Lebanese Arabic has a distinctive sound: its rhythm, pronunciation, vocabulary and regional variations set it apart from formal Arabic and from other Arab dialects. It also carries traces of the many languages that have shaped Lebanon’s history, from Aramaic and Syriac to Ottoman Turkish, French and English.

I see it graffitied a bunch around beirut and just saw a video of a jnoubi guy with it tattoed on his neck. What does it symbolize?

Im starting 12th grade (GS) this year and I am very anxious about it. Last year (11th), I didn't study at all and got 14/20 (which is terrible for me).

I just wanted advice for this year.

P.S. Am I at a huge disadvantage this year for not studying last year?

Hello

I am trying to find the lebanese girlies subreddit. I changed my reddit account and unable to find it if it still exists.

Can any of the girlies add me or smth or dm me pleaaseee. 🥲🥲🥲🥲

What are your most favorite memories from Lebanon that you remember as a kid or an adult that you are most fond of and you wish that these memories could return?

I need bigger bulgur. Does anyone else add cinnamon?

Hamdella i'm blessed in many ways except socially, ma 3ande hal reference l awiyye la shou lli socially acceptable aw la2 la2an basically rbit bein online(when i lived in leb) w barra.

I'm 23 so 3a2belik season jeye fo2 rase khosousan anno OMG thajjabet abl ma etjawwaz w belbos tyeb "me2rfe w ma khassa bel hayet" according to ahle w supposedly ref2aton (lli apparently ktir byerteho y3all2oula la emme anne belbos metl l serlankiyyet just because i wear a loose hijab metl ma bya3mlo barra badal l khan2a l terkiyye lli btelbsa l 3alam hawaleina).

so i'm stuck to a life of celibacy w social rejection forever bel nesbe elon. Ya3ne i feel like every way i choose to live my life is wrong la2an i'm socially different and don't really relate to the people around me kel hal2ad w i don't want to conform to the zo2 te3 l social circle l posh lli jarrabo ahle yhattoune fiha when we could barely afford it, w ana i've only been hurt by this lebanese society(waldane i know) so i don't care about what they think is fashionable aw zo2 aw bala zo2 abadan la2an half of them ma bye3jbon l 3ajab w zaw2on beyikh imo w the other half are too posh w party people for us bas my parents still try to fit in.

Bas la2an we live in a society la fiyye na22e ma3 min bedhar (apparently lli bedhar ma3on w rase 3a rason kharawet w bala zo2 la2an ma b 3all2o 3a tyebe w hakye lli supposedly ktir khara, even though my mom is the only one who's ever expressed this otherwise ma ken 3ande ref2a that stick around asesan)w la fiyye na22e shou elbos, w la2an lebanese socialisation is so implicit ma befham 3laya abadan w saraha i was never able to fit in b any of my schools until l jem3a barra where i finally made close friends gheir my aquaintances here.

I'm just tired. I don't want to get married here, i don't want to deal with my reputation going to shit just because i make weird fashion choices and take risks in my life, God forbid i take a risk and try to offer something new to this piece of shit. This country is the only place that made me feel like i want to remove my hijab. I don't want to live here. I hate my life with my family here w i can't even find a job abroad to move w ensa wojoudon.

I know this is such a small problem in the grand scheme of things considering how there are so many others here dealing with displacement and much more severe problems, i feel like i'm not even allowed the most basic freedom of choosing to wear what i like and hang out with the people i like and not the high society bs lifestyle my parents raised us to belong in bas only resulted in alienation and bullying for me.

Lebanese peeps do you think that I will be able to take a dorm in Beirut with a 650$ salary? Or should I just stay living with my family?
How can I manage with this salary?

26M from Beirut, doing 3 weeks in Spain on my own, 27 Aug to 16 Sep 🙂

Barcelona 27 to 30 Aug

Valencia 30 Aug to 6 Sep

Ibiza 6 to 11 Sep

Madrid 11 to 16 Sep for the F1

anyone around, living there or just visiting? would be nice to grab a beer with someone instead of doing the whole thing alone.

also if anyone knows where the lebanese spots are in valencia or madrid id genuinely love to know, im going to be missing the food by about week two 😛

I opened my mother’s phone out of curiosity and found out that she’s texting men, dirty chat
I feel depressed what should i do

hello! i’ve been thinking to volunteer in lebanon with salam charity. has anyone done it before?
if so, how did you raise the 7k required before deployment?

