Maryam introduces her family and their small home. Read about an evening together while practising family members, rooms and simple descriptions.
01Read the Arabic story
بَيْتٌ صَغِيرٌ وَأُسْرَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ
اِسْمِي مَرْيَمُ. أَسْكُنُ فِي بَيْتٍ صَغِيرٍ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي. نَحْنُ سِتَّةُ أَشْخَاصٍ: أَبِي، وَأُمِّي، وَجَدَّتِي، وَأَخِي، وَأُخْتِي، وَأَنَا. فِي بَيْتِنَا مَطْبَخٌ وَغُرْفَتَا نَوْمٍ وَغُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ.
فِي الْمَسَاءِ نَجْلِسُ فِي غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ. أُمِّي تَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا، وَأَبِي يَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ. أَخِي وَأُخْتِي يَرْسُمَانِ بَيْتًا. تَدْخُلُ جَدَّتِي، وَلَكِنَّ حَقِيبَتِي عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ.
آخُذُ الْحَقِيبَةَ إِلَى غُرْفَتِي. أَقُولُ: «هَذَا الْكُرْسِيُّ لَكِ يَا جَدَّتِي». تَجْلِسُ وَتَبْتَسِمُ. أَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبِهَا وَأُرِيهَا الرَّسْمَ. بَيْتُنَا صَغِيرٌ، وَأُسْرَتُنَا كَبِيرَةٌ وَسَعِيدَةٌ.
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My name is Maryam. I live in a small house with my family. There are six of us: my father, my mother, my grandmother, my brother, my sister and me. Our house has a kitchen, two bedrooms and a living room.
In the evening, we sit in the living room. My mother reads a book, and my father drinks tea. My brother and sister draw a house. My grandmother comes in, but my bag is on the chair.
I take the bag to my room. I say, “This chair is for you, Grandma.” She sits down and smiles. I sit beside her and show her the drawing. Our house is small, and our family is big and happy.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| أُسْرَتِي | my family |
| جَدَّتِي | my grandmother |
| غُرْفَتَا نَوْمٍ | two bedrooms |
| غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ | the living room |
| الْكُرْسِيِّ | the chair |
| تَبْتَسِمُ | she smiles |
| بِجَانِبِهَا | beside her |
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 ending ـِي links many words to the speaker: أُسْرَتِي means my family and غُرْفَتِي means my room.
- Read each family member’s action separately to keep the people in the story clear.
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Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Family Members in Arabic: 12 Useful Words
أَبِي / جَدَّتِي
Review the relatives Maryam introduces in her family of six.
Rooms and Furniture in Arabic: 15 Words for Your Home
مَطْبَخٌ / غُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ
Name the rooms in Maryam’s home and the furniture her family uses.
Arabic Adjectives: 10 Words to Describe Everyday Things
بَيْتٍ صَغِيرٍ / أُسْرَتُنَا كَبِيرَةٌ
Compare the describing words for Maryam’s small home and large family.
