Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 4, Semester 1 — Page 52

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

اجْتَمَعَ أَشْرَفُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ، وَقَرَّرُوا اسْتِشَارَةَ نَجَّارِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَعِنْدَمَا أَخْبَرُوهُ بِفِكْرَتِهِمْ، أُعْجِبَ بِهَا وَقَالَ: «يُمْكِنُنِي الْمُسَاعَدَةُ، وَسَأَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ لِيُشَارِكُوا أَيْضًا».

Ashraf met with his friends and decided to consult the village carpenter. When they told him their idea, he was impressed and said, 'I can help, and I will talk to the villagers so they can join in, too.'

خِلَالَ الْأَسَابِيعِ التَّالِيَةِ اجْتَمَعَ الْأَطْفَالُ مَعَ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَتَشَاوَرُوا فِي الْأَمْرِ، وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: «إِنَّ بِنَاءَ الْجِسْرِ يَحْتَاجُ إِمْكَانَاتٍ كَبِيرَةً؛ لِذَلِكَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَتَوَاصَلَ مَعَ الْمَسْئُولِينَ فِي الْوَحْدَةِ الْمَحَلِّيَّةِ».

Over the following weeks, the children met with the villagers to discuss the matter. One of them remarked, 'Building a bridge requires significant resources, so we should contact the local authorities.'

وَبِالْفِعْلِ حَدَّدُوا مَجْمُوعَةً مِنْهُمْ لِمُقَابَلَةِ الْمَسْئُولِينَ، فَرَحَّبَ الْمَسْئُولُونَ بِالْفِكْرَةِ، وَبَدَءُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِلْمَشْرُوعِ، وَجَمَعَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ التَّبَرُّعَاتِ، وَبَدَأَ الْعُمَّالُ فِي بِنَاءِ جِسْرٍ خَشَبِيٍّ صَغِيرٍ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ النَّجَّارِ، فَكَانَ الْأَطْفَالُ يُشَاهِدُونَ الْبِنَاءَ وَهُمْ سُعَدَاءُ وَمُتَحَمِّسُونَ؛ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْفِكْرَةِ.

They selected a group to meet with the officials, who welcomed the idea and began planning the project. The villagers collected donations, and workers started building a small wooden bridge with the carpenter's help. The children watched the construction, happy and excited, knowing the idea had been theirs.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (27 verbs · 35 nouns)

• اجْتَمَعَ — to gather
• قَرَّرَ — to decide
• اسْتَشَارَ — to consult
• صَدِيق — friend
• نَجَّار — carpenter
• قَرْيَة — village