Work and Professions in Lebanese Arabic
Work and Professions in Lebanese Arabic
| work, job, career | šíɣil (ašɣāl) | شِغِل (أشْغال) | |
| to work, be employed | štáɣal, yištíɣil | شْتغل، يِشْتِغِل | |
| She works as a teacher. | híyyi btištíɣil b-ilmádrasi. | هِيِّ بْتِشْتِغِل بِالمدْرسِة. | |
| I work five days a week. | ána bištíɣil xáms iyyām b-ilʔusbū3. | أنا بِشْتِغِل خمْس إيّام بِالأُسْبوع. | |
| job, task | waʐīfi | وظيفِة | |
| full-time | dawēm kēmil | دَوام كامِل | |
| I work full-time. | bištíɣil fūl tāym | بِشْتِغِل فول تايْم | |
| part-time | nuʂʂ dawēm | نُصّ دَوام | |
| I want a part-time job. | báddi šíɣil nuʂʂ dawēm. | بدّي شِغِل نُصّ دَوام. | |
| the private sector | lqiʈā3 ilxāʂʂ | القِطاع الخاصّ | |
| the public sector | lqiʈā3 il3āmm | القِطاع العامّ | |
| civil servant | mwáʐʐaf ɧukūmi | مْوَظّف حُكومي | |
| to look for a job | dáwwar 3ála šíɣil, ydáwwir 3ála šíɣil | دوّر على شِغِل، يْدوِّر على شِغِل | |
| to apply for a job | ʔáddam 3ála šíɣil, yʔáddim 3ála šíɣil | قدّم على شِغِل، يْقدِّم على شِغِل | |
| applicant, candidate | mʔáddim 3ála šíɣil | مْقدِّم على شِغِل | |
| experience | xíbra | خِبْرة | |
| to have a job interview | 3índu muʔābalit šíɣil | عِنْدو مُقابلِة شِغِل | |
| to interview | ʔābal, yʔābil | قابل، يْقابِل | |
| to find a job | lāʔa šíɣil | لاقى شِغِل | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| Have you found a job yet? | lāʔēt šíɣil wálla bá3d? | لاقيْت شِغِل وَلّا بعْد؟ | |
| to obtain employment | twáʐʐaf, yitwáʐʐaf | تْوظّف، يِتْوظّف | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to employ | wáʐʐaf, ywáʐʐif | وَظّف، يْوَظِّف | |
| employee | mwáʐʐaf | مْوَظّف | |
| employer | ʂāɧib šíɣil (aʂɧāb šíɣil) | صاحِب شِغِل (أصْحاب شِغِل) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| boss, manager | mudīr | مُدير | |
| colleague, coworker | zamīl (zúmala) | زميل (زُملا) | |
| company | šírki | شِرْكِة | |
| to start work | bállaš [55] šíɣil | بلّش شِغِل | |
| to take a break | áxad [55] brēk | أخد بْرايْك | |
| lunch break | brēk ilɣáda | بْرايْك الغدا | |
| to finish work, get off work | xállaʂ šíɣil, yxálliʂ šiɣil | خلّص شِغِل، يْخلِّص شِغِل | |
| to work overtime | štáɣal ōvir tāym | اشْتغل اوفِر تايْم | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| working hours | dawēm | دَوام | |
| I work eight hours a day. | ána bištíɣil dawēm tmin sē3āt kill yōm. | أنا بِشْتِغِل دَوام تْمِن ساعات كِلّ يوْم. | |
| day shift | dawēm b-innahār | دَوام بِالنّهار | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | dawēm b-illēl | دَوام بالْليْل | |
| I work the night shift. | ána bištíɣil dawēm lēli. | أنا بِشْتِغِل دَوام ليْلي. | |
| I'm off work. | mā 3am íštiɣil. | ما عم إشْتِغِل | |
| I have weekends off. | ána fāɖi ēxir ilʔusbū3. | أنا فاضي آخِر الأُسْبوع. | |
| office | máktab (mkētib) | مكْتب (مْكاتِب) | |
| office worker | mwáʐʐaf máktabi | مْوَظّف مكْتبي | |
| company representative | mandūb šírki | منْدوب شِرْكِة | |
| to stay late at the office | tʔáxxar b-ilmáktab, yitʔáxxar b-ilmáktab | تْأخّر بِالمكْتب، يِتْأخّر بِالمكْتب | |
| to go on a business trip | sēfar [24] fi ríɧlit šíɣil | سافر في رِحْلِة شِغِل | |
| to have a meeting | 3índu ijtimā3 | عِنْدو اِجْتِماع | |
| client | 3amīl (3úmala) | عميل (عُملا) | |
| to earn (money); get paid | ʔábaɖ, yíʔbaɖ | قبض، يِقْبض | |
| wage, pay | dáf3a | دفْعة | |
| salary | ma3āš | معاش | |
| My salary is just okay. | ma3āši maʔbūl. | معاشي مقْبول. | |
| payday | yōm ilʔábiɖ | يوْم القبِض | |
| I get paid on the first of the month. | ána bíʔbaɖ áwwal iššáhir. | أنا بِقْبض أوّل الشّهِر. | |
| bonus, incentive | bōnis | بوْنِس | |
| bonus, incentive | ɧāfiz (ɧawēfiz) | حافِز (حوافِز) | |
| pay raise | záwdi | زَوْدِة | |
| to get a raise | áxad [55] záwdi | أخد زَوْدِة | |
