In this final episode, I'll introduce you to my best friend Sara — how we met, how we spend time together, and more.Here are the vocabulary words for this episode to help you practice and expand your knowledge.أَحسَن - Better / Bestالصّداقَة - Friendshipقَريبِِة - Close (feminine)هَداك - That (masculine)نْقَضّي - We spend (time)بنِتْخانَق - We fight / Argueبَسيطَة - Simple / Small (feminine)نِتصالَح - We make up / Reconcileبتِفهَمني - She understands me (feminine)بتوثَق - She trustsبِتشارِكني - She shares with meأَسرارْها - Her secretsدَعِم - Supportاحتِرام - Respect
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For Beginners (Jabal AlWeibdeh)
In this episode, we’ll take a look at one of the most popular areas in Amman — Jabal Al-Weibdeh, home to Deewan! We’ll explore the activities, features, and everything that makes this neighborhood unique.Here are the vocabulary words for this episode to help you practice and expand your knowledge.قَديمِة– old (feminine)شَجَر – treesأَزْمِة – traffic jam / crisisأَماكِن – placesمَحَلِّيِّة – local (feminine)بَسَلِّم – I greet / I hand overثَقافي – culturalفَعالِيّات – events / activitiesحَفْلات – parties / concertsبَقدَر – I can / I’m able toأَسمَع – I hear / I listenأشوف – I seeفَنّانين – artists (performers)رَسّامين – painters / illustratorsبِسهولِة – easilyبَنصَحَك – I advise you
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For Beginners (My Cat Simsim)
In this episode, I'll introduce you to my cat Simsim—what she looks like, her habits, what she enjoys doing, and so on. It's perfect for beginner-high learners who want to build confidence in using Arabic.Here are the vocabulary words for this episode to help you practice and expand your knowledge.بِسّتي – My catبتِتْمَدَّد – She stretches outبَهْتَم فيها – I take care of herبتاخُد قَيلولِة – She takes a napبَلاقيها – I find herبتُرْكُض – She runsشَقِيِّة / مُشاغِبِة – Naughty / Mischievousتِتْخَبّى – She hidesبتِتْمَسَّح فيي – She rubs against meالأَكِل الجاهِز – Ready-made food / Takeout
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For Beginners (My Favorite Restaurant)
Food is the quickest way to anyone's heart, and that’s exactly what this episode is all about! I'll take you to my favorite restaurant in Amman while focusing on food-related vocabulary. It's perfect for beginner-high learners who want to build confidence in using Arabic.Here are the vocabulary words for this episode to help you practice and expand your knowledge.هاديِة - Quietأَكلِة - Dishطَبَق - Plate/Dishطازَة - Freshالأَسْعار - Pricesمُناسِبِة - Reasonable/Suitableالوَجبِة - The Mealبنُطْلُب - We orderلازِم - Must/Have to
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For Beginners (House Tour)
In this episode, I'll take you on a tour of my house, focusing on colors and furniture. It's perfect for beginner-high learners who want to build confidence in using Arabic.Here are the vocabulary words for this episode to help you practice and expand your knowledge.غُرْفِة قَعْدِة - Living roomغُرفِة ضيوف - Guest roomخَشَب - Woodبِرْواز - Frameبِتْطَل - Overlooksمَناظِر - Views/sceneryغَسيل - Laundryأَهَمّ - More important/most importantتَلّاجِة - Refrigeratorجَلّايِة - Dishwasherغاز - Stove/gas
This podcast is for Levantine colloquial Arabic students of all levels, who are looking to improve their listening and speaking skills and who want to expand their vocabulary and Arabic knowledge. During the podcast episodes, Deewan team are going to interview Arabic students and locals to Amman and the Levant region, and they are going to talk about different topics, especially those that interest Arabic learners, as well as the personal experiences of the people they speak to.