Simple & Easy Arabic Podcast

S4 - E7 - The old man and the watch

Time for a little life lesson with big meaning again - this time we speak about determining value. A valuable lesson many of us learn time and time again in life. As we a

S4 - E6 - The donkey and the rope

We are back with a short story full of life lessons. About the things that bind us, or seem to bind us. What do you think of this one? And a fun new update for those of y

S4 - E5 - Einstein and the riddle

Stories, jokes and quotes about or supposedly from Einstein always pop up everywhere, across the entire world. His name seems to have become a synonym for 'smart man' in

S4 - E4 - The teacher and the essay

In our series of (super) short stories to boost your learning in under two minutes we are going into the story of a teacher who had her students write an essay about an i

S4 - E3 - The student that does not like to wake up early

Another fun little story, this time about a student who struggles to wake up early. Are you an early bird yourself? I personally (Amy) relate to the boy: mornings are not

S4 - E2 - The barber and the boy

Another short podcast with a nice little twist. We love how smart something seemingly 'stupid' can be. These stories are so short that a separate vocabulary list is not n

S4 - E1 - The teacher and a million dollars

A teacher asks his students a simple question: what would you do if you won a million dollars? But one essay stops him in his tracks. The full transcript and exercises a

S3 - E5: How much land does a man need?

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 thoug

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

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 st

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 u

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 tha

S2 - E5: Success Stories #5 - Silvia

In this final episode of the Success Stories series, Majd speaks with Silvia — a learner who has spent many years moving around the Middle East and has developed a deep c

S2 - E4: Success Stories #4 Amanda

In this series we listen to interviews between Majd and students that have successfully mastered the Levantine Dialect to an advanced level. In this episode we talk to Am

S2 - E3: Success Stories #3 - Shaya

In this series we listen to interviews between Majd and students that have successfully mastered the Levantine Dialect to an advanced level. In this episode we talk to Sh

S2 - E2: Success Stories #2 - Gabriele

In this series, Majd sits down with students who have successfully mastered the Levantine dialect to an advanced level. In this episode, we meet Gabriele, an Italian Ara

S2 - E1: Success Stories #1 David

In this series, Majd sits down with students who have successfully mastered the Levantine dialect to an advanced level. In this episode, we meet David, an Australian jou

S2 - E0: Introduction to Success Stories

In this series we listen to interviews between Majd and students that have mastered to speak Levantine Arabic on an advanced level! The goal of this series is for other A

S1 - E9: The Story of the Fisherman | قصة صياد السمك

A fisherman finds something very valuable inside one of the fish he brings home. He goes on a journey to make the best possible deal, but the deal is not as simple as he

S1 - E8: Here We Sell Fish | هون منبيع سمك

A young man opens a fish shop. He is excited. He puts up a sign. And then the customers arrive — not to buy fish, but to give advice. The episode starts with key vocabul