| to give __ a raise | 3áʈa [55] __ záwdi 3ála lma3āš | عطى __ زَوْدِة على المعاش | |
| promotion | tárʔyi | ترْقْيِة | |
| to get promoted | tráʔʔa, yitráʔʔa | تْرقّى، يِتْرقّى | |
| I got a promotion this month. | ána traʔʔēt ha-ššáhir. | أنا اتْرقّيْت هالشّهِر. | |
| unemployed, jobless | 3āʈil 3an il3ámal | عاطِل عن العمل | |
| unemployment | 3aʈāli | عطالِة | |
| to resign | staʔāl, yistaʔīl | سْتقال، يِسْتقيل | |
| to quit one’s job | tárak [55] iššiɣil | ترك الشِغِل | |
| to lay off, make redundant | stáɣna 3an, yistáɣni 3an | سْتغْنى عن، يِسْتغْنِي عن | |
| to fire | ʈárad, yúʈrud | طرد، يُطْرُد | |
| to get fired | nʈárad min šíɣlu, yinʈúrid min šíɣlu | نْطرد مِن شِغْلو،يِنْطُرِد مِن شِغْلو | |
| to retire | tqā3ad, yitqā3ad | تْقاعد، يِتْقاعد | |
| pension | ta3wīɖ | تعْويِض | |
| (age of) retirement | sinn ittaqā3ud | سِنّ التّقاعُد | |
| I hope to retire when I’m sixty. | bitmánna itqā3ad lámma ʂīr sittīn. | بِتْمنّى إتْقاعد لمّا صير سِتّين. | |
| trade, craft | ɧírfi (ɧíraf) | حِرْفِة (حِرف) | |
| What do you do? | šū btištíɣil? | شو بْتِشْتِغِل؟ | |
| I’m a __. [job] | ána __. | أنا __. | |
| I’m a __. [job] | bištíɣil __. | بِشْتِغِل __. | |
| accountant | muɧāsib | مُحاسِب | |
| actor | mumássil | مُمثِّل | |
| architect | mhándis mi3māri | مْهنْدِس مِعْماري | |
| artist | finnēn | فِنّان | |
| athlete | riyāɖi | رِياضي | |
| baker | xabbāz | خبّاز | |
| bank teller; banker | mwáʐʐaf bank | مْوَظّف بنْك | |
| bank manager | mudīr bank | مُدير بنْك | |
| barber | ɧallāʔ | حلّاق | |
| bus driver | šōfør bāʂ | شوْفور باص | |
| butcher | laɧɧām | لحّام | |
| carpenter | najjār | نجّار | |
| cashier | muɧāsib | مُحاسِب | |
| chef | šēf | شيْف | |
| cleaner | 3āmil naʐāfi | عامِل نظافِة | |
| cook | ʈabbāx | طبّاخ | |
| customer service representative | mumássil xídmit il3úmala | مُمثِّل خِدْمِة العُملا | |
| dentist | doktōr snān | دُكْتوْر سْنان | |
| doctor | doktōr (dakētra) | دُكْتوْر (دكاتْرة) | |
| editor | muɧárrir | مُحرِّر | |
| electrician (repairman) | kahrábji | كهْربْجي | |
| engineer | mhandis | مْهنْدِس | |
| farmer | fallēɧ | فلّاح | |
| fire fighter | iʈfāʔi | إطْفائي | |
| fisherman | ʂayyād sámak | صيّاد سمك | |
| flight attendant | muɖīf | مُضيف | |
| garbage collector | zabbēl | زبّال | |
| gardener | bistēni | بِسْتاني | |
| hairdresser | kwāfør | كْوافير | |
| imam | imēm | إمام | |
| judge | ʔāɖi | قاضي | |
| laborer | 3āmil (3umēl) | عامِل (عُمال) | |
| lawyer | muɧāmi | مُحامي | |
| maid | xādmi | خادْمِة | |
| mechanic | mīkānīki | ميكانيكي | |
| musician | mūsīqār | موسيقار | |
| nurse | mumárriɖ | مُمرِّض | |
| painter (of art) | rassēm | رسّام | |
| painter (house painter) | dahhēn | دهّان | |
| pharmacist | ʂáydali (ʂayādli) | صَيْدلي (صَيادْلِة) | |
| pilot | ʈayyār | طيّار | |
| plumber | 3āmil adawēt ʂuɧɧíyyi | عامِل أدَوات صُحّية | |
| police officer | ɖābiʈ (ɖibbāʈ) | ضابِط (ضِبّاط) | |
| politician | siyēsi | سِياسي | |
| priest | xūri | خوري | |
| professor | istēz jēm3a | إسْتاذ جامْعة | |
| real estate agent | simsār (samēsra) | سِمْسار (سماسْرة) | |
| repairman | mʂálliɧ | مْصلِّح | |
| sailor | baɧɧār | بحّار | |
| salesperson | mandūb mabī3āt | منْدوب مبيعات | |
| secretary | sikritēr | سِكْرِتيْر | |
| servant | xādmi | خادْمِة | |
| shop assistant | bayyē3 | بيّاع | |
| shopkeeper | xuɖárji | خُضرْجي | |
| soldier | 3áskari (3asēkir) | عسْكري (عساكِر) | |
| taxi driver | šōfør tēksi | شوْفور تاكْسي | |
| teacher | istēz | إسْتاذ | |
| technician | xabīr tíqani | خبير تِقني | |
| travel agent | wakīl safariyēt (wúkala safariyēt) | وكيل سفرِيات (وُكلا سفرِيات) | |
| veterinarian | doktōr báyʈari | دُكْتوْر بَيْطري | |
| waiter, waitress | garsōn | غرْسون | |
| writer | kētib (kuttēb) | كاتِب (كُتّاب) |
Work and Professions in Lebanese Arabic
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