Layla is ready to write, but her blue pen is missing. Follow her search while practising colours, classroom objects and words for location.
01Read the Arabic story
أَيْنَ قَلَمِي الْأَزْرَقُ؟
أَنَا لَيْلَى. أَجْلِسُ فِي غُرْفَتِي وَأَفْتَحُ دَفْتَرِي. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ اِسْمِي. عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ كِتَابٌ وَقَلَمٌ أَحْمَرُ. لَكِنْ أَيْنَ قَلَمِي الْأَزْرَقُ؟ أَنَا أُحِبُّ الْكِتَابَةَ بِهَذَا الْقَلَمِ.
أَبْحَثُ تَحْتَ الْكِتَابِ. الْقَلَمُ لَيْسَ هُنَاكَ. أَنْظُرُ تَحْتَ الْكُرْسِيِّ. أَرَى مِمْحَاةً، وَلَا أَرَى قَلَمِي. أَفْتَحُ حَقِيبَتِي وَأَبْحَثُ فِيهَا. فِيهَا كُتُبٌ، لَكِنَّ الْقَلَمَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا.
تَدْخُلُ أُخْتِي وَتَسْأَلُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلِينَ؟» أَقُولُ: «أَبْحَثُ عَنْ قَلَمِي». تَبْتَسِمُ وَتَقُولُ: «اُنْظُرِي إِلَى جَيْبِكِ!» أَضَعُ يَدِي فِي جَيْبِي وَأَجِدُ الْقَلَمَ الْأَزْرَقَ. أَضْحَكُ وَأَكْتُبُ اِسْمِي.
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I am Layla. I sit in my room and open my notebook. I want to write my name. On the table are a book and a red pen. But where is my blue pen? I like writing with this pen.
I look under the book. The pen is not there. I look under the chair. I see an eraser, but I do not see my pen. I open my bag and search inside it. There are books in it, but the pen is not in it.
My sister comes in and asks, “What are you doing?” I say, “I am looking for my pen.” She smiles and says, “Look at your pocket!” I put my hand in my pocket and find the blue pen. I laugh and write my name.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic | Meaning in the story |
|---|---|
| غُرْفَتِي | my room |
| الْأَزْرَقُ | the blue one, describing the pen |
| أَبْحَثُ | I look for / search |
| تَحْتَ | under |
| مِمْحَاةً | an eraser |
| جَيْبِي | my pocket |
| أَجِدُ | I find |
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
- Follow عَلَى (on), تَحْتَ (under) and فِي (in) to track where Layla looks.
- Keep the two pens separate: the red pen is on the table, and the blue pen is in Layla’s pocket.
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Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ / تَحْتَ الْكِتَابِ
Follow the location words that guide Layla’s search around her room.
Colors in Arabic: 10 Color Words with Simple Examples
قَلَمٌ أَحْمَرُ / قَلَمِي الْأَزْرَقُ
Distinguish the red pen Layla sees from the blue pen she wants.
School Vocabulary in Arabic: Classroom Objects and Places
دَفْتَرِي / كِتَابٌ
Review the notebook, books and other school items around Layla.
