In this series we listen to interviews between Majd and students that have mastered to speak Levantine Arabic on an advanced level! The goal of this series is for other Arabic learners to get inspired by these stories and build the confidence that the goal of becoming comfortable and fluent in Arabic is achieveable. We will also learn from all the different approaches and methods these students have used and learn from their successes and mistakes. Finally it is a way to listen to a natural Arabic conversation: complete with incorrect sentences, mistakes, jokes and reactions. This makes the vocabulary more challenging, the pace of the podcast more flexible and it reflects a better reality of how we speak. We hope you enjoy! 

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The story of this week is about a fisherman who finds something very valuable inside one of the fishes he brings home. He goes on a journey to try and make the best possible deal, but that doesn't turn out to be as easy as he thought. The story is a parable about how we use our time on earth wisely. It is a challenging story, but definitely very educational. 

Since it's longer than usual, we decided to also give you some extra vocabulary:

To fish - صيد

To cut - قطّع

Belly/abdomen - بطن

Diamond - ألماس

To advise - انصح

The biggest of traders - كبير التجار

To look at - اتطلع

Priceless - لا يُقدر بثمن

Palace - قصر

Estimate - قدّر

Offer - عرض

Safe - خزنة

Instead of - بدل من

Full hours - ساعات كاملة

Divided - مقسوم

Jewels - مجوهرات

Gold - دهب

Comfort - راحة

Drinks - مشروبات

Energy - طاقة

To collect - اجمع

The biggest amount - أكبر كمية

Nap - غفوة

Get up - قوم

Guard - حارس

To beg - اترجى

For the sake of God - مشان الله

Opportunity - فرصة

Spirit - روح

State of being unaware - غفلة

Cravings - شهوات

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In this podcast, we listen to a story about a man who opens a new shop and gets advice from his customers. Can you figure out the moral of the story?

The vocabulary of today is:

Ambitious - طَموح

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Today's story is about a man who is looking for a sip of water in the desert. The shepherd helps him out, but also learns a lesson himself. Listen carefully and let us know what you think!

The vocabulary for today is:

Desert - صحرا

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In the story of this week, we listen to the story of Joha and his donkey. He goes out for a ride with his son and his donkey, but everyone seems to have an opinion about his means of transportation. Listen carefully and let us know what you think the moral of the story is!

The vocabulary of this week is:

To ride اركب

Harsh قاسي

Mercy رحمه

He believed هو صَدق

Go down انزل

Beside/Next to جنب

Impolite مش مؤدب

He became shy هو استحى

His legs أجريه

Solution حَلّ

Carry احمل

Make fun of اتمسخر

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In this episode, we will hear a story about three friends that discuss the situation that their fourth friend is facing and they think of how they would deal with that situation would they be in his place. We start with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story.

The vocabulary of this week is:

Atheist   مُلحد

He believe هو بيآمن

Hospital مشفى

Cancer سرطان

Sell بيع

Properties أملاك

Pray صلّي

Travel سافر

Enjoy انبسط

Change غّير

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In this episode we will listen to the story of the woman who lost her only son. We start with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story.

The vocabulary of this week is:

Unfortunately - للأسف

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