Episode 32: We Never Left

Episode 32: We Never Left

Author: Carol Haidar April 13, 2021 Duration: 17:12

Loulwa Khoury is a New York based filmmaker & film editor who was born and raised in Beirut. She recently edited her first award-nominated feature documentary Paradise Without People (2019) & now she is directing and editing her own film "We Never Left"- the Lebanese Expat Revolution Documentary. 

In this episode we talk about the economic crisis and daily struggles of the Lebanese under a mercy of a corrupted government. 

Please support Loulwa's dream by clicking on the link below. Link expires on April 22nd. 

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Music by: Stay Young

by Nick Petrov

Vocabulary:

1. Moyol Siyasiyeh/ ميول سياسية: Politically connected

2. Wastah/ واسطة: Connections 

3. Tkharajet/ تخرجت: Graduated 

4. Aflem watha2iqiyeh/ أفلام وثائقية: Documentary

5. Sha2feh/ شقفة: Piece or part 

6. Mekhterbin/ مختربين: Expats 

7. Thawrah/ ثورة: Revolution 

8. Siyesiyeh/ سياسية: Political 

9. Inhiyar/ إنهيار: Collapsing 

10. Fased/ فساد: Corruption 

11. Infigarein/ انفجارين: Two explosions 

12. Dawleh/ دولة: Government 

13. Mozaharat/ مظاهرات: Protests 

14. Inhiyar lal Lira/ إنهيار لليرة: Lebanese pound collapsing 

15. Mosreyeton/ مصرياتن: Their money 

16. Kahrabah/ كهربة: Electricity 

17. T7awel/ تحول: Transfer 

18. Na2o Yfelo/ نقو يفلو: Chose to leave 

19. Al-mod7ek al-mobke/ المضحك المبكي: The funny crying story meaning the hurtful truth 

20. Hayneh/ هينة: Easy 


بين عالمين ولغة وحكايات، هون بتكون رحلتك مع Levantine Arabic, made easier. مع كارول حيدر، مؤسسة Nasma of NY، هالبودكاست مش دورة تقليدية، بل هو مساحة تسمع فيها قصص حقيقية من أنحاء العالم. رح تسمع حكايا من طلاب كارول وأصدقائها ومن تجربتها الشخصية، كلها منقولة بطريقة ثنائية اللغة. المواضيع بتنوع من الحب والسفر والأكل، إلى الثقافة وأسرار العيلة والسياسة وحتى رحلات إلى أماكن مجهولة. فكرة البودكاست هاد إنه بقدم اللهجة الشامية من خلال سياق حيوي وواقعي، ما بساعدك تتعلم عبارات جديدة، بل يفهمك التفاصيل الدقيقة اللي بتكون خلف الكلام. صحيح إنه موجه لمستوى متوسط، لكن إذا حسيّت حالك عم تضيع، ما في داعي للقلق، لإنه في متابعة وشرح مستمرين عشان تضل متمسك بخيط الحكاية. هون اللغة بتبطل مجرد قواعد وكلمات وبتصير وسيلة للتواصل الحقيقي ولسماع تجارب الناس. تسميعك لهالبودكاست رح يفتحلك نافذة على عالم اللهجة بطريقة مريحة وطبيعية، من خلال صوت مضيفة خبيرة ومجموعة من القصص المليانة حياة.
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