Can, Want, Must, Would in Shami Arabic
·333 words·2 mins
Quick guide to فيني/بقدر (can), بدي (want), لازم/مفروض (must), كنت/لو فيني (would) with IPA and examples.
Shami-Arabic
A Different Sound
·152 words·1 min
A small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.
Using Saar and Dall in Shami Arabic
·89 words·1 min
A focused all-Arabic guide to صار and ضلّ in Levantine Arabic.
Pivoting from Tunisian Derja to Shami
·174 words·1 min
I discuss the change in the site – from the Tunisian dialect – to the Levantine one.