Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Learn Levantine Arabic: Marhabtayn
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| Season 2, Episode 1: Be Kind to Yourself | 21 Jun 2025 | 00:06:57 | |
Marhabtayn!! 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 and Gaza. I’m praying for you all <3 Also, I’m working on transcripts for my episodes, so stay tuned! I’d love to hear from you on Instagram @marhabtayn_! | |||
| Episode 23: The Year 2023! | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:36:34 | |
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.
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| Episode 22: A conversation with Lina | 19 Jun 2023 | 00:24:05 | |
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 :) | |||
| Episode 21: The Year 2022; الحلقة الحادية والعشرون: السنة ألفين وإثنان وعشرين | 18 Dec 2022 | 00:19:14 | |
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. See you soon!
كأس العالم world cup ضغط دم blood pressure مش ندمانة على شي I don’t regret anything ممتع fun/exciting نمو growth | |||
| Episode 20: Holidays; الحلقة العشرون: رحلات | 08 Oct 2022 | 00:24:20 | |
Marhabtayn! I hope you're all well! In this episode, Lina and I talk about holidays.
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| Episode 19: Free Time ; الحلقة التاسعة عشر : وقت فراغ | 08 Aug 2022 | 00:13:55 | |
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!
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| Episode 18: Personality ; الحلقة الثامنة عشر: الشخصية | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:19:52 | |
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! شخصياتنا - our personalities What are some characteristics of your personality? What are things that make you happy? What are things that make you angry? Are you shy? In which situations are you shy? Are you introverted or extroverted? If you could change any aspect of your personality, what would you change? What do you do to have fun during a long car ride? مركز الاهتمام - centre of attention عنيد stubborn | |||
| Celebrating 1 Year of Marhabtayn! | 25 Mar 2022 | 00:38:55 | |
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.
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?
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| Episode 16: My Arabic Learning Journey ;الحلقة السادسة عشر: رحلتي لتعلم اللغة العربية | 19 Feb 2022 | 00:23:14 | |
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.
Why did you want to learn Arabic? When did you start learning Arabic? Why did you start your podcast? Do you have any advice for students who are learning Arabic?
المواصلا ت - public transport مصادر - resources استسلمت - 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 of حافز - motivation لازم تدرس كل يوم - you must study everyday شكوة - complaint جهدي my effort شغفي my passion اكيد رح تنجح you will succeed for sure Resources
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| Episode 15: Friendship ; الحلقة الخامسة عشر: صداقة | 23 Jan 2022 | 00:12:16 | |
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! مفردات جديدة new vocabulary
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| Episode 14: The Year 2021 ; الحلقة الرابعة عشر: سنة ألفين وواحد وعشرين | 25 Dec 2021 | 00:15:28 | |
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! مفردات جديدة New Vocabulary | |||
| Episode 13: Gratitude; الحلقة الثالثة عشر: امتنان | 06 Dec 2021 | 00:03:23 | |
