dawaam

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

In the Middle East, the arrival of Ramadan typically sparks excitement.

Whether believer or agnostic, fervent or private, kil man mistaanis. Dinners are feasts. dawaamaat are slashed. And the television broadcasts the best soaps and da3aayaat of the year.

That said, almost everyone has a disaster qu9ah from Ramadan.

Of course, not drinking and eating for hours can be kha6ar if not practised with care. Perhaps the trickiest thing about Ramadan is not the actual fasting, but exercising self-control when it is time to eat and drink.

So when dinner or fu6uur comes (or the time to break fast) it may be tempting, almost unavoidable, to gorge on water or Vimto or whatever - to make up for all the holding back.

But the body doesn't tend to agree, and if you aren't careful, instead of laying jokes at dinner you might end up blowing chunks.

كل من مستانس	kil man mistaanis	Everyone is happy
دوامات	dawaamaat	Work hours
دعايات	da3aayaat	Adverts
قصة	qu9ah	Story
خطر	kha6ar	Danger