Baloot!

So I was taught and fell in love with this game by Saudi students studying at Michigan State University in USA.

I just started playing again on Yalla Games app which actually has a very solid English language version. I am doing decent on there and winning over 55 percent of games played with random partners.

My problem is that I really respect this game and realize I might be an advanced beginner but I know from playing with real experts there is a ton to improve on and I need somebody who speaks good enough English to tell me what I did wrong instead of just being told to "wake up" through the app when things go wrong.

I've tried the chats but they are mostly in Arabic and I usually get kicked if I say I'm American or only speak English. I get it...I don't like most of us either and the empire must crumble but all of our trick taking card games suck so bad compared to baloot.

If anybody would get a kick out of playing baloot with an English only speaking American and wouldn't mind giving tips or at least being able to explain why what I did was dumb I would really appreciate it. You don't have to teach me the game...I know the rules and can even count and score when playing offline. I speak the entire game in Arabic sira, ashkal, hamseen, miya, etc and understand baloot specific terms perfectly. Thanks to everybody for reading and considering.