Mariam is getting her school bag ready for the day. Practise school items and colours as she checks that she has everything she needs.
01Read the Arabic story
حَقِيبَتِي الْمَدْرَسِيَّةُ الْحَمْرَاءُ
اِسْمِي مَرْيَمُ. عِنْدِي حَقِيبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ. هِيَ صَغِيرَةٌ وَحَمْرَاءُ. أَضَعُهَا عَلَى سَرِيرِي فِي الصَّبَاحِ. أَفْتَحُهَا وَأَضَعُ فِيهَا كِتَابًا وَدَفْتَرًا. أَضَعُ قَلَمًا أَزْرَقَ وَمِسْطَرَةً صَفْرَاءَ أَيْضًا.
أُمِّي تَسْأَلُ: «أَيْنَ طَعَامُكِ؟» أَنْظُرُ إِلَى حَقِيبَتِي وَأَضْحَكُ. طَعَامِي عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ! آخُذُ شَطِيرَةَ الْجُبْنِ وَتُفَّاحَةً. أَضَعُ الطَّعَامَ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ، وَآخُذُ زُجَاجَةَ مَاءٍ.
أُغْلِقُ حَقِيبَتِي وَأَحْمِلُهَا. أُمِّي عِنْدَ الْبَابِ، وَأَنَا جَاهِزَةٌ الْآنَ. أَقُولُ لَهَا: «شُكْرًا يَا أُمِّي!» نَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ مَعًا. حَقِيبَتِي مَعِي، وَطَعَامِي مَعِي أَيْضًا.
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My name is Mariam. I have a new bag. It is small and red. I put it on my bed in the morning. I open it and put a book and a notebook inside. I also put in a blue pen and a yellow ruler.
My mother asks, “Where is your food?” I look at my bag and laugh. My food is on the table! I get the cheese sandwich and an apple. I put the food in the bag and get a bottle of water.
I close my bag and carry it. My mother is at the door, and I am ready now. I say to her, “Thank you, Mum!” We go to school together. My bag is with me, and my food is with me too.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic | Meaning in the story |
|---|---|
| حَقِيبَةٌ | a bag |
| حَمْرَاءُ | red, describing the bag |
| كِتَابًا | a book |
| دَفْتَرًا | a notebook |
| مِسْطَرَةً | a ruler |
| شَطِيرَةَ الْجُبْنِ | the cheese sandwich |
| جَاهِزَةٌ | ready, describing Mariam |
03Check your understanding
Answer these 6 questions using the story. You can reopen the translation or return to the Arabic text whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Match the colours to their objects: a red bag, a blue pen and a yellow ruler.
- Follow أَفْتَحُ (I open), أَضَعُ (I put) and أُغْلِقُ (I close) through the packing routine.
Explore the Arabic in this story
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School Vocabulary in Arabic: Classroom Objects and Places
كِتَابًا وَدَفْتَرًا
Review the learning tools Mariam packs before leaving for school.
Colors in Arabic: 10 Color Words with Simple Examples
قَلَمًا أَزْرَقَ / مِسْطَرَةً صَفْرَاءَ
Compare the colour forms used for Mariam’s pen and ruler.
My and Your in Arabic: How to Show Possession
طَعَامِي / طَعَامُكِ
Follow the attached endings in Mariam’s “my food” and her mother’s “your food”.
