Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 2 — Page 20

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْرَأُ الْقِصَّةَ فِي الْعَمُودِ الْأَيْمَنِ جَيِّدًا.

I read the story in the right column carefully.

ثُمَّ أُفَكِّرُ فِي الْحَدَثِ الرَّئِيسِ فِيهَا.

Then I think about its main event.

وَأُحَاوِلُ أَنْ أُغَيِّرَ هَذَا الْحَدَثَ فَقَطْ لِأَصْنَعَ نِهَايَةً جَدِيدَةً مُخْتَلِفَةً.

I try to change this event to create a new, different ending.

وَأَكْتُبُ الْقِصَّةَ بَعْدَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ فِي الْعَمُودِ الْأَيْسَرِ.

I write the story after changing the event in the left column.

فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ، كَانَتْ أُسْرَةُ مَالِكٍ تَسْتَعِدُّ لِرِحْلَةٍ إِلَى أَهْرَامَاتِ الْجِيزَةِ.

On Friday morning, Malik's family was preparing for a trip to the Giza Pyramids.

قَالَ الْأَبُ: «فَلْتَنْطَلِقْ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ حَتَّى نَسْتَمْتِعَ بِالْيَوْمِ كُلِّهِ».

The father said, 'Let’s head out at eight o'clock so we can enjoy the whole day.'

لَكِنَّ الْجَمِيعَ تَأَخَّرَ فِي تَجْهِيزِ أَغْرَاضِهِ.

But everyone was slow to get their things ready.

وَنَسِيَ الْأَخُ حَقِيبَتَهُ، وَتَأَخَّرَتِ الْأُخْتُ فِي ارْتِدَاءِ مَلَابِسِهَا.

The brother forgot his bag, and the sister took too long to get dressed.

خَرَجَتِ الْأَسْرَةُ مِنَ الْمَنْزِلِ مُتَأَخِّرَةً.

The family left the house late.

وَحِينَ وَصَلُوا كَانَ الْمَكَانُ مُزْدَحِمًا، وَلَمْ يَقُومُوا بِالْجَوْلَةِ كَمَا كَانُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لَهَا.

When they arrived, the place was crowded, and they couldn't tour as they had planned.

قَالَ الْأَبُ بِلُطْفٍ: «لَوْ كُنَّا جَاهِزِينَ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُحَدَّدِ، لَكُنَّا اسْتَمْتَعْنَا بِالرِّحْلَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ».

The father said kindly, 'If we had been ready on time, we would have enjoyed the trip much more.'

قَالَ الْجَمِيعُ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبِي، أَنْتَ مُحِقٌّ.

Everyone replied, 'Yes, Father, you are right.'

وَوَعَدُوهُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْقَادِمَةِ أَكْثَرَ تَنْظِيمًا.

They promised him they would be more organized next time.

لِأَنَّ الِاسْتِعْدَادَ الْمُبَكِّرَ يَجْعَلُ الْيَوْمَ أَجْمَلَ.

Because preparing early makes the day better.

يُمْكِنُكَ الِاسْتِعَانَةُ بِالْأَسْئِلَةِ التَّالِيَةِ.

You can use the following questions to help you.

مَا الْحَدَثُ الرَّئِيسُ فِي الْقِصَّةِ؟

What is the main event in the story?

مَا النَّتِيجَةُ الَّتِي تَرَتَّبَتْ عَلَيْهِ؟

What was the result of that event?

كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُغَيِّرَ هَذَا الْحَدَثَ لِتَجْعَلَ الْقِصَّةَ مُخْتَلِفَةً؟

How could you change this event to make the story different?

بَعْدَ الِانْتِهَاءِ مِنْ كِتَابَةِ النَّصِّ، أُقَيِّمُ كِتَابَتِي مُسْتَعِينًا بِالْبُنُودِ التَّالِيَةِ.

After finishing the text, I evaluate my writing using the following criteria.

حَدَّدْتُ الْحَدَثَ الرَّئِيسَ لِلْقِصَّةِ.

