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