Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 3, Semester 2 — Page 16

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْرَأُ سِرَّ ابْتِسَامَتِي.

I read the secret of my smile.

جَلَسَ تَمِيمٌ أَمَامَ الطَّاوِلَةِ وَدَفْتَرُ ذِكْرَيَاتِ الأُسْرَةِ فِي يَدِهِ.

Tamim sat at the table with the family memory book in his hands.

فَتَجَمَّعَتْ فِي مُخَيِّلَتِهِ أَحْدَاثُ اللَّيْلَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ الَّتِي زَيَّنَهَا اجْتِمَاعُ الأَهْلِ وَالأَصْدِقَاءِ احْتِفَالاً بِعِيدِ مِيلَادِ وَالِدِهِ.

The events of the previous night, brightened by the gathering of family and friends to celebrate his father's birthday, filled his mind.

فَتَذَكَّرَ وَالِدَهُ حِينَ قَدَّمَ لَهُ هَذَا الدَّفْتَرَ، وَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهُ، وَيُضِيفَ إِلَيْهِ عِبَارَاتٍ تُوَثِّقُ تِلْكَ الذِّكْرَى الْجَمِيلَةَ.

He remembered his father presenting him with this book, asking him to read it and add entries that would preserve that beautiful memory.

بَدَأَ يُقَلِّبُ صَفَحَاتٍ تَحْتَضِنُ ذِكْرَيَاتِ أُسْرَتِهِ الْمَاضِيَةَ مُوَثَّقَةً بِالْيَوْمِ وَالتَّارِيخِ حِيناً وَبِالصُّوَرِ أَوِ الْقُصَاصَاتِ حِيناً آخَرَ.

He began flipping through pages that held his family's past, documented sometimes by date, other times by photos or clippings.

لَفَتَ انْتِبَاهَهُ صَفْحَةٌ تَتَوَسَّطُهَا صُورَتُهُ وَقَدْ كُتِبَ إِلَى جَانِبِهَا الْيَوْمَ أَتَمَّ تَمِيمٌ عَامَهُ الأَوَّلَ.

A page caught his eye; in the center was his own photo, with the words written beside it: Today Tamim turned one.

كَمْ أَنَا مُتَشَوِّقَةٌ لِذَاكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي أَوْصَلَهُ فِيهِ إِلَى مَدْرَسَتِهِ.

How I long for that day when I took him to school.

ارْتَسَمَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ابْتِسَامَةُ فَرَحٍ وَأَكْمَلَ تَقْلِيبَ الصَّفَحَاتِ لِيَتَوَقَّفَ عِنْدَ صَفْحَةٍ فِيهَا صُورَتُهُ يَجْلِسُ عَلَى مَكْتَبِ وَالِدِهِ وَبِجِوَارِ الصُّورَةِ عِبَارَةٌ كَتَبَهَا وَالِدُهُ.

A joyful smile spread across his face as he continued turning the pages, stopping at one showing him sitting at his father's desk, with a note his father had written beside the photo.

الْيَوْمَ ذَهَبْتُ وَمَعِي تَمِيمٌ إِلَى عَمَلِي، وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ رَغْبَتِهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ رُبَّانَ سَفِينَةٍ فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ، وَرَجَائِي أَنْ يُحَقِّقَ مَا يَطْمَحُ إِلَيْهِ.

Today I took Tamim to work with me; he told me he wants to be a ship captain when he grows up, and I hope he achieves his ambition.

صَفَّقَ بِيَدِهِ، وَتَذَكَّرَ السَّفِينَةَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَهَا جَدُّهُ لَهُ فِي الْعِيدِ كَيْ يُشَجِّعَهُ عَلَى تَحْقِيقِ حُلْمِهِ.

He clapped his hands, remembering the toy ship his grandfather had given him on the holiday to encourage his dream.

فَبَحَثَ بِسُرْعَةٍ عَنْ ذِكْرَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَوَجَدَ إِلَى جَانِبِ مَا كَتَبَهُ جَدُّهُ عِبَارَةً خَطَّهَا صَدِيقٌ لِلْعَائِلَةِ: سُعِدْتُ بِزِيَارَتِكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أُسْرَةٌ مُتَعَاوِنَةٌ لَا تُنْسَى.

He quickly searched for the memory of that day and found, next to his grandfather's writing, a note from a family friend: I enjoyed your visit; you are an unforgettable, supportive family.

بَعْدَ صَفَحَاتٍ عِدَّةٍ وَجَدَ صُورَةً لَهُ وَلِوَالِدَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ لِلْمَدْرَسَةِ وَإِلَى جَانِبِهَا عِبَارَةٌ تَفِيضُ أَمَلاً.

After several more pages, he found a photo of himself with his parents on his first day of school, accompanied by a hopeful message.

ثُمَّ اخْتَارَ صَفْحَةً بَيْضَاءَ، وَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهَا: مُحَبَّتِي لِأُسْرَتِي لَا تَتَّسِعُ لَهَا السُّطُورُ، وَعَهْدٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ سِرَّ ابْتِسَامَتِهَا الدَّائِمَةِ.

He chose a blank page and wrote: My love for my family is too great for these lines, and I promise to always be the secret of their smile.

أَتَمَنَّى لَكَ يَا وَالِدِي وَيَا وَالِدَتِي الْحَنُونَ حَيَاةً مِلْؤُهَا السَّعَادَةُ.

