The Journey of Two Moons (مسيرة قمرين) — Page 29

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

اِمْرَأَةٌ فِي وَرْطَةٍ.

A woman in a fix.

اِتَّصَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِمِيكَانِيكِيٍّ، وَمَا إِنِ اطْمَأَنَّ جَدِّي إِلَى أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَمِينٌ بِوُسْعِهِ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ لَهَا سَيَّارَتَهَا بِالْفِعْلِ، تَابَعْنَا رِحْلَتَنَا.

The woman called a mechanic, and once my grandfather was satisfied that he was an honest man who could actually fix her car, we resumed our trip.

قَالَتْ جَدَّتِي: «أَخْبِرِينَا بِالْمَزِيدِ عَنْ بِيبي يَا سَالَامَنْكَا.»

My grandmother said, "Tell us more about Phoebe, Salamanca."

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Vocabulary · المفردات (7 verbs · 14 nouns)

• اِتَّصَلَ — to contact
• اِطْمَأَنَّ — to feel reassured, to feel assured
• أَصْلَحَ — to repair
• اِمْرَأَة — woman
• وَرْطَة — predicament
• مِيكَانِيكِيٌّ — mechanic