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Beginner - Levantine: Chicks song

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Yes, there is even a song about little chicks in Arabic! It is cute, catchy and it contains lots of useful Arabic vocabulary, in the Levantine dialect. Tune in, but be warned, you might end up singing the song all day!
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11 Comments

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    Kurumi says bubble
    Sat 8th Sep 12@02:56 pm

    Very cute song!Love it!^^
    BTW,I wonder what's the difference between شعيد and مبسوطين .Are they interchangeable?
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    tau says bubble
    Sat 8th Sep 12@04:02 pm

    The PDF transcript says "Lower Intermediate".
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    Moshaya says bubble
    Sat 8th Sep 12@06:02 pm

    @tau, the transcripts have been corrected.

    @Kurumi, سعيد and مبسوط both mean happy, but the first one is used mostly in classical, and the latter in colloquial.
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    durruti says bubble
    Sun 9th Sep 12@06:40 am

    No offense to either of you, fantastic scholars of Arabic, I am glad that you found your true calling, as I am not seeing a future for you on "Britain's Got Talent." : )
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    moraffy says bubble
    Sun 16th Sep 12@06:51 am

    I love anything to do with beautiful chicks, and "If you are single and female..." lol
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    climacus says bubble
    Sun 23rd Sep 12@07:44 am

    Great lesson guys, and a very nice song.

    If I may, can I ask what the translation is for Mohamed and Ehab's Levantine introduction? I am guessing:

    Mohamed: Hello. How are you?
    Ehab: <sorry; no idea>; but is the last word سوري? I was guessing it was something about coming from/being Syrian but I may be way off...
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    Moshaya says bubble
    Sun 23rd Sep 12@08:18 pm

    @climacus, glad you like the lesson and the cute song ;-)

    Yes, Ehab asked me "Why are you speaking Syrian?"

    ليش بتحكي سوري؟
    Leesh bite7ky soory?

    well spotted
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    climacus says bubble
    Tue 25th Sep 12@11:29 am

    !شكرا مشيا

    (hope I wrote your name right...apologies if I didn't: I have drilled into me ه ending is for feminine so I was hesitant to try مشيه !)
  • female
    ruaaaa says bubble
    Thu 15th Feb 18@06:27 am

    شكرا
  • female
    Etrasorras says bubble
    Tue 24th Apr 18@03:27 pm

    So happy ir having found you guys. I am having such fun learning with you. Thanks to my friend Anesh who recommended it to me here in Dubai.
  • female
    Fiona says bubble
    Wed 25th Apr 18@03:05 am

    أهلآ و سهلآ يا اتراسرس

    Sorry, don't know if I've spelt you correctly in Arabic, Etrasorras, but wanted to give it a go!

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