Learn Levantine Arabic: Marhabtayn

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn!! Welcome to Season 2! I hope you’re all safe and well. It’s been a while since my last episode, and I was SO nervous to come back. In this special introduction episode, I recap why I started learning Levantine Arabic - though my Arabic isn’t perfect yet. I talk about why I took a break from recording and how I’ve learned to be kinder to myself during tough times.I also share five simple tips for dealing with self-doubt and low motivation, plus a message of support for everyone facing difficult situations - especially my dear brothers and sisters in Palestine. I’m praying for you all <3Read the full transcript here.I’d love to hear from you on Instagram @marhabtayn_شكرًا كتير عن جد على الاستماع!

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! It has been a while, but I'm back with one last episode for 2023. Firstly, I hope you're all safe and well. My heart is broken because of what is happening in Palestine and I'm praying everyday that things get better InshaAllah.In this episode, Lina and I reflect on the year 2023 but in a very light-hearted way. The last few months have been difficult to process and wanted to record something funny and light. My Arabic is a bit rusty so please be patient with me, my mistakes and my essays! I hope you enjoy it and learn something new :)شو أطول مدة متواصلة لبستي فيها بيجاما في 2023What's your record for the most consecutive days wearing pyjamas? كم سيلفي أخدتي لحد ما لقيتي أحسن صورة للبروفايل؟How many selfies did you take before finding the perfect one for your profile picture?كم مرة حكيتي رح أبلّش ديت/ريجيم وبعدين أكلتي بيتزا؟ How many times did you say 'I'll start my diet tomorrow' and then ate pizza?إذا حيوانك الأليف ممكن يعطيكي تقييم  لسنة 2023 من 1 ل 10، قديش ممكن يعطيكي *If your pet could rate your 2023 on a scale from 1 to 10, what do you think they'd give you?*In the end, Lina and I had different interpretations of this question hahaكم مرّة فتحتي التلاجة وتمنيتي يكون فيها أكل جديد؟How many times did you check the fridge hoping new food magically appeared?إذا شنتتك بتحكي أي قصة بتضحّك رح تحكي عن رحلاتك هاي السنة؟If your suitcase could talk, what hilarious story would it tell about your travels this year? أي موهبة مش عادية اكتشفتي إنها عندك هاي السنة؟ What's the most unusual talent you discovered you had in 2023?شو أزبط حجة فكرتي فيها لما تأخرتي؟ What is the best excuse you came up with for being late?لو حياتك في سنة 2023 كان إلها شعار، شو ممكن يكون؟If your life had a slogan for 2023, what would it be?لو ممكن توصفي سنة 2023 باستعمال الإيموجيز، أي إيموجيز بتختاريIf you had to describe your 2023 using only emojis, what emojis would you choose?مفردات جديدة : new vocabulary الأزمة trafficزينة decorations مريح comfortable  رسمي formal رقم قياسي recordتقييم evaluation I don't like taking photos, I like someone else taking a photo of me ما بحب آخد سيلفي، بحب حدا يصورنينشاط activity قاعد sittingحيوان أليف pet فاصلة comma دموع tears نقطة drop تمه مفتوح his mouth is openالحقيقة truthدقيق في المواعيد punctual موعد نهائي deadline تقألم to adapt 

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all well! I know it has been quite a while since I last posted an episode. If I'm honest, I haven't had a lot of confidence in my Arabic recently. I was so nervous recording this, but I'm so happy I did and I can continue to share my love of Arabic with you all. Remember, mistakes are all part of the journey. In this episode, Lina and I catch up on what we have been doing this year. I hope you enjoy it :) p.s I'm so happy to share that I'm back!! مفردات جديدة - new vocabulary حوت - حيتان whale مرتفعات heights كسلان lazy رطوبة humidity مكيّف Air conditionerمروحة fanأمان safeمستوى متوسط intermediate levelمر الوقت بسرعة time passed quickly شو كنتِ تعملي هاي السنة؟what have you been doing this year?انبسط - بينبسط to have fun الثقافة البريطانية British culture متحف - متاحف museum مواصلات transportation بنية تحتية infrastructure عطف compassion حنان - kindلطيف مع حاله kind to oneself موجة حر heatwave موجة حارة - heatwave (you can use either one)

