Housemates Sara and Noura share the kitchen cleaning. Notice how they offer to help, divide the jobs and ask where clean dishes should go.
01Read the Arabic conversation
نُنَظِّفُ الْمَطْبَخَ مَعًا
سَارَةُ: الْمَطْبَخُ مُتَّسِخٌ. هَلْ نُنَظِّفُهُ الْآنَ؟
نُورَةُ: نَعَمْ، أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَغْسِلَ الْأَطْبَاقَ.
سَارَةُ: جَيِّدٌ، وَأَنَا أَمْسَحُ الطَّاوِلَةَ.
نُورَةُ: أَيْنَ الصَّابُونُ؟
سَارَةُ: الصَّابُونُ بِجَانِبِ الْحَوْضِ.
نُورَةُ: شُكْرًا، أَيْنَ أَضَعُ الْأَطْبَاقَ النَّظِيفَةَ؟
سَارَةُ: ضَعِيهَا عَلَى الرَّفِّ.
نُورَةُ: حَسَنًا، هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعِينَ تَنْظِيفَ الْأَرْضِ؟
سَارَةُ: نَعَمْ، أُنَظِّفُ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ الطَّاوِلَةِ.
نُورَةُ: وَأَنَا أُرَتِّبُ الْأَكْوَابَ فِي الْخِزَانَةِ.
سَارَةُ: هَلْ تَحْتَاجِينَ إِلَى الْمُسَاعَدَةِ؟
نُورَةُ: لَا، شُكْرًا. الْأَطْبَاقُ قَلِيلَةٌ.
سَارَةُ: الْآنَ الْمَطْبَخُ نَظِيفٌ. شُكْرًا لَكِ.
نُورَةُ: شُكْرًا لَكِ أَيْضًا. نَعْمَلُ مَعًا بِسُرْعَةٍ!
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Sara: The kitchen is dirty. Shall we clean it now?
Noura: Yes, I can wash the dishes.
Sara: Good, and I will wipe the table.
Noura: Where is the soap?
Sara: The soap is beside the sink.
Noura: Thank you. Where do I put the clean dishes?
Sara: Put them on the shelf.
Noura: All right. Can you clean the floor?
Sara: Yes, I will clean the floor after the table.
Noura: And I will arrange the cups in the cupboard.
Sara: Do you need help?
Noura: No, thank you. There are only a few dishes.
Sara: Now the kitchen is clean. Thank you.
Noura: Thank you too. We work quickly together!
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مُتَّسِخٌ | dirty — masculine |
| أَسْتَطِيعُ | I can |
| أَغْسِلَ الْأَطْبَاقَ | wash the dishes — after “I can” here |
| أَمْسَحُ الطَّاوِلَةَ | I wipe the table |
| الصَّابُونُ | the soap |
| الْحَوْضِ | the sink |
| أُنَظِّفُ الْأَرْضَ | I clean the floor |
| نَعْمَلُ مَعًا | we work together |
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
- Offer a task with أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ followed by the action you can do.
- Ask أَيْنَ أَضَعُ to find out where an object should go.
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ضَعِيهَا عَلَى الرَّفِّ.
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