Salma and her father choose fruit for the family. Follow their choices, count the apples and discover who likes each kind of fruit.
01Read the Arabic story
تُفَّاحٌ فِي سُوقِ الْفَاكِهَةِ
اِسْمِي سَلْمَى. أَذْهَبُ مَعَ أَبِي إِلَى سُوقِ الْفَاكِهَةِ. نَحْمِلُ سَلَّةً كَبِيرَةً. فِي السُّوقِ تُفَّاحٌ وَمَوْزٌ وَعِنَبٌ. أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْعِنَبِ وَأَقُولُ: «أُحِبُّ الْعِنَبَ». يَقُولُ أَبِي: «أُمُّكِ تُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ. نَشْتَرِي التُّفَّاحَ أَوَّلًا».
أَمَامَنَا صُنْدُوقٌ فِيهِ تُفَّاحٌ أَحْمَرُ. أَخْتَارُ ثَلَاثَ تُفَّاحَاتٍ حَمْرَاءَ. ثُمَّ أَرَى تُفَّاحَةً خَضْرَاءَ فِي صُنْدُوقٍ صَغِيرٍ. أَقُولُ: «أُرِيدُ هَذِهِ أَيْضًا». يَضَعُ أَبِي التُّفَّاحَ فِي السَّلَّةِ. الْآنَ عِنْدَنَا أَرْبَعُ تُفَّاحَاتٍ. يَشْتَرِي أَبِي مَوْزًا لِأَخِي وَعِنَبًا لِي.
نَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، وَنَضَعُ السَّلَّةَ فِي الْمَطْبَخِ. أُرِي أُمِّي التُّفَّاحَ، فَتَبْتَسِمُ. أَغْسِلُ الْعِنَبَ وَأَضَعُهُ فِي طَبَقٍ. يَجْلِسُ أَخِي بِجَانِبِي. يَأْكُلُ مَوْزَةً، وَأَنَا آكُلُ الْعِنَبَ. الْفَاكِهَةُ لَذِيذَةٌ!
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My name is Salma. I go with my father to the fruit market. We carry a big basket. There are apples, bananas and grapes at the market. I look at the grapes and say, “I like grapes.” My father says, “Your mother likes apples. We will buy the apples first.”
In front of us is a box with red apples. I choose three red apples. Then I see a green apple in a small box. I say, “I want this one too.” My father puts the apples in the basket. Now we have four apples. My father buys bananas for my brother and grapes for me.
We return home and put the basket in the kitchen. I show my mother the apples, and she smiles. I wash the grapes and put them on a plate. My brother sits beside me. He eats a banana, and I eat the grapes. The fruit is delicious!
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| سَلَّةً كَبِيرَةً | a big basket |
| الْعِنَبَ | the grapes |
| صُنْدُوقٌ | a box |
| أَخْتَارُ | I choose |
| تُفَّاحَةً خَضْرَاءَ | a green apple |
| أَرْبَعُ تُفَّاحَاتٍ | four apples |
| أَغْسِلُ | I wash |
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
- Track the three red apples and the extra green apple to understand the final quantity.
- Fruit preferences belong to different family members; follow each name or pronoun carefully.
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