I wish you, my father and my loving mother, a life full of happiness.

أَقْرَأُ النَّصَّ قِرَاءَةً جَهْرِيَّةً سَلِيمَةً، مُحَاكِياً قِرَاءَةَ الْمُعَلِّمِ.

I read the text aloud correctly, imitating the teacher's reading.

أَقْرَأُ الْمَقْطَعَ الأَوَّلَ مُنْتَبِهاً إِلَى لَفْظِ الأَحْرُفِ اللِّثَوِيَّةِ.

I read the first section, paying attention to the pronunciation of the interdental sounds.

تُوَثِّقُ: تُسَجِّلُ بِصِدْقٍ.

Document: to record truthfully.

رُبَّانٌ: قَائِدُ السَّفِينَةِ.

Captain: the commander of a ship.

رَجَائِي: أَمَلِي.

My hope: my wish.

يَطْمَحُ: يَرْغَبُ.

Aspires: desires.

أَقْرَأُ الْمَقْطَعَ الثَّانِيَ مِنَ النَّصِّ مُرَاعِياً التَّلْوِينَ الصَّوْتِيَّ الْمُتَوَافِقَ مَعَ تَسَلْسُلِ الأَحْدَاثِ.

I read the second section of the text, using vocal inflection that matches the sequence of events.

أَقْرَأُ الْمَقْطَعَ الثَّالِثَ مِنَ النَّصِّ مُرَاعِياً الإِيمَاءَاتِ الْمُصَاحِبَةَ لِلْحَالَةِ الشُّعُورِيَّةِ.

I read the third section of the text, incorporating gestures that reflect the emotional state.

Vocabulary · المفردات (38 verbs · 83 nouns)

• قَرَأَ — to read
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• تَجَمَّعَ — to gather
• زَيَّنَ — to decorate
• تَذَكَّرَ — to remember
• قَدَّمَ — to present
• طَلَبَ — to request
• أَضَافَ — to add
• وَثَّقَ — to document
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• قَلَّبَ — to flip
• احْتَضَنَ — to embrace
• لَفَتَ — to attract
• تَوَسَّطَ — to be in the middle
• كَتَبَ — to write
• أَتَمَّ — to complete
• أَوْصَلَ — to deliver
• ارْتَسَمَ — to be drawn
• أَكْمَلَ — to finish
• تَوَقَّفَ — to stop
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• أَخْبَرَ — to inform
• كَانَ — to be
• حَقَّقَ — to achieve
• طَمَحَ — to aspire
• صَفَّقَ — to clap
• شَجَّعَ — to encourage
• بَحَثَ — to search
• وَجَدَ — to find
• خَطَّ — to draw/write
• سَعِدَ — to be happy
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• فَاضَ — to overflow
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• اتَّسَعَ — to accommodate
• تَمَنَّى — to wish
• سَجَّلَ — to record
• رَغِبَ — to desire
• سِرّ — secret
• ابْتِسَامَة — smile
• طَاوِلَة — table
• دَفْتَر — notebook
• ذِكْرَى — memory
• أُسْرَة — family
• يَد — hand
• مُخَيِّلَة — imagination
• حَدَث — event
• لَيْلَة — night
• مَاضِي — past
• اجْتِمَاع — gathering
• أَهْل — family
• صَدِيق — friend
• احْتِفَال — celebration
• عِيد — Eid (holiday)
• مِيلَاد — birth; nativity
• وَالِد — father
• عِبَارَة — phrase
• جَمِيل — beautiful
• صَفْحَة — page
• يَوْم — day
• تَارِيخ — date
• صُورَة — picture
• قُصَاصَة — clipping
• آخَر — other
• انْتِبَاه — attention
• عَام — year
• أَوَّل — first
• مُتَشَوِّق — eager
• مَدْرَسَة — school
• وَجْه — face
• فَرَح — joy
• تَقْلِيب — flipping
• مَكْتَب — desk; office; bureau
• جِوَار — neighborhood, vicinity, proximity
• عَمَل — work
• رَغْبَة — desire
• رُبَّان — captain
• سَفِينَة — as a ship (adverbial accusative)
• مُسْتَقْبَل — future
• رَجَاء — hope
• جَدّ — grandfather
• حُلْم — dream
• سُرْعَة — speed
• زِيَارَة — visit
• مُتَعَاوِن — cooperative
• أَمَل — hope
• أَبْيَض — white
• مَحَبَّة — love
• سَطْر — line (of text)
• عَهْد — promise
• دَائِم — permanent
• حَنُون — affectionate
• حَيَاة — life
• مِلْء — fullness
• سَعَادَة — happiness
• نَصّ — text
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• جَهْرِيّ — aloud
• سَلِيم — correct
• مُعَلِّم — teacher
• مَقْطَع — section
• مُنْتَبِه — attentive
• لَفْظ — pronunciation
• حَرْف — letter
• لِثَوِيّ — dental
• صِدْق — honesty
• قَائِد — leader
• مُعْجَم — dictionary
• كَلِمَة — a word (grammatical term)
• ثَانِي — second
• تَلْوِين — coloring
• صَوْتِيّ — vocal
• مُتَوَافِق — compatible
• تَسَلْسُل — sequence
• ثَالِث — third
• إِيمَاءَة — gesture
• مُصَاحِب — accompanying
• حَالَة — state
• شُعُورِيّ — emotional
• مُوَثَّقَة — documented, authenticated (feminine)
• بَيْضَاء — white