Short Shami Arabic readings, vocabulary, and listening notes — everyday Levantine with a Palestinian lean, written by a learner.
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لما رجعنا، كانت الدنيا عتمت، وكان صعب نلاقي السيارة.From Walking Through Biblical Ruins Before School · 11 October 2026
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Arabic songs I've used for ear training, with the phrases I picked up · 3 posts
قبل هيك · Earlier entries
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
When Delivery Disappoints
The delivery came without the drink and the food was only okay. A short Shami diary entry that ends with a proverb about bad luck.
نسمة نهار
1 Oct 2026
Worry, Guilt, and Disappointment in Shami: Notes From My Diary
The phrases I used to write about holiday guilt — أشيل هم، أحس بالذنب، خيّب أمل — pulled out into one place, with short examples.
نسمة كلمة
30 Sep 2026
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قبل هيك · Earlier entries
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
When Delivery Disappoints
The delivery came without the drink and the food was only okay. A short Shami diary entry that ends with a proverb about bad luck.
نسمة نهار
1 Oct 2026
Worry, Guilt, and Disappointment in Shami: Notes From My Diary
The phrases I used to write about holiday guilt — أشيل هم، أحس بالذنب، خيّب أمل — pulled out into one place, with short examples.
نسمة كلمة
30 Sep 2026
See all entries
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