https://dailyderja.com/Short Shami (Levantine) Arabic readings from a learner's diary — vocabulary with IPA, key-phrase glossaries, and listening notes. Plus a Tunisian Arabic archive.enThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:04:40 UTChttps://dailyderja.com/blog/ballit-il-bahr/https://dailyderja.com/blog/ballit-il-bahr/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:55:00 +0300 «روح بلّط البحر»: the Levantine way to say «do whatever you want, it won’t change anything». Meaning, tone and examples.https://dailyderja.com/blog/when-delivery-disappoints/https://dailyderja.com/blog/when-delivery-disappoints/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:30:44 +0300 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.https://dailyderja.com/blog/worry-guilt-disappointment-shami/https://dailyderja.com/blog/worry-guilt-disappointment-shami/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0300 The phrases I used to write about holiday guilt — أشيل هم، أحس بالذنب، خيّب أمل — pulled out into one place, with short examples.https://dailyderja.com/blog/do-nothing/https://dailyderja.com/blog/do-nothing/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:08:47 +0300 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.https://dailyderja.com/blog/passing-of-a-family-friend/https://dailyderja.com/blog/passing-of-a-family-friend/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:26:50 +0200 Attending a funeral for a dear friend of the family.https://dailyderja.com/blog/fish-incident-ii/https://dailyderja.com/blog/fish-incident-ii/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:37:50 +0200 A Shami sequel about bubble soap in the fish tank, three dead fish, and a rushed rescue for the survivors.https://dailyderja.com/blog/baby-steps/https://dailyderja.com/blog/baby-steps/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:09:05 +0200 Doing one small thing at a time.https://dailyderja.com/blog/insomnia/https://dailyderja.com/blog/insomnia/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:59:48 +0200 Half an hour of sleep, a coughing kid with pneumonia, and a morning running on fumes.https://dailyderja.com/blog/new-year/https://dailyderja.com/blog/new-year/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:33:58 +0200 New year starts with a stomach bug and a birthday IOU I still need to make good on.https://dailyderja.com/blog/son-connection/https://dailyderja.com/blog/son-connection/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:57:27 UTC VPN issues slowed work but led to more time with my son.