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بِدايِة صَداقة
Bidāyet ṣadāqa
The Beginning of a Friendship
المشهد 1
أول لقاء
Al-mashhad 1: Awwal liqā'
First Meeting
00:05
كان لُؤَي واقِف عِنْد باب الشِّرْكة. إِجا كَريم وَوَقَف جَنْبُه.
Kān Lu'ayy wā'if 'ind bāb ash-shirke. Ija Karīm wa-wa'af janbo.
Loay was standing at the company door. Karim came and stood next to him.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
صَباح الخِير.
Ṣabāḥ al-khēr.
Good morning.
ك
كَريم Karim
صَباح النُّور.
Ṣabāḥ an-nūr.
Good morning.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
إِنْتَ جْديد هُون؟
Inta jdīd hōn?
Are you new here?
ك
كَريم Karim
إِي، أَنا جْديد.
Ī, ana jdīd.
Yes, I'm new.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
شُو اسْمَك؟
Shū ismak?
What's your name?
ك
كَريم Karim
اسْمي كَريم. وَإِنْتَ؟
Ismi Karīm. Wa-inta?
My name is Karim. And you?
ل
لُؤَي Loay
أَنا لُؤَي. تْشَرَّفْنا.
Ana Lu'ayy. Tsharrafna.
I'm Loay. Nice to meet you.
ك
كَريم Karim
وَأَنا كَمان.
Wa-ana kamān.
Nice to meet you too.
المشهد 2
استراحة
Al-mashhad 2: Istirāḥa
Break
00:31
بَعْد شْوَي، شاف لُؤَي كَريم بِالمَطْبَخ.
Ba'd shway, shāf Lu'ayy Karīm bil-maṭbakh.
A little later, Loay saw Karim in the kitchen.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
كَريم، بَدَّك قَهْوِة؟
Karīm, baddak 'ahwe?
Karim, do you want coffee?
ك
كَريم Karim
إِي، شُكْرًا.
Ī, shukran.
Yes, thank you.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
مَع سُكَّر؟
Ma' sukkar?
With sugar?
ك
كَريم Karim
لا، بِلا سُكَّر.
Lā, bilā sukkar.
No, without sugar.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
أَنا كَمان!
Ana kamān!
Me too!
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ضِحْكوا التْنَين.
Ḍiḥku it-tnēn.
They both laughed.
المشهد 3
مساعدة
Al-mashhad 3: Musā'ade
Help
00:50
رِجِع كَريم عَالمَكْتَب.
Riji' Karīm 'al-maktab.
Karim went back to the office.
ك
كَريم Karim
لُؤَي، فِيك تِساعِدْني؟
Lu'ayy, fīk tisā'idni?
Loay, can you help me?
ل
لُؤَي Loay
أَكيد. شُو بَدَّك؟
Akīd. Shū baddak?
Of course. What do you need?
ك
كَريم Karim
ما بِعْرَف أَفْتَح هَالبَرْنامَج.
Mā ba'raf aftaḥ hal-barnāmaj.
I don't know how to open this program.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
تَعَا، أَنا بْساعِدَك.
Ta'ā, ana bsā'idak.
Come, I'll help you.
ك
كَريم Karim
شُكْرًا كْتير.
Shukran ktīr.
Thank you very much.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
وَلا يِهُمَّك.
Walā yihimmak.
No problem.
المشهد 4
بعد الشغل
Al-mashhad 4: Ba'd ash-shughl
After Work
01:09
خِلِص الدَّوام.
Khiliṣ ad-dawām.
The workday ended.
ك
كَريم Karim
لُؤَي، إِنْتَ رايِح عَالبَيت؟
Lu'ayy, inta rāyiḥ 'al-bēt?
Loay, are you going home?
ل
لُؤَي Loay
إِي. وَإِنْتَ؟
Ī. Wa-inta?
Yes. And you?
ك
كَريم Karim
أَنا كَمان.
Ana kamān.
Me too.
ل
لُؤَي Loay
بَدَّك نْروح نِشْرَب قَهْوِة؟
Baddak nrūḥ nishrab 'ahwe?
Do you want to go have coffee?
ك
كَريم Karim
أَكيد!
Akīd!
Of course!
01:21
طِلْعوا مِن الشِّرْكة سَوا، وَبَلَّشِت بَيناتْهُم صَداقة جْديدة.
Ṭil'u min ash-shirke sawa, wa-ballashit bēnāt-hum ṣadāqa jdīde.
They left the company together, and a new friendship began between them.

Lebanese Arabic Friendship Conversation

This Lebanese Arabic Friendship Conversation follows Luay and Karim as they meet for the first time at work and gradually become friends. They exchange greetings, share coffee, ask simple questions, help each other, and make plans after work.
The dialogue introduces everyday Lebanese Arabic expressions used in introductions, workplace conversations, casual friendship, and social situations, making it useful for beginners exploring Levantine Arabic.

Practice This Lebanese Friendship Conversation

Follow Luay and Karim from their first introduction to a casual coffee invitation after work. Read or listen to the dialogue once for the general meaning, then repeat each line aloud.

Focus on greetings, short questions, friendly responses, asking for help, and expressions used when getting to know someone.

Everyday Lebanese Arabic Vocabulary

This lesson includes vocabulary connected to work, coffee, introductions, friendship, helping coworkers, and making simple plans.

Learning these words inside a complete conversation makes them easier to remember and shows how they appear naturally in everyday Lebanese Arabic.

Useful Lebanese Friendship Phrases

The dialogue includes expressions for introducing yourself, asking someone’s name, offering coffee, requesting help, thanking someone, and suggesting plans after work.

Try replacing the names, workplace, drink, or activity to create your own short Lebanese Arabic conversation.

From Coworkers to Friends

The story begins with a simple meeting outside the workplace, continues through a coffee break and a moment of helping each other, and ends with Luay and Karim deciding to have coffee together after work.

This progression helps learners see how a natural conversation can develop from a short introduction into a friendly social exchange.

Listen to the complete conversation again and focus first on the relationship between Luay and Karim and how their conversation develops. On the second listen, pay attention to greetings, questions, workplace vocabulary, and friendly expressions. Hide the English translation and try to understand the Arabic directly. Replay difficult sentences and compare what you hear with the transliteration. Repeating this Jordanian Arabic Friendship Conversation several times can help you recognize common expressions more quickly when you hear similar conversations in everyday life. Once the dialogue feels familiar, imagine that you are joining the conversation. Introduce yourself, ask a simple question, and try to continue the discussion using the expressions you learned.

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