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The Shams Way: Arabic Stories

By: The Shams Way
  • Summary

  • Palestinian Arabic made easy for you through educational short stories for all of you curious linguists to help you practise your listening and learning of the Arabic Dialect. With snippets of old Arabic songs added at the end of each episode for the Arabic music enthusiasts out there. -Subscribe and follow to catch up on new episodes every Tuesday and every Saturday-
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Episodes
  • Arabic Stories: S1E13: Shady wil ba7er (Shady and the Sea)
    Jun 1 2024

    Our story today is about a man named Shady, who upon seeing the arrival of the sun, plans to go on a trip with his friends to visit the sea. Not all his expectations are met though. Will he let that get to him or will he decide to enjoy his day with his friends anyway?

    Told in the present tense.

    Ending the story with a snippet from an old Egyption love song "ana ba3sha2 el ba7r"- I adore the sea, By Nagat Es-Sagheera.

    Here is your vocab for the story:

    Coming up (adj) - taal3a

    He gets up- bey2oom

    Covering (adj) - emghatya

    He plans- bey5attit

    They agree- byittif2u

    They rent-byista2jiru

    South- janoob

    Beaches- shawaate2

    Sandy- ramliyya

    Cleaner- andaf

    Usually- 3aadatan

    He makes ready- beyjahhiz

    His supplies/ (what he needs) - lawaazmo

    Excited- mit7ammis/ mitshawwiq

    To get sun- itshammas

    They park- beysoffu

    Parking spots- mawaaqef

    Taken- ma25ooda

    It’s clear that- embayyin inno

    They pack the place- bey3abbu el makaan

    It lessens- bey2ill

    The count of- 3adad

    They throw- byirmu

    Garbage- zbaala

    They disrespect- maa byi7tirmu

    Expecting (adj) - mitwaqqe3

    He goes down- byinzil

    He swims- byisba7

    To get far from or away from- byib3id

    Gets caught in- byi3la2 b

    A wave- mowja

    They laugh too much or exaggerate- byifratu de7ek (an expression in Arabic that can compare with rofl)

    They pile up or gather- beylimmu

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    12 mins
  • Arabic Stories: S1E12: Leilet 7ennethum (Their Henna night)
    May 28 2024

    Today our story is about Fara7 and Karam. Two young Palestinians in Love who get married according to the Palestinian tradition in one of the many refugee camps all around our occupied Falasteen, but just before their wedding night, the Middle Eastern version of a bachelor party must be honored. We call it the 7enna night.

    Told in the past tense.

    Starting this episode with a snippet from a Tarweeda, a style of music performed traditionally by Palestinian women, and ending it with a snippet of anotherTarweeda. For Falasteen.

    Here is your vocab for the story:

    Neighbors- jeeraan

    They liberate- ey7arriru

    “Ignorance does not birth Victory- el jahel ma beywallid naser”

    Pushed them- dafa3hum

    They graduate- yit5arraju

    They request- yitlobu

    Her hand- eedha

    Marriage- zawaaj

    She hesitated- itraddadat

    She was surprised- itfaaja2at

    She was made shy- 5ejlet

    Childhood- tufoola

    Preparations- ta7deeraat

    Wedding- 3urus

    They clothed her- labbasooha

    The traditional Palestinian dress- el thowb el Falastini el turaathi

    They sang to her- ghannoulha

    They shaved his beard- 7ala2oolu da2no

    They cut his hair- 2assoulu sha3ro

    They bathed him- 7ammamooh

    A tray- seeniyya

    Desserts- 7alawiyyaat

    Types/ kinds- anwaa3

    Ululates- zaghareet

    Right hand- el eed el yameen

    She closed- sakkarat

    She distributed- wazza3at

    She painted- rasamat

    They slaughtered- daba7u

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    12 mins
  • Arabic Stories: S1E11: Mughaamaraat el Leil (Adventures of the night)
    May 25 2024

    Our story today is about a woman named Layla who wakes up and finds herself in an amusement park surrounded by colors, sounds of music and people. Told in the present tense.


    Ending with a snippet from a Tarab classic "Al Laylu Ya Layla" by the Frank Sinatra of the Middle East, the Lebanese singer, Oud player, and composer, Wadi3 el Safi.


    Here is your vocab for the story:

    To find- laa2i

    Amusement park- 7adee2et malaahi

    Lights- adwaa2

    To find something strange or be surprised- istaghreb

    To arrive- iwsal

    Between- beyn

    Suddenly- faj2a

    To sing- ghanni

    To chase- il7a2

    Color- lown (plural: alwaan)

    Moving (adj)- muta7arrika

    Sky- sama

    Around her- 7awaleeha

    To notice- laa7iz

    Purple- banafsaji

    Blue- azra2

    Dark- ghaame2

    Orange- burtuqaali

    Integrated- mendimej

    Red- a7mar

    Warm- daafy

    It changes- byitghayyar

    To disappear- i5tifi

    To appear- izhar

    Giant- 3imlaaq

    Heavy- t2eel

    Black- souda

    To swallow- ibla3

    Glamorous- barraaqa

    To explore- istakshif

    Mysterious- ghaamed

    Existing- maoujoud

    Courage/ boldness- jur2a

    Buried- madfoona

    Inside her- juwwaatha

    And just like- ou zay ma

    Journey/ trip- ri7la

    Real world- 3aalam el waaqe3

    To wash- ighsil

    Clothes- awaa3i


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    10 mins

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