Our episode today is dedicated to my mentor/ friend, Majd. Always grateful for the week we spent during the Pandemic in Beirut, for the inspiring knowledge he shared with me, for believing in me, encouraging me and for opening this door for me. Thank you.

At the end of this episode I am sharing a snippet of, Mamnoun, (grateful), by Bu Kolthoum.

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Vocab:

nitsalla- we have fun نِتْسَلَّى

yin2ol- he moves يِنْقُل

mu7taram- respectful مُحْتَرَم

mutheer lal ihtimaam- interesting مُثير لَلْإهْتِمام

manhaj- curriculum مَنْهَج

ta3leem- teaching تَعْليم

shaami- Levantine شامي

ajaanib- foreigners أجانِب

m3allim/a- teacher مْعَلِّم

3araD 3alay- offered me عَرَض عَلَي

aktar min marra- more than once أكْتَر مِن مَرَّة

anDam- to join أنْضَم

miqtin3a- convinced مِقْتِنْعَة

mas2ooliyya- responsibility مَسْؤولِيَّة

aqna3ni- he convinced me أقْنَعْني

dawra- a course دَوْرَة

majjaaniyya- free مَجَّانِيَّة

osloobo- his method أسْلوبُه

shaarakni- he shared with me شارَكْني

naZariyto- his theory نَظَرِيْتُه

najaa7- success نَجاح

manZooro- his perception/ outlook مَنْظورُه

inlahamet- I was inspired إنْلَهَمِت

2aaman- he believed in آمِن

qudriti- my ability قُدْرِتي

aSaddi2- I believe (a truth/lie) أصَدِّق

ad5ol- I enter أدْخُل

adarris/ a3allim- I teach أدَرِّس / أعَلِّم

Taaliba- student طالِبَة

maktoobli- written for me مَكْتوبْلي

it7assanat- it improved إتْحَسَّنَت

atma33an- I contemplate أتْمَعَّن

b shakil ma- in some way بِشَكِل ما

saaham b- contributed to ساهَم بِ

taghyeer- changing تَغْيِير

afDal- better أفْضَل

faDlak 3alay- your favor on me فَضْلَك عَلَي