Huda’s day includes clinic work, a short lunch break and a quiet evening with her son. Follow her routine from breakfast to reading together at home.
01Read the Arabic story
يَوْمٌ مَعَ طَبِيبَةٍ
اِسْمِي هُدَى، وَأَنَا طَبِيبَةٌ. أَسْتَيْقِظُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ صَبَاحًا. أَغْسِلُ وَجْهِي وَأَلْبَسُ مَلَابِسِي. آكُلُ خُبْزًا وَجُبْنًا، وَأَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ. ثُمَّ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْعِيَادَةِ. أَبْدَأُ الْعَمَلَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ. غُرْفَتِي صَغِيرَةٌ وَنَظِيفَةٌ، وَفِيهَا مَكْتَبٌ أَبْيَضُ.
عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ قَلَمٌ وَدَفْتَرٌ صَغِيرٌ. أَسْتَقْبِلُ الْمَرْضَى وَأَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْ حَالِهِمْ. أَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى كَلَامِهِمْ وَأَكْتُبُ فِي دَفْتَرِي. أَعْمَلُ مَعَ مُمَرِّضَةٍ لَطِيفَةٍ. فِي السَّاعَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ نَجْلِسُ مَعًا. آكُلُ الْأُرْزَ وَالسَّلَطَةَ، ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى غُرْفَتِي.
أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْعِيَادَةِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ. فِي الْبَيْتِ أَجْلِسُ مَعَ ابْنِي. يُرِينِي كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا، وَنَقْرَأُ قِصَّةً قَصِيرَةً. بَعْدَ الْعَشَاءِ أَضَعُ حَقِيبَتِي بِجَانِبِ الْبَابِ. أَنَا مُتْعَبَةٌ وَلَكِنَّنِي سَعِيدَةٌ. أُحِبُّ عَمَلِي وَأُحِبُّ وَقْتِي مَعَ أُسْرَتِي.
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My name is Huda, and I am a doctor. I wake up at seven o’clock in the morning. I wash my face and put on my clothes. I eat bread and cheese, and I drink tea. Then I go to the clinic. I start work at eight o’clock. My room is small and clean, and it has a white desk.
On the desk are a pen and a small notebook. I welcome the patients and ask them how they are. I listen to what they say and write in my notebook. I work with a kind nurse. At one o’clock we sit together. I eat rice and salad, then return to my room.
I leave the clinic at four o’clock. At home I sit with my son. He shows me a new book, and we read a short story. After dinner I put my bag beside the door. I am tired but happy. I love my work and my time with my family.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| طَبِيبَةٌ | a female doctor |
| أَسْتَيْقِظُ | I wake up |
| أَبْدَأُ الْعَمَلَ | I start work |
| الْمَرْضَى | the patients |
| دَفْتَرِي | my notebook |
| مُمَرِّضَةٍ | a female nurse |
| مَعَ ابْنِي | with my son |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic story when you need a clue. Open the English support if you need help understanding a question.
What to remember
- The clock phrases separate waking up, starting work, lunch and leaving the clinic.
- First-person verbs follow Huda throughout the day, while ابْنِي introduces her son at home.
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وَأَنَا طَبِيبَةٌ
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أَغْسِلُ وَجْهِي وَأَلْبَسُ مَلَابِسِي
Build a simple daily sequence from Huda’s morning and evening actions.
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فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ
Practise matching Huda’s actions with the hours stated in the story.
