Maryam and her brother prepare a colourful fruit salad for their family. Follow the small steps from choosing the fruit to sharing the finished dish.
01Read the Arabic story
نُعِدُّ سَلَطَةَ الْفَوَاكِهِ فِي الْبَيْتِ
اِسْمِي مَرْيَمُ. فِي الْمَسَاءِ أَدْخُلُ الْمَطْبَخَ مَعَ أَخِي. نُرِيدُ سَلَطَةَ فَوَاكِهَ لِلْأُسْرَةِ. عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ تُفَّاحٌ وَمَوْزٌ وَعِنَبٌ. أَقُولُ: «أَنَا أُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ». يَقُولُ أَخِي: «وَأَنَا أُحِبُّ الْمَوْزَ». نَخْتَارُ الْفَوَاكِهَ مَعًا.
أَوَّلًا نَغْسِلُ أَيْدِيَنَا. أَغْسِلُ التُّفَّاحَ وَالْعِنَبَ بِالْمَاءِ. يَضَعُ أَخِي وِعَاءً كَبِيرًا عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. أُمِّي مَعَنَا. هِيَ تُقَطِّعُ التُّفَّاحَ إِلَى قِطَعٍ صَغِيرَةٍ. أَمَّا أَخِي فَيُقَشِّرُ الْمَوْزَ، ثُمَّ يُقَطِّعُهُ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ أُمِّي.
نَضَعُ قِطَعَ الْفَوَاكِهِ فِي الْوِعَاءِ. أُضِيفُ الْعِنَبَ وَأَخْلِطُ الْفَوَاكِهَ بِمِلْعَقَةٍ. الْأَلْوَانُ جَمِيلَةٌ! أَتَذَوَّقُ قِطْعَةً صَغِيرَةً وَأَبْتَسِمُ. أَقُولُ: «السَّلَطَةُ حُلْوَةٌ. لَا نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى سُكَّرٍ». يَضْحَكُ أَخِي وَيُحْضِرُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَطْبَاقٍ.
أَضَعُ قَلِيلًا مِنَ السَّلَطَةِ فِي كُلِّ طَبَقٍ. أَبِي يَدْخُلُ الْمَطْبَخَ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. نَجْلِسُ مَعَ أُمِّي وَأَبِي وَنَأْكُلُ. يَقُولُ أَبِي: «شُكْرًا لَكُمَا!» بَعْدَ الطَّعَامِ نَغْسِلُ الْأَطْبَاقَ مَعًا.
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My name is Maryam. In the evening, I enter the kitchen with my brother. We want fruit salad for the family. There are apples, bananas and grapes on the table. I say, “I like apples.” My brother says, “And I like bananas.” We choose the fruit together.
First, we wash our hands. I wash the apples and grapes with water. My brother puts a big bowl on the table. My mother is with us. She cuts the apples into small pieces. My brother peels the bananas, then cuts them with my mother’s help.
We put the pieces of fruit in the bowl. I add the grapes and mix the fruit with a spoon. The colours are lovely! I taste a small piece and smile. I say, “The salad is sweet. We do not need sugar.” My brother laughs and brings four plates.
I put a little salad on each plate. My father enters the kitchen and looks at the table. We sit with my mother and father and eat. My father says, “Thank you both!” After eating, we wash the plates together.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الْمَطْبَخَ | the kitchen |
| عِنَبٌ | grapes |
| وِعَاءً | a bowl |
| تُقَطِّعُ | she cuts |
| يُقَشِّرُ | he peels |
| بِمِلْعَقَةٍ | with a spoon |
| أَطْبَاقٍ | plates |
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 the actions in order: wash, prepare, mix, share and clean up.
- Connect each family member with a different task in the kitchen.
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