The Arabic We Speak

By Dalal & Amani

What's The Arabic We Speak about?

We share with you content in Levantine Arabic about our lives, language and culture. We have written and recorded texts and exercises in the form of worksheets for you to improve your Arabic language skills and speak the Arabic we speak!

We will be uploading a new episode every Tuesday.

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The Arabic We Speak episodes:

06.29.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 8, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
06.22.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 7, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
06.15.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 6, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
06.08.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 5, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
06.01.2021
Compliments, Lesson 5, Figures Of Speech
You may meet many different kinds of figures of speech in Arabic. We usually think of a figure of speech as being a comparison between two things which are not usually connected with each other, so that the characteristics of...
06.01.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 4, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
05.25.2021
Compliments, Lesson 4, Figures Of Speech
You may meet many different kinds of figures of speech in Arabic. We usually think of a figure of speech as being a comparison between two things which are not usually connected with each other, so that the characteristics of...
05.25.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 3, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
05.18.2021
Compliments, Lesson 3, Figures Of Speech
You may meet many different kinds of figures of speech in Arabic. We usually think of a figure of speech as being a comparison between two things which are not usually connected with each other, so that the characteristics of...
05.18.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 2, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
05.11.2021
Compliments, Lesson 2, Figures Of Speech
You may meet many different kinds of figures of speech in Arabic. We usually think of a figure of speech as being a comparison between two things which are not usually connected with each other, so that the characteristics of...
05.11.2021
Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 1, Advanced level
In this sustainable-tourism-themed lesson series you find visual and structural support for Levantine Arabic at an advanced level. We are very much into alternative tourism in Jordan because it is widely available and we love to support our local economy....
05.04.2021
Compliments, Lesson 1, Figures Of Speech
You may meet many different kinds of figures of speech in Arabic. We usually think of a figure of speech as being a comparison between two things which are not usually connected with each other, so that the characteristics of...
04.27.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 10, Elementary level
In this lesson you hear Zaid and Amani role-play a interview about simple daily routines. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By...
04.20.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 9, Elementary level
In this lesson you hear Lilian and Amani role-play a interview about simple daily routines. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By...
04.13.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 8, Intermediate level
In this lesson you hear Amani and Dalal role-play a typical day in the life of a family here in Amman. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an...
04.06.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 7, Intermediate level
In this lesson you hear Amani and Dalal role-play a typical day in the life of a housewife here in Amman. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an...
03.30.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 6, Intermediate level
In this lesson you hear Amani ask Zaid about his daily routine. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By the end of...
03.23.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 5, Intermediate level
In this lesson you hear Amani ask Lilian about her daily routine. Daily Routines lessons are a complete sequence of high-interest, thematically connected interviews that reciprocally integrate listening and writing an informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By the end of...
03.16.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 4, Advanced level
We interviewed friends in Amman and asked them about their daily lives for lessons 1-4. Their stories helped us shape the content for the lesson series Daily Routines. With this lesson series, and aimed at Advanced, Intermediate and Elementary-level learners,...
03.09.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 3, Advanced level
We interviewed friends in Amman and asked them about their daily lives for lessons 1-4. Their stories helped us shape the content for the lesson series Daily Routines. With this lesson series, and aimed at Advanced, Intermediate and Elementary-level learners,...
03.02.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 2, Advanced level
We interviewed friends in Amman and asked them about their daily lives for lessons 1-4. Their stories helped us shape the content for the lesson series Daily Routines. With this lesson series, and aimed at Advanced, Intermediate and Elementary-level learners,...
02.23.2021
Daily Routines, Lesson 1, Advanced level
We interviewed friends in Amman and asked them about their daily lives for lessons 1-4. Their stories helped us shape the content for the lesson series Daily Routines. With this lesson series, and aimed at Advanced, Intermediate and Elementary-level learners,...
02.16.2021
My Life, Lesson 10 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Dalal and Amani revisit some of the themes in lessons 1-9. It is a short chat session in which we ask each other about our lives and what we like to do in our free...
02.09.2021
Food, Lesson 10 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Dalal and Amani revisit some of the themes in lessons 1-9. It is a short chat session to revise the themes and to expand on what is culturally acceptable and what is not around the...
02.02.2021
Mindfulness, Lesson 10 Advanced level
In this episode you hear us revisit some of the themes in lessons 1 to 9. This recording is a short chat session to reflect on concept and ideas and also to wrap up this lesson series. It does not...
01.26.2021
Mindfulness, Lesson 9 Advanced level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about the growing awareness of mindful living. Is there a growing awareness of the benefits of mindful living in your community? We have been talking about it a lot with our families and...
01.19.2021
My Life, Lesson 9, Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani and Lilian do a role-play ordering a coffee and something to eat. By the end of this lesson you will learn short conversational phrases to use when you order coffee and cake in a...
01.11.2021
Mindfulness, Lesson 8 Advanced level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about work during a world pandemic. Has your job also been affected by the pandemic? The shift to an online teaching and interpreting job came with its challenging and we are getting the...
01.05.2021
Mindfulness, Lesson 7 Advanced level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about mood swings. We all go through times when we see the world through cloudy-colored glasses. Are you also suffering from mixed-feelings about what the future might bring? At times, we feel very...
12.29.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 6 Advanced level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about friendship and wellbeing. It is probably in times like these we appreciate our friends and need them more than ever to lend us an ear and uplift us. In this podcast Amani...
12.22.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 5 Advanced level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about taking it slow. It is probably in times like these we are very aware of the importance of looking after ourselves. In this podcast Amani asks you to think about the activities...
12.15.2020
My Life, Lesson 8 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani do a costumer/shopkeeper role-play with Lilian. By the end of this lesson you will learn short conversational phrases to use when you go to a shop and talk to the shopkeeper or a shop...
12.08.2020
My Life, Lesson 7 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about planning a get-together with Lilian. By the end of this lesson you will learn short conversational phrases to use when you plan a get-together with a friend. Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-Lesson07 Learn everyday...
12.01.2020
My Life, Lesson 6 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani tell you about one of her experiences abroad. She uses the past tense and sequencers to talk about a past event in her life. Look out for how she uses the verbs in the...
11.23.2020
My Life, Lesson 5, Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about her kitchen and office nook. By the end of this lesson you will learn vocabulary and useful phrases to describe your kitchen and office space in Levantine Arabic. Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-05 Learn...
11.16.2020
Food, Lesson 9 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani read to you an informal email invitation to a dinner party and the reply. Now, in reality if someone declines our invitation we send them another sixteen messages and ask them why they can't...
11.16.2020
Food, Lesson 8 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani tell you what she likes to order when she goes out for dinner. In Amman is it not strange if you go out for dinner and order mostly side dishes. Cheese pastries, stuffed grape...
11.16.2020
Food, Lesson 7 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani tell you about her grocery list for this week. Here in Amman it is quite common to have the grocer's and the butcher's phone numbers. We call them up and ask them to prepare...
11.16.2020
Food, Lesson 6 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about her eating habits here in Amman, Jordan. She tells you about the kind of foods she likes to eat. Also, it is quite common to have fruit trees planted in gardens around...
11.16.2020
Food, Lesson 5 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about the food we eat during Eid celebrations in Amman, Jordan. She tells you about the food we like to eat during our holidays and how we understand the significance of food culturally....
11.10.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 4 Advanced Level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about self-care. It is probably in times like these we are very aware of the importance of looking after ourselves. In this podcast Amani asks you to think about the activities you do...
11.10.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 3 Advanced Level
In this episode you hear Amani tell you how we practice gratitude in uncertain times and how we perceive challenging experiences in our lives. Do you have a routine to practice gratitude in your life? And how do you perceive...
11.10.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 2 Advanced Level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about our city Amman. We used to go out together to our favorite places in town every Thursday night. It feels so strange to be driving around for necessary errands and not be...
11.10.2020
Mindfulness, Lesson 1 Advanced Level
In this episode you hear Amani define mindlessness and mindfulness. There is no getting away from the fact that 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for everyone. In times like this we felt inspired to think and write about...
11.03.2020
Food, Lesson 4 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about two of our favorite restaurants. She tells you about Sufra in Rainbow street and Jafra in downtown Amman. You hear Amani describe the atmosphere, the historical buildings and how we feel when...
10.27.2020
My Life, Lesson 4 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about our travel plans to Aqaba. Before you listen, can you guess if we like to arrange everything together or do we split the tasks of booking a hotel and choosing restaurants amongst...
10.23.2020
Trailer The Arabic We Speak
Marhaba! We are Dalal and Amani from Amman, Jordan. In this trailer you hear a bit about us and The Arabic We Speak. We write and record lesson series for elementary, intermediate and advanced level learners. Each lesson series consists...
10.20.2020
Food, Lesson 3 Intermediate level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about all-time favorite food items here in Amman, Jordan. She tells you about the kind of food we like and how we perceive certain food items. Amani also tells you about where we...
10.13.2020
My Life, Lesson 3 Elementary level
In this episode you hear Amani talk about our favorite TV shows. By the end of this lesson you will learn short phrases in Levantine Arabic to express your opinion about your favorite TV show/film. What do you imagine we...

