After a long journey, Nabil arrives at a small hotel. Read his short conversation at reception and explore the room where he will spend the night.
01Read the Arabic story
لَيْلَةٌ فِي فُنْدُقٍ صَغِيرٍ
يَصِلُ نَبِيلٌ إِلَى فُنْدُقٍ صَغِيرٍ فِي الْمَسَاءِ. هُوَ مُتْعَبٌ بَعْدَ رِحْلَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ. يَدْخُلُ وَيَضَعُ حَقِيبَتَهُ بِجَانِبِهِ. يَقُولُ لِلْمُوَظَّفِ: «مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ. اِسْمِي نَبِيلٌ، وَعِنْدِي حَجْزٌ لِلَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ». يَبْتَسِمُ الْمُوَظَّفُ وَيَقُولُ: «أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا!»
يَنْظُرُ الْمُوَظَّفُ إِلَى الْحَاسُوبِ، ثُمَّ يُعْطِي نَبِيلًا مِفْتَاحًا. يَقُولُ: «رَقْمُ غُرْفَتِكَ ثَلَاثَةٌ، وَهِيَ فِي الطَّابِقِ الْأَوَّلِ. الْمِصْعَدُ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ». يَسْأَلُ نَبِيلٌ: «مَتَى الْفُطُورُ؟» يَقُولُ الْمُوَظَّفُ: «فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ صَبَاحًا، هُنَا فِي الْمَطْعَمِ».
يَصْعَدُ نَبِيلٌ وَيَفْتَحُ بَابَ غُرْفَتِهِ. الْغُرْفَةُ صَغِيرَةٌ وَنَظِيفَةٌ. فِيهَا سَرِيرٌ وَمَكْتَبٌ وَكُرْسِيٌّ، وَلِلنَّافِذَةِ سَتَائِرُ زَرْقَاءُ. يَضَعُ حَقِيبَتَهُ بِجَانِبِ السَّرِيرِ وَيَفْتَحُ السَّتَائِرَ. يَرَى حَدِيقَةً خَضْرَاءَ وَشَجَرَةً كَبِيرَةً. يَقُولُ: «يَا لَهُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ جَمِيلٍ!»
عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ زُجَاجَةُ مَاءٍ وَكُوبٌ. يَشْرَبُ نَبِيلٌ قَلِيلًا مِنَ الْمَاءِ، ثُمَّ يَتَّصِلُ بِأَخِيهِ. يَقُولُ: «أَنَا فِي الْفُنْدُقِ. غُرْفَتِي هَادِئَةٌ، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِخَيْرٍ». بَعْدَ الْمُكَالَمَةِ، يُغْلِقُ السَّتَائِرَ وَيَضَعُ الْمِفْتَاحَ عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ. الْآنَ هُوَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلنَّوْمِ.
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Nabil arrives at a small hotel in the evening. He is tired after a long journey. He enters and puts his bag beside him. He says to the employee, “Good evening. My name is Nabil, and I have a reservation for one night.” The employee smiles and says, “Welcome!”
The employee looks at the computer, then gives Nabil a key. He says, “Your room is number three, on the first floor. The lift is on the right.” Nabil asks, “When is breakfast?” The employee says, “At seven o’clock in the morning, here in the restaurant.”
Nabil goes up and opens his room door. The room is small and clean. It has a bed, a desk and a chair, and the window has blue curtains. He puts his bag beside the bed and opens the curtains. He sees a green garden and a big tree. He says, “What a lovely place!”
There is a bottle of water and a cup on the desk. Nabil drinks a little water, then calls his brother. He says, “I am at the hotel. My room is quiet, and everything is fine.” After the call, he closes the curtains and puts the key on the desk. Now he is ready to sleep.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| فُنْدُقٍ | a hotel |
| حَجْزٌ | a reservation |
| مِفْتَاحًا | a key |
| الْمِصْعَدُ | the lift / elevator |
| الْفُطُورُ | breakfast |
| سَتَائِرُ زَرْقَاءُ | blue curtains |
| هَادِئَةٌ | quiet |
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
- Nabil gives his name and explains that he has a reservation for one night.
- The room description tells us about its furniture, blue curtains and garden view.
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