Episodes
Published 11/01/23
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Published 07/10/22
Published 07/01/22
Dear listeners, you have reached the final episode of our Arabic Stories series! For this special edition, we have decided to share a true story with you. The structure of the recording is different then normal, this time we skip the introduction, vocabulary and questions and we dive right into the story. To help you out, we made the transcript of the story available to all for once. You can find it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NepTFb1PpFnwj-fcHnrj6s0y5AsobBPG/view?usp=sharing This...
Published 05/23/21
The story of this week is about a fisherman who finds something very valuable inside one of the fishes he brings home. He goes on a journey to try and make the best possible deal, but that doesn't turn out to be as easy as he thought. The story is a parable about how we use our time on earth wisely. It is a challenging story, but definitely very educational.  Since it's longer than usual, we decided to also give you some extra vocabulary: To fish - صيد To cut - قطّع Belly/abdomen -...
Published 05/04/21
Published 05/04/21
In this podcast, we listen to a story about a man who opens a new shop and gets advice from his customers. Can you figure out the moral of the story? The vocabulary of today is: Ambitious - طَموح Optimistic - مُتفائل Shop - محل Banner - لافتة Customer - زبون There is no need - ما في داعي Delete - احذف They smell - بيشمّو Remove - شيل The moral - العبرة Want to see the script? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/simpleandeasyarabic and get access to the full transcript in English and Arabic...
Published 04/21/21
Today's story is about a man who is looking for a sip of water in the desert. The shepherd helps him out, but also learns a lesson himself. Listen carefully and let us know what you think! The vocabulary for today is: Desert - صحرا He became thirsty (verb) - غَطش Search - دوّر Shepherd - راعي Sip of water - شفّة مي Stingy - بخيل Mean - لئيم Vile - حقير Amount (of money!) - مبلغ Invite - اعزم Fault - غلط Want to see the script? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/simpleandeasyarabic and get...
Published 04/09/21
In the story of this week, we listen to the story of Joha and his donkey. He goes out for a ride with his son and his donkey, but everyone seems to have an opinion about his means of transportation. Listen carefully and let us know what you think the moral of the story is! The vocabulary of this week is: To ride اركب Harsh قاسي Mercy رحمه He believed هو صَدق Go down انزل Beside/Next to جنب Impolite مش مؤدب He became shy هو استحى His legs أجريه Solution حَلّ Carry احمل Make fun...
Published 03/29/21
In this episode, we listen to the story of four students who try to lie their way out of a test, but the teacher turns out to be smart too! Let us know what you think of the story! The vocabulary of this week is: University جامعة Exam فحص Party حفلة To get drunk اسكر wheel/wheels دولاب \ دواليب Exploded انفجر Accident حادث To delay أجّل They studied دَرسو question/questions سؤال \ أسئلة Want to see the script? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/simpleandeasyarabic and get access to the full...
Published 03/24/21
In this episode we listen to the story of the stupid donkey. The donkey thinks he can outsmart the salesman, so the salesman decided to teach him a lesson. As always, we start with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story. The vocabulary of this week is: Salesman بيّاع Salt ملح Market سوق River نهر To cross اقطع He falls بيوقع Melt دوب Weight وزن Cotton قطن Heavier أتقل Want to see the script? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/simpleandeasyarabic and get access to the...
Published 03/14/21
In this episode, we will hear a story about three friends that discuss the situation that their fourth friend is facing and they think of how they would deal with that situation would they be in his place. We start with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story. The vocabulary of this week is: Atheist   مُلحد He believe هو بيآمن Hospital مشفى Cancer سرطان Sell بيع Properties أملاك Pray صلّي Travel سافر Enjoy انبسط Change غّير Want to see the script? Join...
Published 03/07/21
In this episode we will listen to the story of the woman who lost her only son. We start with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story. The vocabulary of this week is: Unfortunately - للأسف Unluckily / because of bad luck - لسوء الحظ He died - مات Recipe - وصفة He lives again - يعيش مرّة تانية Loaf of bread - غيف الخبز On the condition - بشرط Sadness - الحزن Owners of the house - صحاب البيت Same thing - نفس الشي She forgot - نسيت Want to see the script? Join us on...
Published 02/27/21
In this episode we listen to the story of the woman and the three old men. We start of with some useful vocabulary and end with some questions about the story.
Published 02/20/21
We are happy and proud to announce that Simple and Easy Arabic started a podcast! In this first episode, we explain all about why we started this, what our episodes generally will look like, and how you can get the most out of this learning experience. Enjoy!
Published 02/08/21