In today's episode I share with you my experience harvesting hazelnuts for the past 4 years and the process of the harvest as I've come to know it.

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Ending the episode with a snippet from a song called (Assalaamu Alaikum) by Shadia Mansour.

Your vocab today:

Zowji- my husband

Sahel- easy

Sa3eb- difficult

Bisaraa7a- honestly

Kaslaana- lazy

Bat7ammas- I get excited

Emghallaf- wrapped

Wara2- leaves

A5dar- green

Zahra- a flower

3al 2a2al- at least

Taweela- tall

Inhizz- we shake

Juthoo3- trunks

Yiw2a3- it falls

Injamme3- we collect

5aima- a tent

Min7ott- we put

Yinshaf- it dries up

Yit7awwal- it turns to/ transforms to

Bunni- brown

Da5ma- huge

Muz3ija- annoying

5artoom- hose

Byishfot- it sucks in

Beyfar2o- it seperates it

7abbaat- beads

Sukoon- stillness/ tranquility

Fawaa2id- benifets

Si77a- health

Isme3et- I heard

2alb- heart

Today I recall the first time I ever saw snow and the first time I experienced real winter. I also tell you about a short period in my life where I lived and had to survive in Tbilisi of Georgia.

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Ending this episode with a snippet of (Ya Msaafer Wa7dak) by Mohamed Abdel Wahab.

Your vocab for the story:

Talej- snow

Abyad- white

Daraja- degree

El denya leil- the world is night- an expression to say its night time or its dark out.

Sahraneen- staying up late

Wazeefti- my job

Matba5- kitchen

Roosiyya- Russian

Kbeera bil 3umur- Big in the age (old)

Jali- washing dishes

Batata- Potato

2a2leeha- fry it

7asab el talab- according to the order/ as per order

Zabaayen- costumers

Ishaaraat- signs

Jorji- Georgian

Mudeer- Manager/ boss

Eykaffouni- suffice me

Saa7ib- owner

Wad3i- my situation

Sama7li- allowed me

Bibalaash- for free

Muqaabil- in return for/ in exchange for

Ghuraf mushtaraka- common rooms

Mit3awwid- used to

Wa2teeha- at that time

Btishbah- looks similar to

Kfaaya- enough

Almaani- German

Autostop- hitch-hike

Four years ago on the 4th of August, 2020, an explosion erupted at Beirut's harbor. In today's episode I recall that day and my life in Beirut before it. Inexplicable miracles and shocking grief.

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Ending today's episode with a snippet from Ibrahim Maalouf's song "Hashish".

Vocab of today's story:

Ba3atatli- sent me

Mash.had- scene

Mu5eef- scary

Ma sadda2et- didn’t believe

Attamman- to be rest assured

Waa7ad waa7ad- one by one

Saalmeen- safe

Tle3et- got out

Mawqe3- location

Itdammarat- was destroyed

Itsakkar- was closed

5utati- my plans

Wade3- situation

Iqtisaadi- economic

Aswa2- worse

7ajazet- I booked

Tazkara- a ticket

Taaree5- the date of

Tayaraan- airline

Safra- travel

It5ayyalu- imagine

Mu3jizaat- miracles

Eyfassirha- to explain it

Ghaalya- precious