There are expressions that help us express what we feel at important life events such as births, birthdays, professional successes, weddings, and funerals. These expressions convey our care and solidarity with others and reinforce our communal bonds. In this episode, Leen explores expressions for life events that we all experience. She also tell us about common replies to these expressions, which are used to acknowledge the love, respect, and support provided by our family, friends, and larger community.
Lebanese Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
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مرحبا أهلا وسهلا فيكن بحلقة جديدة من لانغويج وايف. أنا لين، وبحلقة اليوم رح خبركن عن بعض التعابير والجمل اللبنانية يلي بتنقال بعدة مناسبات، يعني شو منقول بكل مناسبة وبشو منرد.
Hello, and welcome to a new episode of Language Wave. I am Leen, and in today’s episode I will tell you about some Lebanese expressions and sentences that are said in several occasions. This means what to say on each occasion and what to reply with.
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إجمالا، اللبناني معروف عنو إنو من صفاتو الذوق والأخلاق، وبطبعو اجتماعي وبحب التواصل مع كل يلي بيعرفن. وكمان بحب يبني علاقات كتيرة مع ناس جداد. وحتى يضل هالتواصل مستمر بيناتن، بصيرو يزورو بعض بكل المناسبات. ولأن اللبناني إجمالا مشهور بالحكي الحلو والمذوق، بياخد معو هدية مناسبة لكل زيارة بيعملا بالمناسبات، وبقولو لبعض عبارات وجمل بتزيد الألفة والمحبة بين بعض.
Generally, it is known about the Lebanese person that courtesy and morality are among his qualities, and that he is social in his nature and loves to communicate with all his acquaintances. Also, he loves to build a lot of relations with new people. And in order to keep this communication ongoing between them, they start to visit each other on all occasions. Also, because the Lebanese is generally famous for sweet and courteous words, he takes with him a suitable gift for each visit he makes on occasions, and they say to each other expressions and sentences that increase intimacy and love between them.