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. 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...
Jun 29, 2021•2 min
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. 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...
Jun 22, 2021•3 min
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. 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...
Jun 15, 2021•3 min
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. 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...
Jun 08, 2021•4 min
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 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 o...
Jun 01, 2021•4 min
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. 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 ...
Jun 01, 2021•3 min
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. 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...
May 25, 2021•3 min
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 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 o...
May 25, 2021•4 min
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 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 o...
May 18, 2021•3 min
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. 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...
May 18, 2021•3 min
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 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 o...
May 11, 2021•3 min
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. 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...
May 11, 2021•4 min
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 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 o...
May 04, 2021•5 min
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 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 abou...
Apr 27, 2021•2 min
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 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 ab...
Apr 20, 2021•2 min
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 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 an...
Apr 13, 2021•3 min
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 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...
Apr 06, 2021•3 min
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 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 ...
Mar 30, 2021•2 min
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 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 o...
Mar 23, 2021•2 min
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, 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 confid...
Mar 16, 2021•4 min
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, 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 confid...
Mar 09, 2021•4 min
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, 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 confid...
Mar 02, 2021•3 min
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, 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 confi...
Feb 23, 2021•3 min
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 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 ...
Feb 16, 2021•3 min
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 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 o...
Feb 09, 2021•6 min
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 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 educatio...
Feb 02, 2021•7 min
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 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...
Jan 26, 2021•2 min
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 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 ar...
Jan 19, 2021•2 min
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 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-Lesson...
Jan 11, 2021•3 min
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 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-W...
Jan 05, 2021•3 min
