Marhabtayn! 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 2 ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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  ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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 الله See 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 ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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_  **   ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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!) 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.   ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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 personalities شو 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؟ A ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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 :) Pleas ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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.  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 ..read more

Marhabtayn! 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!  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 ..read more

Marhabtayn! I hope you are all safe, happy and well :) In my last episode of the year (I can't believe the year is over already!), Lina and I talk about the year 2021. Thank you all so much for listening. I wish you all a very happy New Year!  If you have any questions, you can message on Instagram: @marhabtayn_  مفردات جديدة  New Vocabulary  شو اسوا اشي صار بي هاي السنة ؟ What is the worst thing that happened this year? شو احسن اشي صار بي هاي السنة ؟ What is the best thing that happened this year? شو خطتك بي السنة الجديدة ؟ What is your plan for the new year? ذكرت&nb ..read more