Category: mosalsalat

#One Minute of Jordanian Arabic (Female show Ep 9)

On March 17, 2019

Watching shows is a great way to learn new phrases and practice listening comprehension. But it’s not easy watching on your own without anyone helping you to understand it completely.

I remember watching Jordanian shows like Female with my teacher during the last few months I was studying in Jordan and that was what enabled me to take my Arabic proficiency to the next level. So I’m going to do just the same here.

In this post, you’ll watch a short one minute scene from Female, Episode 9, Season 1. Although it’s just a one minute scene, there are a few useful phrases and words that you can learn.

Read all the way till the end where I’ll provide further explanation to some of the phrases. Ready? Let’s go!

Learn why traffic jams are beneficial for Arabs in Lebanese Arabic

By Lyn

On August 6, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

Hey guys!

So I came across a Youtube channel called “The Adventures of Sitt Najeh” which acts as another resource for me to practice listening to Lebanese Arabic and to pick up new words.

The series is about a Lebanese middle age woman who moved to Canada from Lebanon, and each video pokes fun at the differences in the living conditions and culture between both countries. I like the channel as each video is short (most are under 5 minutes) and some of them have English subtitles.

In this post, I will introduce you to one of the videos titled “كلها منافع ” which means “Everything about it has benefits”. And, the “it” refers to a traffic jam.

So without further ado, let’s dive in to see how do traffic jams contain any benefits – from the perspective of Sitt Najeh, of course!

كلها منافع !!

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Beginners: Learn Jordanian Arabic through Sesame Street 2

By Lyn

On July 12, 2018

In beginner, Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

Welcome to another post on Hikayat Sim Sim! Here’s a slightly longer video than the previous one. I hope you’ll get to learn new words and practice listening 🙂

Be Positive خليك ايجابي

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Ready? Let’s go!

Beginners: Learn Jordanian Arabic through Sesame Street!

By Lyn

On July 1, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

Beginners – this post is for you!

There aren’t many shows available that are suited for beginners which can be quite frustrating especially when you want to practice listening or take a break from textbooks.

But fear not! If you look around hard enough, there are videos out there suited for beginners. And what another great way is there than to start with cartoon series!?!

Hikayat Simsim is a Jordanian production and unlike most cartoons that are in Modern Standard Arabic, Hikayat Simsim is in Amiyya (spoken Arabic). There are not a lot of videos on the channel but there should be enough to get you started.

So in this post, I will provide the transcription for a video so you can learn new words and practice your listening skill. Read until the end for further explanations on certain useful phrases.

Source

It’s time to relive your childhood days watching Sesame Street, but this time in Jordanian Arabic! Ready? Yalla!

Undocumented بدون قيد [Syrian]

By Lyn

On April 12, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

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.

بدون قيد - كريم الحلقة 1 : على غفلة

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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 here

Beirut I Love You – Episode 5 Lyom Ra7 Etrok Cheghleh [Lebanese]

By Lyn

On March 18, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

اليوم رح اترك شغلي

Today, I’m Quitting My Job

Beirut, I Love You - Season 1 - Episode 5 | Lyom Ra7 Etrok Cheghleh (Today, I'm Quitting My Job)

Watch this video on YouTube.

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!

Learn Jordanian Arabic through the Alhob Alhob show

By Lyn

On March 5, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

Hey guys!

الحب الحب is a recent Jordanian series featuring Rajae Qawas which got aired last year. Roya Comedy has uploaded snippets of each episode in its YouTube channel where you can check them out.

Short clips are sure a great way of squeezing in some listening practice into a busy schedule without being overwhelmed. The only annoying thing in the video is the background music…

الحب الحب - الحلقة الرابعة

Watch this video on YouTube.

Yallah, ready? Let’s go!

Learn Spoken Arabic and explore stereotypes via an entertaining Jordanian series.

By Lyn

On March 1, 2018

In Levantine Arabic, mosalsalat

MarHaba!

Let’s build our vocabulary and practice listening through clips that are available on YouTube. In this post, I will provide the transcript from various parts of Episode #12, اختي [my sister] from the series رجائي كائن عدائي

Background information:

The series explores the various negative behaviours/mindsets that are prevalent in society.

The title itself means “Rajae being hostile” or simply put “Rajae being a jerk” (Rajae is a famous Jordanian actor and comedian.)

I enjoyed watching the series when I first started learning Levantine Arabic. And I hope you will too!

The video:

#رجائي_كائن_عدائي: الحلقة الثانية عشر - أختي

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clip starts at 1:05