Nabil arrives at a new classroom and meets his teacher and classmates. Practise greetings, classroom words and simple feelings as he settles in.
01Read the Arabic story
يَوْمِي الْأَوَّلُ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ
أَنَا نَبِيلٌ. الْيَوْمَ يَوْمِي الْأَوَّلُ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ. أَقِفُ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْفَصْلِ. أَنَا خَائِفٌ قَلِيلًا. أَرَى مُعَلِّمَةً وَطُلَّابًا. تَبْتَسِمُ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ وَتَقُولُ: «صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ! اِسْمِي سَلْمَى. مَا اسْمُكَ؟» أَقُولُ: «اِسْمِي نَبِيلٌ».
تَقُولُ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ: «تَفَضَّلْ يَا نَبِيلُ». أَدْخُلُ الْفَصْلَ وَأَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ. طَالِبٌ يَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبِي. اِسْمُهُ عَلِيٌّ. يَقُولُ: «أَهْلًا! هَذَا كِتَابُكَ». آخُذُ الْكِتَابَ وَأَقُولُ: «شُكْرًا يَا عَلِيُّ».
نَفْتَحُ الْكُتُبَ وَنَقْرَأُ مَعًا. عَلِيٌّ يَقْرَأُ كَلِمَةً، وَأَنَا أَقْرَأُ كَلِمَةً. الْمُعَلِّمَةُ تَسْمَعُ وَتَبْتَسِمُ. أَنْظُرُ إِلَى صَدِيقِي الْجَدِيدِ. أَنَا سَعِيدٌ فِي فَصْلِي الْجَدِيدِ.
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I am Nabil. Today is my first day at school. I stand at the classroom door. I am a little afraid. I see a teacher and students. The teacher smiles and says, “Good morning! My name is Salma. What is your name?” I say, “My name is Nabil.”
The teacher says, “Come in, Nabil.” I enter the classroom and sit beside the window. A student sits beside me. His name is Ali. He says, “Hello! This is your book.” I take the book and say, “Thank you, Ali.”
We open the books and read together. Ali reads a word, and I read a word. The teacher listens and smiles. I look at my new friend. I am happy in my new classroom.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic | Meaning in the story |
|---|---|
| الْفَصْلِ | the classroom |
| خَائِفٌ | afraid |
| الْمُعَلِّمَةُ | the teacher, a woman |
| صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ | good morning |
| النَّافِذَةِ | the window |
| كَلِمَةً | a word |
| سَعِيدٌ | happy |
03Check your understanding
Answer these 5 questions using the story. You can reopen the translation or return to the Arabic text whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Recognise صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ (good morning) and مَا اسْمُكَ؟ (what is your name?, to a boy or man).
- Track Nabil’s feelings from خَائِفٌ (afraid) to سَعِيدٌ (happy) using the story’s opening and ending.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Arabic Greetings: Hello, How Are You, and Goodbye
صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ
Practise the morning greeting that welcomes Nabil to his classroom.
Arabic Question Words: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
مَا اسْمُكَ؟
Learn how the teacher asks Nabil his name with “what”.
School Vocabulary in Arabic: Classroom Objects and Places
الْمَدْرَسَةِ / الْفَصْلِ
Review the words for Nabil’s school and classroom, along with the books he reads.
