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Learn Levantine Arabic: Marhabtayn

Saira Meerza

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Hello everyone (or two hellos!) and welcome to the Arabic podcast 'Learn Levantine Arabic: Marhabtayn'. My name is Saira and I've been learning Levantine Arabic since 2019. I'm so grateful to have a platform to share my love for the language. In the following episodes, I have conversations in Arabic and openly make mistakes. I hope this encourages you to speak Arabic confidently and without fear. Remember, slow progress is still progress! If you have any questions, please send me a message. I would love to hear from you! Instagram: @marhabtayn_

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Season 2, Episode 1: Be Kind to Yourself

Season 2 · Episode 1

Saturday, June 21, 2025 • Duration 06:57

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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_!
شكرًا كتير عن جد على الاستماع!

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Episode 23: The Year 2023!

Thursday, December 28, 2023 • Duration 36:34

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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 2023
What'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 haha

كم 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 بتختاري
If you had to describe your 2023 using only emojis, what emojis would you choose?

مفردات جديدة : new vocabulary

الأزمة traffic

زينة decorations

مريح comfortable

رسمي formal

رقم قياسي record

تقييم evaluation

I don't like taking photos, I like someone else taking a photo of me
ما بحب آخد سيلفي، بحب حدا يصورني

نشاط activity

قاعد sitting

حيوان أليف pet

فاصلة comma

دموع tears

نقطة drop

تمه مفتوح his mouth is open

الحقيقة truth

دقيق في المواعيد punctual

موعد نهائي deadline

تقألم to adapt

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Episode 22: A conversation with Lina

Monday, June 19, 2023 • Duration 24:05

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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

رطوبة humidity

مكيّف Air conditioner

مروحة fan

أمان safe

مستوى متوسط intermediate level

مر 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 - kind

لطيف مع حاله kind to oneself

موجة حر heatwave

موجة حارة - heatwave (you can use either one)

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Episode 21: The Year 2022; الحلقة الحادية والعشرون: السنة ألفين وإثنان وعشرين

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Sunday, December 18, 2022 • Duration 19:14

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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 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 year

2. شو بتتمني لو عملتي هاي السنة؟
?What do you wish you did this year

3. لشو إنتِ ممتنة هاي السنة؟
?What are you grateful for

4. كيف اهتميتي بحالك هاي السنة؟
?How did you take care of yourself this year

5. كيف بتوصفي هاي السنة بتلات لخمس كلمات؟
?How would you describe this year in 3-5 words

New vocabulary مفردات جديدة

العواطف emotions

كأس العالم world cup

مش كتير عادل not very fair

بيشجع To cheer for

مين فريق شجعتي ؟ ? which team did you cheer for

شجعتي - (past tense (feminine

رابط link

بيفوز to win

ما عندي اهتمام مين بيفوز I don’t care / I don’t have an interest who wins

إمكانيات possibilities

بيخسر to lose

بيستاهل to deserveيكسر القلب breaks the heartبشكل شخصي personally

Episode 20: Holidays; الحلقة العشرون: رحلات

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Saturday, October 8, 2022 • Duration 24:20

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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_

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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 جديدة

يانصيب lottery

نباتات plants

طيران plane

أهل family

سرير 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

Episode 19: Free Time ; الحلقة التاسعة عشر : وقت فراغ

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Monday, August 8, 2022 • Duration 13:55

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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?

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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?

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شو رح تعملي إذا كان عندك وقت فراغ أكتر؟
What would you do if you had more free time?

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بتفضلي تكوني برة ولا جوا لما يكون عندك وقت فراغ؟
Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?

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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 vocabulary

اشتكيت I complained

بنية تحتية infrastructure

شبكة - net e.g to catch insects or mosquitoes

بيقضي وقت to spend time

بيرتاح to be comfortable

مدمن addict

وقت فراغ free time

مثالي ideal

تركيز concentration

حسب depends

I said حاجة which means need, but I meant to say حجة - excuse

بيستاهل to deserve

سباق raceشبكة netحشرات insectsناموس mosquitos مكيّف ACمروحة fan

Episode 18: Personality ; الحلقة الثامنة عشر: الشخصية

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022 • Duration 19:52

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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؟

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 vocabulary

مركز الاهتمام - centre of attention

مشمس - sunny

دولة - دول - country / countries

عميق - deep

إيجابي - 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 intentions

Celebrating 1 Year of Marhabtayn!

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Friday, March 25, 2022 • Duration 38:55

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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 :)

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?

Episode 16: My Arabic Learning Journey ;الحلقة السادسة عشر: رحلتي لتعلم اللغة العربية

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Saturday, February 19, 2022 • Duration 23:14

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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 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 - 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

Episode 15: Friendship ; الحلقة الخامسة عشر: صداقة

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Sunday, January 23, 2022 • Duration 12:16

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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. 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 you

اشتكى - بيشتكي to complain

صراحة honesty

صريح honest

متضايق upset

فاز - بيفوز to win

كنت أحب أروح I used to like going

صفة - صفات characteristic

معقم إيدين hand sanitizer

كمامة mask

ألوان حقيقية true colors

ألوان الناس الحقيقية people's true colours

رد فعلهم الأول their first reaction

احتفل - بيحتفل to celebrate

فشل fail

نجح succeed

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