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Moving Time

Moving Time

12 January 2026·93 words·1 min

Daily-Life Family Shami Moving New-Apartment Lease Jerusalem Morning

Author

Jacob Shore

Middle-aged, married, father of five. I write about Arabic, dialects, and daily life.

نسمة نهار - This article is part of a series.

Part 1: Changes: Scary But Exciting

Part 2: First Coffee

Part 3: Don't Panic

Part 4: Rainy Days

Part 6: The Last Day of Hanukkah

Part 7: On Time to Shul, Asleep by Two

Part 8: Insomnia

Part 9: The Shortest Interview Ever

Part 10: This Article

خاطِرة
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اليوم الصبح أنا ومرتي رحنا عَـأورشليم، ووقّعنا عقد الإيجار لشقّة.

هلّق لازمنا نضبّ كل شي بالشقة.

كلام
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Arabic	IPA	Meaning
ووقّعنا	/w wwaqqaʕna/	and we signed
عقد	/ʕaʔd/	contract / lease
نضبّ	/nḍˤobb/	pack up / put away
بالشقة	/biʃʃaʔʔa/	in the apartment

I post something short here most days while learning Arabic. If this helped, you’ll probably like the next one too.

Photo by Tierra Mallorca on Unsplash

نسمة نهار - This article is part of a series.

Part 1: Changes: Scary But Exciting

Part 2: First Coffee

Part 3: Don't Panic

Part 4: Rainy Days

Part 6: The Last Day of Hanukkah

Part 7: On Time to Shul, Asleep by Two

Part 8: Insomnia

Part 9: The Shortest Interview Ever

Part 10: This Article