين عين يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف بعين المي ياعين
و الجدايل عالقمر يا ؟؟؟؟؟ أوف و القمر على عين

saleem idek

Sorry, but I couldn't get what they're saying too :\

[gbasfora]

Sorry, but I couldn't get what they're saying too :\

Thank you LoOlya

[randa434]

hi shabab w sabaya
kifkon?
inshalla btkouno mna7
eda sama7t 7ada mnkon 2elli kil el ma3ani lal "7araam"

thx in advanced