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Mother Tongue with Sirine

Mother Tongue with Sirine

By: Kinderling Kids
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Ciao, talofa, hello! Welcome to Mother Tongue - a children’s podcast celebrating the many wonderful languages spoken by families right across Australia! Learn to say hello in Cantonese, goodbye in Koori, sing a song in Greek, or learn all about the Lebanese flag.

Mother Tongue host, Sirine says; “The idea for this show came from my experience with my daughter; the songs my mother sang to me as a child stayed with me and I sang them to her when she was born. Elyssa is now 4 years old, and still loves these songs – she’ll never forget where they came from and we should never lose this connection with our language of origin.” Sharing language and culture brings kids closer together and sparks curiosity about the world so subscribe now and enjoy!

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  • Mother Tongue: Arabic

    Mother Tongue: Arabic
    Aug 2 2019

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    Learn Arabic in our kids podcast Mother Tongue!

    Marhaba! That means hello in Arabic. In this episode, join our host Sirine - who was born in Lebanon - as she shares some words, songs and traditions from her language and culture.

    Here are the Arabic words you'll learn in this episode:

    Marhaba - Hello
    Darbuka - Lebanese Drum
    Arzeh - Cedar Tree
    Sissan - Baby chickens
    Manoosh - a Lebanese food, usually eaten at breakfast
    Maa Salemeh - Bye

    SONG:

    Ha Sissan,
    Shu helween
    Aambi dooroh hawla emmon mabsooteen
    Shirboh may
    Alu khay
    Rafa’u rahson hamadu rabbon, mabsooteen

    Translation:

    These chicks...
    How beautiful they are
    They are walking around their mother happily
    They drank water
    and said Wow Yum Yum
    They raised their heads and thanked their mother happily.

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