Can, Want, Must, Would in Shami Arabic
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
530 wordsكلمة
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3 min readدقيقة قراءة
Quick guide to فيني/بقدر (can), بدي (want), لازم/مفروض (must), كنت/لو فيني (would) with IPA and examples.
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Short daily posts in Levantine (Shami) Arabic — moods, vocab, and small life shifts — with a sweet Tunisian archive underneath.
2025
On Time to Shul, Asleep by Two
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
75 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Made it to shul on time after being sick, then crashed in a 2 pm nap—need a better rhythm.
The Last Day of Hanukkah
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
31 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Closing out Zot Hanukkah with prayers for healing at Rachel’s Tomb.
Interview Morning, First Hanukkah Candle Tonight
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
92 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Interviewed in Tel Aviv and heading home to light the first Hanukkah candle tonight.
A Different Sound
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
152 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.
Don't Panic
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
47 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Some good advice from Douglas Adams
The Fish-Tank Catastrophe
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
112 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A Shami mini-story about our accidental fish-soup disaster and how the tank finally got replaced.
First Coffee
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
12 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Woke up late and made my first coffee of the day.
Using Saar and Dall in Shami Arabic
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
202 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A focused all-Arabic guide to صار and ضلّ in Levantine Arabic.