Category: Songs

bukra shi nhar

Two Useful Chunks To Learn From ‘Bukra Shi Nhar’ by Julia Boutros

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). ๐Ÿ˜€

Bukra Shi Nhar - Julia Boutros | ุจูƒุฑุง ุดูŠ ู†ู‡ุงุฑ - ุฌูˆู„ูŠุง ุจุทุฑุณ
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Mike Massy – Khalasna Ba2a [Lebanese]

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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Wahde Bteshbahek – Jadal | 13 verbs and an expression

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, ูˆุญุฏู‡ ุจุชุดุจู‡ูƒ – JadaL, ุฌุฏู„, Coke Studio ุจุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠ S03E03
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Heyye by Aziz Maraka | She…she’s the one โค๏ธ

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” (ู‡ูŠ) 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 - โ€œHeyeโ€ โ€œู‡ูŠโ€ - ุนุฒูŠุฒ ู…ุฑู‚ุฉ
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Batalte Elli by ZAMAN Band | ุจุทู„ุชูŠ ุงู„ูŠ You’re no longer mine…

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 ๐Ÿ™‚

So I will be using their song, Batalte Elliย ุจุทู„ู‘ุชูŠ ุฅู„ูŠ

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 ูุฑู‚ุฉ ุฒู…ู† - ุจุทู„ุชูŠ ุงู„ูŠ
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Ya Reitek by Yazan Haifawi | How I wish…

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 ๐Ÿ™‚

Yazan Haifawi - Ya Raitek ูŠุฒู† ุญูŠูุงูˆูŠ - ูŠุง ุฑูŠุชูƒ
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