Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 4, Semester 2 — Page 11

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الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي: هَلْ فَكَّرْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْشُرَ؟

Lesson Two: Did you think before you posted?

وَفِي حِكَايَةٍ أُخْرَى، كَانَ أَحَدُ الْأَطْفَالِ يُشَارِكُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرِّيَاضِيِّ، وَحَاوَلَ الْقَفْزَ فَوْقَ الْحَوَاجِزِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فِي حِينٍ نَجَحَ جَمِيعُ أَفْرَادِ فَرِيقِهِ فِي الْقَفْزِ، فَقَرَّرُوا أَلَّا يَتْرُكُوهُ وَأَلَّا يَلُومُوهُ؛ فَتَجَمَّعُوا وَبَدَءُوا يَهْتِفُونَ: «اجْتَهِدْ، سَتَنْجَحُ، نَحْنُ مَعَكَ».

In another story, a child participating in sports day tried jumping over the hurdles several times but failed. While his teammates all succeeded, they decided not to leave him behind or blame him; instead, they gathered around and began to chant: "Keep trying, you'll make it, we're with you."

تَابَعَ الطِّفْلُ الْمُحَاوَلَةَ حَتَّى نَجَحَ، وَكَانَتْ كَلِمَاتُهُمْ سَبَبًا فِي ثِقَتِهِ وَنَجَاحِهِ.

The child kept trying until he succeeded, and their words were the source of his confidence and success.

تَخَيَّلْ أَنَّكَ اشْتَرَيْتَ مَلَابِسَ جَدِيدَةً فَقَابَلَكَ زُمَلَاؤُكَ بِعِبَارَاتٍ مِثْلَ: «مَا هَذَا اللَّوْنُ السَّيِّئُ؟!».

Imagine you bought new clothes and your colleagues greeted you with remarks like, "What an awful color!"

أَوْ أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْشُورًا عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَائِلِ التَّوَاصُلِ الِاجْتِمَاعِيِّ فَانْتَقَدْتَ صَاحِبَهُ أَوْ سَخِرْتَ مِنْهُ..

Or imagine you saw a social media post and criticized or mocked the person who wrote it.

هَلْ فَكَّرْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ أَوْ تَتَحَدَّثَ فِي وَقْعِ كَلِمَاتِكَ عَلَيْهِ؟

Did you think about the impact your words would have on them before you wrote or spoke?

هَلْ تَأَكَّدْتَ مِنَ الْمَعْلُومَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْشُرَ أَوْ أَنْ تَتَفَاعَلَ مَعَهَا؟

Did you verify the information before posting or engaging with it?

هَلْ هِيَ مِنْ مَصْدَرٍ مَوْثُوقٍ؟

Is it from a reliable source?

هَلِ النَّشْرُ لَنْ يُسِيءَ أَوْ يَظْلِمَ أَحَدًا؟

Will your post offend or wrong anyone?

الْكَلِمَةُ قَدْ تَكُونُ سَيْفًا جَارِحًا، أَوْ دَوَاءً شَافِيًا.

A word can be a cutting sword or a healing balm.

فَاخْتَرْ كَلِمَاتِكَ بِعِنَايَةٍ؛ فَالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ قَدْ تُغَيِّرُ حَيَاةَ إِنْسَانٍ لِلْأَفْضَلِ، أَمَّا الْكَلِمَةُ الْجَارِحَةُ فَقَدْ تُطْفِئُ بَرِيقَ قَلْبِهِ.

Choose your words carefully; a kind word can change someone's life for the better, while a cruel one can extinguish the light in their heart.

سَتَنْجَحُ.

You will succeed.

الْمُفْرَدَاتُ الْجَدِيدَةُ: تُؤْذِينَا: تَضُرُّنَا.

New vocabulary: To harm us: to hurt us.

نَحْنُ مَعَكَ.

We are with you.

دَوَاءٌ: الْجَمْعُ: أَدْوِيَةٌ.

