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GANZSCHÖNLAUTWas gibt dir Hoffnung? Melina Borčak und Genozid
Sie spricht von „deutscher Erinnerungskultur am Limit“, erklärt, warum der Genozid in ihrer Heimat Bosnien keine Rolle in unseren Geschichtsbüchern spielt – und warum Medien ein echtes Problem mit Fehlerkultur haben: Die Journalistin und Filmemacherin Melina Borčak arbeitet seit Jahren an Themen, die sie nerven. Das sagt sie selbst und meint damit antimuslimischen Rassismus und Genozid, Tierschutz, Feminismus und Medienkritik.
Für die kontinuierliche Auseinandersetzung unter anderem mit Kriegsverbrechen habe sie eigentlich keine Kraft mehr, erklärt sie, aber diese Arbeit sei wie ein Zwang. Denn immer wieder erlebe sie Sachen – Geschichtsrevisionismus, Genozidleugnung –, die sie nicht ignoriere...2023-07-0459 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part VIIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-08-0513 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part VIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-07-2515 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part VYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-07-1213 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part IVYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-07-1212 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part IIIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-06-3016 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 8, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson08
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-06-2902 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 7, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson07
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-06-2202 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Compliments Part VYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from the fifth episode on Compliments? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-06-2116 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part IIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Sustainable Tourism? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-06-1617 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 6, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson06
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-06-1502 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 5, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson05
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-06-0804 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Compliments Part IVYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to another episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. Now that things are opening up, let's get back to complimenting one another! Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-06-0516 min
The Arabic We SpeakCompliments, Lesson 5, Figures Of SpeechYou 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 the one are carried over to the other. In Levantine Arabic, for example, people tend to compare a handsome man or a beautiful woman to the moon, so that the ethereal qualities of the moon (soft radiance, dreamy mood) are carried over to the person.
Everyday Arabic is full of these kinds of figures of speech. When...2021-06-0103 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 4, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson4
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-06-0103 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Compliments Part IIIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to another episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. Now that things are opening up, let's get back to complimenting one another! Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-05-2915 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 3, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson03
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-05-2503 min
The Arabic We SpeakCompliments, Lesson 4, Figures Of SpeechYou 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 the one are carried over to the other. In Levantine Arabic, for example, people tend to compare a handsome man or a beautiful woman to the moon, so that the ethereal qualities of the moon (soft radiance, dreamy mood) are carried over to the person.
Everyday Arabic is full of these kinds of figures of speech. When...2021-05-2504 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Sustainable Tourism Part IYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to another episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. Do you know how to talk about sustainable tourism in Arabic? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-05-2418 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 2, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson02
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded...2021-05-1803 min
The Arabic We SpeakCompliments, Lesson 3, Figures Of SpeechYou 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 the one are carried over to the other. In Levantine Arabic, for example, people tend to compare a handsome man or a beautiful woman to the moon, so that the ethereal qualities of the moon (soft radiance, dreamy mood) are carried over to the person.
Everyday Arabic is full of these kinds of figures of speech. When...2021-05-1803 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Compliments Part IIYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to another episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. Learn in this episode how to express your love. Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-05-1416 min
The Arabic We SpeakCompliments, Lesson 2, Figures Of SpeechYou 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 the one are carried over to the other. In Levantine Arabic, for example, people tend to compare a handsome man or a beautiful woman to the moon, so that the ethereal qualities of the moon (soft radiance, dreamy mood) are carried over to the person.
Everyday Arabic is full of these kinds of figures of speech. When...2021-05-1102 min
The Arabic We SpeakSustainable Tourism, Lesson 1, Advanced levelIn 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. Over the next ten lessons we are going to tell you about our country's natural beauty and the places we like to visit.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-SustainableTourism-Lesson01
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded t...2021-05-1104 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - Compliments Part IYou're back with Coretta and Andi in شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! They react to an episode of The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. How much Arabic can you understand from this episode on Compliments? Tea is optional, but the fun is not!2021-05-0921 min
Al FusaicShay wa Arabi (شاي و عربي) - IntroductionsWelcome to the first episode of شاي و عربي (Shay wa Arabi)! In this brand new Al Fusaic series, meet Coretta Lemaitre and Andreanna Mond as they react to The Arabic We Speak, a Levantine dialect podcast brought to you by our partners, Dalal and Amani. They introduce themselves, drink tea, and talk about learning Arabic. Tea is optional, but the fun is not! 2021-05-0722 min
The Arabic We SpeakCompliments, Lesson 1, Figures Of SpeechYou 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 the one are carried over to the other. In Levantine Arabic, for example, people tend to compare a handsome man or a beautiful woman to the moon, so that the ethereal qualities of the moon (soft radiance, dreamy mood) are carried over to the person.
