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pen / Ben — P is not B	l P ma fi bil 3arabe: sakkir shaftak w fajjir shwayyet hawa — L /p/ ma fi bil 3arabe, so your mouth defaults to B and every 'pen' becomes a 'Ben', every 'cheap' a 'cheeb'. Sakkir shaftak w fajjir shwayyet hawa — pop the lips with a puff of air. Without that puff, P and B sound identical.
very / ferry — V is not F	l V: snenak l fo2aniyye 3a shaftak l ta7taniyye — There's no /v/ in Arabic either, so you'll reach for F and 'very' becomes 'ferry', 'seven' becomes 'seffen'. 3add snenak l fo2aniyye 3a shaftak l ta7taniyye w tannen (buzz it) — it's F with the voice turned on.
think / this — the two TH	lsenak bein snenak: sawt jdid, marra na3em marra ktir — Lebanese dropped both TH sounds, so the tongue stays behind the teeth and you get 'tink/sink' and 'dis/zis'. Talle3 tarf lsenak bein snenak: blow softly for 'think', buzz for 'this' — same tongue place, one quiet, one voiced.
ship / sheep — short i vs long ee	i 2asira w sari3a, mesh ee tawile — Arabic ma 3endo the short lax 'i' of 'ship', so you'll stretch it into 'ee' and say 'sheep'. Keep it 2asira w marikha (short and relaxed) — otherwise 'ship' becomes 'sheep' and a few words turn embarrassing.
the, a — the mumbled schwa	sawt mahmoos khafif, "uh", mesh mfakhkham — Bil 3arabe every vowel gets full value, so you'll say a hard 'zee' and 'ay'. English is lazy here — swallow it to a soft 'thuh' and 'uh'. Ma tfakhkhma; khalliya mahmoose w khafife.
Hello. / Hi.	Mar7aba. / Ahlan.
Good morning.	Saba7 l kheir. — 'Saba7 l kheir' has its set answer 'saba7 l noor' — English ma 3endo a rhyming comeback. You just say 'Good morning' back, that's it. Ma tdawwer 3a l noss l tene.
How are you? — I'm fine, thanks.	Kifak? — Mni7, shukran. — 'Kifak' has no verb, so you'll say 'How you?' — English needs the 'are'. And 'I'm fine' needs the 'am' ('ana mni7' = 'I good'); don't drop it. Also it's just phatic 7aki — reply 'fine, thanks' w khalas, mesh a full el7amdilla health report.
You alright, mate?	Kifak ya sa7be? (casual) — Hayda greeting mesh a real question about your health — it's just casual 'kifak ya sa7be'. Answer 'Yeah, you?' — la t2ellon leh, shakle mareed?
See you later. Bye!	Bshoufak ba3den. Yalla bye! — It's 'later,' mesh 'after' — 'ba3den' tempts you to say 'see you after,' bass l chunk l saye7 howwe 'see you later.'
What's your name?	Shou ismak? — 'Shou ismak' ma fi verb, so you'll drop it w t2oul 'What your name?'. The ''s' (= is) is not optional in English — it has to be there.
My name's Ziad. And you?	Ismi Ziad. W enta? — 'Ismi Ziad' = 'name-my Ziad,' no verb — la t2oul 'My name Ziad,' say 'My name's Ziad.' W 'And you?' is the neat way to bounce it back, metl 'w enta?'.
This is Danny.	Hayda Danny. — 'Hayda Danny' has no verb; keep the 'is' → 'This is Danny,' mesh 'This Danny.'
one, two, three, four, five	wa7ad, tnein, tlete, arb3a, khamse — Ntebeh 3a 'three' — the TH makes you say 'tree'; tarf l lsen bein l snen (callback to the sounds lesson).
My number's oh, seven, nine...	Ra2me sifer, sab3a, tes3a... — Bil phone numbers English says 'oh' la l 0, mesh 'zero.' W 'seven' bil V (buzz it), mesh 'seffen.'
Good morning, love! How are you?	Saba7o ya 3ayni! Kifak?
My name's Ziad. What's your name?	Ismi Ziad. Shou ismik?
I'm Rosie. Nice to meet you.	Ana Rosie. Tsharrafna.
one, two, three teas — coming up!	wa7ad, tnein, tlet shay — wsolna!
Where are you from?	Men wein enta?
I'm from Lebanon.	Ana men Lebnen.
I'm not from here.	Ana mesh men hon.
She's from London.	Hiya men London.
And where are you from, if I may ask?	W men wein 7adertak, eza fiyye es2al?
What's this?	Shou hayda?
This is a book. That's a cup.	Hayda kteb. Haydek fejen.
an apple, a banana	teffe7a, mawze
The book is red.	L kteb a7mar.
What colour is it? — It's blue.	Shou lawno? — Azra2.
This is Pip. He's my fox!	Hayda Pip. Hayda ta3labi!
This is my mum. This is my dad.	Hayde emmi. Hayda bayyi.
Who's that? — That's my grandad.	Min haydek? — Hayda jeddi.
I've got a brother and a sister.	3ande khay w ekhet.
How old are you? — I'm seven.	2addeh 3omrak? — 3omri sab3a.
There's a kitchen, but there isn't a garden.	Fi matbakh, bas ma fi jnayne.
Good morning. Do you have an appointment?	Saba7 l kheir. 3andak maw3ad?
May I take your name, please?	Fiyye ekhed ismak, eza betrid?
Just a moment, please.	La7za 3mol ma3rouf.
Could you sign here?	Fik temde hon?
Thank you. Take care.	Shukran. Dir belak 3a 7alak.
Lovely weather! (with a wink)	Ta2es be3a22ed! (malyen sakhar)
This is my mum, and this is Pip.	Hayde emmi, w hayda Pip.
The red pen, please!	L alam l a7mar, eza betrid!
There's a warm cup of tea. No rain in here!	Fi kebbeyet shay dekhne. Ma fi shete hon!
Where's the café? — Just here, on the corner.	Wein l ahwe? — Hon 3al zawye.
Can I have a tea, please?	Fiyye otlob shay, eza betrid?
I like tea. I really like it!	B7ebb l shay. Ktir b7ebbo!
Here you are. That's one pound.	Tfaddal. Hayda pound wa7ad.
The usual, love? — Go on, it's on the house.	Metl l 3ade, ya 3ayni? — Yalla, 3a 7sebi.