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Illo Eh - قلو ايه

"Illo Eh / قلو ايه" - Lebanese Slang - Literally means "say yes to him".  Used when someone is saying something you do not necessarily believe about another person, you just tell him "... illo eh...", or "illo eh.... marhaba!".  

Sample conversation:

Person 1: "you know i was talking to Rani the other day, and he said that he managed to lose 20 kilos in one month!"

Person 2: "what??"

Person 1: "seriously, and then he went on about how he's been promoted and has a team of 100 people reporting to him now!"

Person 2 (disbelievingly): "illo eh man, illo eh..."

 

 

Kellna bl Hawa Sawa Print E-mail
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Lebanon
Written by Shades   
Monday, 05 October 2009 06:36

In English means: "We're all in the wind together".  It is used to express unification of a group of people around the same situation or problem. It is similar to the English phrase: "We're all in this together" e.g.

Person 1: "Nobody had the time to solve more than 50% of this exam"
Person 2: "I think I'm gonna have to repeat the course"
Person 1: "Kellna bl hawa sawa my friend"

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:40
 

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