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My country, Lebanon...


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    to listen to the Lebanese anthem,


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    to read the words of the Lebanese anthem (in Arabic language).






  • Area :
    10 452 km 2

  • Population :
    4 millions

  • Capital :
    Beirut,
    1 500 000 inhab.

  • Currency :
    Lebanese Pound

  • National Day :
    22nd of November





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Learn Arabic...

Arabic is the official language in Lebanon. Aside from Arabic, French and English are spoken and understood by most of the lebanese population.
Arabic language is a very difficult one, however learning the most commun arabic expressions is a very easy task...
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 English  Arabic
 Hello - Hi  marhaba
 Welcome  ahlan
 Bye  ma'a salaama
 Good morning  sabah el-khayr
 Good morning (Reply)  sabah an-nour
 Good evening  masa el-khayr
 Good evening (Reply)  masa an-nour
 Please  min fadlak (masculin)
 min fadlik (feminine)
 Go ahead  tfadal (masculin)
 tfadali (feminine)
 Thank you  shukran
 How are you doing?  kifak (masculin)
 kifik (feminine)
 I'm fine (Thank God)  al-hamdu lillah
 Sorry, excuse me  'afwan
 Congratulations  mabrouk
 What is your name?  shou ismak (masculin)
 shou ismik (feminine)
 My name  ismi
 Where are you from?  min wayn inta?
 Do you speak...?  btah-ki / hal tatakallam ?
 I speak...  ana bah-ki / ana atakallam
 Arabic  'arabi
 English  Englisi
 French  faransi
 I don't understand  ma bif-ham / la af-ham
 I (don't) like...  ana (ma) bhib / ana (la) uhib
 Yes  na'am
 No  la
 Don't worry  ma'lesh
 I'm sick  ana marid (masculin)
 ana marida (feminine)
 How many km?  kam kilometre?
 Where ...?  wayn...?
 When?  mata? / emta?
 Today  al-yom
 Tomorrow  bukra / ghadan
 what time is it?  as-sa'a kam?
 How much / many?  qaddaysh? / bikam?
 Big  kabir
 Small  sagheer
 Bad  mish kwayyis / mu kwayyis
 Good  kwayyis
 Cheap / Expensive  rakhees / ghaali
 Closed  musakkar
 Open  maftooh
 I love you  bhebbak (masculine)
 bhebbik (feminine)
 0  sifr
 1  waahid
 2  itneen
 3  tlaata
 4  arba'a
 5  khamsa
 6  sitta
 7  sab'a
 8  tamanya
 9  tis'a
 10  'ashra
 11  hida'shar
 12  itna'shar
 13  talat-ashar
 14  arba'at-ashar
 15  khamas-ta'shar
 16  sitta'shar
 17  sabata'shar
 18  tamanta'shar
 19  tisata'shar
 20  'ishreen
 21  whahid wa 'ishreen
 30  talateen
 40  arba'een
 50  khamseen
 60  sitteen
 70  sab'een
 80  tamaneen
 90  tis'een
 100  miyya
 1000  alf