Learn Levantine Arabic with Livi

Hi listeners, I hope you are all well.
Finally, Adam and I made a new episode.
We are talking about the future and dreams we want to have realised. Adam also speaks briefly about his new podcast 'Easy Lisan' which you can find here.
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/easy-lisan/episodes/Going-to-the-Restaurant-in-Palestinian-Arabic-Episode-4-B1-Level-e2up5jd
And below is the vocabulary that you will hear in the episode, enjoy!

هذا كلو من خيريك - This is all because of your kindness

مجازي - Metaphorical

فضول - Curiosity

التفاؤل - Optimism

في حيرة من أمري - I’m confused

حيرتني - You confused me

منظمة غير ربحية - Non-profit organization

أخفف عن الناس - I lighten people's burdens

أنا بآمن فيك - I believe in you

بالإحباط - Frustrated

متشائمة - Pessimistic

قصوة - Cruelty

وحشية - Brutality

يئس - Despair

خيبة أمل - Disappointment

اتقارن نفسك بيه - You compare yourself to him

ببرر - He/She justifies

ما بيدها شي - She can’t do anything / It is out of her hands

قد ما يطول الليل شمس الحرية حتشرق - No matter how long the night is, the sun of freedom will rise

Hi listeners, I hope you are all really well.

Sorry that I took a while to record the next episode.

Today I'll be speaking again with my friend Adam (also known as Ahmed) from Gaza about the reasons behind him choosing to study international social work.

Very important to this conversation is the fact that Adam is blind and, as a result, has had to face a lot of significant challenges.

However, he is using his lived experience as a disabled man to help others; through studying international social work.

If you want to know more about his story you can check out his GoFundMe page linked at the bottom. Adam is raising money to pay his tuition fees and living expenses as he completes his studies in the Netherlands. The world needs more dedicated and compassionate social workers like Adam so if you are interested please check out his fundraiser.

I suppose it's also important to say that in this episode there is a lot we don't discuss, including details of what Adam's family in Gaza are facing right now. We weren't consciously avoiding the topic, more that there sometimes aren't sufficient words to describe something.

Big thank you to Adam for making the time to speak to me even in these terrible moments and still finding ways to laugh in spite of it all.

You can follow my account on insta for updates @learnlevantinewithlivi

Here is the vocabulary:

ماشي الحال - It is so so

 لقب - Nickname

بالتحديد - Specifically

كفيف - Blind

لاللي ما بيعرفوا - For those who do not know

فقدت بصري - I lost my sight

زي ما انتِ شايفة - As you can see

دمار - Destruction

ذوي احتياجات خاصة - People with special needs

اتصاوبوا - They got injured

عناصر منتجة في المجتمع 

Productive members of society

تأهيل- Rehabilitation

أسأل مجرب ولا تسأل طبيب

Ask someone who has  firsthand experience with a disease rather than a doctor.

تخمين - Guessing

سؤال عشوائي - Random question

برج العقرب - Scorpio (Zodiac sign)

شو بعرفك! - You never know!

عقبات  - Obstacles

التنهد - A sigh

امكانية الوصول - Accessibility

مش أحسن شي من ناحية

It's not the best (usually when you are talking about something which is no better than the bare minimum)

القوة العضلية - Physical strength

رسوم الدراسة - Tuition fees

مصاريف - Expenses

أصرف على نفسي - To spend on myself

يساريين - Leftists

مهاجرين - Immigrants

ودودين - Friendly

البنية التحتية - Infrastructure

صدمة ثقافية - Culture shock

حرفيا - Literally

على أرض الواقع - In reality

حضنتها - I embraced her

مزدحم - Crowded

مقارنة ب - In comparison with

مع احترامي الشديد - With all due respect

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ahmed-studeren-en-zijn-droom-waar-te-maken?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=chat&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_term=undefined

*Vocab below

Hi everyone, I hope you're all really well.

Today I'm going to be talking to Adam about a really important topic; psychology and mental health.

We actually recorded this episode last year (apologies for the delay in publishing) just before Adam made a very long and difficult journey from Gaza to the Netherlands in order to start his studies at Han University.

I'm mentioning this a) because Adam is a remarkable person b) he is currently running a GoFundMe to support his studies in International Social Work.

Adam has been blind all of his adult life, but this has never stopped his determination, especially for helping others with disability. He is studying International Social Work in order to be able to develop a career in this field in order to have a positive impact.

