Sara wants to play outside, but rain changes her school day. Read how her class finds something enjoyable to do indoors while her coat dries.
01Read the Arabic story
يَوْمٌ مُمْطِرٌ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ
تَفْتَحُ سَارَةُ النَّافِذَةَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ. الطَّقْسُ بَارِدٌ وَمُمْطِرٌ. تَلْبَسُ مِعْطَفَهَا وَتَأْخُذُ مِظَلَّةً صَفْرَاءَ. تَقُولُ أُمُّهَا: «أَغْلِقِي النَّافِذَةَ يَا سَارَةُ». تُغْلِقُهَا سَارَةُ، ثُمَّ تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ مَعَ أُمِّهَا. أَمَامَ الْبَابِ، تُغْلِقُ الْمِظَلَّةَ وَتَقُولُ: «مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ يَا أُمِّي».
فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ، تُرِيدُ سَارَةُ أَنْ تَلْعَبَ فِي السَّاحَةِ. لَكِنَّ الْمَطَرَ كَثِيرٌ. تَقُولُ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ: «الْيَوْمَ نَبْقَى فِي الْفَصْلِ». مِعْطَفُ سَارَةَ مُبْتَلٌّ. تَضَعُهُ بِجَانِبِ الْبَابِ، ثُمَّ تَجْلِسُ مَعَ صَدِيقَتِهَا هُدَى. الْفَصْلُ دَافِئٌ، وَعَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ وَرَقٌ وَأَقْلَامٌ مُلَوَّنَةٌ.
تَقُولُ هُدَى: «هَيَّا نَرْسُمُ!» تَرْسُمُ سَارَةُ شَمْسًا كَبِيرَةً، وَتَرْسُمُ هُدَى بَيْتًا صَغِيرًا. تُحِبُّ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ الرَّسْمَتَيْنِ وَتَضَعُهُمَا عَلَى الْحَائِطِ. بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ، يَقِلُّ الْمَطَرُ. مِعْطَفُ سَارَةَ جَافٌّ الْآنَ. تَلْبَسُهُ وَتَأْخُذُ مِظَلَّتَهَا. تَعُودُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ سَعِيدَةً مَعَ أُمِّهَا. تُخْبِرُ أُمَّهَا عَنِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى حَائِطِ الْفَصْلِ.
Show English translationHide English translation
Sara opens the window in the morning. The weather is cold and rainy. She puts on her coat and takes a yellow umbrella. Her mother says, “Close the window, Sara.” Sara closes it, then goes to school with her mother. In front of the door, she closes the umbrella and says, “Goodbye, Mum.”
At school, Sara wants to play in the playground. But there is a lot of rain. The teacher says, “Today we are staying in the classroom.” Sara’s coat is wet. She puts it beside the door, then sits with her friend Huda. The classroom is warm, and there are paper and coloured pencils on the desk.
Huda says, “Let’s draw!” Sara draws a big sun, and Huda draws a small house. The teacher likes the two drawings and puts them on the wall. After the lesson, the rain eases. Sara’s coat is dry now. She puts it on and takes her umbrella. She returns home happily with her mother. She tells her mother about the sun on the classroom wall.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| بَارِدٌ وَمُمْطِرٌ | cold and rainy |
| مِظَلَّةً صَفْرَاءَ | a yellow umbrella |
| السَّاحَةِ | the playground |
| مُبْتَلٌّ | wet |
| دَافِئٌ | warm |
| هَيَّا نَرْسُمُ | let us draw |
| جَافٌّ | dry |
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
- Sara’s class stays indoors because of the rain, then enjoys drawing together.
- Wet and dry describe the coat; cold and warm describe the outdoor and indoor conditions.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Weather in Arabic: Sunny, Rainy, Hot and Cold
الطَّقْسُ بَارِدٌ وَمُمْطِرٌ
Read the weather description that changes Sara’s plans.
Clothes in Arabic: 12 Everyday Words with Examples
مِعْطَفَهَا
Learn the coat word used as Sara gets ready for school.
School Vocabulary in Arabic: Classroom Objects and Places
الْفَصْلُ دَافِئٌ
Review the classroom and desk words in the indoor scene.
