Short Shami Arabic readings, vocabulary, and listening notes — everyday Levantine with a Palestinian lean, written by a learner.
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قبل هيك · Earlier entries
Election Day in Israel
Voting in Israel's first election since October 7, working through what used to be a day off, and waiting for the results, in easy Shami Arabic.
نسمة نهار
27 Oct 2026
Hebrew and Arabic: Semitic Cousins
Why يوم is יום but لحم isn't לחם: shared Semitic roots, the Canaanite shift, س/ש swaps, and Hebrew–Arabic false friends like مكتب and מכתב.
نسمة كلمة
19 Oct 2026
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
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قبل هيك · Earlier entries
Election Day in Israel
Voting in Israel's first election since October 7, working through what used to be a day off, and waiting for the results, in easy Shami Arabic.
نسمة نهار
27 Oct 2026
Hebrew and Arabic: Semitic Cousins
Why يوم is יום but لحم isn't לחם: shared Semitic roots, the Canaanite shift, س/ש swaps, and Hebrew–Arabic false friends like مكتب and מכתב.
نسمة كلمة
19 Oct 2026
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
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