Everyday Arabic is full of these kinds of figures of speech. When s...2021-05-0405 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 10, Elementary levelIn 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 the end of this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners. Lessons 5-8 are aimed for Intermediate-level...2021-04-2702 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 9, Elementary levelIn 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 the end of this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners. Lessons 5-8 are aimed for Intermediate-level...2021-04-2001 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 8, Intermediate levelIn 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 informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By the end of this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners...2021-04-1302 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 7, Intermediate levelIn 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 informal interview in Levantine Arabic. By the end of this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners...2021-04-0602 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 6, Intermediate levelIn 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners. Lessons 5-8 are aimed for Intermediate-level learners. Lesson 9-10...2021-03-3002 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 5, Intermediate levelIn 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our friends and family about what keeps them busy on a regular basis. Lessons 1-4 are aimed for Advanced-level learners. Lessons 5-8 are aimed for Intermediate-level learners. Lesson 9-10...2021-03-2302 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 4, Advanced levelWe 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, we like to provide 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our...2021-03-1603 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 3, Advanced levelWe 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, we like to provide 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our...2021-03-0904 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 2, Advanced levelWe 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, we like to provide 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our...2021-03-0203 min
The Arabic We SpeakDaily Routines, Lesson 1, Advanced levelWe 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, we like to provide 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 this lesson series you will be more confident preparing a similar interview to ask your friends about their daily routines using fixed question phrases we use when we chat with our...2021-02-2303 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 10 Elementary levelIn 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 time. There is not a worksheet to go with this episode.
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. All the episodes in th...2021-02-1603 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 10 Intermediate levelIn 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 topic of inviting people over for dinner. Please note that there is not a worksheet to go with this audio content because it is a revision session.
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with w...2021-02-0906 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 10 Advanced levelIn 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 include a lesson worksheet. We really hope that you enjoyed listening to our content and that you picked up some useful language too!
https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson10
Kindly note that all learning materials are free and available for you to download and copy for educational use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place these materials on an...2021-02-0206 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 9 Advanced levelIn 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 friends. Has the subject come up in your immediate environment? And do you have a definition of what it means to you?
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 9: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson09
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten r...2021-01-2602 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 9, Elementary levelIn 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 coffee house. If you ever come to Amman we recommend you go to Dimitri's in the boulevard. It is our favorite coffee house in town.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-Lesson09
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes o...2021-01-1901 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 8 Advanced levelIn 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 hang of it now. Nevertheless, since the switch was sudden and left us without a choice, it is hard. Have you witnessed changes in your place? And how are you coping with it?
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 8: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson08
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening c...2021-01-1103 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 7 Advanced levelIn 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 hopeful but then comes the day's headline and we find ourselves down in the dumps. It can seem impossible to stay optimistic in the face of this pandemic. What do you do to manage your mood swings?
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 7: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson07
This lesson series is for advanced level learners a...2021-01-0502 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 6 Advanced levelIn 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 asks you to think about what friendship means to you and how it affects your wellbeing.
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 6: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson6
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded texts that are visually and s...2020-12-2902 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 5 Advanced levelIn 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 you do deliberately in order to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical health.
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 5: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-Lesson05
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded texts that are visually and structurally...2020-12-2202 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 8 Elementary levelIn 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 assistant.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-Lesson08
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. All the episodes...2020-12-1502 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 7 Elementary levelIn 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 Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. All the episodes in the lesson series My Life for e...2020-12-0802 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 6 Elementary levelIn 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 past tense and how she organizes and links the texts using sequencers.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-Lesson06
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension a...2020-12-0102 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 5, Elementary levelIn 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 everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. All the episodes in the lesson series My Life...2020-11-2402 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 9 Intermediate levelIn 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 make it, not listen to their reasons and insist some more. If you ever exchange emails with a friend from Amman, expect those lengthy messages and the repeated: Yalla, please come, don't disappoint me!
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Intermediate-Food-09
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in l...2020-11-1603 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 8 Intermediate levelIn 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 leaves, tabbouleh, green beans braised in olive oil and chicken liver soaked in pomegranate molasses, yum! When we go out for dinner we feast on ten different side dishes and skip the main dishes and order dessert. Our side dishes are very filling and sometimes we prefer that to ordering one main dish.
Don't forget the worksheet: h...2020-11-1601 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 7 Intermediate levelIn 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 our order for the day. We also have food trucks passing by our houses and when we hear them driving by, we call them up to stop, because of course we have their phone numbers too! We like to know the people we buy our food from. For example, Dalal buys all her dairy products from Omar who drives...2020-11-1602 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 6 Intermediate levelIn 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 the house. Can you guess what fruit trees grow here in Amman? Amani has a big fruit tree the whole family likes to feast on every summer. People here in Amman love their fruit trees. It is very common to see them planted in both the front and back yard.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/T...2020-11-1602 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 5 Intermediate levelIn 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. Can you guess what food means to us Muslims on these religious festivities? This episode comes without an English translation and is for upper intermediate learners.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Intermediate-Food-05
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten e...2020-11-1603 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 4 Advanced LevelIn 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 deliberately in order to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical health.
