Omar needs a new shirt, but the first one is too small. Follow his choices as he compares colours, checks the size and asks about the price.
01Read the Arabic story
قَمِيصٌ جَدِيدٌ لِعُمَرَ
يَذْهَبُ عُمَرُ إِلَى مَحَلِّ الْمَلَابِسِ مَعَ أَبِيهِ. قَمِيصُهُ الْقَدِيمُ صَغِيرٌ، وَهُوَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى قَمِيصٍ جَدِيدٍ. فِي الْمَحَلِّ قُمُصَانٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. يَرَى عُمَرُ قَمِيصًا أَبْيَضَ وَقَمِيصًا أَزْرَقَ. يَقُولُ: «أُحِبُّ اللَّوْنَ الْأَزْرَقَ». يَأْخُذُ الْقَمِيصَ الْأَزْرَقَ إِلَى غُرْفَةِ الْقِيَاسِ.
يَلْبَسُ عُمَرُ الْقَمِيصَ وَيَنْظُرُ فِي الْمِرْآةِ. الْقَمِيصُ صَغِيرٌ أَيْضًا. يَقُولُ لِلْبَائِعِ: «أُرِيدُ قَمِيصًا أَكْبَرَ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ». يَأْتِي الْبَائِعُ بِقَمِيصٍ أَزْرَقَ آخَرَ. يَلْبَسُهُ عُمَرُ وَيَبْتَسِمُ. هَذَا الْقَمِيصُ مُرِيحٌ وَمُنَاسِبٌ لَهُ.
يَسْأَلُ الْأَبُ: «بِكَمْ هَذَا الْقَمِيصُ؟» يَقُولُ الْبَائِعُ: «بِعِشْرِينَ دِرْهَمًا». يَدْفَعُ الْأَبُ، وَيَضَعُ الْبَائِعُ الْقَمِيصَ فِي كِيسٍ. يَحْمِلُ عُمَرُ الْكِيسَ وَيَقُولُ: «شُكْرًا يَا أَبِي». يَخْرُجَانِ مِنَ الْمَحَلِّ، وَعُمَرُ سَعِيدٌ بِقَمِيصِهِ الْجَدِيدِ.
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Omar goes to the clothes shop with his father. His old shirt is small, and he needs a new shirt. There are many shirts in the shop. Omar sees a white shirt and a blue shirt. He says, “I like the colour blue.” He takes the blue shirt to the fitting room.
Omar puts on the shirt and looks in the mirror. The shirt is small too. He says to the shopkeeper, “I would like a bigger shirt, please.” The shopkeeper brings another blue shirt. Omar puts it on and smiles. This shirt is comfortable and fits him.
His father asks, “How much is this shirt?” The shopkeeper says, “Twenty dirhams.” His father pays, and the shopkeeper puts the shirt in a bag. Omar carries the bag and says, “Thank you, Dad.” They leave the shop, and Omar is happy with his new shirt.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مَحَلِّ الْمَلَابِسِ | the clothes shop |
| قَمِيصًا | a shirt |
| اللَّوْنَ الْأَزْرَقَ | the colour blue |
| غُرْفَةِ الْقِيَاسِ | the fitting room |
| أَكْبَرَ | bigger |
| مُرِيحٌ | comfortable |
| بِعِشْرِينَ دِرْهَمًا | for twenty dirhams |
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
- Omar chooses by both colour and fit: the first blue shirt is small, but the next one is comfortable.
- The question بِكَمْ asks for a price; the reply here gives the amount in dirhams.
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