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all well. I can't believe 2022 is already coming to an end. Where has the time gone? In this episode, Lina and I reflect on the good moments in 2022, if there's anything we wish we did, what we're grateful for, how we took care of ourselves and how we would describe this year in 3-5 words. I wish you all a wonderful festive period and a very Happy New Year! I'm so looking forward to making more episodes in 2023 :) ان شاء اللهSee you soon!P.s Lina was right - I said 2001/2002 at the start rather than 2021. The joy of learning a new language  😄 If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ 1. شو كانت اللحظات الحلوة في هاي السنة؟?What were the beautiful moments of this year2. شو بتتمني لو عملتي هاي السنة؟?What do you wish you did this year3. لشو إنتِ ممتنة هاي السنة؟  ?What are you grateful for4. كيف اهتميتي بحالك هاي السنة؟ ?How did you take care of yourself this year5. كيف بتوصفي هاي السنة بتلات لخمس كلمات؟?How would you describe this year in 3-5 words New vocabulary مفردات جديدة العواطف emotionsكأس العالم world cup مش كتير عادل not very fair بيشجع To cheer forمين فريق شجعتي ؟ ? which team did you cheer forشجعتي - (past tense (feminineرابط link بيفوز to winما عندي اهتمام مين بيفوز I don’t care / I don’t have an interest who wins إمكانيات possibilities بيخسر to loseبيستاهل to deserveيكسر القلب breaks the heartبشكل شخصي personallyضغط دم blood pressureدعم to support  15minutes خمس عشرة دقيقةلازم اعمل جدول احسن  I need to make a better schedule مش ندمانة على شي I don’t regret anything بشكل منتظم regularly ممتن grateful سجل to recordتحمّل to bareمش مؤكد uncertain قوة strength رحت اتمشى I went for a walk اهتم ب to care forالنتيجة the resultالامتحانات examsممتع fun/excitingنمو growthسلام peace

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all well! In this episode, Lina and I talk about holidays. This was a difficult episode for me to record because I haven't been studying Arabic as much as I would like to and I didn't feel very confident speaking, but I hope it encourages you to keep going no matter if you feel like you're having  a bad day with language learning (it happens to me all the time) . Slow progress is still progress and making mistakes is all part of the journey!If you have any questions, you can message me on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ ** إذا فزت باليانصيب بكرة وين أول مكان بدك تسافري؟If you won the lottery, where is the first place you would travel? 2. عمرك راحت عليكي طيارة؟ شو صار؟Have you ever missed a flight what happened? 3. لشو بتشتاقي أكتر إشي لما بتسافري؟What do you miss the most when you travel? 4. شو أطول فترة كنتي فيها بعيدة عن بيتك؟ وحسيتي حالك مشتاقة للبيت؟What is the longest period you've been away from your home? Did you feel like you were missing home? 5. بالنسبة إلك، قديش لازم يكون طول العطلة؟ قديش وقت بتاخدي عشان تصيري مرتاحة؟ In your opinion, how long should a holiday be? How much time do you need in order to be relaxed? 6. شو أهم بالنسبة إلك لما بتسافري، الراحة والاسترخاء ولا التجارب الجديدة؟What is the most important thing when you travel, peace and relaxation or new experiences?  7. شو بتاخدي معك لما تسافري؟ بتحاولي تضبي شنتة خفيفة؟What do you take with you when you travel? Do you try and pack your bag light? New vocabulary مفردات جديدةيانصيب  lotteryنباتات     plants طيران  plane أهل   familyسرير  bedبكالوريوس  bachelors degree مثالي  ideal عيد الفصح  Easterتوازن  balanceمغامرات  adventuresوزن  weight حجم  sizeضب - بيضب  to packجنوب آسيا  South Asiaمتعود على used to شديد strict امتحانات examsمعقد complicatedاليابان Japanبيشتاق To miss somethingاشتقت لأهي I missed my familyراحت علي الطيارة I missed the flightجواز سفر passportشاحن charger غير هيك other than thatممكن تعطيني نصيحة = ممكن تنصحينيشنتة كبيرة big suitcase قوة خارقة superpower جهاز device سلحفاة turtle سلاحف turtles استراحة rest حسب it depends زرت   I visitedكملي   continue!ما بيزبط    it doesn't work outعيد الميلاد Christmasأزمة   crowded عطلة رسمية public holiday بحس إني   I feel likeخزانتي   my closet

