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House and Apartment

House and Apartment:

• house - beyt {byût}
• building - binêye {êt}
• floor/level - ţâbiç {ţwâbiç}
• apartment/flat - ciçça {ciçaç}/çappartmên {êt}
• small apartment/studio - stûdyo {yêt}
• furnished apartment - ciçça mafrûce/lôqànda {êt}
• country house - villa {êt}/dâra {ât}
• mansion/palace - çaşor {çşûr}
• garage/parking - ģarâj {êt}
• car/automobile - siyyâra {ât}
• mailbox - şandûç il-barîd
• key - miftêx {mfêtîx}
• door - bêb {bwêb}
• doorbell - jaras {jrâs}
• entrance - madkal {madêkil}
• living room - şâlôn {êt}
• kitchen - maţbak {maţâbik}
• room - çûða {çuwað}/girfe {guraf}
• family room - çûðit il-ýuçûd
• dining room - çûðit is-şifra
• bedroom - çûðit in-nôm
• office/study - maqtab {maqêtib}
• cellar - çabo/çabwe {êt}/qrâr
• bathroom - xammêm {êt}/twâlêt {êt}
• window - cibbêq {cbêbîq}
• balcony/terrace - balqôn {blêqîn}/tirrâs
• garden - jnayne {êt}/bistên {bsêtîn}
• pool - masbax {masêbix}/birqe {biraq}/pissîn {êt}
• small fountain - nûfayra  {nwêfîr}
• roof - şaţex {sţûx}
• ceiling - saçef {sçûfe}
• wall - xêţ {xîţân}
• ground/floor - çared {çarâdi}
• staircase/stairs - daraj {drâj}
• elevator - maşýad {maşâýid}/çasansêr {ât}
• fireplace/chimney - dêkûn {dwêkîn}/cimînê
• electricity - qahraba
• power generator - çictirâq/môtêr
• light - ðaww {çuðowye}/nûr
• central heating/heater - côfâj/tidfêye
• air conditioning - çêy sî
• water heater - msakkin/çâzân
• fan/ventilator - mihwêye {êt}
• telephone/landline - tilîfôn {êt}/hêtif {hawêtif}
• television - tilvîzyôn {êt}
• sale - beyýa
• rent/lease - çajâr
• price - siýer {çasýâr}/xaçç
• maintenance - şiyâni
• expense - maşrûf {mşarîf}
• neighborhood - xayy {çaxyêç}
• residential area - manţaçit saqan
• landlord/property owner - mêliq/mallêq {millêq}
• tenant/resident - mistaçjir {în}
• janitor /caretaker - naţûr {nwaţîr}
• maid/cleaning lady - şânýa {şinnêý}/kâdme {êt}/qimryêle {êt}
• butler/servant - kâdîm {kiddâm}/kaddêm {kiddêm}/çajîr
• driver - sawwâç {în}/côfêr {iyye}
• gardener - jnaynêti {iyye}/bistêni {iyye}/bistanji {iyye}
• guest - ðêf {ðyûf}
• neighbor - jâr {jîrân/jîre}

Examples:

Is this apartment for rent? - hac-ciçça lal-çajâr?
That house is for sale. - haydêq il-beyt lal-beyýa.
How many bedrooms? - qamm çuwað in-nôm?
Is there central heating? - fî côfâj?
There's a fireplace. - fî dêkûn.
Is the electricity cut off? - maçţûýa l-qahraba?
The elevator doesn't work. - l-çasansêr mic mêci.

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Places

Places:

• world - ýâlam/d-dîni/d-dinye
• continent - barr/çârra
• region - manţaça {manâtiç}/nêxye {nawêxi}
• country - balad {blêd/bildên}
• homeland - waţan {çawţân}
• capital - ýâşme {ýawâşim}
• city - madîne {mudon}
• district - xayy {çaxyêç}/xâra {ât}
• suburb - ðâxye {ðawâxi}
• village/town - ðayýa {ðiyaý}
• countryside - rîf
• mountain - jabal {jbêl}/matn {mtên}
• forest - gâbe {êt}/xirec {xrâc}
• valley - wêdi {widyên}
• beach - caţţ {cţûţ}/masbax {masêbix}/plâj {êt}
• desert - şaxra {şaxâri}
• sea - baxer {bxûr/bxûra}
• island - jazîre {juzor}
• lake - buxayra {ât}
• hill - tall {tlêt}/talle {êt}
• land - çareð {çarâði}
• plain - sahel {shûl}/marj {mrûje}
• river - naher {nhûra}
• creek/brook - sâçye {sawâçi}
• cave/grotto - mgâra/qêffe/qahef {quhûf}
• waterfall/cascade - callêl
• water spring - ýeyn {ýyûn}/nabiý {nbûýa}
• sky - sama {wêt}
• landscape - manźar {manâźir}/machad {macêhid}
• road/way - ţarîç {ţorçât}
• street/avenue - cêriý {cawêriý}
• highway/freeway - çôtôstrâd {êt}
• crossing/junction - mafraç {mafâriç}
• bridge - jiser {jsûra}
• roundabout - mistadîra/dawwâr
• roadblock/checkpoint - xâjiz {xawâjiz}
• monument/statue - timsêl {tmêsîl}
• exit - makraj {makârij}
• entrance - madkal {madêkil}
• citadel/fortress - çalýa {çlêý}/xoşon {xşûn}
• archeological ruins - çâsâr {ât}
• temple - maýbad {maýâbid}/hayqal {hayêqil}
• palace/castle - çaşor {çşûr}
• skyscraper - nâţxit saxâb
• tower - birej {brâj}
• house - beyt {byût}
• office - maqtab {maqêtib}
• building - binêye {êt}
• floor/level - ţâbiç {ţwâbiç}
• apartment/flat - ciçça {ciçaç}/çappartmên {êt}
• furnished apartment - ciçça mafrûce/lôqanda {êt}
• country house - villa {êt}/dâra {ât}
• hotel/inn - çôtêl {êt}/fundoç {fanêdiç}
• parking lot - mawçaf {mawâçif}/ģarâj {êt}
• station - mxaţţa {ât}
• gas/service station - mxaţţit binzîn
• public phone - hêtif ýumûmi/tilîfôn ýumûmi
• bathroom/restroom - xammêm {êt}/twâlêt {êt}
• hospital - mistacfa {yêt}
• pharmacy - şaydaliyye {êt}/farmaciyye {êt}
• school - madrase {madêris}
• university - jêmýa {ât}
• teaching faculty - qilliyye {êt}
• library - maqtabe {êt}
• gymnasium/gym - jimnâz
• stadium/field - malýab {malêýib}/stâd
• arena/track/racecourse - maydên {myêdîn}
• port/harbor - marfaç {marâfiç}/mîna {mawêni}
• airport - maţâr {ât}
• public square/plaza - sêxa {ât}/fasxa {ât}
• park/garden - jnayne {êt}/bistên {bsêtîn}/pârq {êt}
• center - marqaz {marâqiz}
• club - nêdi {nawêdi}/nadwe {êt}
• museum - matxaf {matêxif}
• theater - masrax {masêrix}
• cinema - sînama {êt}
• zoo - jnaynit xayawênêt
• bank - banq {bnûqe}
• post office - maqtab il-barîd/marqaz il-barîd
• restaurant - maţýam {maţâýim}
• bar/pub - bâr {ât}
• night club/disco - disqôtêq
• casino - qazînô
• coffee shop - çahwe {çahâwi}
• store/shop - diqqên {dqêqîn}/xânût {xwênît}/bûtîq {êt}
• market/souk - sûç {çaswâç}
• mall/shopping center - majmaý tijâri/marqaz tijâri
• warehouse - makzan {makâzin}
• factory - maşnaý {maşâniý}/maýmal {maýâmil}
• agency - wiqêle {êt}
• company - cirqe {cariqêt}
• police station - makfar {makâfir}/qaraqôn/qaraqôl
• court/tribunal - maxqame {maxâqim}
• prison - xabes {xbûs}/sijen {sjûn}
• town hall - baladiyye {êt}
• governmental palace - sarâya
• consulate - çonşoliyye
• embassy - safâra {ât}
• place/location - maxàll {êt}/maţrax {maţârix}

Examples:

Is the museum open? - fêtix il-matxaf?
Kahlil Gibran's village. - ðayýit kâlîl jibrân
Where's the Tripoli Citadel - wên çalýit ţrâblos
Jeita Grotto is very beautiful. - mgârit jýîta xilwe qtîr
Take me to the Baalbek ruins. - kidni ýal-çâsârât býalbaq
The market is near the hotel - s-sûç çarîb mnil-çôtêl
The Cedar Forest is far. - gâbit il-çarez býîde

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Religions

Religions:

• religion - dîn {çadyên}/dyêne {êt}
• Christian - masîxi {iyye}
• Muslim - mislim {misilmîn/çislêm}
• Maronite - mârûni {mwârne}
• Greek Orthodox - rûm çôrtôdòqs
• Melkite - rûm qâtôlîq
• Druze - dirzi {drûz}
• Shia/Shiite - cîýi {cîýa}
• Sunni - sinni {iyye}
• atheist - milxid {în}/zindîç {zanêdça}
• church - qnîse {qanêyis}
• cathedral - qâtidrâliyye
• monastery - dêr {dyûra}
• priest - kûri {kwârne}/çabûna
• nun - râhbe {êt}
• mass/church service - çiddês {çdêdîs}
• cross - şalîb {şulbên}
• mosque - jêmiý {jawêmiý}
• imam - ceyk {cyûk}
• crescent moon - hlêl {êt}
• prayer - şalât {şalawêt}
• pilgrimage to Mecca - xajj
• christening/baptism - ýmêde/gţâs
• first communion - çawwal çirbêne
• The Bible/The Old Testament - l-ýahd il-çadîm/t-tawrât
• The New Testament - l-çinjîl
• The Koran - l-čirçân

Examples:

I'm Christian - çana masîxi
She's  Muslim - hiyyi misilme
They're Druze - hinni drûz
We're Maronites - nixna mwârne
There are Christians and Muslims - fî masîxiyye w-çislêm
There's prayer at the mosque - fî şalât bil-jêmiý
On Sunday we go to church - nhâr il-çaxad minrûx ýal-qnîse
There's a church next to the mosque - fî qnîse xadd il-jêmiý

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Directions

Directions:

• where? - wên?
• place - maxall {êt}/maţrax {maţârix}
• here - hôn(e)
• there - honîq(e)
• right - yamîn
• left - cmêl
• up/above/over - fôç
• down/under/beneath - taxet
• on/over - ýa-/ýala
• in front of - çiddêm
• behind - wara
• next to/along - xadd/janab/janb
• across from/facing - bil-wijj/mçâbîl/muçâbil
• near/close to - çarîb min
• far from - býîd ýan
• before - çabel
• after - baýd
• between - bên
• in the middle/amid - bin-noşş/bil-wasaţ
• inside - juwwa/juwwêt/b-çalb
• outside of/out of - barra/barrât
• further - çabýad
• straight ahead - ðogri
• north - cmêl
• south - jnûb
• east - carç
• west - garb

Note:

• The Lebanese word 'left - cmêl', also means 'north'.

Examples:

Where are you? - waynaq(iq)
Where's that place? - wên hal-maţrax
Which place? - çayy maxàll
To where? - la-wên
To the right - ýal-yamîn
To the left - ýac-cmêl
Behind me - warâyi
Above it - fawço(a)
Beneath him - taxto
Next to her - xadda/janba
Between them - baynêton
From a distance - mni býîd

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Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances:

• holiday - ýîd {çaýyêd}
• New Year's Day (Jan 1) - râs is-sine
• Epiphany (Jan 6)  - ýîd li-gţâs
• Feast of St. Maron (Feb 9) - ýîd mâr mârûn
• Teacher's Day (Mar 9) - ýîd li-mýallim
• Mother's Day (Mar 21) - ýîd il-çimm
• Feast of the Annunciation (Mar 25) - ýîd li-bcâra
• Palm Sunday - çaxad ic-caýnîn
• Good Friday - jomýa l-ýaźîme
• Easter Sunday - ýîd il-fuşox/ýîd li-qbîr
• Workers Day (May 1) - ýîd il-ýimmêl
• Feast of Pentecost - ýîd il-ýanşara
• Martyrs' Day (May 6) - ýîd ic-cuhada
• Ascension Day - ýîd iş-şuýûd
• Resistance and Liberation Day (May 25) - ýîd il-muçâwame wit-tixrîr
• Ramadan - ramaðân
• Feast of Fasting - ýîd il-fiţer/ýîd li-zgîr
• Feast of Sacrifice - ýîd il-çaðxa/ýîd li-qbîr
• Armed Forces Day (Aug 1) - ýîd il-jeyc
• Assumption of Mary (Aug 15) - ýîd il-ýadra
• Day of Remembrance - ýacûra
• All Saints' Day (Nov 1) - ýîd jamîý il-çiddîsîn 
• The Prophet's Birthday - l-mawlid in-nabawi
• Independence Day (Nov 22) - ýîd il-çistiçlêl
• Lebanese Halloween (Dec 3) - ýîd il-borbâra
• Christmas Day (Dec 24) - ýîd il-mîlêd

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