Yippee, another song post!
Mike Massy is one of my favourite Lebanese artists – so presenting to you a catchy and upbeat song of his for this post!
Mike Massy - Khalasna Ba'a - English Subtitles
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Category: Levantine Arabic Page 6 of 7
The title says it all!
Read on to find out the 6 phrases to tell someone to get lost!
I’ve personally never said any of them although I’m probably guilty of muttering some under my breath ๐
Jadal is a famous Jordanian rock band. Like crazy famous so there’s really no need for any further description..
And I decided to choose this song called “Wahde Bteshbahek” because of the simplicity of the lyrics. In this post, you can learn 13 simple verbs and an expression.
So..ch ch ch check it out!
Wahde Bteshbahek, ูุญุฏู ุจุชุดุจูู – JadaL, ุฌุฏู, Coke Studio ุจุงูุนุฑุจู S03E03
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Do you have years of MSA classes under your belt but felt discouraged and frustrated when you arrived in a Middle Eastern country and realised that you cannot understand most of the conversations?
Or are you already aware that practically nobody speaks MSA in their daily lives and desperately hope to avoid being caught in the above-mentioned situation?
Ever wish for a book that you can invest in and refer to it constantly as a guide?
But have yet to find a suitable book?
Luckily for all of us Levantine Arabic learners, that book does exist!
And that book is…..
Aziz Maraka is a musician from Jordan and is famous for his musical style which is a fusion of both rock and jazz.
Check out one of his songs called “Heyye” (ูู) or “She” in English. This song contains some useful phrases that you can use in your daily conversations. I will elaborate on them below.
Balafeesh: Aziz Maraka - โHeyeโ โููโ - ุนุฒูุฒ ู
ุฑูุฉ
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Ahla w Sahla to my first post on a Syrian mosalsal!
This post is especially interesting since I have taken a clip from a Syrian mini-drama series that is unlike any others. The series is an interactive drama series where you can choose which character to follow in the beginning.
ุจุฏูู ููุฏ - ูุฑูู
ุงูุญููุฉ 1 : ุนูู ุบููุฉ
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I came across the series via an article published by the Middle East Eye. The whole series contains short clips under 5 minutes -which is great cause they are not that long. You can check out the article hereย
Presenting to you, in this post, a song by ZAMAN Band…
According to their Facebook page, they describe themselves as “a Palestinian Band which combines beautifully Arabic music with Gypsy music.”
From that description itself, you could probably tell that they create awesome music. And they do ๐
So I will be using their song, Batalte Elliย ุจุทููุชู ุฅูู
There is so much to learn from the lyrics of this song alone. But for now, just sit back and enjoy the song.
ZAMAN Band - Batalte Elli ูุฑูุฉ ุฒู
ู - ุจุทูุชู ุงูู
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Let’s learn words and expressions in Levantine Arabic through songs!
Yazan Haifawi is a Jordanian solo artist who used to be part of Jordan’s first ever alternative rock band.
And as a fan of alternative rock or just rock in general, I decided to use one of his songs for this post.
This song is on the slow side with simple lyrics – nothing too complicated which is great for all of us ๐
Yazan Haifawi - Ya Raitek ูุฒู ุญููุงูู - ูุง ุฑูุชู
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ุงูููู ุฑุญ ุงุชุฑู ุดุบูู
Today, I’m Quitting My Job
Beirut, I Love You - Season 1 - Episode 5 | Lyom Ra7 Etrok Cheghleh (Today, I'm Quitting My Job)
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This episode is one of my favourites from the Beirut, I Love You series. The Lebanese dialect is probably the one that I’m least exposed to and the hardest to grasp. Anyway, English subtitles are already included in the video – so here’s the Arabic transcript!
MarHaba y’all, I’m going to provide a few verbs to describe the sounds of 4 animals in Levantine Arabic.
What are they?
They are the Dogs, the Cats, the Birds and the Roosters.
So..let’s get started!