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all happy,  safe, well and enjoying summer! In this episode, Lina and I talk about our free time. I hope you learn some new words!  (p.s. the 'Marhaba' at the beginning of the episode got cut out for some reason!)Read full transcript here.If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ شو الأشياء اللي بتحبي تعمليها بوقت فراغك؟ 1. What things do you like to do in your free time?2. قديش عندك وقت فراغ خلال الأسبوع؟How much free time do you have during the week?3.عندك وقت فراغ بكفي?.Do you have enough free time?4.  شو رح تعملي إذا كان عندك وقت فراغ أكتر؟What would you do if you had more free time?5. بتفضلي تكوني برة ولا جوا لما يكون عندك وقت فراغ؟Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?6. شو معنى العبارة "الوقت من ذهب"؟ وشو رأيك فيها؟What is the meaning of the saying 'Time is gold'? What do you think of it? مفردات جديدة : new vocabularyاشتكيت I complainedبنية تحتية infrastructure شبكة - net e.g to catch insects or mosquitoesبيقضي وقت to spend timeبيرتاح to be comfortableمدمن addictوقت فراغ free timeمثالي idealتركيز concentration حسب depends I said حاجة which means need, but I meant to say حجة - excuseبيستاهل to deserve سباق raceشبكة netحشرات insectsناموس mosquitos مكيّف ACمروحة fan

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all happy, safe and well. It has been a while since I posted an episode, but I'm back! In this episode, Lina and I talk about our personalities. I hope you enjoy it and learn some new vocabulary!If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ شخصياتنا - our personalitiesشو هي صفاتك الشخصية؟What are some characteristics of your personality?شو هي الأشياء اللي بتخليكي مبسوطة؟What are things that make you happy?شو هي الأشياء اللي بتخليكي معصبة؟ What are things that make you angry?إنتِ خجولة؟ في أي مواقف بتكوني خجولة؟Are you shy? In which situations are you shy?إنتِ انطوائية أو اجتماعية؟Are you introverted or extroverted?إذا بتقدري تغيري أي صفات بشخصيتك، شو رح تغيري؟If you could change any aspect of your personality, what would you change?شو بتعملي عشان تتسلي خلال رحلة طويلة بالسيارة؟What do you do to have fun during a long car ride?مفردات جديدة : new vocabularyمركز الاهتمام - centre of attentionمشمس - sunnyدولة - دول - country / countries عميق - deepإيجابي - positiveبيخون ثقة  - betray trustبيكذب  - to lieبيستنى - to wait خجل - shyness توتر - stress طاقة  - energyحساس - sensitiveمميز - specialبسوق - to drive  بيغني -to singنقاش - discussionزمان in the pastتمنيت I wishedساخر sarcasticما بعرف إذا هاد الإشي صار معك  - I don't know if this has happened to youلطيف friendly هادي quiet محترم respectful شعور feeling خطة planبيتوقع to expect مجموعة كبيرة  big groupطموح ambitiousنوايا سيئة   bad intentionsعنيد  stubborn

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all safe and well. Almost exactly one year ago today, I published the very first episode of Learn Levantine Arabic: Marhabtayn. I always feel so grateful I have a platform to share my love for the Arabic language. I hope it has encouraged you and continues to encourage you to speak Arabic without the fear of making mistakes.In this special anniversary episode, Lina and I have a very random conversation (see the questions below and you'll understand what I mean!) It's a lot longer than the others, but I really enjoyed recording it. I hope you find it useful :)Read the full transcript here.Please message me if you have any questions - always happy to help! If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ 1.  بتفضلي تعيشي 30 يوم بدون تليفونك ولا كل حياتك بدون حلويات؟ Would you prefer to live 30 days without your phone or your whole life without sweets?2.  إذا لازم تاكلي أكل واحد كل حياتك شو بتاكلي؟If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you eat?3.  قديش مصاري رح تقبلي عشان تاكلي عنكبوت عايش؟How much money would you accept to eat a live spider?  4. لو كان عندك قوة خارقة شو بدك تكون؟If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be?  5. شو رح تعملي لو كلب بلش يحكي معك بلغة بشرية؟ What would you do if a dog started talking to you in human language?  6. لو بتقدري تكون حيوان شو رح تكوني؟If you could be an animal, what would you be? 7. لو كل شي ببيتك لازم يكون بلون واحد أي لون بتختاري؟ If everything in your house was one colour, what colour would you choose? 8. إذا اشتغلتي في سيرك شو رح يكون شغلك؟If you worked in a circus, what would your job be? 9. إذا علقتِ في مصعد وكان لازم تسمعي أغنية وحدة أي أغنية بتسمعي؟If you got stuck in an elevator and had to listen to only one song, what song would you listen to?كيف بتوصفي حالك بتلات كلمات؟ How do you describe yourself in three words? 11. لو حياتك كانت رواية شو رح يكون عنوانها??If your life was a novel, what would the title be?12. لو لازم تاكلي لون خشب من علبة الألوان أي لون رح تاكلي؟ If you had to eat a crayon from the box, what colour would you eat? 13. لو كنتِ شخصية من شخصيات دزني أي شخصية رح تكوني؟  If you were a disney character, which character would you be?14. لو كان عندك آلة زمن رح تسافري للماضي أو رح تسافري للمستقبل؟ If you could time travel, would you travel in the past or into the future?مفردات جديدة : New Vocabularyبيسمم poisonous بنفسجي purpleقوة خارقة superpower عنكبوت spiderالحبل المشدود tight rope سيرك circus لون خشب crayon شخصية character آلة زمن time machineعلّق to get stuck معلّق stuck كلب - كلبين - كلاب dogببغا parrot تهديد threat طعم tasteأغرب سؤال weirdest question بيزهق من to be bored ofمبتسم smiling مضحك (بيضحّك) funnyهادي quiet إيجابي positive متوتّر nervous 

