Go Pave the Sea
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
271 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
«روح بلّط البحر»: the Levantine way to say «do whatever you want, it won’t change anything». Meaning, tone and examples.
Shami Arabic Expressions & Proverbs
Set phrases and proverbs from everyday Shami Arabic. Each one comes with the literal image, what it actually means, when you’d say it, and audio.
When Delivery Disappoints
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
176 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
The delivery came without the drink and the food was only okay. A short Shami diary entry that ends with a proverb about bad luck.
Worry, Guilt, and Disappointment in Shami: Notes From My Diary
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
533 wordsكلمة
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3 min readدقيقة قراءة
The phrases I used to write about holiday guilt — أشيل هم، أحس بالذنب، خيّب أمل — pulled out into one place, with short examples.
A Day I Meant to Do Nothing
شاميLevantine
سهلEasy·
247 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
I’m too tired to do anything today — except, it turns out, dishes, job applications, a 2:30 meeting, a walk, and a swim at the nearby spring.
A Funeral on Har Hamenuchot
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
198 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Attending a funeral for a dear friend of the family.
The Fish Tank Incident - Part Two
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
333 wordsكلمة
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2 min readدقيقة قراءة
A Shami sequel about bubble soap in the fish tank, three dead fish, and a rushed rescue for the survivors.
Baby Steps
شاميLevantine
متوسطIntermediate·
172 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
Doing one small thing at a time.
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.
Connection Issues and Quality Time With My Son
تونسيTunisian
متوسطIntermediate·
105 wordsكلمة
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1 min readدقيقة قراءة
VPN issues slowed work but led to more time with my son.