Listen "Idiomatic Expression"
Episode Synopsis
When Robert Berman, an American Jewish immigrant to Israel began studying Arabic, he didn't stop until he had written a book full of idioms. Together with language expert Christy Bandak as editor, the linguistic duo wrote Min Taq Taq: A Collection of Arabic Idioms, in which they explain what "his face is good on me" conveys in Arabic, and why they included a whole chapter on fingers.
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