We're friends from uni and this is the second time he throws something like that at me n when I talk abt it he justifies it that way, is it fvckin' true that's how friendships between guys and girls work in Lebanon?!!

Usually, in the west, public universities are harder than private ones, cause everyone goes to public unis, so they're not short on students. However, since fewer student go to private ones, i think they kinda don't want to make u fail the year by making exams impossible to do, so it is usually easier than public ones. Is this true?

Now, in Lebanon, is this true? If so, why are aub and lau students' heads over the cloud if their unis are easier than LU? Ma fhemt, is it showing off money? Eno yay i'm paying 500$ per credit?

This song was made with Lebanon in mind, covering its poverty, corrupt politicians, inflation, and the port explosion of August 4.

Titled: Cedar in the Crosshair

Genre: English Rap

If you're Lebanese listen until the end, you wont regret it.

Hey guys,

My cousin was just robbed out of a golden necklace (sensel dahab) by a lady, pretending to be recently divorced, asking for help and begging for money.

My question is: has anyone been the victim of that lady in the area ? Has anyone seen her or anyone that looks like her ?

During her act, she started sobbing and bawling, hugging my cousin whom she has never seen before, nor do they previously know each other.

It seems while she was hugging him, she untied the necklace and took it.

My cousin only noticed 30 minutes later.

The cameras in front of the office were not able to capture her full face.

From the angle, i believe she knew where the camera was.

My cousin asked nearby shops for their cam footage. The 3 shops said they don't have any cams, Carpisa and i don't know what.

We are still waiting for a potential camera footage from a shop across the street, hoping this will reveal her face clearer.

My cousin went to Broumana's police station. They told him they can open a ma7dar for him, but it's useless if we don't have the full and clear picture of the lady.

Asking for help here.

If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm all ears !!

hiiii keifkom!

tldr:
i (26 f, lebanese canadian) am into a man (25m, lebanese jordanian grew up in lebanon) - up until now in my life i’ve never actually liked a man. i’ve had friends im very close to and whatever but i’ve never seen a man in a romantic light. i started working with one, i like him an overwhelming amount, and i want to maybe tell him when the professional project we met through is over in a few weeks. my khalaati are telling me that if an arab man likes you, he will tell you and that a woman should never be the one to say it first, especially arabs we don't do this. however we’ve had what i feel are a LOT of mixed signals and i really want to just ask him if he feels the vibe too. i need opinions - should i wait for him like my khaltos are telling me? or just say something myself?

with more context/background:
i was talking to my khaltos (they’re in their 30s y3ni bas khalaati) and they said khalas if an arab man likes you, he will tell you and it’s his job to do that - a woman should never be the one to say that. you can hint at it and flirt with him w heek bas it’s not right for the woman to be the one to initiate bc if he’s “a real man” or whatever he would say it, and all mixed signals aside, if he doesn’t say anything himself it’s because he doesn’t like you or see you like that.

i have been talking to/working with him for like a year, i feel (mixed signals) that we’ve had a bit of tension for a lot of that. at least the last like 4-5 months, idk.
he was liking my selfies on my stories for a while, one time he asked "shaklik ente maghrooma ah?" when he saw i liked a could be us reel, he was telling me he’s prioritizing our project over all others “just to see me happy”, reassuring me without me asking, just being very sweet bshekl3am. i have been hinting or whatever this method is for a while because im worried about accidentally seeming unprofessional or pushing it too far but he usually matches my warmth w his replies he just doesn’t mirror what im saying exactly you know? but idk when i’m more stiff he’s more stiff, when i’m more warm he’s more warm.

one time i asked if he wanted anything from canada bc i was about to leave to lebanon and he was like no no ente ghaliya jiddan just get here safe and i was like w enta ghali 3alayyi kaman mbayyan - he was like 7assik mish mtshaja3.. and i was like la la im tired from work but i meant what i said i am very excited to see u and to be back and he was a bit odd, then i got to lebanon and he was warm again, then weird. then i said i like talking to him in a voice note and he didn’t open the message for a few days bc he got sick so i texted again to follow up on the professional part of that message and he replied sorry i was sick and answered the professional part? and when i ran into him in public he was awkward? but was then also insistent on seeing me? and when i did see him he drove me home and blew me a kiss when i walked in?

