Adam visits a clinic with his mother. Read his simple conversation with the doctor and follow how he becomes more comfortable asking questions.
01Read the Arabic story
زِيَارَةٌ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ
اِسْمِي آدَمُ. عِنْدِي صُدَاعٌ الْيَوْمَ. أَذْهَبُ مَعَ أُمِّي إِلَى الْعِيَادَةِ. مَوْعِدِي فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا. نَدْخُلُ وَنَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيَّيْنِ أَزْرَقَيْنِ. أَمَامِي نَافِذَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ، وَعَلَى الْحَائِطِ صُورَةُ حَدِيقَةٍ. أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّورَةِ وَأَنْتَظِرُ.
يَفْتَحُ الطَّبِيبُ الْبَابَ وَيَقُولُ: «مَرْحَبًا يَا آدَمُ». اِسْمُهُ مَاهِرٌ. أَدْخُلُ مَعَ أُمِّي وَأَجْلِسُ. يَسْأَلُ الطَّبِيبُ: «كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟» أَقُولُ: «عُمْرِي عَشْرُ سَنَوَاتٍ». ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ: «كَيْفَ تَشْعُرُ؟» أَقُولُ: «عِنْدِي صُدَاعٌ، وَأَنَا مُتْعَبٌ».
يَسْتَمِعُ الطَّبِيبُ إِلَيَّ ثُمَّ يَفْحَصُنِي. أُمِّي بِجَانِبِي، وَهِيَ تَسْتَمِعُ أَيْضًا. عِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ، فَأَسْأَلُهُ. يُجِيبُ الطَّبِيبُ بِهُدُوءٍ. الْآنَ أَنَا أَكْثَرُ هُدُوءًا. أَقُولُ لَهُ: «شُكْرًا». أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْغُرْفَةِ مَعَ أُمِّي وَنَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ.
Show English translationHide English translation
My name is Adam. I have a headache today. I go with my mother to the clinic. My appointment is at nine o’clock in the morning. We enter and sit on two blue chairs. In front of me is a large window, and on the wall is a picture of a garden. I look at the picture and wait.
The doctor opens the door and says, “Hello, Adam.” His name is Mahir. I enter with my mother and sit down. The doctor asks, “How old are you?” I say, “I am ten years old.” Then he asks, “How do you feel?” I say, “I have a headache, and I am tired.”
The doctor listens to me and then examines me. My mother is beside me, and she is listening too. I have a question, so I ask him. The doctor answers calmly. Now I am calmer. I say to him, “Thank you.” I leave the room with my mother, and we return home.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| صُدَاعٌ | a headache |
| الْعِيَادَةِ | the clinic |
| مَوْعِدِي | my appointment |
| أَنْتَظِرُ | I wait |
| مُتْعَبٌ | tired |
| يَفْحَصُنِي | he examines me |
| بِهُدُوءٍ | calmly |
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
- Use عِنْدِي صُدَاعٌ to recognise what Adam reports to the doctor.
- Follow the appointment time, the questions and Adam’s changing feelings without adding details the story does not give.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Arabic at the Doctor: Symptoms and Useful Phrases
عِنْدِي صُدَاعٌ
Review the appointment and symptom phrases Adam uses during his clinic visit.
Telling the Time in Arabic: Hours, Half Past and Quarter Past
فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا
Practise the hour phrase that identifies Adam’s morning appointment.
Arabic Greetings: Hello, How Are You, and Goodbye
مَرْحَبًا يَا آدَمُ
Review the greeting and thanks that open and close Adam’s conversation.