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! I hope you're all well and safe :) In this episode, Lina and I talk about my Arabic Learning Journey. It wasn't easy in the beginning but with determination, patience and by practising regularly, I have now reached a place where I am comfortable speaking with native speakers. إن شاء الله we will all be fluent soon! The most important thing is to keep practising speaking even if you make mistakes. Read the full transcript here.As always, thank you for your support and for listening.  If you have any questions, please reach out to me on Instagram. I love receiving your messages and I'm always happy to help :)If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ ليش كان بدك تتعلمي اللغة العربية ؟Why did you want to learn Arabic? امتى بلشتي تتعلمي اللغة العربية  ؟When did you start learning Arabic? ليش بلشتي البودكاست تبعك ؟Why did you start your podcast?عندك نصيحة للطلاب اللي بيتعلموا اللغة العربية ؟Do you have any advice for students who are learning Arabic? مفردات جديدة - New Vocabulary  مصعد - elevator المواصلا ت - public transport مصادر - resourcesاستسلمت - I gave up لمدة سنتين - for a period of two years محادثة صغيرة - small conversation دائما كان عندي حلم - I always had a dream جامعة /  (pl) جامعات - university / universities معظم - most ofحافز - motivation لازم تدرس كل يوم - you must study everydayشكوة - complaint وقتي my time جهدي my effort شغفي my passionاكيد رح تنجح you will succeed for sure   Resources 101 Most Used Verbs in Spoken Arabic: Jordan and Palestine    https://www.amazon.com/Most-Used-Verbs-Spoken-Arabic/dp/1734460407Our Family Life (Jordanian cartoon series on Youtube)https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyLifeJOIbn Hattuta: Jordanian backpacker and content creator https://youtube.com/c/IBNHATTUTA

Send us Fan MailMarhabtayn! Happy New Year! I hope you are all safe, happy and well :) In this episode  Lina and I talk about friendship.  Thank you all so much for listening and for all your kind messages on Instagram! Read the full transcript here.If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_ مفردات جديدة new vocabulary  صداقة  friendship 1. أي صفات بتفكري إنها مهمة في الأصحاب؟What characteristics do you think are important in friends? 2. كيف بتعرفي إنو شخص معيّن هو صاحبك؟How do you know if a certain person is your friend?3. لما تطلعي مع صحابك وين بتحبي تروحي؟When you go out with your friends, where do you like to go?اهم شي الناس يكونوا صريحين  the most important thing is for people to be honest  مجاملة compliment  ما يكدبوا عليك  they don't lie to youاشتكى - بيشتكي to complainصراحة honesty صريح honest متضايق upset فاز - بيفوز to winكنت أحب أروح I used to like going صفة - صفات characteristic معقم إيدين hand sanitizer كمامة maskألوان حقيقية true colors ألوان الناس الحقيقية people's true colours رد فعلهم الأول their first reaction احتفل - بيحتفل to celebrate فشل  fail نجح succeed