Shami-Arabic

A 5:30 wake-up in Shami Arabic — coffee, a walk to the synagogue, Jerusalem Talmud, morning prayers, then breakfast and the job hunt.

A quick Levantine note on Ziad Rahbani’s “بصراحة” and why it became my current favorite.

A DIY trim goes off the rails, with fresh Levantine vocab for disaster moments.

A packed day of moving tasks, CKAD prep, and interviews has me on edge.

ChatGPT + Spotify made it too easy to spin up fresh playlists for my walks.

Quick guide to فيني/بقدر (can), بدي (want), لازم/مفروض (must), كنت/لو فيني (would) with IPA and examples.

A small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.

Some good advice from Douglas Adams

A focused all-Arabic guide to صار and ضلّ in Levantine Arabic.

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