Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 2 — Page 19

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي: رِحْلَةٌ إِلَى الْمُتْحَفِ الْمِصْرِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ.

Lesson Two: A Trip to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

هَيَّا نَكْتُبُ وَنُبْدِعُ.

Let us write and create.

تَغْيِيرُ حَدَثٍ فِي قِصَّةٍ تَعَلَّمْتُ فِي الْمُتْحَفِ.

Changing an event in a story I learned at the museum.

تَذَكَّرْ: أَنَّ الْقِصَّةَ تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ شَخْصِيَّاتٍ وَأَحْدَاثٍ وَمَكَانٍ وَزَمَانٍ.

Remember: A story consists of characters, events, a setting, and a timeframe.

لَكِنَّنَا الْيَوْمَ سَنُرَكِّزُ عَلَى الْأَحْدَاثِ فَقَطْ.

Today, however, we will focus only on the events.

وَسَنَرَى كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لِتَغْيِيرٍ بَسِيطٍ أَنْ يُبَدِّلَ مَجْرَى الْقِصَّةِ.

We will see how a simple change can alter the course of the story.

أَقْرَأُ الْقِصَّةَ التَّالِيَةَ قَبْلَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ وَبَعْدَهُ.

Read the following story before and after changing the event.

الْقِصَّةُ قَبْلَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ.

The story before changing the event.

فِي صَبَاحٍ مُشْرِقٍ وَقَفَتِ الْحَافِلَةُ أَمَامَ بَوَّابَةِ الْمُتْحَفِ الْمِصْرِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ.

On a bright morning, the bus stopped in front of the Grand Egyptian Museum gate.

نَزَلَ التَّلَامِيذُ وَمَعَهُمُ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ.

The students got off with their teacher.

دَخَلُوا الْقَاعَةَ الْأُولَى يَتَأَمَّلُونَ التَّمَاثِيلَ.

They entered the first hall, admiring the statues.

ثُمَّ انْتَقَلُوا إِلَى قَاعَةِ الْحَيَاةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ.

Then they moved to the daily life hall.

اقْتَرَبَ آسِرٌ مِنْ قِطْعَةٍ أَثَرِيَّةٍ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرَاهَا عَنْ قُرْبٍ فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ وَلَمَسَهَا.

Asir approached an artifact; wanting to see it up close, he reached out and touched it.

قَالَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ بِلُطْفٍ: يَا آسِرُ، هَذِهِ الْقِطَعُ ثَمِينَةٌ، لَا نَلْمِسُهَا لِكَيْ نُحَافِظَ عَلَيْهَا.

The teacher said kindly, "Asir, these pieces are valuable. We do not touch them so we can preserve them."

شَعَرَ آسِرٌ بِالْحَرَجِ، وَقَالَ مُعْتَذِرًا: آسِفٌ، لَنْ أُكَرِّرَ ذَلِكَ.

Asir felt embarrassed and apologized, "I am sorry, I will not do that again."

ابْتَسَمَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ وَقَالَتْ: هَكَذَا نَحْمِي تَارِيخَنَا يَا بُنَيَّ.

The teacher smiled and said, "This is how we protect our history, my son."

خَرَجَ آسِرٌ مِنَ الْمُتْحَفِ وَقَدْ تَعَلَّمَ أَنَّ احْتِرَامَ الْآثَارِ هُوَ احْتِرَامٌ لِتَارِيخِ وَطَنِهِ.

Asir left the museum having learned that respecting antiquities is a way of respecting his country's history.

الْقِصَّةُ بَعْدَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ.

The story after changing the event.

اقْتَرَبَ آسِرٌ مِنْ قِطْعَةٍ أَثَرِيَّةٍ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ وَسَأَلَ الْمُعَلِّمَةَ إِنْ كَانَ يُمْكِنُهُ لَمْسُهَا.

Asir approached an artifact, raised his hand, and asked the teacher if he could touch it.

ابْتَسَمَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ وَقَالَتْ: يُمْكِنُكَ مُشَاهَدَةُ الْقِطَعِ الْأَثَرِيَّةِ دُونَ لَمْسِهَا لِكَيْ نُحَافِظَ عَلَيْهَا.

The teacher smiled and said, "You can look at the artifacts without touching them so we can preserve them."

قَالَ آسِرٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَنَّنِي اسْتَأْذَنْتُ قَبْلَ لَمْسِ الْقِطْعَةِ الْأَثَرِيَّةِ.

Asir said to himself, "Thank goodness I asked for permission before touching the artifact."