Marhabtayn! I hope you're all doing well :) In this episode, I will talk about gratitude and how we can practice it daily to live happier lives :) كنت فكر في كتير أشياء لانه هاي السنة خلصت تقريباً و بعد تلات اسابيع رح تبلش السنة الجديدة ان شاء الله . هاي السنة كانت كتير صعبة لكل العالم عشان لسة عايشين في الوباء و الوضع معقد . I was thinking about a lot of things as this year is almost over and after three weeks, it will be a new year, InshaAllah. This year has been very difficult for the whole world because of the pandemic and the situation is complicated. لما بفكر في كل الأشياء الي صارت هاي السنة، الطبيعة البشرية إنو نركز اكثر على اللحظات السلبية عشان البقاء .. يعني إذا لاقينا حالنا بوضع خطير ، لازم نركز أكثر على الإشي الخطير او السلبي فا رح نعمل الإشي الي بيخلينا نحمي لحالنا بس إذا تعاملنا مع الوباء بهاي الطريقة.. يعني نركز على الأشياء السلبية في الاخبار او المعلومات اللي حولينا … هاد الإشي ما رح يساعدنا في هذا الوقت . However, if we handle the pandemic in this way and focus on the negative things in the news or information around us, it won’t help us in this time. مهم انه نركز على الأشياء الإيجابية بس كيف ؟… وحدة من الطرق هي ممارسة الامتنان It’s important that we focus on the positive things, but how? One way is by practicing gratitude. اول شي ، شو يعني امتنان ؟ Firstly, what is gratitude? لما نقدر شو عندنا في حياتنا … لما نركز و نتذكر قديش عندنا نعمة و بركات في حياتنا ، مثلا صحتنا، بيتنا ، عيلتنا، عقلنا، إنو نصحى من النوم، المي النظيفة , إنو نتنفس هواء نقي , اصحابنا ، الأكل ، الفرصة إنو نتعلم اللغة العربية أو قدرتنا على التعلم … وهاي القائمة طويلة . When we appreciate what we have in our lives. - when we focus and remember how many blessings we have in our lives, for example, our health, our house, our family, our mind, that we wake up from sleep, fresh water, that we breathe fresh air, our friends, food, the chance to learn Arabic or our ability to learn. The list so long! كيف بنمارس الامتنان ؟ How do we practice gratitude? واحدة من الطرق عشان نمارس الامتنان: لما نصحى الصبح ، اول شي, لازم نقول تلات اشياء الي إحنا ممنونين إلها . One of the ways to practice gratitude is when we wake up in the morning, the first we should say is 3 things we are grateful for. و كمان ,نخلي معنا دفتر الامتنان و نكتب كل يوم الأشياء الي بنحس حالنا ممنونين إلها… مثلا You can also keep a gratitude journal and everyday write things which you are grateful for. For example: قلبي ممنونة لكل شي مرّ بطريقي و ترك عندي شعور بالسعادة انا كتير ممنونة عشان عندي فرصة أشارك معكم حبي للغة العربية If we practice gratitude everyday, it will help us with the pandemic. It's very important for our mental health and we will feel better about ourselves generally What are you grateful for today? | |||
| Episode 12: Social Media; الحلقة الثانية عشر : مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي | 27 Nov 2021 | 00:17:26 | |
Marhabtayn! I hope you are all safe and well :) In this episode Lina and I will talk about social media and our experience of it. Unlike the perfect pictures we always see on Instagram, it's really important for me to share the unedited conversations to show you that my Arabic isn't perfect. You can hear I still make mistakes and say 'umm' a lot, but that is the beauty of learning. I hope this encourages you to speak Arabic without fear - regardless of your level and how many mistakes you make!
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| Episode 11: Happiness; الحلقة الحادية عشر: سعادة | 03 Oct 2021 | 00:03:23 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode I will talk about happiness and how we can find it in the smallest of things :) let us focus on the here and now! | |||
| Episode 10: My Visit to Jordan ; الحلقة العاشرة: زيارتي على الأردن | 11 Sep 2021 | 00:16:00 | |
مرحبا جميعًا ! بتمنى تكونو مناح و بتستمتعو بالصيف . أنا كتييير مبسوطة عشان كان عندي الفرصة للسفر على الأردن ،الأردن واحدة منالأماكن المفضلة عندي . زرتها ٣ مرات و كل مرة برجع عالأردن بحب البلد أكثر . عن جد بحس أنه الأردن هي بيتي الثاني . بنصحكم للسفر على الأردن ❤️ شوفو كيف حلو البلد : | |||
