Much of Arabic's "impossible" reputation comes from the formal written language — the spoken dialect is far friendlier.
Spoken Lebanese drops a lot of the hard grammar
The case endings and formal structures that make Modern Standard Arabic daunting largely disappear in everyday speech. Spoken Lebanese is more streamlined — you're learning how people actually talk, not how documents are written.
Speaking and script are separable
You can learn to speak Lebanese well before — or without — mastering the alphabet. Transliteration gets you into real conversations early, so the script never has to be the thing standing between you and talking.
You already know some words
Lebanese is full of French and English loanwords, so parts of it will feel oddly familiar from day one — a small but real head start.
Communication comes early
Because everyday speech is patterned and forgiving, you can hold simple, real conversations sooner than the reputation implies. Getting understood — and understanding back — arrives faster in the dialect than in the formal language.