I identified the main event of the story.

غَيَّرْتُ الْحَدَثَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ مَنْطِقِيَّةٍ.

I changed the event in a logical way.

غَيَّرْتُ النِّهَايَةَ لِتُنَاسِبَ تَغْيِيرَ الْحَدَثِ.

I changed the ending to fit the new event.

كَتَبْتُ جُمَلًا صَحِيحَةً وَمُتَرَابِطَةً.

I wrote correct and coherent sentences.

تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ أَنَّ كِتَابَتِي خَالِيَةٌ مِنَ الْأَخْطَاءِ النَّحْوِيَّةِ وَالْإِمْلَائِيَّةِ.

I checked that my writing is free of grammatical and spelling errors.

سَأُحَاوِلُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

I will try again.

حَقَّقْتُ الْهَدَفَ.

I achieved the goal.

أَظْهَرْتُ تَقَدُّمًا.

I showed progress.

Vocabulary · المفردات (31 verbs · 52 nouns)

• قَرَأَ — to read
• فَكَّرَ — to think
• حَاوَلَ — to try
• غَيَّرَ — to change
• صَنَعَ — to make
• كَتَبَ — to write
• اِسْتَعَدَّ — to prepare
• قَالَ — to say
• اِنْطَلَقَ — to set off
• اِسْتَمْتَعَ — to enjoy
• تَأَخَّرَ — to be late
• جَهَّزَ — to prepare
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• اِرْتَدَى — to wear
• خَرَجَ — to go out
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• قَامَ — to perform
• خَطَّطَ — to plan
• كَانَ — to be
• وَعَدَ — to promise
• جَعَلَ — to make
• أَقَامَ — to evaluate
• اِسْتَعَانَ — to seek help
• تَرَتَّبَ — to result
• اِنْتَهَى — to finish
• قَيَّمَ — to evaluate
• حَدَّدَ — to define
• نَاسَبَ — to suit
• تَأَكَّدَ — to ensure
• حَقَّقَ — to achieve
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• وَحْدَةٌ — unit
• قِصَّةٌ — story
• حَضَارَةٌ — civilization
• هَوِيَّةٌ — identity
• تَطْبِيقٌ — application
• عَمُودٌ — column
• حَدَثٌ — event
• نِهَايَةٌ — end
• رِحْلَةٌ — trip
• أَهْرَامٌ — pyramid
• صَبَاحٌ — morning
• يَوْمٌ — day
• جُمُعَةٌ — Friday
• أُسْرَةٌ — family
• سَاعَةٌ — Hour (Day of Judgment)
• تَجْهِيزٌ — preparation
• غَرَضٌ — item
• حَقِيبَةٌ — bag
• أَخٌ — brother
• أُخْتٌ — sister
• مَلْبَسٌ — clothes ; clothing
• مَنْزِلٌ — house
• مَكَانٌ — place, location, site
• جَوْلَةٌ — tour
• لُطْفٌ — kindness
• وَقْتٌ — time
• مَرَّةٌ — instance
• تَنْظِيمٌ — organization
• اسْتِعْدَادٌ — readiness
• ذَاتٌ — self
• سُؤَالٌ — question
• نَتِيجَةٌ — result
• انْتِهَاءٌ — completion
• نَصٌّ — text
• بَنْدٌ — item/clause
• طَرِيقَةٌ — Path/method
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• خَطَأٌ — error
• هَدَفٌ — goal
• تَقَدُّمٌ — progress
• مُحَدَّد — defined
• مُسْتَعِين — one who seeks help
• مَنْطِقِيَّة — logical
• مُخْتَلِفَة — different (f.)
• مُتَأَخِّرَة — delayed (fem.)
• مُزْدَحِم — crowded
• مُبَكِّر — early
• أَكْثَر — more
• جَدِيدَة — new
• إِمْلَائِيَّة — dictation
• قَادِمَة — coming (f.)
• مُتَرَابِطَة — coherent