Our story today is about the six months I spent sharing a small room with my Iranian friend, Samane.

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With a snippet from a famous Arabic song that she used to listen to when she was young in Iran, at the very end of the episode.

Vocab:

mas2oola- responsible مَسْؤولَة

waffarli- provided for me وَفَّرْلي

mushtaraka- shared مُشْتَرَكَة

bil iDaafa la- in addition to بِالْإضافَة لَ

ma3aash shahri- monthly salary مَعاش شَهْري

baaraat- bars بارات

ajammi3- I collect (to save) أجَمِّع

adfa3- I pay أدْفَع

ajaar- rent أجار

murheq- exhausting مُرْهِق

shughul idaari- administrative work شُغُل إداري

tshaarikni- shares with me تْشارِكْني

akawwin- I create أكَوِّن

nitsalla- we enjoy/ have fun نِتْسَلَّى

btishbah- is similar to بْتِشْبَه

bil fe3el- indeed بِالْفِعِل

5alleeha- keep it خَلِّيها

7ala2a- episode حَلَقَة

jibtilha- I brought for her جِبْتِلْها

keeka- a cake كيكَة

sham3aat- candles شَمْعات

min wa2et.ha- since then مِن وَقِتْها

nimza7- we joke نِمْزَح

jamma3et.ha- collected (saved) it جَمَّعِتْها

sweesra- Switzerland سْويسْرَة

Zuroof- circumstances ظُروف

7uroob- wars حُروب

ahaaleena- our parents أهالينا

qasef- bombing قَصِف

junoon- madness جُنون

7aaliyyan- currently حالِيَّاً

bab3at- I send بَبْعَت

shu3oobna- our peoples شُعوبْنا

muDTahada- oppressed مُضْطَهَدَة

2areeban- soon قَريباً

On this day last year, my father passed away. This episode is in memory of his life. Born and raised under occupation in Palestine to become a self-made man in all the meaning of the word.

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Stick around for a snippet of a Tunisian song by the Duo, Yuma. The song is titled, Smek (Your Sky).

Vocab:

la darajet innu- to the degree that (so much so) لَدَرَجِة إنُّه

y5allooh- they let him يْخَلُّوه

y2azzin- to announce the call for prayer يْأَذِّن

azaan- the call for prayer أذان

Salaah- prayer صَلاة

Tufoolet- the childhood of طُفولِة

ta7t el i7tilal- under the occupation تَحْت الْإحْتِلال

bil saanawiyya- in highschool بِالثَّانَوِيَّة

yi3tini feeha- looks after her يِعْتِني فيها

yTa3meeha- feeds her يْطَعْميها

y7ammimha- bathes her يْحَمِّمْها

ymashit- brushes يْمَشِّط

yihtam- takes care يِهْتَم

umoorha- her matters أمورْها

shihaada- certificate/ degree شِهادَة

Dawret- a course of دَوْرِة

Tibaa3a- typing طِباعَة

ka sekreter- as a Secretary كَسِكْرِتير

shirka- company/ firm شِرْكَة

ghina- singing غِنَى

muntij aghaani- songs producer مُنْتِج أغاني

3arad- he offered عَرَض

rafaD- he refused رَفَض

yitmaddad- lays down/ stretchs out يِتْمَدَّد

farsha- mattress فَرْشَة

Sa77at- an opportunity came or arose صَحَّت

furSa- opportunity فُرْصَة

bana nafso- he built himself بَنَى نَفْسُه

mudeer- manager مُدير

3iSaami- self-made عِصامي

bi kul ma3na el kilma- in all the meaning of the word بِكُل مَعْنَى الْكِلْمَة

shabaabo- his youth شَبابُه

iDTar- was forced to/ obliged to إضْطَر

yisma7li- allows me يِسْمَحْلي

a7Dono- to hug him أحْضُنُه

7amalni- he carried me حَمَلْني

ree7to- his smell/ scent ريحْتُه

malmas- the feel of a material مَلْمَس

dishdaashto- his dress (a traditional white dress worn by men in AbuDhabi) دِشْداشْتُه

baTno- his belly بَطْنُه

baSarri5- I scream بَصَرِّخ

kawabeesi- my nightmares كَوابيسي

el s7oor- the meal eaten before dawn in Ramadan السُّحور

baTali- my hero بَطَلي

qudwiti- my role model قُدْوِتي

3aSabi- angry عَصَبي

ghaDabo- his wrath غَضَبُه

2add ma- as much as قَد ما

maSeerna- our end result/ outcome/ destiny مَصيرْنا

ta7t el ward- beneath the roses تَحْت الْوَرْد

bad3i- I pray بَدْعي

batmanna- I wish بَتْمَنَّى

This story is about my only plant, my companion whom I ended up naming, Honnete.

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Stick around for a song snippet from Zeyne, a Palestinian singer, song writer singing, Mish Asfeh (not sorry)

Vocab:

it3awwadet- I got used to اتْعَوَّدِت

ashaarek- to share أشارِك

saa3adni- he helped me ساعَدْني

dafa3- he paid دَفَع

7a22- the price/ worth of حَقّ

ajaar- the rent of أجار

sha22a mushtaraka- a shared flat شَقَّة مُشْتَرَكَة

zumalaa2 beit- house mates زُمَلاء بيت

kam shab- a few guys كَم شاب

niZaam- system نِظام

hadatni- she gifted me هَدَتْني

nabta- a plant نَبْتَة

we7da- lonliness وِحْدَة

inbasaTet- I was happy انْبَسَطِت

hadiyya- a gift هَدِيَّة

Taweela- long طَويلَة

3ilaaqaatna-our relationships عِلاقاتْنا

ta3baana- tired تَعْبانَة

irDaa2 el naas- people pleasing إرْضاء النَّاس

arDi- to please أرْضي

Saree7a- honest صَريحَة

3ala innu- over that عَلى إنُّه

mu2addaba- polite مُؤَدَّبَة

maqoola- a saying مَقولَة

Saadqa- truthful صادْقَة

na2alet 3ala- I moved to نَقَلِت عَلى

ijat- she came إجَت

zaaratni- she visited me زارَتْني

asammeeha- I name her أسَمِّيها

fa- so فَ

sammeetha- I named her سَمِّيتْها

rafee2ti- my companion رَفيقْتي

bitzakkirni- she reminds me بِتْذَكِّرْني

2awiyya- strong قَوِيَّة

Saamda- steadfast صامْدَة

mulhima- inspiring مُلْهِمَة