Huda and her brother take a short shopping list to the supermarket. Follow their choices, count the apples and find out who chooses the final one.
01Read the Arabic story
فِي الْمَتْجَرِ مَعَ قَائِمَةِ التَّسَوُّقِ
فِي صَبَاحِ السَّبْتِ، تَذْهَبُ هُدَى إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ مَعَ أَخِيهَا حَسَنٍ. فِي يَدِهَا قَائِمَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ مِنْ أُمِّهَا. تَقْرَأُ: «خُبْزٌ، وَحَلِيبٌ، وَجُبْنٌ، وَثَلَاثُ تُفَّاحَاتٍ». يَأْخُذُ حَسَنٌ سَلَّةً، وَيَمْشِي بِجَانِبِ أُخْتِهِ.
تَجِدُ هُدَى الْخُبْزَ أَوَّلًا. تَضَعُهُ فِي السَّلَّةِ، ثُمَّ تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الثَّلَّاجَةِ. تَقُولُ: «هَذَا هُوَ الْحَلِيبُ، وَالْجُبْنُ بِجَانِبِهِ». يُسَاعِدُهَا حَسَنٌ، وَيَضَعُ الْحَلِيبَ وَالْجُبْنَ فِي السَّلَّةِ. الْقَائِمَةُ مَعَ هُدَى، وَالسَّلَّةُ مَعَ أَخِيهَا.
عِنْدَ الْفَاكِهَةِ، تَأْخُذُ هُدَى تُفَّاحَتَيْنِ حَمْرَاوَيْنِ. تَقُولُ لِأَخِيهَا: «نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تُفَّاحَةٍ أُخْرَى». يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ: «أُرِيدُ هَذِهِ التُّفَّاحَةَ الْخَضْرَاءَ. أُمُّنَا تُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ الْأَخْضَرَ». يَضَعُهَا فِي السَّلَّةِ. الْآنَ فِي السَّلَّةِ ثَلَاثُ تُفَّاحَاتٍ.
تَنْظُرُ هُدَى إِلَى الْقَائِمَةِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَوْجُودٌ. تَدْفَعُ النُّقُودَ، وَيَحْمِلُ حَسَنٌ الْكِيسَ. يَعُودَانِ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ مَعًا. تَرَى أُمُّهُمَا التُّفَّاحَةَ الْخَضْرَاءَ، وَتَبْتَسِمُ. تَقُولُ: «شُكْرًا لَكُمَا!» ثُمَّ تَضَعُ الْحَلِيبَ وَالْجُبْنَ فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ.
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On Saturday morning, Huda goes to the supermarket with her brother Hasan. In her hand is a small list from her mother. She reads, “Bread, milk, cheese and three apples.” Hasan takes a basket and walks beside his sister.
Huda finds the bread first. She puts it in the basket, then goes to the fridge. She says, “Here is the milk, and the cheese is beside it.” Hasan helps her and puts the milk and cheese in the basket. Huda has the list, and her brother has the basket.
At the fruit section, Huda takes two red apples. She says to her brother, “We need another apple.” Hasan says, “I want this green apple. Our mother likes green apples.” He puts it in the basket. Now there are three apples in the basket.
Huda looks at the list again. Everything is there. She pays, and Hasan carries the bag. They return home together. Their mother sees the green apple and smiles. She says, “Thank you both!” Then she puts the milk and cheese in the fridge.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| قَائِمَةٌ | a list |
| سَلَّةً | a basket |
| الْخُبْزَ | the bread |
| الْحَلِيبُ | the milk |
| ثَلَاثُ تُفَّاحَاتٍ | three apples |
| الْخَضْرَاءَ | green |
| تَدْفَعُ | pays |
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
- Huda checks the list before paying; the basket contains all the requested food.
- Two red apples and one green apple make the three apples on the list.
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