Episode 5: Social Networks and TV Series

Levantine Arabic: Bayni w Baynak

.و تأثيرها على الطريقة الي بنفكر فيها عن حالنا (social networks) اليوم حكينا انا و رزان عن مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي

.اخيرا طلعنا من الموضوع شوي و حكينا كتير عن المسلسلات الي منحبهم كمان

Today Razan and I spoke about Social Networks and their effects on the way we think about ourselves. We went off topic a bit and talked a lot about TV series as well. See below for some recommendations in Arabic! See PDF here.

مفردات:

حَسَّاسِيِّة : allergy حَسَّاسِيِّة لَلغَبَرَة : dust/ or pollen allergy حساس - can mean allergic but also sensitive or even emotional. عَاْطِفِي is a near synonym

حبة ، حبات : pill, pills

ما لحق انو النهار ايكون منيح او مش منيح - the day hasn't had enough to be good or bad

صافي : pure

مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي : social media

فترة الحظر: period of lockdown or curfew

شدة cards :shadi شدة or shidi مصيبة : disaster

مؤثر ، مؤثرين :influencer

واقع : reality مش واقع : it's not real

خيال : fiction خيالي : fictional

تطوّر ، يطوّر (Form 5) - to develop

مهوس ب.. crazy about , obsessed

رمز symbol

بتصير متعلق فيهم you become attached to them

مستحيل انو بتحضر هادا المسلسل على عادي واحدة : it's impossible to watch the series in one go

ناجح - successful - المسلسل ناجح - the series was a success

تشويه - twist - في نهاية الحلقة بكون في شي تشويهي at the end of the episode there's a twist

عشان اضرب عصفورين مع حجر واحد to kill two birds with one stone

تعليق ، تعليقات - comment مْلَاْحَظَة is a close synonym

The series we mentioned:

1. First we mentioned الكاتب or “the writer” , a Lebanese netflix series. It’s not bad.
   
2. Next we mentioned الهيبة‎ or Al Hayba , a lebanese series also partly on Netflix. Again we agreed it was ok.
   
3. Dollar, Lebanese series, also on Netflix. Is actually quite funny in places. And has Adel Karam who we agreed is pretty cool.
   
4. Then ما في متلو Ma fi metlo , a Lebanese sitcom, also with Adel Karam. You can find it on Youtube.
   
5. Then في مايل or Fee mail - Jordanian, also on Youtube. Really funny.
   
6. Finally Razan mentioned تلفزيون الجديد which I haven’t seen but she seemed to really like it.