Some Tips From NotebookLM#
To move beyond simple dialect swaps and broaden my Shami (Levantine) vocabulary, I fed my posts into NotebookLM and asked for upgrades. Here’s the keeper list — phrases that add nuance, personality, and a bit of professional polish.
When writing about daily life, these help express mental load and habits more naturally:
Internal states & routinesالحالة والروتين
mind is full / mentally overloaded
get bored easily — esp. with repetition
getting into a rhythm (sleep / work)
lately / these days
longing for / missing (a hobby)
hunting for / trying to find colloquial
To make storytelling more vivid:
Narrative & descriptionالسرد والوصف
a mess / a muddle — a chaotic situation
(light or mood) turns dim / gloomy
I caught a glimpse / glanced at
quickly / soon after
a troublemaker — often for kids playful
in the center / in the middle of it
For the job search or dev work, a little more precision:
Professional & technicalالشغل والتقنية
recently — introducing a new method formal
we postponed it (a meeting / interview)
to sit for / take an exam
to allow / let me (do something)
organized / tidy
I’m in contact with
And these starters help posts flow like a native speaker’s:
Shami sentence startersبدايات شامية
something happened to me / I had…
I like to / it pleases me
what do you think?
supposed to / expected to
if I could (I would have…) conditional
for the sake of / for someone