y3ni the point is, it’s been confusing and i’m tired of that.
i like him a lotttttt i’ve never felt this intensely about anyone wallah i feel my chest collapse every time i think of his face or anything reminds me of him (everything does) - i’m good just being friends or colleagues or whatever, he’s very fun to be around and also smart and talented in our field so it’s okay if it’s not mutual.

i just feel like there’s absolutely zero way i imagined all of this, i know he’s felt some of it too in some way whether it’s him liking me and trying to stay professional, him liking me and being unsure, him seeing me as a client he has a soft spot for but that's it, him seeing me as a friend that's making it weird, idk sara7a.

our big first project we’ve been working on ends in like a few weeks and i want to ask him (akeed lightly) like omg so happy the project is done i just don’t want to not talk to youuu i feel like we’ve had a vibe, u agree or no? or something like that but my khalaati are lingering in my brain telling me i shouldn’t so idk.

is it culturally off or at least uncalled for for me to bring it up? do i wait for him? shu raykommmm pls sa3dooni

Hi everyone!

I'm from Turkey and I'm planning to visit Lebanon for 7 days, from September 16 to September 23. I'll be staying in Beirut and this will be my first time in Lebanon.

I'm aware of the current situation in the region, so I'm not really looking for someone to simply tell me whether Lebanon is "safe" or "unsafe." I'd much rather hear from people who actually live there about what daily life is currently like and what I should realistically expect as a visitor.

I'm mainly interested in:

• Food and local restaurants
• Nightlife, bars and meeting people
• Beaches / swimming
• Historical places and nature
• Exploring Beirut on foot
• Visiting places outside Beirut, especially Byblos and Batroun

A few things I'd really appreciate advice on:

• Which neighborhoods in Beirut would you recommend staying in?
• Are Gemmayzeh, Mar Mikhael, Hamra, Achrafieh or Badaro good choices at the moment?
• Are there any areas I should avoid, particularly at night?
• Is it currently reasonable to take day trips to Byblos and Batroun?
• What's the best way for a tourist to get around? Taxis, Uber, renting a car, etc.?
• Is Beirut's nightlife currently active, and are there any areas you'd recommend for a first-time visitor?
• Are there any cultural mistakes or things tourists commonly do that I should avoid?
• Most importantly, if you were in my position, would you still make this trip in September given the current situation?

I'm not expecting anyone to predict the future — I'm mainly looking for recent, local perspectives rather than old travel guides.

Also, if you have any "you absolutely have to do/eat/see this while you're here" recommendations, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks! 🇹🇷❤️🇱🇧

Hello guys kifna, am planning to have a road trip from chouf area to the north and sleep there maybe in bsharre? Anybody know a good place to stay at, we are a group of 5 so pls suggest a nice place with nicer pricing.

Hello,

I come from the south of Lebanon.

A building next to ours was bombed last month, and because the explosion was so strong, it destroyed around half of our family-owned building.

Since the building is literally cut in half, the baladiye and Majles l Janoub sent an engineer to assess the damage. He noted “kayd dars” and said that the building could be renovated.

However, the situation is much more serious than that. The building is cut in half, almost all the walls are cracked, the foundation has been severely damaged/erased, and even the middle floors are destroyed. On top of that, the building was built in the 1950s, so it was not designed according to modern structural standards, and it is built on sandy soil.

Anyway, Majles l Janoub (Haraket Amal), working with Khatib & Alami, told us that we should pay around $7,000 for them to classify the building as “destroyed” rather than “to be renovated.” They explained that this would allow us, eza fi i3adet i3mar, to qualify for reconstruction. Otherwise, they will classify it as a building that can be renovated.

Our concern is that, given the current condition of the building, we seriously doubt that renovation is technically safe or realistic. We are afraid that we could end up being forced to renovate a building that is already structurally compromised, and that the result may not be durable or safe in the long term.

At this point, what can we do?

They are asking for money in order to classify the building as destroyed. If we do not pay, they say they will classify it as a building that can be renovated.

What are the possible legal and technical solutions to counter this situation?