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For the best results, start with our full Storyinteracters course before diving into this video e-book — especially if you’re a beginner. The course builds the foundation you need so the story makes sense from the very first page. And to make learning even smoother, use our exclusive Levantine Verb Dictionary. It’s the only tool of its kind, giving you instant clarity on conjugation and helping you understand every verb in context.
The story:
Sami is an electrical engineer in Abu Dhabi, juggling long workdays with family life. His wife Shahed, an accountant, also works hard, and together they’re raising two children who rarely see their parents rested. The couple dream of a trip to Jordan — their first ever holiday there. But from heavy suitcases to early morning flights, restless children to lost tickets, the journey turns into a test of patience and family teamwork. Will they ever manage to board the plane?


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<h2 id="020b8560-43e0-4cd1-80f7-942820b47c83" data-toc-id="020b8560-43e0-4cd1-80f7-942820b47c83">Course Details</h2>What You’ll Learn with This StoryDesigned for low intermediates, this story takes you into the world of family, work, and travel. You’ll move from describing people and jobs to managing airport challenges, handling problems, and expressing feelings under stress.<h2 id="f5e20be2-863d-41b2-8073-420538ed68b4" data-toc-id="f5e20be2-863d-41b2-8073-420538ed68b4">Key Grammar &amp; Structures</h2><ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Using the present tense in the plural (they, we, you)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Expressing wants and needs: beddi / beddo / beHtaj (I want, he wants, I need)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Negation forms: moo (not), ma + verb (ma byiHeb bakeer)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Talking about past habits / experiences: ma raaHu 3al Urdon bi kil Hayat-on (they never went in all their life)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Future / intention: qararet Shahed taHjez (Shahed decided to book), raaHu 3al Urdon (they went / will go)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Possessives and idafa: mart-o, sha3ar-i, a’ilet Sami</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Describing necessity and obligation: lazem trooH (must go), lazim n7ut (we must put)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Expressing feelings: ta3baan, mabsooT, 3aSaab, za3laan, mutHammes</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sequencing events: ba3d, ’abel ma, ba3d shway (after, before, after a while)</li></ul><h2 id="58d05853-adc1-43e5-8cf8-32f5f63d5a29" data-toc-id="58d05853-adc1-43e5-8cf8-32f5f63d5a29">Vocabulary Themes</h2>Family &amp; People<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">mart-o (his wife), walad, bint, awlad (children), a’ile (family)</li></ul>Work &amp; Professions<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">muHandess kaHraba (electrical engineer), muHassibe (accountant), mwazafe (employee)</li></ul>Travel &amp; Airport<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tiyaara (airplane), maTar (airport), tasleem al emti3a (luggage drop-off), tazkara (ticket), jawaz (passport), taxi, sooq al Herra (duty free), qa3at al intizar (waiting hall)</li></ul>Objects &amp; Everyday Items<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">shenTa (suitcase), seshwar (hairdryer), RraD (things, stuff), tiyab (clothes)</li></ul>Feelings &amp; States<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">jo3aan (hungry), ta3baan (tired), na3saan (sleepy), 3aSaab (angry), mabsooT (happy), mutHammes (excited)</li></ul>Telling the time<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3a sa3a Xamse (at five o’clock), oo telet (20 past, oo riba3 (quarter past) </li></ul><h2 id="9838af0e-300b-461a-8f8c-708fffa301c4" data-toc-id="9838af0e-300b-461a-8f8c-708fffa301c4">Real-Life Situations You’ll Handle Better</h2><ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Talking about your job and work in general</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Describing your family members and children’s ages</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Planning and discussing holidays or trips</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Handling airport vocabulary: luggage, tickets, passports</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Negotiating stressful moments while traveling</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Expressing wants, needs, and feelings clearly</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Describing disagreements (kids hungry, parents stressed)</li></ul><h2 id="4e6b02b3-ee0d-4cde-befb-b8944eef88e6" data-toc-id="4e6b02b3-ee0d-4cde-befb-b8944eef88e6">Why It Works (Storyinteracters Blueprint)</h2>This story takes you through relatable travel drama: overpacked bags, tired children, and airport stress. You’ll absorb the language naturally because:<ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Written in Romanized Levantine Arabic so you can start speaking immediately</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Includes repetition of high-frequency verbs (beddi, byiHeb, byeshteRel, lazem)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Combines daily life vocabulary (work, family) with practical travel words (tickets, airport, luggage)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Builds emotional expression (angry, happy, excited) — so you sound real, not robotic</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Uses comprehensible input: new words appear in context, repeated until they stick </li></ul>By the end of this story, you’ll feel comfortable discussing family life, work routines, and holiday travel — and you’ll be able to survive a trip to the airport in clear, spoken Levantine Arabic.

Sami and Shahed are tired of work. Their children are restless. A long-awaited trip to Jordan feels like the perfect escape… but the moment they arrive at the airport, things don’t go to plan...

SAMI WANTS A HOLIDAY

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