Lina wants a storybook but does not know the way to the bookshop. A shopkeeper gives her a short route with two helpful landmarks.
01Read the Arabic story
أَيْنَ مَتْجَرُ الْكُتُبِ؟
تُرِيدُ لِينَا كِتَابَ قِصَصٍ جَدِيدًا. تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا لَا تَعْرِفُ الطَّرِيقَ إِلَى مَتْجَرِ الْكُتُبِ. تَرَى بَائِعًا أَمَامَ مَتْجَرِهِ. تَسْأَلُهُ: «مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، أَيْنَ مَتْجَرُ الْكُتُبِ الصَّغِيرُ؟ هَلْ هُوَ قَرِيبٌ؟»
يَقُولُ الْبَائِعُ: «نَعَمْ، هُوَ قَرِيبٌ. اِمْشِي مُسْتَقِيمًا إِلَى الْمَخْبَزِ، ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِفِي يَسَارًا. مَتْجَرُ الْكُتُبِ بِجَانِبِ حَدِيقَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ. بَابُهُ أَزْرَقُ». تَقُولُ لِينَا: «إِلَى الْمَخْبَزِ، ثُمَّ يَسَارًا. شُكْرًا لَكَ!» يَبْتَسِمُ الْبَائِعُ وَيَقُولُ: «عَفْوًا!»
تَمْشِي لِينَا فِي الشَّارِعِ، وَتَرَى الْمَخْبَزَ. أَمَامَهُ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ كِيسَ خُبْزٍ. تَنْعَطِفُ يَسَارًا، ثُمَّ تَرَى الْحَدِيقَةَ وَالْبَابَ الْأَزْرَقَ. تَقِفُ أَمَامَ الْمَتْجَرِ. فِي النَّافِذَةِ كُتُبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَعَلَى الْبَابِ صُورَةُ كِتَابٍ كَبِيرٍ. هَذَا هُوَ الْمَكَانُ!
تَدْخُلُ لِينَا وَتَجِدُ كِتَابًا أَصْفَرَ. تَفْتَحُهُ وَتَقْرَأُ قِصَّةً قَصِيرَةً عَنْ قِطَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ. تَقُولُ: «هَذَا كِتَابٌ جَمِيلٌ!» تَشْتَرِي الْكِتَابَ وَتَضَعُهُ فِي حَقِيبَتِهَا. الْآنَ مَعَهَا قِصَصٌ جَدِيدَةٌ، وَهِيَ تَعْرِفُ الطَّرِيقَ إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ.
Show English translationHide English translation
Lina wants a new storybook. She leaves home in the morning, but she does not know the way to the bookshop. She sees a shopkeeper in front of his shop. She asks him, “Please, where is the small bookshop? Is it near?”
The shopkeeper says, “Yes, it is near. Walk straight to the bakery, then turn left. The bookshop is beside a small garden. Its door is blue.” Lina says, “To the bakery, then left. Thank you!” The shopkeeper smiles and says, “You’re welcome!”
Lina walks along the street and sees the bakery. In front of it is a man carrying a bag of bread. She turns left, then sees the garden and the blue door. She stops in front of the shop. There are many books in the window, and a picture of a big book is on the door. This is the place!
Lina enters and finds a yellow book. She opens it and reads a short story about a little cat. She says, “This is a lovely book!” She buys the book and puts it in her bag. Now she has new stories, and she knows the way to the shop.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الطَّرِيقَ | the way |
| بَائِعًا | a shopkeeper |
| مُسْتَقِيمًا | straight ahead |
| الْمَخْبَزِ | the bakery |
| يَسَارًا | left |
| بِجَانِبِ | beside |
| تَشْتَرِي | buys |
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 route has two steps: walk straight to the bakery, then turn left.
- The garden and blue door help Lina recognise the bookshop.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Directions in Arabic: Left, Right and Straight Ahead
ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِفِي يَسَارًا
Practise straight ahead, left and instructions addressed to one woman.
Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
بِجَانِبِ حَدِيقَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ
Use beside and in to describe places and objects.
Ishtara in Arabic: Buying in the Past, Present and Command
تَشْتَرِي الْكِتَابَ
Connect the buying verb in Lina’s story with its past and command forms.
