Sami and Hasan open their lunch bags in the school courtyard. Practise food words and ways to express likes as the friends share their meal.
01Read the Arabic story
غَدَاءٌ مَعَ صَدِيقٍ
أَنَا سَامِي. أَجْلِسُ مَعَ صَدِيقِي حَسَنٍ فِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ. حَانَ وَقْتُ الْغَدَاءِ. أَفْتَحُ حَقِيبَتِي. عِنْدِي خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ وَتُفَّاحَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ. عِنْدَ حَسَنٍ مَوْزَةٌ وَزُجَاجَةُ مَاءٍ.
أَقُولُ: «أُحِبُّ الْمَوْزَ. هَلْ تُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ؟» يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ: «نَعَمْ، وَأُحِبُّ الْجُبْنَ أَيْضًا». أَضَعُ نِصْفَ التُّفَّاحَةِ أَمَامَهُ. وَيُعْطِينِي نِصْفَ الْمَوْزَةِ.
نَأْكُلُ مَعًا وَنَتَحَدَّثُ عَنِ الدَّرْسِ. بَعْدَ الْغَدَاءِ نَضَعُ الْأَوْرَاقَ فِي سَلَّةِ الْمُهْمَلَاتِ. يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ: «شُكْرًا يَا سَامِي!» أَقُولُ: «غَدَاؤُنَا الْيَوْمَ لَذِيذٌ!»
Show English translationHide English translation
I am Sami. I sit with my friend Hasan in the school courtyard. It is lunchtime. I open my bag. I have bread, cheese and a red apple. Hasan has a banana and a bottle of water.
I say, “I like bananas. Do you like apples?” Hasan says, “Yes, and I like cheese too.” I put half the apple in front of him. He gives me half the banana.
We eat together and talk about the lesson. After lunch, we put the papers in the rubbish bin. Hasan says, “Thank you, Sami!” I say, “Our lunch today is delicious!”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| سَاحَةِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ | the school courtyard |
| الْغَدَاءِ | lunch |
| جُبْنٌ | cheese |
| تُفَّاحَةٌ | an apple |
| مَوْزَةٌ | a banana |
| نِصْفَ | half of |
| سَلَّةِ الْمُهْمَلَاتِ | the rubbish bin |
| لَذِيذٌ | delicious |
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
- Use أُحِبُّ to say what you like; Sami uses it to talk about bananas.
- Track who owns each food item before following the exchange.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Food and Drinks in Arabic: 15 Words for Everyday Meals
خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ
Review the foods Sami and Hasan bring for lunch.
“I Like” and “I Want” in Arabic: Two Useful Sentence Patterns
أُحِبُّ الْمَوْزَ
Practise the sentence pattern Sami uses to say which fruit he likes.
Yes or No Questions in Arabic: Ask and Answer with Hal
هَلْ تُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ؟
Follow Sami’s question about apples and Hasan’s reply.
