Welcome to the first post of the How To Say series where we’ll explore all the little words in Levantine Arabic that are often overlooked yet make all the difference.
And the first word is…”still”!
Tag: lebanese arabic
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 !!
Watch this video on YouTube.
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!