What's The Arabic We Speak about?

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The Arabic We Speak episodes:

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 8, Advanced level

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 7, Advanced level

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 6, Advanced level

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 5, Advanced level

Compliments, Lesson 5, Figures Of Speech

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 4, Advanced level

Compliments, Lesson 4, Figures Of Speech

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 3, Advanced level

Compliments, Lesson 3, Figures Of Speech

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 2, Advanced level

Compliments, Lesson 2, Figures Of Speech

Sustainable Tourism, Lesson 1, Advanced level

Compliments, Lesson 1, Figures Of Speech

Daily Routines, Lesson 10, Elementary level

Daily Routines, Lesson 9, Elementary level

Daily Routines, Lesson 8, Intermediate level

Daily Routines, Lesson 7, Intermediate level

Daily Routines, Lesson 6, Intermediate level

Daily Routines, Lesson 5, Intermediate level

Daily Routines, Lesson 4, Advanced level

Daily Routines, Lesson 3, Advanced level

Daily Routines, Lesson 2, Advanced level

Daily Routines, Lesson 1, Advanced level

My Life, Lesson 10 Elementary level

Food, Lesson 10 Intermediate level

Mindfulness, Lesson 10 Advanced level

Mindfulness, Lesson 9 Advanced level

My Life, Lesson 9, Elementary level

Mindfulness, Lesson 8 Advanced level

Mindfulness, Lesson 7 Advanced level

Mindfulness, Lesson 6 Advanced level

Mindfulness, Lesson 5 Advanced level

My Life, Lesson 8 Elementary level

My Life, Lesson 7 Elementary level

My Life, Lesson 6 Elementary level

My Life, Lesson 5, Elementary level

Food, Lesson 9 Intermediate level

Food, Lesson 8 Intermediate level

Food, Lesson 7 Intermediate level

Food, Lesson 6 Intermediate level

Food, Lesson 5 Intermediate level

Mindfulness, Lesson 4 Advanced Level

Mindfulness, Lesson 3 Advanced Level

Mindfulness, Lesson 2 Advanced Level

Mindfulness, Lesson 1 Advanced Level

Food, Lesson 4 Intermediate level

My Life, Lesson 4 Elementary level

Trailer The Arabic We Speak

Food, Lesson 3 Intermediate level

My Life, Lesson 3 Elementary level

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