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How do you say ’enough’ in Arabic? Kfāya (كفاية) — pronunciation, IPA, and real examples for stopping something, quantities, and daily life in Shami Arabic.

Learn the word for ’need’ or ‘reason’ in Shami Arabic (Da3i - داعي) with common daily life examples.

How do you say ‘weak’ in Arabic? Da3if (ضعيف) — pronunciation, IPA, and real examples for people, objects, and arguments in Shami Arabic.

How is Shami different from Tunisian Arabic? A side-by-side comparison of 10 everyday words — ‘a lot’, ’now’, ‘what’, ‘work’, ‘want vs. love’, and more — with a video breakdown.

I discuss the change in the site – from the Tunisian dialect – to the Levantine one.

Back to daily Derja after a long pause, trying to rebuild momentum.

Holidays feel stressful, and the anxiety spills over to family.

Some early morning annoyances.

Reflecting on my experience learning Derja before going to an engagement party.

A reflection on a company trip that wasn’t as bad as expected