Samir and his friends plan a day in a mountain village. They explore its streets and choose their final activity with the last bus home in mind.
01Read the Arabic story
رِحْلَةُ يَوْمٍ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ جَبَلِيَّةٍ
قَرَّرَ سَمِيرٌ أَنْ يَزُورَ قَرْيَةً جَبَلِيَّةً مَعَ صَدِيقَيْهِ رَامِي وَنَبِيلٍ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. فِي الْمَسَاءِ السَّابِقِ، قَرَأُوا جَدْوَلَ الْحَافِلَاتِ مَعًا. كَانَتْ حَافِلَةُ الذَّهَابِ تَنْطَلِقُ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ صَبَاحًا، وَآخِرُ حَافِلَةٍ لِلْعَوْدَةِ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ. وَضَعُوا الْمَاءَ وَبَعْضَ الطَّعَامِ فِي حَقَائِبِهِمْ.
وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ فِي التَّاسِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ. سَأَلَ نَبِيلٌ السَّائِقَ: «هَلْ نَنْتَظِرُ حَافِلَةَ الْعَوْدَةِ هُنَا؟» أَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ، فِي الْمَوْقِفِ نَفْسِهِ». مَشَى الْأَصْدِقَاءُ فِي شَوَارِعَ ضَيِّقَةٍ بَيْنَ بُيُوتٍ قَدِيمَةٍ. ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا فِي سَاحَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ، وَشَرِبُوا الشَّايَ وَنَظَرُوا إِلَى الْجِبَالِ الْقَرِيبَةِ.
بَعْدَ الْغَدَاءِ، أَرَادَ رَامِي أَنْ يَزُورَ جِسْرًا بَعِيدًا. نَظَرَ سَمِيرٌ إِلَى خَرِيطَةِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَقَالَ: «الطَّرِيقُ إِلَيْهِ طَوِيلٌ، وَلَا نُرِيدُ أَنْ تَفُوتَنَا الْحَافِلَةُ». اِخْتَارُوا حَدِيقَةً قَرِيبَةً بَدَلًا مِنَ الْجِسْرِ. تَمَشَّوْا فِيهَا وَالْتَقَطُوا صُوَرًا لِلْأَشْجَارِ وَالْبُيُوتِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهَا.
فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ، غَادَرُوا الْحَدِيقَةَ وَمَشَوْا إِلَى مَوْقِفِ الْحَافِلَةِ. وَصَلُوا قَبْلَ الرَّابِعَةِ بِرُبْعِ سَاعَةٍ، فَوَجَدُوا وَقْتًا لِلرَّاحَةِ. عِنْدَمَا جَاءَتِ الْحَافِلَةُ، رَكِبُوا وَجَلَسُوا مَعًا. قَالَ نَبِيلٌ: «زُرْنَا أَمَاكِنَ جَمِيلَةً، وَوَصَلْنَا إِلَى الْمَوْقِفِ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُنَاسِبِ». وَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَى زِيَارَةِ الْجِسْرِ فِي رِحْلَةٍ أُخْرَى.
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Samir decided to visit a mountain village with his two friends Rami and Nabil on Saturday. The previous evening, they read the bus timetable together. The outward bus left at eight in the morning, and the last bus back was at four in the afternoon. They put water and some food in their bags.
They arrived in the village at half past nine. Nabil asked the driver, “Do we wait for the return bus here?” He answered, “Yes, at the same stop.” The friends walked along narrow streets between old houses. Then they sat in a small square, drank tea and looked at the nearby mountains.
After lunch, Rami wanted to visit a distant bridge. Samir looked at the village map and said, “The way there is long, and we do not want to miss the bus.” They chose a nearby garden instead of the bridge. They strolled there and took photos of the trees and the houses around it.
At half past three, they left the garden and walked to the bus stop. They arrived fifteen minutes before four, so they had time to rest. When the bus came, they boarded and sat together. Nabil said, “We visited beautiful places and reached the stop at the right time.” They agreed to visit the bridge on another trip.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| قَرْيَةً جَبَلِيَّةً | a mountain village |
| جَدْوَلَ الْحَافِلَاتِ | the bus timetable |
| حَافِلَةُ الذَّهَابِ | the outward bus |
| فِي الْمَوْقِفِ نَفْسِهِ | at the same stop |
| شَوَارِعَ ضَيِّقَةٍ | narrow streets |
| أَنْ تَفُوتَنَا الْحَافِلَةُ | to miss the bus |
| وَالْتَقَطُوا صُوَرًا | and they took photos |
| فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُنَاسِبِ | at the right time |
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
- The friends check both bus times and confirm where to catch the return bus before exploring.
- They choose a nearby garden, reach the stop early and save the distant bridge for another trip.
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ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا فِي سَاحَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ
Follow the next activity as the friends move from walking to resting in the square.
