Short Shami Arabic readings, vocabulary, and listening notes — everyday Levantine with a Palestinian lean, written by a learner.
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إذا الواحد بيعرف عبري، هاد مش معناه إنه بيعرف عربي، والعكس صحيح.From Hebrew and Arabic: Semitic Cousins · 19 October 2026
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قبل هيك · Earlier entries
Light Blood, Heavy Blood
In Shami, blood is either light or heavy: دمّه خفيف is someone fun to sit with, دمّه تقيل is someone you want to escape. Meaning and examples.
نسمة كلمة
14 Oct 2026
Walking Through Biblical Ruins Before School
My eldest son's last day of vacation before yeshiva: just the two of us walking the Elah Valley, where David fought Goliath, up to the ruins at Khirbet Qiyafa.
نسمة مشوار
11 Oct 2026
To His Mother, the Monkey Is a Gazelle
«القرد بعين أمّه غزال»: the Shami way to say love is blind, especially a parent's. Meaning, tone and examples.
نسمة كلمة
11 Oct 2026
When Hospitality Eats Your Space
My father-in-law's cancelled flight keeps him with us another week, my sister's family is next, and my office is a guest room again.
نسمة قصة
8 Oct 2026
Go Pave the Sea
«روح بلّط البحر»: the Levantine way to say «do whatever you want, it won't change anything». Meaning, tone and examples.
نسمة كلمة
8 Oct 2026
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قبل هيك · Earlier entries
Light Blood, Heavy Blood
In Shami, blood is either light or heavy: دمّه خفيف is someone fun to sit with, دمّه تقيل is someone you want to escape. Meaning and examples.
نسمة كلمة
14 Oct 2026
Walking Through Biblical Ruins Before School
My eldest son's last day of vacation before yeshiva: just the two of us walking the Elah Valley, where David fought Goliath, up to the ruins at Khirbet Qiyafa.
نسمة مشوار
11 Oct 2026
To His Mother, the Monkey Is a Gazelle
«القرد بعين أمّه غزال»: the Shami way to say love is blind, especially a parent's. Meaning, tone and examples.
نسمة كلمة
11 Oct 2026
When Hospitality Eats Your Space
My father-in-law's cancelled flight keeps him with us another week, my sister's family is next, and my office is a guest room again.
نسمة قصة
8 Oct 2026
Go Pave the Sea
«روح بلّط البحر»: the Levantine way to say «do whatever you want, it won't change anything». Meaning, tone and examples.
نسمة كلمة
8 Oct 2026
See all entries
تصفح الأرشيف