Nothing makes a loving parent happier than seeing their family healthy and happy. But raising a healthy family seems to be one of the main challenges many parents face. Today, too many adults and kids are obese, exercising less, and not sticking to a healthy...
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2021 has given many of us a fresh start and the chance for a new direction in our lives, and it is important to try to make the most of this. Do as much as you can to work on making your life better and...
2021 has given many of us a f...
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Ah, those deep fried Middle Eastern balls of vegan protein goodness! I don't know anyone who doesn't love them! Falafel is a highly popular street food made of chickpeas and fava beans (together or alone) with a mix of spices and herbs and onions, ground and...
Ah, those deep fried Middle E...
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While there are pluses and minuses for everything in life, learning is the only thing that has no disadvantages in my opinion, especially when it is learning a new language. Below are the top 5 things that happen when you learn a new language. 1- You become...
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This is another illustration by cartoonist and illustrator James Chapman showing how to answer the phone in 10 languages. I would add the Arabic: رن رن نعم Know any way to answer the phone in another language? Share it in the comments below!...
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Lebanon is witnessing its coldest weather this season so far, and I happen to have stumbled upon this photo which shows how countries around the world express themselves when it is pouring. I do know the English and French ones. It's interesting that we don't have something similar...
Lebanon is witnessing its cold...
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One of Lebanon's iconic singers and composers, the legendary Melhem Barakat, died today at the age of 71 after battling sickness. Melhem Barakat was a music mogul, with mega hits such as Belghi Kel Mwa3idi, Jeet bi Wa2tak, Habibi Enta and Hamama Bayda, to name a few. The...
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I basically have 2 dough recipes that I use for almost all bread types that I bake: the first being the brioche bread recipe, and the second being the basic dough recipe that I use to make Mana'ish and Pizza or simple flat bread (pan...
I basically have 2 dough recip...
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To start this post, below is Wikipedia’s definition of code-switching: “In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals, speakers of more than one language, sometimes use elements of multiple languages...
To start this post, below is W...
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I was born Lebanese. I didn’t choose it, but I wouldn’t change it even if I could. I am proud of being born with the privilege of being trilingual. That said, some things Lebanese people do or say irritate me. After all, I am a...
I was born Lebanese. I didn’...
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If you know me well enough, you know how much I love food. I believe that if I were to choose a different career, I'd be a chef (or a personal trainer. Makes no sense, right? Well, that's just me!). In fact, I really love...
If you know me well enough, yo...
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Like in any culture, there are different sayings that can be used in different situations encountered in our daily lives. Probably all languages have equivalents of certain sayings that are used in similar situations in different cultures. This blog post sheds the light on some...
Like in any culture, there are...
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Remember last year's infamous 50,000 LBP banknote that BDL wanted to roll out on Lebanon's 70th Independence Day? It was so hideous that we forgot about it in a flash (because, let's be honest, it hurt our eyes to look at it!). Well, pictures of a...
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Hello, October! October is here, which means summer is officially over. I think fall is a transitional season where business gets back into a certain vibe after quite a break. The month of October serves both as a closure for summer and a gate to the...
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If you are a Lebanese translator working on a freelance basis, the odds are at least 75% of the following happens to you: As far as your career is concerned, you are not doing really well. The Lebanese freelance translation marketplace is not that good, with...
If you are a Lebanese translat...
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