Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 5, Semester 2 — Page 61

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَكْتُبُ فِقْرَةً مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَسْطُرٍ أُبَيِّنُ فِيهَا صِفَاتِ الصَّدِيقِ الْمِثَالِيِّ، مُسْتَعْمِلاً كَلِمَاتٍ تَدُلُّ عَلَى الْمُفْرَدِ وَالْمُثَنَّى وَالْجَمْعِ.

Write a three-line paragraph describing the qualities of an ideal friend, using words that indicate the singular, dual, and plural.

أَتَحَدَّثُ أَمَامَ زُمَلَائِي لِمُدَّةِ دَقِيقَتَيْنِ عَنْ شَخْصِيَّةٍ أَعْرِفُهَا تَتَمَيَّزُ بِأَخْلَاقِهَا النَّبِيلَةِ، مُسْتَعْمِلاً كَلِمَاتٍ تَدُلُّ عَلَى الْمُفْرَدِ وَالْمُثَنَّى وَالْجَمْعِ.

Speak to your classmates for two minutes about someone you know who is distinguished by their noble character, using words that indicate the singular, dual, and plural.

وَقَفَ الْمُعَلِّمُ أَمَامَ تَلَامِيذِهِ قَائِلاً: إِنَّ لِلنَّجَاحِ شُرُوطاً، فَفِي بَادِئِ الْأَمْرِ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَتَحَلَّى بِالْأَخْلَاقِ الْحَسَنَةِ كَالْوَفَاءِ وَالْإِخْلَاصِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْأَمَانَةِ، وَأَنْ يَجْتَهِدَ مِنْ دُونِ تَبَاطُؤٍ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ قِصَّةَ شَابٍّ أَخْلَصَ لِعَمَلِهِ وَثَابَرَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى حَقَّقَ النَّجَاحَ.

The teacher stood before his students and said, "Success has its requirements. First, one must possess good character—such as loyalty, sincerity, honesty, and integrity—and work hard without delay." He then read them the story of a young man who was dedicated to his work and persevered until he achieved success.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 53 nouns)

• كَتَبَ — to write
• بَيَّنَ — to clarify
• دَلَّ — to indicate
• فِقْرَةٌ — item/paragraph
• سَطْرٌ — line (of text)
• صِفَةٌ — characteristic