Classmates Salim and Rashid compare a small apartment and a house. Name the rooms, count them and explain who lives with you.
01Read the Arabic conversation
بَيْتِي وَبَيْتُكَ
سَلِيمٌ: أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ يَا رَاشِدُ؟
رَاشِدٌ: أَسْكُنُ فِي شَقَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ.
سَلِيمٌ: كَمْ غُرْفَةً فِي شَقَّتِكَ؟
رَاشِدٌ: فِيهَا ثَلَاثُ غُرَفٍ، وَمَطْبَخٌ، وَحَمَّامٌ.
سَلِيمٌ: مَا هٰذِهِ الْغُرَفُ؟
رَاشِدٌ: غُرْفَتَا نَوْمٍ وَغُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ.
سَلِيمٌ: مَنْ يَسْكُنُ مَعَكَ؟
رَاشِدٌ: يَسْكُنُ مَعِي أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَأُخْتِي.
سَلِيمٌ: هَلِ الْمَطْبَخُ كَبِيرٌ؟
رَاشِدٌ: لَا، هُوَ صَغِيرٌ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ نَظِيفٌ.
سَلِيمٌ: وَأَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي بَيْتٍ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي.
رَاشِدٌ: هَلْ فِي بَيْتِكَ حَدِيقَةٌ؟
سَلِيمٌ: نَعَمْ، حَدِيقَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ أَمَامَ الْبَيْتِ.
رَاشِدٌ: بَيْتُكَ جَمِيلٌ!
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Salim: Where do you live, Rashid?
Rashid: I live in a small apartment.
Salim: How many rooms are in your apartment?
Rashid: It has three rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
Salim: What are these rooms?
Rashid: Two bedrooms and a living room.
Salim: Who lives with you?
Rashid: My father, mother and sister live with me.
Salim: Is the kitchen big?
Rashid: No, it is small, but it is clean.
Salim: And I live in a house with my family.
Rashid: Does your house have a garden?
Salim: Yes, a small garden in front of the house.
Rashid: Your house is lovely!
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| أَسْكُنُ | I live |
| شَقَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ | a small apartment |
| ثَلَاثُ غُرَفٍ | three rooms |
| غُرْفَتَا نَوْمٍ | two bedrooms |
| غُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ | a living room |
| مَطْبَخٌ | a kitchen |
| مَعَ أُسْرَتِي | with my family |
| أَمَامَ الْبَيْتِ | in front of the house |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Use أَسْكُنُ فِي to introduce the kind of home you live in.
- Ask كَمْ غُرْفَةً to count rooms and مَنْ يَسْكُنُ مَعَكَ to ask who lives with someone.
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