لَوْ كُنْتُ لَمَسْتُهَا دُونَ اسْتِئْذَانٍ كُنْتُ سَأَشْعُرُ بِالنَّدَمِ.

If I had touched it without asking, I would have felt regret."

خُطُوَاتٌ تُسَاعِدُنِي فِي تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ بِنَجَاحٍ.

Steps to help me change an event successfully.

أَقْرَأُ الْقِصَّةَ جَيْدًا وَأَفْهَمُ أَحْدَاثَهَا.

Read the story carefully and understand its events.

أُحَدِّدُ الْحَدَثَ الَّذِي يُمْكِنُ تَغْيِيرُهُ.

Identify the event that can be changed.

أَتَخَيَّلُ كَيْفَ يُصْبِحُ مَجْرَى الْقِصَّةِ بَعْدَ التَّغْيِيرِ.

Imagine how the story will unfold after the change.

أَكْتُبُ الْقِصَّةَ الْجَدِيدَةَ مُسْتَخْدِمًا الْحَدَثَ الْمُخْتَلِفَ.

Write the new story using the different event.

أُغَيِّرُ مَا يَتَرَتَّبُ عَلَى تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ.

Adjust the consequences that follow from changing the event.

أُرَاجِعُ قِصَّتِي لِأَتَأَكَّدَ مِنْ تَرَابُطِ أَحْدَاثِهَا وَمَنْطِقِيَّةِ نِهَايَتِهَا.

Review my story to ensure the events flow well and the ending makes sense.

Vocabulary · المفردات (41 verbs · 49 nouns)

• كَتَبَ — to write
• أَبْدَعَ — to create
• تَعَلَّمَ — to learn
• تَذَكَّرَ — to remember
• تَكَوَّنَ — to consist
• رَكَّزَ — to focus
• رَأَى — to see
• أَمْكَنَ — to be possible
• بَدَّلَ — to change
• قَرَأَ — to read
• وَقَفَ — to stand
• نَزَلَ — to descend
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• تَأَمَّلَ — to contemplate
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• اقْتَرَبَ — to approach
• أَرَادَ — to want
• مَدَّ — to extend
• لَمَسَ — to touch
• قَالَ — to say
• حَافَظَ — to preserve
• شَعَرَ — to feel
• اعْتَذَرَ — to apologize
• كَرَّرَ — to repeat
• ابْتَسَمَ — to smile
• حَمَى — to protect
• خَرَجَ — to exit
• رَفَعَ — to raise
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• شَاهَدَ — to watch
• اسْتَأْذَنَ — to ask permission
• سَاعَدَ — to help
• فَهِمَ — to understand
• حَدَّدَ — to determine
• تَخَيَّلَ — to imagine
• أَصْبَحَ — to become
• اسْتَخْدَمَ — to use
• غَيَّرَ — to change
• تَرَتَّبَ — to result
• رَاجَعَ — to review
• تَأَكَّدَ — to ensure
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• رِحْلَةٌ — trip
• مُتْحَفٌ — museum
• مِصْرِيٌّ — Egyptian
• كَبِيرٌ — big
• تَغْيِيرٌ — change
• حَدَثٌ — event
• قِصَّةٌ — story
• شَخْصِيَّةٌ — character
• مَكَانٌ — place, location, site
• زَمَانٌ — time
• يَوْمٌ — day
• بَسِيطٌ — simple
• مَجْرَى — course
• تَالِي — following
• صَبَاحٌ — morning
• مُشْرِقٌ — bright
• حَافِلَةٌ — bus
• بَوَّابَةٌ — gate
• تِلْمِيذٌ — student
• مُعَلِّمَةٌ — female teacher
• قَاعَةٌ — hall
• أَوَّلٌ — first
• تِمْثَالٌ — statue
• حَيَاةٌ — life
• يَوْمِيٌّ — daily
• قِطْعَةٌ — piece
• أَثَرِيٌّ — archaeological
• قُرْبٌ — nearness
• يَدٌ — hand
• لُطْفٌ — kindness
• ثَمِينٌ — valuable
• حَرَجٌ — embarrassment
• آسِفٌ — sorry
• تَارِيخٌ — history
• احْتِرَامٌ — respect
• أَثَرٌ — antiquity
• وَطَنٌ — homeland
• حَمْدٌ — commendation / praise
• نَدَمٌ — regret
• خُطْوَةٌ — step
• نَجَاحٌ — success
• جَيِّدٌ — good
• جَدِيدٌ — new
• مُخْتَلِفٌ — different
• تَرَابُطٌ — cohesion
• مَنْطِقِيَّةٌ — logicality
• نِهَايَةٌ — end
• مُعْتَذِر — apologetic