Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 3, Semester 2 — Page 61

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَجَاءَ الدَّوْرُ عَلَى أُمِّي فَقَالَتْ: عَلَّمَنِي أَبِي الْأَكْلَ بِنِظَامٍ وَهُدُوءٍ، وَأَنْ نَأْكُلَ مِمَّا أَمَامَنَا، وَأَنْ نَلْتَزِمَ بِآدَابِ الطَّعَامِ.

Then it was my mother's turn, and she said, 'My father taught me to eat in an orderly and quiet manner, to eat only what is in front of me, and to observe proper table manners.'

أَمَّا أَبِي فَقَالَ: عَلَّمَتْنِي أُمِّي حُبَّ التَّفَوُّقِ وَالنَّجَاحِ، وَأَنْ أُرَكِّزَ عَلَى أَنْ أَكُونَ أَفْضَلَ، وَأُحِبَّ الْخَيْرَ لِلْجَمِيعِ.

My father said, 'My mother taught me to love excellence and success, to focus on being my best, and to wish everyone well.'

ثُمَّ جَاءَ دَوْرُ أَخِي فَقَالَ: عَلَّمَنِي أَبِي أَنْ أَقِفَ بَعِيدًا عَنِ الْبَابِ إِذَا طَرَقْتُهُ، وَأَتْرُكَ مَسَافَةً عِنْدَمَا أَتَحَدَّثُ إِلَى الْآخَرِينَ.

Then it was my brother's turn, and he said, 'My father taught me to stand back from the door after knocking and to keep a respectful distance when speaking to others.'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (18 verbs · 33 nouns)

• جَاءَ — to come
• قَالَ — to say
• عَلَّمَ — to teach
• دَوْرٌ — turn
• أُمٌّ — mother
• أَبٌ — father