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Marhaba!
This post is all about animated cartoon shows in Jordanian & Palestinian Arabic.
While I watch more drama series than animated cartoon shows, the latter is also a good way to gain exposure to the language and pick up some vocabulary.
And just cause they are animated cartoon shows, it does not necessarily mean that they are beginner-friendly.
But if you were to ask me to recommend one show, it would definitely be number #3 on the list.
Read on and let me know your favourite!
In this post, I’ll share two easy chunks (phrases) that are found in the song which you can use in everyday conversations in Levantine Arabic.
Julia Boutros is a famous Lebanese singer and the song is one of my favourite songs by her.
So keep calm, play the song and learn a chunk (or two). 😀
Bukra Shi Nhar - Julia Boutros | بكرا شي نهار - جوليا بطرس
Watch this video on YouTube.
Marhaba y’all
This post is dedicated to all Levantine Arabic learners who are just starting out on their language learning journey.
Probably one of the most confusing things that learners may face in the beginning is this whole idea of the B-prefix (or the letter ب) attached to verbs.
When does one use it? When does one not use it?
In this post, I aim to simplify the confusing world of B-prefix in Levantine Arabic for you.
Fakr bel Arabi is a series of posts aimed at helping Levantine Arabic learners to speak and sound like natives, by highlighting the little quirks of the spoken language, through the close analysis of sentences structures of everyday speech.
Say whaaaat?! (I promise it’s nothing complicated)
**Note: This is for Levantine Arabic learners who have no prior or little knowledge in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
So welcome to the first post of Fakr bel Arabi (think in Arabic).
In this post, you will learn how to say the Levantine Arabic equivalent of
“when I was young/little”
You probably have heard of Amr Maskoun, a hilarious Syrian YouTuber/Comedian.
Now, while he’s no doubt really funny, his videos are not the easiest to comprehend for non-natives.
So in this post, I will share four of my favourite clips. They are all around a minute long.
And there are tons of Syrian slang phrases that you can learn from them.
Some of the phrases are quite unkind and harsh…but if you’re learning a spoken language, you got to learn all of them, eh? Both the good and the bad.
Ready? Let’s go!