In the Simple & Easy Arabic podcast we tell stories in spoken Levantine Arabic that will help you to improve your listening skills. Every episodes starts with n...
It's already time for the last story in this series of short stories. To be fair, this one is not actually all that short, but it definitely is a very inspiring and thought provoking one. It is inspired by Leo Tolstoj's short story 'How much land does a man need'. Probably some of you know it already. It is one of Majd's favorites and therefore we could not leave it out.
Some useful vocabulary is:
- Convinced - مقتنعة- Devil - الشيطان- Consider - اعتبر- Challenge - تحدي- Greed - الطمع- Inhabitants/residents - سكان- Bee hives - خلايا النحل- in advance - سلف- Acres - فدان- The crop - المحصول- Cattle owners - أصحاب المواشي- Worried/Anxious - مهموم- Move to - انتقل- Transportation - والتنقل- Gifts - هدايا- Tribe - القبائل- Fertile - وخصبة- He was suprised - استغرب- We calculate - منحسب- Area measurements - مقاييس المساحة- Sunset - غروب الشمس- Corpse - الجثّة- They cracked - تشققو- The hill - التل- The hat - الطاقية- He dug a grave - حفر قبر
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10:58
S3 - E4 - The King and the Happy Servant
We have another short folkstale about a king. This time the king is contemplating why he is having such a hard time being happy while being rich and he decided to put one of his servants to a test.
Some useful vocabulary is:- Servant - الخادم- Assistant - المُساعد- Worries - مهموم- Knocked - ودقّ- Counted - عَدّ- The lost (one) - الضايع- Blessings - النعم
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3:20
S3 - E3 - What people live by
Today's short story is a bit longer than the others and it is inspired by a story from Leo Tolstoj. Simon and his wife Matrina live a humble live and then a mysterious stranger enters their live, Mikel.
Some useful vocabulary for this session is:- Shoemaker - سكافي- Leather - الجلد- Drunk - سكران- Exhaustion - الإرهاق- Ignored him - تجاهلو- Guilt - الذنب- Insulting them - تسبّهن- In exchange for - مقابل- Arrogant - مغرور- Guards - حراس- Paralyzed - مشلولة- Twins: توأم- The orphanage : الميتيم- Widow - أرملة- Punished me - عاقبني- Angel of Death - ملاك الموت
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9:27
S3 - E2 - Kafka, the Little Girl and the Doll
Today's short story is about a transformative encounter between a man and a child who lost her doll. Some of you may already know the story. We are curious how much you understand of it on the first try!Some useful vocabulary for this session is:- Lonely - وحيد- The doll - اللعبة- Look for/ search - دوارة- Postman - ساعي بريد- Truth - الحقيقة- He invents - يخترع- Persuasive - ُمقنعة- Laws of imagination - قوانين الخيال- Relationships - علاقات- Obstacles / complications - تعقيدات- Alternative/Substitute - بديل- Her misery - تعاستها
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S3 - E1 - The Bored King and the Foxy Merchant
We are back with some more of what we do best: short stories in Arabic to help you grow your listening skills, vocabulary and grammar! The first story is about a king that tries to cure his boredom by challenging his people to a game.
Some vocabulary that will help you is:
Kingdom - المملكة
Game - لعبة
Liar - كذّاب
Jail / Prison - السجن
Fortune - ثروتو
Participant - المُشترك
Stick - عصاية
Tailor - خيّاط
Storm - عاصفة
Merchant - التاجر
Barrel - برميل
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