Mazen joins his neighbours for a morning of cleaning. Everyone has a small job, and their familiar street soon looks different.
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نُنَظِّفُ شَارِعَنَا مَعًا
اِسْمِي مَازِنٌ. أَسْكُنُ فِي شَارِعٍ صَغِيرٍ. فِيهِ أَشْجَارٌ جَمِيلَةٌ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَوْرَاقٌ وَزُجَاجَاتٌ بِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةٌ. فِي صَبَاحِ السَّبْتِ نَخْرُجُ مَعَ جِيرَانِنَا لِتَنْظِيفِ الشَّارِعِ. السَّاعَةُ التَّاسِعَةُ، وَالْجَوُّ لَطِيفٌ. أَحْمِلُ أَكْيَاسًا كَبِيرَةً.
نَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَاتِ وَنَبْدَأُ الْعَمَلَ. أَجْمَعُ الْأَوْرَاقَ مَعَ أُخْتِي، وَتَجْمَعُ أُمِّي الزُّجَاجَاتِ. جَارُنَا حَسَنٌ يَحْمِلُ مِكْنَسَةً. هُوَ يَكْنُسُ أَمَامَ الْبُيُوتِ، وَأَبِي يُسَاعِدُهُ. كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ.
أَمْشِي إِلَى الشَّجَرَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ. تَحْتَهَا أَوْرَاقٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. تَفْتَحُ أُخْتِي كِيسًا، وَأَضَعُ الْأَوْرَاقَ فِيهِ. بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ عِنْدَنَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَكْيَاسٍ مُمْتَلِئَةٍ. نَضَعُهَا فِي حَاوِيَةِ الْقُمَامَةِ. أَنْظُرُ حَوْلِي؛ الشَّارِعُ نَظِيفٌ الْآنَ.
فِي السَّاعَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ نَنْتَهِي مِنَ الْعَمَلِ. نَغْسِلُ أَيْدِيَنَا، ثُمَّ نَجْلِسُ فِي حَدِيقَةِ جَارِنَا. يُقَدِّمُ لَنَا عَصِيرًا بَارِدًا. أَقُولُ: «شَارِعُنَا جَمِيلٌ!» تَقُولُ أُمِّي: «نَعَمْ، نَحْنُ نَعْتَنِي بِهِ مَعًا». أَشْرَبُ الْعَصِيرَ وَأَنَا سَعِيدٌ.
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My name is Mazen. I live on a small street. There are beautiful trees on it, but there are papers and plastic bottles on the ground. On Saturday morning, we go out with our neighbours to clean the street. It is nine o’clock, and the weather is pleasant. I carry large bags.
We put on gloves and start working. I collect the papers with my sister, and my mother collects the bottles. Our neighbour Hasan carries a broom. He sweeps in front of the houses, and my father helps him. Each person works in a nearby spot.
I walk to the big tree. There are many papers beneath it. My sister opens a bag, and I put the papers inside it. A little later, we have three full bags. We put them in the rubbish bin. I look around; the street is clean now.
At ten o’clock, we finish the work. We wash our hands, then sit in our neighbour’s garden. He offers us cold juice. I say, “Our street is beautiful!” My mother says, “Yes, we take care of it together.” I drink the juice, feeling happy.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| جِيرَانِنَا | our neighbours |
| الْقُفَّازَاتِ | the gloves |
| أَجْمَعُ | I collect |
| مِكْنَسَةً | a broom |
| يَكْنُسُ | he sweeps |
| أَكْيَاسٍ | bags |
| حَاوِيَةِ الْقُمَامَةِ | the rubbish bin |
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
- Match each neighbour or family member with the work they do.
- Use the time and location clues to follow the morning from beginning to end.
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أَجْمَعُ الْأَوْرَاقَ مَعَ أُخْتِي
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Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَوْرَاقٌ
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Arabic Time and Place Adverbs: Before, After, In Front and Behind
هُوَ يَكْنُسُ أَمَامَ الْبُيُوتِ
Explore the place expression in front of used for the neighbour’s work.