| Episode 9: Emotional Intelligence; الحلقة التاسعة: الذكاء العاطفي | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:03:30 | |
Marhabtayn, I hope you're all well :) In this episode, I will briefly talk about emotional intelligence and how we can improve our emotional intelligence through self-awareness. I hope you enjoy it! Today I will speak on my own about emotional intelligence. Lina and I spoke about this topic a bit in the last episode, but I wanted to speak about it in more detail because it’s my favourite topic in Business Psychology.. the field I studied Before I recorded this episode, I prepared a lot on what I wanted to say and how I will say it in Arabic. Generally, this topic is difficult even if I speak about it in English. At the same time I wanted a challenge. InshaAllah you will benefit from this episode ًاول شي ، شو يعني الذكاء العاطفي؟ Firstly, what do we mean by emotional intelligence? الذكاء العاطفي هو لما منعرف، نفهم و نتعامل مع عواطفنا و كمان منعرف نفهم و نتعامل مع عواطف الناس التانين Emotional intelligence is when we recognise, understand and manage our emotions. It’s also when we recognise, understand and manage the emotions of other people لما منقدر نعمل هيك ، منقدر نستعمل هاي المعلومات عشان تساعد تفكيرنا وتصرفاتنا When we can do this, we can use this information to help our thinking and behaviour ببساطة , الذكاء العاطفي لما احنا نكون مدركين أنه عواطفنا بتأثر على تصرفاتنا وتفكيرنا و بتأثر على الناس التانين بطرق ايجابية وسلبية Simply, emotional intelligence is when we are aware that our emotions influence our behaviour, our thinking and influence other people in positive and negative ways For example, if we think about the pandemic, a lot of people suffer from anxiety. This emotion is not bad at all. It can help us if we know how to manage it, but if we don’t know how to manage it, the anxiety will consume us and we won’t think clearly فا السؤال المهم هو كيف نحسن ذكائنا العاطفي ؟ An important question is how do we improve our emotional intelligence? في طرق مختلفة احنا بنقدر نتمرن فيها ووحدة من هاي الطرق هي self awareness. يعني نتعرف على عواطفنا There are different ways we can practice, but one way is self awareness, meaning we recognise our emotions لازم نقضي وقت عشان نصير مدركين لحالنا اكثر . منقدر نكتب مذكرات عن مشاعرنا . ممكن نكتب المشاعر اللي منحس فيها كل يوم او يومين ومن وين جبنا هي العاطفة ، يعني.. شو هو الوضع او السياق اللي كنا فيه, و شو الي خلانا مبسوطين او حزنين ومين الأشخاص اللي معنا We need to spend time to become more aware of ourselves. We can write a diary about our feelings. We can write what we feel everyday or every other day and where this emotion came from . What was the situation or context? What made us happy or sad? Who were the people that were with us? و بعدين منقدر نقرا شو صار ونعرف ازا في أنماط في عواطفنا . رح نعرف اي عواطف بتخلينا احسن ، أو مش احسن ، او بأي وضع منحس بعاطفة معينة . وبالمستقبل ، رح نتعامل مع عواطفنا بشكل احسن After that we can read what happened and recognise if there are patterns in our emotions. It will help us know what emotions make us feel better or not better and in what situation we feel specific emotions. In the future, it will help us to manage our emoti | |||
| Episode 8: Emotions ; الحلقة الثامنة: العواطف | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:11:09 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, Lina and I talk about emotions. You can hear I still make mistakes, but it is the beauty of learning! Don't give up :)
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| Episode 7: The Importance of Mental Health; الحلقة السابعة: أهمية الصحة النفسية | 15 Jun 2021 | 00:03:05 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, I will talk about a very important topic, mental health. We have a responsibility to take care of ourselves and do things which make us happy.
