Our episode today contains talk of horoscopes and astrology, consider yourselves warned! I also talk about my birthday, the actual moment of it and my most recent celebration of it.

With a snippet of "Wallada" by el Far3i and Rola Azer at the end.

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Vocab:

nihaaya- end نِهاية

bidaaya- beginning بِداية

dakaatra- doctors دَكاتْرَة

i7taaru- they were confused إحْتارو

shahaadet milaadi- my birth certificate شَهادِة ميلادي

sajjalu- they registered/ recorded سَجَّلو

el abraaj- Horoscopes/ astrological signs الْأبْراج

3elm el falak- Astrology / Astronomy عِلْم الْفَلَك

a7zir- I guess أحْزِر

asaameehum- their names أساميهُم

byitmas5aru- they ridicule بْيِتْمَسْخَرو

byistahzi2u- they mock / make fun of بْيِسْتَهْزِءو

fuDool- curiousity فُضول

hiwaaya- hobby هِوايَة

muraahaqti- my teenagehood مُراهَقْتي

ba3tibir- I consider بَعْتِبِر

el aSli- the original الْأصْلي

mujarrad innu- merely / just for the fact that مُجَرَّد إنُّه

byi3ni- it means بْيِعْني

intaha- ended إنْتَهَى

7asab- according to حَسَب

burji el shamsi- my sun sign بُرْجي الشَّمْسي

meezaan- libra ميزان

burji el qamari- my moon sign بُرْجي الْقَمَري

el 3aqrab- scorpio الْعَقْرَب

burji el Saa3ed- my ascendant/ rising sign بُرْجي الصَّاعِد

el saraTaan- cancer السَّرَطان

masalan- for example مَثَلاً

beymathil- it represents بِيْمَثِّل

mniZhar- we appear مْنِظْهَر

7ayaatna el ijtimaa3iyya- our social life حَياتْنا الْإجْتِماعِيَّة

mashaa3erna- our emotions مَشاعِرْنا

7ayaatna el daa5iliyya- our inner life حَياتْنا الدَّاخِلِيَّة

El muhim- Anyways/ the jist is الْمُهِم

5uSooSan- especially خُصوصاً

5areeTti el falakiyya- my astrological chart/ map خَريطْتي الفَلَكِيَّة

7awaani- it contained me حَواني

7amalni- it carried me حَمَلْني

malja2i- my refuge مَلْجَئي

Zuroof- circumstances ظُروف

hadaani- he gifted me هَداني

nabtet- a plant of نَبْتِة

zahret el zamba2- lily flower زَهْرِة الزَّمْبَق

a3azz- dearest أعَز

zay ka innu- as if زَي كَإنُّه

fa5oora- proud فَخورَة