Zayd goes to the bakery for breakfast bread. He knows what to buy, but a small problem at the counter makes him ask for help.
01Read the Arabic story
شِرَاءُ الْخُبْزِ لِلْفُطُورِ
اِسْمِي زَيْدٌ. أَسْتَيْقِظُ صَبَاحًا وَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَطْبَخِ. أُمِّي تُحَضِّرُ الشَّايَ، وَأَبِي يَضَعُ الْجُبْنَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ. أَقُولُ: «أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَخْبَزِ». يَذْهَبُ أَخِي مَعِي. الْمَخْبَزُ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ بَيْتِنَا، فَنَمْشِي إِلَيْهِ.
نَدْخُلُ الْمَخْبَزَ وَنَقُولُ: «صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ». الْخُبْزُ دَافِئٌ، وَرَائِحَتُهُ جَمِيلَةٌ. أَقُولُ لِلْخَبَّازِ: «أُرِيدُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ». يَضَعُ الْخَبَّازُ الْخُبْزَ أَمَامِي. أَبْحَثُ عَنْ حَقِيبَتِي، وَلَكِنَّهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ!
أَسْأَلُ: «هَلْ عِنْدَكَ كِيسٌ؟» يَبْتَسِمُ الْخَبَّازُ وَيُعْطِينِي كِيسًا بُنِّيًّا. أَضَعُ الْخُبْزَ فِيهِ وَأَدْفَعُ النُّقُودَ. أَحْمِلُ الْكِيسَ بِحَذَرٍ. نَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. أَضَعُ الْخُبْزَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. تَقُولُ أُمِّي: «شُكْرًا يَا زَيْدُ». نَجْلِسُ جَمِيعًا وَنَأْكُلُ الْفُطُورَ.
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My name is Zayd. I wake up in the morning and go to the kitchen. My mother is making tea, and my father is putting cheese on the table. But we have no bread. I say, “I am going to the bakery.” My brother goes with me. The bakery is near our home, so we walk there.
We enter the bakery and say, “Good morning.” The bread is warm, and it smells lovely. I say to the baker, “I would like three loaves, please.” The baker puts the bread in front of me. I look for my bag, but it is at home!
I ask, “Do you have a bag?” The baker smiles and gives me a brown bag. I put the bread in it and pay. I carry the bag carefully. We return home. I put the bread on the table. My mother says, “Thank you, Zayd.” We all sit down and eat breakfast.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الْمَخْبَزِ | the bakery |
| خُبْزٌ | bread |
| الْجُبْنَ | the cheese |
| دَافِئٌ | warm |
| ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ | three loaves |
| كِيسًا بُنِّيًّا | a brown bag |
| أَدْفَعُ النُّقُودَ | I pay the money |
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
- Follow Zayd’s request with أُرِيدُ and notice the quantity of bread he asks for.
- The bag at home causes a problem; the baker’s brown bag provides the solution.
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