Huda needs a dentist appointment that fits around her working hours. She compares two available times and checks the details before ending the call.
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حَجْزُ مَوْعِدٍ عِنْدَ طَبِيبِ الْأَسْنَانِ
تَعْمَلُ هُدَى فِي مَكْتَبٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا، مِنَ السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا إِلَى الرَّابِعَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ. فِي صَبَاحِ الْأَحَدِ، اِتَّصَلَتْ بِعِيَادَةِ طَبِيبِ الْأَسْنَانِ لِحَجْزِ مَوْعِدٍ. وَضَعَتْ تَقْوِيمًا وَقَلَمًا أَمَامَهَا، ثُمَّ اِنْتَظَرَتْ قَلِيلًا حَتَّى رَدَّ الْمُوَظَّفُ عَلَى الْهَاتِفِ.
قَالَتْ هُدَى: «أُرِيدُ مَوْعِدًا هَذَا الْأُسْبُوعَ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ». قَالَ الْمُوَظَّفُ: «عِنْدَنَا مَوْعِدٌ يَوْمَ الْاِثْنَيْنِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ صَبَاحًا». نَظَرَتْ هُدَى إِلَى التَّقْوِيمِ وَقَالَتْ: «أَكُونُ فِي الْعَمَلِ فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ. هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مَوْعِدٌ بَعْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ؟»
بَحَثَ الْمُوَظَّفُ فِي الْحَاسُوبِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ مَسَاءً». اِبْتَسَمَتْ هُدَى، لِأَنَّ هَذَا الْوَقْتَ يُنَاسِبُهَا. قَالَتْ: «أَخْتَارُ هَذَا الْمَوْعِدَ». كَتَبَ الْمُوَظَّفُ اِسْمَهَا وَرَقْمَ هَاتِفِهَا، وَطَلَبَ مِنْهَا أَنْ تَحْضُرَ قَبْلَ الْمَوْعِدِ بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ.
كَتَبَتْ هُدَى الْيَوْمَ وَالسَّاعَةَ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَتْ عَنْ عُنْوَانِ الْعِيَادَةِ. قَالَ الْمُوَظَّفُ: «نَحْنُ بِجَانِبِ الْمَكْتَبَةِ الْعَامَّةِ». كَانَتْ تَعْرِفُ الْمَكَانَ جَيِّدًا. قَبْلَ نِهَايَةِ الْمُكَالَمَةِ، كَرَّرَتِ الْمَوْعِدَ لِلتَّأَكُّدِ، وَشَكَرَتِ الْمُوَظَّفَ. ثُمَّ وَضَعَتِ التَّقْوِيمَ فِي حَقِيبَتِهَا لِكَيْ تَتَذَكَّرَ الْمَوْعِدَ.
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Huda works in an office near her home, from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon. On Sunday morning, she called the dentist’s clinic to book an appointment. She put a calendar and a pen in front of her, then waited a little until the employee answered the phone.
Huda said, “I would like an appointment this week, please.” The employee said, “We have an appointment on Monday at ten in the morning.” Huda looked at the calendar and said, “I am at work at that time. Do you have an appointment after four?”
The employee checked the computer, then said, “Tuesday at five in the evening.” Huda smiled because that time suited her. She said, “I will choose that appointment.” The employee wrote down her name and phone number and asked her to arrive ten minutes before the appointment.
Huda wrote down the day and time, then asked for the clinic’s address. The employee said, “We are beside the public library.” She knew the place well. Before the call ended, she repeated the appointment details to check them and thanked the employee. Then she put the calendar in her bag so that she would remember the appointment.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| لِحَجْزِ مَوْعِدٍ | to book an appointment |
| تَقْوِيمًا | a calendar |
| الْمُوَظَّفُ | the employee |
| هَذَا الْأُسْبُوعَ | this week |
| يُنَاسِبُهَا | suits her |
| بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ | by ten minutes; ten minutes |
| عُنْوَانِ الْعِيَادَةِ | the clinic’s address |
| لِلتَّأَكُّدِ | to make sure |
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
- Huda compares an appointment during work with one after work and chooses Tuesday at five.
- Notice how بَعْدَ and قَبْلَ connect appointment times with her working hours and arrival time.
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رَدَّ الْمُوَظَّفُ عَلَى الْهَاتِفِ
Follow Huda’s polite request and the exchange of details during a phone call.
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فِي السَّاعَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ صَبَاحًا
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Arabic Time and Place Adverbs: Before, After, In Front and Behind
قَبْلَ الْمَوْعِدِ بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ
Use before and after to understand working hours and arrival instructions.