Hi everyone and welcome to a new episode of the podcast Marhabtayn. ازا انتو مستمعين جداد ، اسمي سايرة وانا بدرس اللغة العربية و بحب اللغة العربية كتير . شكرا اكثير للاستماع If you are a new listener, my name is Saira and I study the Arabic language. I love Arabic a lot. Thank you for listening مؤخرًا عم بفكر بكثير اشياء و بصراحة بحس انا بنقطة تحول في حياتي ... تركت الأشياء الي كانت تخليني حزينة او قلقانة لإنه الحياة قصيرة وكتير مهم إنو أعمل الاشي الي بيخليني مبسوطة ... وأحط صحتي النفسية بالأول … Lately, I've been thinking about a lot of things and honestly I feel like I'm at a turning point in my life. I have left things which make me sad or worried because life is short and it's so important to do things which make me happy. I have put my mental health first. مشان هيك اليوم رح احكي لحالي عن هذا الموضوع .. الصحة النفسية.. و هذا موضوعبعلم نفس الشغل .... المجال الي درست فيه That’s why today I will talk on my own about this topic.. Mental health. This topic is in business psychology, the area which I studied in. انا شخصيا ، بفكر انه الصحة النفسية واحدة من أهم المواضيع . . و انا عندي شغف كتير بهذا موضوع.عندنا مسؤولية منعتني بحالنا. ما في صحة بدون الصحة النفسية Personally, I think that mental health is one of the most important topics and I'm very passionate about this topic. We have a responsibility to take care of ourselves. There is no health without mental health. الصحة النفسية بتأثر على حياتنا بطرق كتيرة مثلا كيف نفكر ، كيف منحس و شو منعمل ، و كمان كيف منعمل قرارات و كيف منتعامل مع التوتر Mental health affects our lives in many ways for example, the way we feel, the way we act and how we manage stress. ف سؤال مهم ... كيف منهتم بصحتنا النفسية ؟ An important question is how we take care of our mental health? Mental health foundation تنصحنا بالطرق الي ممكن تساعدنا The mental health foundation advises us many ways to help us نحكي عن مشاعرنا For example if we talk about our feelings, نضل نشيطين Stay active ناكل منيح Eat well نضل على اتصال مع الأصحاب والعائلة Stay connected with friends and family نطلب المساعدة Ask for help ناخد استراحة عشان نهتم بحالنا Take breaks so we can take care of ourselves نعمل إشي بنستمتع فيه Do things which we enjoy و كتير مهم انه ما منحس بالذنب و منحس حالنا أنانيين ازا منحط حالنا قدام الناس التانين Its very important that we don't feel guilty or feel selfish if we put ourselves before other people إذا بنلاقي حالنا بمكان وين لازم نختار بين صحتنا النفسية او نعمل الاشي اللي بيخلي الناس التانين مبسوطين ... أو الاستماع لرأي الناس التانين و الشغل…. صحتنا النفسية هي الأولوية الأولى دائما اوك خلست. حطيت النص باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية .. ان شالله رح تستفيدوا من هي الحلقة . بشوفكن المرة الجاي ... I have added an English and Arabic transcript. InshaAllah you will find it useful. I will see you all next time! | |||
| Episode 6: Small Steps; الحلقة السادسة; خطوات صغيرة | 06 Jun 2021 | 00:02:42 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, I will reflect on my Arabic language journey and the importance of taking small steps. Slow progress is still progress!
