A knock at the door brings a welcome visitor. Follow Hassan’s family as they offer a drink, share fruit and find something to talk about.
01Read the Arabic story
ضَيْفٌ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ
السَّاعَةُ الْخَامِسَةُ مَسَاءً. يَجْلِسُ حَسَنٌ مَعَ أُخْتِهِ مَرْيَمَ فِي غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ. هِيَ تَرْسُمُ حَدِيقَةً، وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ. يَسْمَعَانِ طَرْقًا عَلَى الْبَابِ. يَذْهَبُ أَبُوهُمَا وَيَفْتَحُ الْبَابَ. الضَّيْفُ هُوَ الْعَمُّ خَالِدٌ، أَخُو الْأَبِ. يَحْمِلُ سَلَّةً فِيهَا تُفَّاحٌ وَمَوْزٌ.
يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ: «أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا يَا عَمِّي». يَجْلِسُ الْعَمُّ عَلَى الْأَرِيكَةِ، وَيَضَعُ السَّلَّةَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. يَسْأَلُ حَسَنٌ: «هَلْ تُرِيدُ شَايًا؟» يَقُولُ الْعَمُّ: «أُرِيدُ مَاءً، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ». يَذْهَبُ حَسَنٌ إِلَى الْمَطْبَخِ وَيَأْتِي بِكَأْسِ مَاءٍ.
تَغْسِلُ الْأُمُّ التُّفَّاحَ وَتَضَعُهُ فِي طَبَقٍ. تَأْكُلُ الْأُسْرَةُ مَعَ الضَّيْفِ. تُرِي مَرْيَمُ عَمَّهَا الرَّسْمَ. يَقُولُ: «حَدِيقَتُكِ جَمِيلَةٌ!» تَبْتَسِمُ مَرْيَمُ وَتُعْطِيهِ الرَّسْمَ. قَبْلَ الْعَشَاءِ، يَسْتَعِدُّ الْعَمُّ لِلذَّهَابِ. يَشْكُرُ الْأُسْرَةَ وَيَحْمِلُ الرَّسْمَ مَعَهُ. يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ: «إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ يَا عَمِّي».
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It is five o’clock in the evening. Hassan sits with his sister Maryam in the living room. She is drawing a garden, and he is reading. They hear a knock at the door. Their father goes and opens the door. The guest is Uncle Khalid, their father’s brother. He carries a basket with apples and bananas in it.
Hassan says, “Welcome, Uncle.” His uncle sits on the sofa and puts the basket on the table. Hassan asks, “Would you like tea?” His uncle says, “I would like water, please.” Hassan goes to the kitchen and brings a glass of water.
Their mother washes the apples and puts them on a plate. The family eats with the guest. Maryam shows her uncle the drawing. He says, “Your garden is beautiful!” Maryam smiles and gives him the drawing. Before dinner, their uncle gets ready to leave. He thanks the family and takes the drawing with him. Hassan says, “Goodbye, Uncle.”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الضَّيْفُ | the guest |
| الْعَمُّ | the paternal uncle; father’s brother |
| سَلَّةً | a basket |
| أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا | welcome |
| الْأَرِيكَةِ | the sofa |
| بِكَأْسِ مَاءٍ | with a glass of water |
| الرَّسْمَ | the drawing |
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
- Match the action to the person: the father opens the door, Hassan brings water, and Maryam shares her drawing.
- The guest brings fruit and leaves with a drawing; notice how the objects change during the visit.
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