Layla wants a new colour in her bedroom. With her brother’s help, one painted wall gives her familiar room a fresh look.
01Read the Arabic story
نَدْهُنُ غُرْفَةَ نَوْمِي
اِسْمِي لَيْلَى. غُرْفَةُ نَوْمِي صَغِيرَةٌ، وَجُدْرَانُهَا بَيْضَاءُ. أُحِبُّ غُرْفَتِي، وَلَكِنْ أُرِيدُ لَوْنًا جَدِيدًا. أَقُولُ لِأَخِي الْكَبِيرِ: «أُحِبُّ اللَّوْنَ الْأَزْرَقَ». يَقُولُ: «نَدْهُنُ هَذَا الْجِدَارَ بِاللَّوْنِ الْأَزْرَقِ الْفَاتِحِ». أَبْتَسِمُ وَأُوَافِقُ.
نُخْرِجُ الْكُتُبَ مِنَ الْغُرْفَةِ وَنُحَرِّكُ السَّرِيرَ بَعِيدًا عَنِ الْجِدَارِ. نَضَعُ الْوَرَقَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ. يَفْتَحُ أَخِي النَّافِذَةَ. أَلْبَسُ قَمِيصًا قَدِيمًا، وَيَحْمِلُ أَخِي عُلْبَةَ الدِّهَانِ. كُلُّ شَيْءٍ جَاهِزٌ لِلْعَمَلِ.
أُمْسِكُ فُرْشَاةً صَغِيرَةً وَأَدْهُنُ بِبُطْءٍ. أَخِي يَعْمَلُ بِجَانِبِي. لَا نَدْهُنُ الْغُرْفَةَ كُلَّهَا؛ نَدْهُنُ جِدَارًا وَاحِدًا فَقَطْ. بَعْدَ الْعَمَلِ نَغْسِلُ الْفُرَشَ وَنَرْفَعُ الْوَرَقَ عَنِ الْأَرْضِ. نَتْرُكُ الْجِدَارَ لِيَجِفَّ.
فِي الْمَسَاءِ يَجِفُّ الدِّهَانُ. نُعِيدُ السَّرِيرَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ وَالْكُتُبَ إِلَى الرَّفِّ. أُنَادِي أُمِّي وَأَبِي. يَدْخُلَانِ وَيَنْظُرَانِ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ. تَقُولُ أُمِّي: «اللَّوْنُ جَمِيلٌ!» أَقُولُ: «هُوَ لَوْنُ السَّمَاءِ!» أَشْكُرُ أَخِي عَلَى مُسَاعَدَتِهِ.
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My name is Layla. My bedroom is small, and its walls are white. I like my room, but I want a new colour. I say to my older brother, “I like blue.” He says, “Let’s paint this wall light blue.” I smile and agree.
We take the books out of the room and move the bed away from the wall. We put paper on the floor. My brother opens the window. I put on an old shirt, and my brother carries the tin of paint. Everything is ready for work.
I hold a small brush and paint slowly. My brother works beside me. We do not paint the whole room; we paint just one wall. After the work, we wash the brushes and lift the paper off the floor. We leave the wall to dry.
In the evening, the paint is dry. We return the bed to its place and the books to the shelf. I call my mother and father. They come in and look at the wall. My mother says, “The colour is lovely!” I say, “It is the colour of the sky!” I thank my brother for his help.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| جُدْرَانُهَا | its walls |
| لَوْنًا | a colour |
| الْأَزْرَقِ الْفَاتِحِ | light blue |
| عُلْبَةَ الدِّهَانِ | the tin of paint |
| فُرْشَاةً | a brush |
| بِبُطْءٍ | slowly |
| الرَّفِّ | the shelf |
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
- Notice which walls stay white and which wall receives blue paint.
- Follow the actions in order: prepare, paint, wait and put things back.
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