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 1 -4: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-1-4-New
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded texts that are visually and...2020-11-1002 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 3 Advanced LevelIn 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 challenging experiences?
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 1 -4: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Advanced-Mindfulness-1-4-New
This lesson series is for advanced level learners and focuses on listening comprehension and vocabulary development. In this lesson series you find ten recorded texts that are visually and structurally supported to help you engage with mindfulness-related subtopics. Before you l...2020-11-1003 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 2 Advanced LevelIn 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 able to go to our favorite places to hang out with friends. This estranging experience made us more aware of how blessed we are to be living here and it inspired us to tell you about how we love our city and how much we miss it. Do you also feel you have become more mindful of your hometown? 2020-11-1002 min
The Arabic We SpeakMindfulness, Lesson 1 Advanced LevelIn 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 mindfulness. It feels like our lives have been put on hold indefinitely and we have become acutely aware of daily routines we used to do mindlessly. Do you feel that during lockdowns you have been thinking about things you used to do mindlessly? Have you thought about what mindfulness means to you?
Don't forget the worksheets to lesson 1...2020-11-1002 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 4 Intermediate levelIn 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 we go and dine there. Look out for adjectives as this lesson is focused on descriptive language. We encourage you to highlight useful adjective phrases and notice the structure of noun adjective collocations in Levantine Arabic. In the accompanied worksheet you find useful phrases to write a restaurant review in Arabic. Surprise your favorite Arabic restaurant with a review...2020-11-0304 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 4 Elementary levelIn 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 ourselves? Also, would you think that we like to discover Aqaba and be very active or do you think we like to hang out and relax? Listen, find out and pick up new phrases related to making travel plans.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-4
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our...2020-10-2701 min
The Arabic We SpeakTrailer The Arabic We SpeakMarhaba! 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 of ten episodes around level-appropriate topics.
Go to this link to find the transcript and an overview of the first lesson series we have written for you: https://bit.ly/Trailer-The-Arabic-We-Speak
Background music: Hüzzam Kanun Taksim by Ehl-i Keyif2020-10-2302 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 3 Intermediate levelIn 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 like to do our groceries. We encourage you to highlight useful phrases and use them next time you talk about food favorites in your community.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Intermediate-Food-03
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes...2020-10-2003 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 3 Elementary levelIn 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 enjoy watching on Netflix?
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-03
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. Al...2020-10-1302 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, lesson 2 Elementary levelIn this episode you hear Amani tell you about our day jobs. She is going to give you hints so that you guess what our jobs are. In this episode you are going to hear how we describe and talk about our jobs in spoken Levantine Arabic. We hope that you can pick up some phrases in order to describe your job too. Before you listen, can you guess what we do for a living?
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Elementary-MyLife-02
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized i...2020-10-0602 min
The Arabic We SpeakMy Life, Lesson 1 Elementary levelIn this episode you hear Amani tell you about her family. By the end of this lesson you will be able to use family-related vocabulary and phrases to talk about your family in spoken Levantine Arabic. We have always found it confusing how in English there is only one word to refer to cousins and two words for nephews and nieces. It seemed so confusing as to how to explain whose children they are and whether from your maternal or parental side. We wonder, if your mother tongue is English, you have the same, but maybe the other way...2020-09-2901 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 2 Intermediate levelIn this episode you hear Amani talk about different food tastes and textures. The target language is adjectives to describe food. Amani describes our favorite food tastes and textures as well as food textures we are not too keen on. Before you listen, try to think of Arab food dishes. What are the typical textures you associate it with our cuisine? Is it smooth, sticky, crispy, crumbly or crunchy? Or ultra-tender and heavy?
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Intermediate-Food-02
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson s...2020-09-2204 min
The Arabic We SpeakFood, Lesson 1 Intermediate levelIn this episode you hear Amani talk about our food staples. Can you guess what we have stored in our kitchen cupboards? Think of three things cannot go without before you hit play.
Don't forget the worksheet: https://bit.ly/The-Arabic-We-Speak-Intermediate-Food-01
Learn everyday Levantine Arabic by listening to our podcasts that are organized in lesson series form. Every lesson series includes ten episodes on a specific topic and they come with worksheets to improve listening comprehension and broaden your lexicon of spoken Arabic. All the episodes in the lesson series Food for intermediate level learners a...2020-09-1504 min