Tag: colloquial Page 1 of 2
A few months ago, the Human Rights Watch released short snippets featuring video potraits of people from the LQBT community in the Middle East on their FaceBook page. I have specifically chosen those from the Levant (Jordan and Lebanon) and I will be providing the transcriptions in this post.
The topic may be controversial for some but my intention is to learn spoken Arabic. So reserve your judgements and let’s learn Levantine Arabic!
Ready? Yalla!
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
Watch this video on YouTube.
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 😉
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…..
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 🙂
So I will be using their song, Batalte Elli بطلّتي إلي
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 فرقة زمن - بطلتي الي
Watch this video on YouTube.
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!
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!
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
Watch this video on YouTube.
clip starts at 1:05
So perhaps you got fed up with society and chose to go into hibernation mode. Life’s good, eh? But what happens when you choose to show your face in public again?
Here are a few things you would hear once you get out of that rock you’ve been living under…or when Tawjihi’s finally over 🙂