Hello everyone and welcome to a new episode of the podcast Marhabtayn. شكرا كثير للاستماع Thank you for listening. هاي الحلقة رح تكون مختلفة. اليوم رح احكي لحالي عن موضوع كنت عم فكر فيه كثير وبدي أكون صريحة معكن عن رحلتي في اللغة العربية This episode is going to be different. Today I will speak on my own about a topic I was thinking a lot about and I want to be honest with you all about my Arabic language journey. مؤخرا حسيت انه ما بتحسن Recently I have felt that I am not improving. كان بدي نصيحة بس شفت فيديوهات على اليوتيوب عن كيف اشخاص تعلموا اللغة العربية بسرعة. ممكن بسنة I wanted advice but I saw videos on YouTube on how people have learnt Arabic quickly e.g. in a year. بعدين حسيت إني كثير متضايقة.. وما كان عندي حافز After that I felt upset, and I did not have motivation. فكرت ليش انا مش زيهم.. هم شاطرين. انا كثير بطيئة ... لسا بعمل أغلاط وما بحكي بطلاقة.. I thought why am I not like them... they are so smart. I am so slow; I still make mistakes and do not speak Arabic fluently. بس هدا التفكير مش منيح او مش صح او مش مفيد، بالمرة. But thinking like this is not good or true or useful at all! وكثير مهم ما نقارن حالنا مع الناس التانيين ... مش مهم قديش وقت بناخد عشان نتعلم اللغة العربية ... It is very important we do not compare ourselves to other people. It does not matter how long it takes us to learn the Arabic language مش مشكلة ازا بناخد خمس شهور او خمس سنين ... بس لاز نتذكر ليش بلشنا نتعلّم اللغة العربية.. It is not a problem if we take five months or five years. We need to remember why we started learning the Arabic language كثير مهم ناخد خطوات صغيرة. It’s very important we take small steps. . حتى لو بنتعلّم كلمة وحدة كل يوم... بنتقدم ... لازم نكون فخورين بحالنا. التقدم البطيء أحسن من ولا اشي. مش لازم نستسلم! Even if we learn one word a day, we are progressing and we should be proud of ourselves. Slow progress is better than nothing at all! We should not give up! بصراحة كثير خطوات صغيرة كتيرة رح تساعدنا ننجح بسرعة Honestly, lots of small steps will help us to become successful quickly. وكمان ازا بنلاقي حالنا بهذا المكان وبنفكر في اشي سلبي، لازم نسأل حالنا، هذا مفيد؟ And if we find ourselves in this position or you think something negative, ask yourself, is this useful? هدول كلمات بسيطة وقوية، ومعظم الوقت الجواب على هذا السؤال هو لا و بعدين رح نحس حالنا احسن... These two words are simple but powerful. Most of the time, the answer to this question is no and you will feel a lot better afterwards. و أحيانا ازا بنحس هيك . هذا طبيعي ... بس بشكل عام ازا عندكم افكار سلبية .... جربوا هاي الطريقة... And if we feel like this sometimes, its normal. Generally, if you have any negative thoughts, try this technique, and ask yourself is this useful? اوك .. كنت بدي احكيلكم شو حكيت مع حالي . حطيت النص باللغة الإنجليزية والعربية .. ان شالله رح تستفيدوا من هي الحلقة . بشوفكن المرة الجاي . مع السلامة I wanted to tell you all what I said to myself. I have added an English and Arabic transcript. InshaAllah you will benefit from this episode. I will see you all next time! :) | |||
| Episode 5: Travel; الحلقة الخامسة: السفر | 23 May 2021 | 00:13:54 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, Lina and I will talk about travel. I make mistakes, but it's all part of the learning process. I hope you enjoy it :)
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| Episode 4: Return to the Office; الحلقة الرابعة; الرجوع على المكتب | 03 May 2021 | 00:03:45 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, I will draw on my studies in Business Psychology and talk about what organisations should consider when asking staff to return to work post-lockdown, specifically the importance of having open conversations with staff about how comfortable they are returning to work and ensuring safety guidelines are in place such as social distancing.
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| Episode 3: Food ; الحلقة الثالثة: أكل | 24 Apr 2021 | 00:12:09 | |
Hi everyone! Welcome to the third episode of the podcast 'Marhabtayn'. In this episode, Lina and I talk about my favourite topic - food! I hope you enjoy it :) New Vocabulary (مفردات جديدة): | |||
| Episode 2: The Covid Pandemic ; الحلقة الثانية: الوباء كورونا | 12 Apr 2021 | 00:12:13 | |
Marhabtayn! In this episode, Lina and I will be talking about the Covid Pandemic. I make mistakes but it's all part of learning. I hope you find it helpful :) New Vocabulary (مفردات جديدة): | |||
| Episode 1: Introduction; الحلقة الأولى: مقدمة | 27 Mar 2021 | 00:04:16 | |
Welcome to the new podcast 'Marhabtayn'. In this episode I will introduce myself, my Arabic journey and talk about my Masters studies in Business Psychology. I hope you enjoy it :) Intermediate level: المستوى المتوسط | |||