Hind invites Layla to explore a new picture book. Practise colours, positions and reading words as the sisters look closely at its first page.
01Read the Arabic story
كِتَابُ أُخْتِي الْجَدِيدُ
أُخْتِي هِنْدٌ عِنْدَهَا كِتَابٌ جَدِيدٌ. غِلَافُهُ أَحْمَرُ، وَصُوَرُهُ كَبِيرَةٌ. تَضَعُهُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ وَتَقُولُ: «تَعَالَيْ يَا لَيْلَى، نَقْرَأُ مَعًا». أَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبِهَا وَأَفْتَحُ الْكِتَابَ.
فِي الصَّفْحَةِ الْأُولَى بَيْتٌ أَزْرَقُ وَحَدِيقَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ. تَسْأَلُنِي هِنْدٌ: «أَيْنَ الْبَابُ الْأَصْفَرُ؟» أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّورَةِ. هُنَاكَ بَابٌ صَغِيرٌ بِجَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ. أَقُولُ: «هَا هُوَ!»
تَضْحَكُ أُخْتِي وَتَقْرَأُ الْجُمْلَةَ تَحْتَ الصُّورَةِ. ثُمَّ أَقْرَأُ الْجُمْلَةَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. نَقْرَأُ ثَلَاثَ صَفَحَاتٍ مَعًا. أُحِبُّ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ. أَقُولُ لِأُخْتِي: «غَدًا نَقْرَأُ الْمَزِيدَ!»
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My sister Hind has a new book. Its cover is red, and its pictures are large. She puts it on the table and says, “Come here, Layla. Let’s read together.” I sit beside her and open the book.
On the first page, there is a blue house and a green garden. Hind asks me, “Where is the yellow door?” I look at the picture. There is a small door beside the house. I say, “Here it is!”
My sister laughs and reads the sentence under the picture. Then I read the sentence again. We read three pages together. I like this book. I say to my sister, “Tomorrow we’ll read more!”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| غِلَافُهُ | its cover |
| صُوَرُهُ | its pictures |
| الصَّفْحَةِ الْأُولَى | the first page |
| الْبَابُ الْأَصْفَرُ | the yellow door |
| الْجُمْلَةَ | the sentence |
| مَرَّةً أُخْرَى | again; one more time |
| غَدًا | tomorrow |
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
- Colours describe different objects: the cover is red, the house is blue and the garden is green.
- بِجَانِبِ means beside, while تَحْتَ means under.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Colors in Arabic: 10 Color Words with Simple Examples
بَيْتٌ أَزْرَقُ / حَدِيقَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ
Compare the colour forms for the house and garden in Hind’s book.
Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ / بِجَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ
Follow where Hind places the book and where the door appears in the picture.
My and Your in Arabic: How to Show Possession
أُخْتِي
See how the attached “my” ending connects Layla to her sister.
