Update: Still Among Boxes
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
124 wordsكلمة
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An update since the move.
اللهجة الشامية
شامي
Levantine · Shami reading practice
The everyday Arabic of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan — and the current heart of Daily Derja.
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A Trip to Ramle
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
187 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A quick errand to Ramle with my son Yusuf, and a note on how locals react when a Jewish person speaks their language.
Crazy Week
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
265 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
I don’t know how I’m going to manage this week with interviews, exams, and family logistics.
A Bad Hair Week
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
126 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A DIY trim goes off the rails, with fresh Levantine vocab for disaster moments.
To-Do List Jitters
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
182 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A packed day of moving tasks, CKAD prep, and interviews has me on edge.
NotebookLM Notes for Daily Derja
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
338 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
I fed my Daily Derja posts into NotebookLM and asked for Shami vocabulary and style upgrades; here are the best suggestions.
New Playlists
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
125 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
ChatGPT + Spotify made it too easy to spin up fresh playlists for my walks.
The Test That Wasn't
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
114 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
CKAD exam app crashed mid-session, so I am asking Linux Foundation for a retake.
Past Birthday
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
20 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A snapshot from my birthday in Providence, taken twenty years ago.