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Lebanese Arabic Conversation: Fed Up at Home, Let's Go for a Walk!
حديث باللبناني: ضاق خلقي بالبيت!
Learn a real Lebanese Arabic conversation: feeling fed up at home, going out for a short walk, getting fresh air and keeping your distance from the neighbours.
The Dialogue | الحوار
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| ضاقْ خِلْقي بِالبَيْت! | Daa2 khel2é bel-béét! | 😩 I'm fed up of being at home! |
| رَح إضْهَر إمْشي شْوَي. | ra7 eDhar emshé shway. | 🚶♀️ I'm going to go out for a little walk. |
| زْهِقْت مِن هالحَجْر (المَنْزِلي)! | zhe2t men hal-7ajr (el-manzelé)! | 🏠 I'm sick of this (home) quarantine! |
| لأ ماما! خَلّيكي بِالبَيْت دَخيلِك! | la2 mama! khalliiké bel-béét dakhiilik! | ✋ No, sweetheart! Stay at home, please! (lit. “Mum”: Lebanese parents often call their children mama) |
| بَلاها الضَّهْرة اليوم. | balééha eD-Dahra l-yoom. | 🙅♀️ Skip going out today. |
| بْخاف عَلَيْكي تِلْقَطي الفَيْروس أو شي. | bkhaaf 3alayki tel2aTé l-fayrouus aw shii. | 🦠 I'm worried you'll catch the virus or something. |
| يا ماما لازِم إضْهَر شْوَي وْشِمّ هَوا. | ya mama, léézem eDhar shway w-shemm hawa. | 🌬️ Mum, I need to go out for a bit and get some fresh air. |
| المَشي كْتير مْهِمّ لِلدَّوْرة الدَّمَوِيّة وْلَنْقَوّي مَناعِتْنا. | el-mashé ktiir mhemm lad-dawra d-damawiyyé w-la-n2awwé manaa3etna. | 💪 Walking is very important for our circulation and to boost our immunity. |
| يَلّا قومي نِنْزَل مَع بَعْض. | yalla ouumé nenzal ma3 ba3D. | 👭 Come on, get up, let's go down together. |
| مْنِمْشي تَحْت البَيْت شي رُبْع ساعة وْمْنِطْلَع. | mnemshé ta7t el-béét shii rob3 séé3a w-mneTla3. | ⏱️ We'll walk outside the building for about a quarter of an hour and come back up. |
| يَلّا. قَوْلِك؟ | yalla. 2awlik? | 🤔 Come on. What do you say? |
| أَكيد! ما بيسْوا نْضَلّ قاعْدين هَيْك. | akiid! ma byeswa nDall 2aa3diin heik. | 👍 Of course! We can't just keep sitting around like this. |
| كِلّ النَّهار أَكِل وْتِلِفِزْيون! | kell en-nhaar akl w-televizyoon! | 📺 Eating and TV all day long! |
| لازِم نِتْحَرَّك شْوَي. | léézem net7arrak shway. | 🏃♀️ We need to move a bit. |
| طَيِّب بَسّ ما مْنِطَوِّل كْتير. | Tayyeb bass ma mnTawwel ktiir. | 👌 OK, but we won't be long. |
| بَعْدَين، أَكيد ما مْنِقْرَب عَ حَدا. | ba3dayn, akiid ma mne2rab 3a 7ada. | ↔️ And of course we won't go near anyone. |
| حَتّى الجيران! مِنْسَلِّم مِن بْعيد لِبْعيد. | 7atta l-jiiraan! mensallem men b3iid la-b3iid. | 👋 Not even the neighbours! We'll say hello from a distance. |
| طَيِّب. يَلّا قومي خَلّْصيني! | Tayyeb. yalla ouumé khallSiiné! | ⏩ OK. Come on, get up, hurry up! |
| هِزّي طِيزِك! | hezzé Tiizik! | 🍑 Get moving! (very informal, lit. “move your bum”) |
| عَالقَليلة، مْنِغَيِّر شْوَيّة جَوّ. | 3al-2aliilé, mnghayyer shwayyet jaw. | 🌳 At least we'll get a change of scene. |