Today I recall the first time I ever saw snow and the first time I experienced real winter. I also tell you about a short period in my life where I lived and had to survive in Tbilisi of Georgia.

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Ending this episode with a snippet of (Ya Msaafer Wa7dak) by Mohamed Abdel Wahab.

Your vocab for the story:

Talej- snow تَلِج

Abyad- white أبْيَض

Daraja- degree دَرَجَة

El denya leil- the world is night- an expression to say its night time or its dark out. الدِّنْيا ليل

Sahraneen- staying up late سَهْرانين

Wazeefti- my job وَظيفْتي

Matba5- kitchen مَطْبَخ

Roosiyya- Russian روسِيَّة

Kbeera bil 3umur- Big in the age (old) كْبيرَة بِالْعُمُر

Jali- washing dishes جَلي

Batata- Potato بَطاطا

2a2leeha- fry it أقْليها

7asab el talab- according to the order/ as per order حَسَب الطَّلَب

Zabaayen- costumers زَبايِن

Ishaaraat- signs إشارات

Jorji- Georgian جورجي

Mudeer- Manager/ boss مُدير

Eykaffouni- suffice me يْكَفُّوني

Saa7ib- owner صاحِب

Wad3i- my situation وَضْعي

Sama7li- allowed me سَمَحْلي

Bibalaash- for free بِبَلاش

Muqaabil- in return for/ in exchange for مُقابِل

Ghuraf mushtaraka- common rooms غُرَف مُشْتَرَكَة

Mit3awwid- used to مِتْعَوِّد

Wa2teeha- at that time وَقْتيها

Btishbah- looks similar to بْتِشْبَه

Kfaaya- enough كْفاية

Almaani- German ألْماني

Autostop- hitch-hike أوتو سْتوب

Four years ago on the 4th of August, 2020, an explosion erupted at Beirut's harbor. In today's episode I recall that day and my life in Beirut before it. Inexplicable miracles and shocking grief.

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Ending today's episode with a snippet from Ibrahim Maalouf's song "Hashish".

Vocab of today's story:

Ba3atatli- sent me بَعَتَتْلي

Mash.had- scene مَشْهَد

Mu5eef- scary مُخيف

Ma sadda2et- didn’t believe ما صَدَّقِت

Attamman- to be rest assured أطَّمَّن

Waa7ad waa7ad- one by one واحَد واحَد

Saalmeen- safe سالْمين

Tle3et- got out طْلِعِت

Mawqe3- location مَوْقِع

Itdammarat- was destroyed اتْدَّمَّرَت

Itsakkar- was closed اتْسَكَّر

5utati- my plans خُطَطي

Wade3- situation وَضِع

Iqtisaadi- economic إقْتِصادي

Aswa2- worse أسْوَء

7ajazet- I booked حَجَزِت

Tazkara- a ticket تَذْكَرَة

Taaree5- the date of تاريخ

Tayaraan- airline طَيَران

Safra- travel سَفْرَة

It5ayyalu- imagine اتْخَيَّلو

Mu3jizaat- miracles مُعْجِزات

Eyfassirha- to explain it ايْفَسِّرْها

Ghaalya- precious غالْيَة

A fateful moment in Rishikesh where mind indeed reigns over body and things that seem impossible happen in miraculous ways.

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Ending this episode with a snippet from the song (Hal 3indaki Shakk?) Do you have a doubt? Performed by Kathem Es Saaher and written by the late poet Nizaar Qabbaani.

Vocab:

Wselet- arrived وْصِلِت

Ista2jaret- rented اسْتَأجَرِت

Ilta2eet feeha- met her الْتَقيت فيها

Jiha- side جِهَة

Mu3aakisa- opposite مُعاكِسَة

Tamaaman- completely تَماماً

3azamooni- invited me عَزموني

Astafrigh- throw up أسْتَفْرِغ

Tasammum- poisoning تَسَمُّم

Amoot- die أموت

Da3eef- weak ضَعيف

Malyaana- full مَلْيانَة

El djembe taba3i- my djembe (African drum from Mali) الْدْجَمْبِة تَبَعي

7amalethum- I carried them حَمَلِتْهُم

Dahri- my back ضَهْري

Qaasya- harsh قاسْيَة

It5ayyalet- imagined اتْخَيَّلِت

Butu2- slowness بُطُئ

Jeser- Bridge جِسِر

Itraddadet- I hesitated اتْرَدَّدِت

Awsaq fiyyo- trust him أوْثَق فِيُّه

Wassalni- delivered me وَصَّلْني

Ma 2ibil- didn’t accept ما قِبِل

Abki- I cry أبْكي

Atshakkar- I thank أتْشَكَّر

Roz- rice رُز

Laban- yogurt لَبَن