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 watched the lion in its cage, then went to the elephant house and asked the guard for permission to greet the elephant. We fed the giraffe and watched the monkey jumping here and there.

وَأَكْثَرُ شَيْءٍ أَعْجَبَنِي أَلْوَانُ الطَّاوُوسِ».

The thing that impressed me most was the colors of the peacock."

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 keep the zoo clean."

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Vocabulary · المفردات (17 verbs · 24 nouns)

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