Moving Time
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
72 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Signing a new lease in Jerusalem means it is time to pack up and move again.
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The everyday Arabic of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan — and the current heart of Daily Derja.
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The Shortest Interview Ever
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
77 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
I had an interview – it didn’t go as planned.
Everything Zen
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
80 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Slow days, a teenage song, and the patience it asks for.
Insomnia
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
187 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Half an hour of sleep, a coughing kid with pneumonia, and a morning running on fumes.
A New Year Begins
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
274 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
New year starts with a stomach bug and a birthday IOU I still need to make good on.
A Fast Day Without Fasting
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
120 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Jewish fast day arrives, but a stomach bug keeps me sprinting to the bathroom instead of fasting.
Soul Tracks for Heavy Mornings
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
101 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
A post about hauling myself out of bed and letting a soul playlist brighten a dark winter morning.
Old Sketchbook Drawings
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
158 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Sketchbook pages and book illustrations from earlier seasons of my life—a small gallery of old drawings.
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.
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.