Medicine: Plural: medicines.

الْحَوَاجِزُ: الْفَوَاصِلُ / الْمَوَانِعُ، وَالْمُفْرَدُ: الْحَاجِزُ.

Hurdles: Barriers or obstacles; singular: hurdle.

الطَّيِّبَةُ: الْمُضَادُّ الْخَبِيثَةُ / السَّيِّئَةُ.

Kind: Opposite: malicious or bad.

يَهْتِفُونَ: يَصِيحُونَ، وَالْمُضَادُّ يَهْمِسُونَ.

Chant: To shout; opposite: to whisper.

وَقْعٌ: تَأْثِيرٌ.

Impact: Effect.

بَرِيقٌ: نُورٌ / ضَوْءٌ.

Sparkle: Light or glow.

تُطْفِئُ بَرِيقَ قَلْبِهِ: الْمُرَادُ: تُحْزِنُهُ.

Extinguish the sparkle of his heart: Intended meaning: to sadden him.

Vocabulary · المفردات (35 verbs · 50 nouns)

• فَكَّرَ — to think
• نَشَرَ — to publish
• كَانَ — to be
• شَارَكَ — to participate
• حَاوَلَ — to try
• اِسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• نَجَحَ — to succeed
• قَرَّرَ — to decide
• تَرَكَ — to leave
• لَامَ — to blame
• تَجَمَّعَ — to gather
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• هَتَفَ — to cheer
• اِجْتَهَدَ — to strive
• تَابَعَ — to continue
• تَخَيَّلَ — to imagine
• اِشْتَرَى — to buy
• قَابَلَ — to meet
• رَأَى — to see
• اِنْتَقَدَ — to criticize
• سَخِرَ — to mock
• كَتَبَ — to write
• تَحَدَّثَ — to speak
• تَأَكَّدَ — to verify
• تَفَاعَلَ — to interact
• أَسَاءَ — to offend
• ظَلَمَ — to oppress
• اِخْتَارَ — to choose
• غَيَّرَ — to change
• أَطْفَأَ — to extinguish
• آذَى — to harm
• ضَرَّ — to damage
• صَاحَ — to shout
• هَمَسَ — to whisper
• حَزِنَ — to sadden
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• حِكَايَةٌ — story
• طِفْلٌ — child
• يَوْمٌ — day
• قَفْزٌ — jump
• حَاجِزٌ — barrier
• مَرَّةٌ — time
• حِينٌ — moment
• فَرْدٌ — individual
• فَرِيقٌ — team
• مُحَاوَلَةٌ — attempt
• كَلِمَةٌ — a word (grammatical term)
• سَبَبٌ — reason
• ثِقَةٌ — confidence
• نَجَاحٌ — success
• مَلْبَسٌ — garment
• زَمِيلٌ — colleague
• عِبَارَةٌ — phrase
• لَوْنٌ — color
• مَنْشُورٌ — post
• وَسِيلَةٌ — means
• تَوَاصُلٌ — communication
• صَاحِبٌ — owner
• وَقْعٌ — impact
• مَعْلُومَةٌ — information
• مَصْدَرٌ — source
• نَشْرٌ — publishing
• سَيْفٌ — sword
• دَوَاءٌ — medicine
• عِنَايَةٌ — care
• حَيَاةٌ — life
• إِنْسَانٌ — human
• بَرِيقٌ — glitter
• قَلْبٌ — heart
• مُفْرَدَةٌ — vocabulary item
• جَمْعٌ — plural
• أَدْوِيَةٌ — medicines
• فَاصِلٌ — separator
• مَانِعٌ — preventer
• مُفْرَدٌ — singular
• مُضَادٌّ — antonym
• تَأْثِيرٌ — effect
• نُورٌ — light
• ضَوْءٌ — light
• مُرَادٌ — intended meaning
• جَدِيدَة — new
• خَبِيثَة — bad thing
• أَفْضَل — best
• مَوْثُوق — reliable, trustworthy (passive participle)
• أَكْثَر — more