As he is in some financial difficulties at the moment he is fundraising to support his tuition fees and living expenses for the next few years.

If you would like to read more about Adam (whose real name is Ahmed....Adam is a nickname) and check out a personal video from him, then you can check this link here https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ahmed-studeren-en-zijn-droom-waar-te-maken?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=chat&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_term=undefined

Many thanks and enjoy the episode!

Vocabulary:

حواجز - Barriers

بشكل سلس  Fluently/ smoothly

فأر التجارب = Guinea pig / lab rat

Logic / Logical - منطق / منطقي

جرحتني  - it hurt me / it scarred me 

بضلني ساكت- I remain silent / I keep silent

طبيب نفسي - psychiatrist 

صدقًا- honestly

نابع عن = Stems from 

إحاطة = understanding grasping of something

أنماط =  patterns/stereotypes

كتمت مشاعري = I suppressed my feelings

التنمر = Bullying

فخورة = Proud

شكرا على المدح = Thanks for the compliment 

ما بيتناقض مع =Does not contradict with 

 بحنان= Compassionately-tenderly

Hello and welcome to all the listeners. I disappeared for a while because I was overloaded with work and travel and didn't have enough time to make new episodes for you. And, to be totally honest, I was being a bit lazy....but i've shaken off the laziness and here I am, back to share a new episode with you which is a conversation with my brilliant friend Melissa.

We'll be hearing a conversation between Melissa and I where we will discuss her work in the world of theatre, Armenian culture, her experiences growing up as Armenian in Lebanon and how she combines multiple languages and cultures together in her life.

I hope you will find the conversation as interesting and useful as I did.

Below are the vocab that will help you when listening to the podcast (lots today as an apology for not making an episode for so long!)

بعتذر مسبقا - I apologise in advance

مهندسة معمارية - architect

هندسة معمارية - Architecture

تصميم المسرح - Theatre design

شغف - Passion

كبير الشغف في - My passion grew

فراغ في /بداخلي - an emptiness inside me

نوبه - attack/panic

بالوقت الحالي - now / in the present moment

إبادة جماعية - Genocide

انتماء - Belonging

لبنانية قبل بكفاية / انا لبنانية بشكل كافي - I am Lebanese enough

متمسكة - Attached/connected

مواطنة من العالم - Citizen of the world

ملحوظ - Impressive/distinctive

بفتكر/ بفكر - I think

الشتات - The diaspora

يستعيروا - They borrow

نزوح/ نازحة،نازح - Exodus / Displaced

اجدادنا - Grandparents / Our Grandparents منخبر بعض قصص - We tell each other stories

أكتسبت - I gained / I acquired

افسر حالي - I explain myself

مماثل - Similar / Comparable

برهن - Prove (to prove something)

بسلط الضو على شي - To shine a light on something / To highlight something

Hello and welcome to all the listeners and a Happy Christmas!

I hope you are all well and in good health.

I'm finally ready to make new episodes and this week i'll be talking to my friend Adam from Gaza about our experiences in learning languages.

Adam is also an Arabic teacher and I advise you to have a go studying with him because he really knows and understands the nuances within Arabic and English and he's super patient with his students. I also benefitted a lot from my conversations with him because he has a Gazan accent (which I am not used to) and I like to be flexible with understanding different accents in the region.

He's got some spots available for new students if you'd like to try studying Arabic through conversation with him.

If you'd like more information, send us an email at learnlevantine@gmail.com

I'd also like to say a big thank you to Muhammad, who teaches Arabic on italki. He's from Syria, living in Germany and from time to time I take lessons with him - when I feel like brushing up on my Arabic. He helped me out preparing for this episode and getting my brain in gear after neglecting my Arabic for a few weeks. He's such a great teacher and super encouraging to his students, so check him out! Here is the link to his page on italki: https://www.italki.com/teacher/2678645

Here is the new vocab for this week. Enjoy!

أنا عال العال - Couldn’t be better

فضولي - curious

دءوب - diligent, perseverant

بشكل رسمي - formally

بستحي - I am ashamed

بخجل - I am shy

مقالة - Article

ميزة - characteristic or quality, or feature

حاجز ذهني - mental block

أفكار مسبقة سيئة - negative preconceptions

اتجاهلت - I ignored, I neglected

استمرارية - continuation

احنا في الهوى سوى - we are in the wind together - you and be both, we are both in the same shit, used quite humorously.

حاجة / حاجات - a thing, things

بتناسبني - it suits me / it fits me

قدوة - an example or a model