Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 2, Semester 2 — Page 86

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَشَاهَدْنَا الْأَسَدَ فِي قَفَصِهِ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى بَيْتِ الْفِيلِ وَاسْتَأْذَنَا الْحَارِسَ، وَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَى الْفِيلِ، ثُمَّ أَطْعَمْنَا الزَّرَافَةَ، وَشَاهَدْنَا أَيْضًا النِّسْنَاسَ وَهُوَ يَقْفِزُ هُنَا وَهُنَاكَ.

We saw the lion in its cage, then visited the elephant house. After asking the keeper for permission, we greeted the elephant and fed the giraffe. We also watched the monkey jumping around.

وَأَكْثَرُ شَيْءٍ أَعْجَبَنِي أَلْوَانُ الطَّاوُوسِ».

The peacock’s colors were my favorite part.

ابْتَسَمَتِ الْأُمُّ، وَقَالَتْ: «لَقَدْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَوْلَنَا جَمِيلًا، وَمِنَ الْمُهِمْ أَنْ نَهْتَمَّ بِالْحَيَوَانَاتِ وَلَا نُؤْذِيَهَا، وَأَنْ نُحَافِظَ عَلَى نَظَافَةِ حَدِيقَةِ الْحَيَوَانِ.

The mother smiled and said, "God created everything around us to be beautiful. It is important that we care for animals, never harm them, and help keep the zoo clean."

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Vocabulary · المفردات (17 verbs · 23 nouns)

• شَاهَدَ — to watch
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• اِسْتَأْذَنَ — to ask permission
• أَسَدٌ — lion
• قَفَصٌ — cage
• بَيْتٌ — house