Adil wants to meet Hassan and Mazin, but their free times do not match at first. A shorter outing close to home gives them a plan everyone can keep.
01Read the Arabic story
مَوْعِدٌ يُنَاسِبُ الْجَمِيعَ
أَرَادَ عَادِلٌ أَنْ يَلْتَقِيَ بِصَدِيقَيْهِ حَسَنٍ وَمَازِنٍ بَعْدَ أُسْبُوعٍ مُزْدَحِمٍ. أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا رِسَالَةً: «هَلْ نَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ؟» أَجَابَ حَسَنٌ: «أَعْمَلُ حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ». وَكَتَبَ مَازِنٌ: «عِنْدِي دَرْسٌ مِنَ السَّادِسَةِ إِلَى الثَّامِنَةِ». لَمْ يَكُنْ مَسَاءُ الْجُمُعَةِ مُنَاسِبًا لَهُمْ.
فَكَّرَ عَادِلٌ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ، وَسَأَلَ عَنِ الصَّبَاحِ. قَالَ مَازِنٌ: «أُسَاعِدُ أَبِي فِي الْمَتْجَرِ حَتَّى الْوَاحِدَةِ ظُهْرًا». وَقَالَ حَسَنٌ: «سَأَزُورُ جَدَّتِي مَسَاءً، وَعَلَيَّ أَنْ أُغَادِرَ بَيْتِي فِي الْخَامِسَةِ». كَتَبَ عَادِلٌ هَذِهِ الْمَوَاعِيدَ عَلَى وَرَقَةٍ، ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ بَيْنَهَا.
اِقْتَرَحَ عَادِلٌ لِقَاءً قَصِيرًا فِي حَدِيقَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمْ. كَتَبَ: «مَا رَأْيُكُمَا فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ؟ نَتَمَشَّى سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً، ثُمَّ نَعُودُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ». وَافَقَ الصَّدِيقَانِ، وَقَالَ حَسَنٌ: «سَيَكُونُ عِنْدِي وَقْتٌ كَافٍ قَبْلَ زِيَارَةِ جَدَّتِي». اِتَّفَقُوا عَلَى اللِّقَاءِ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الرَّئِيسِيِّ.
فِي السَّبْتِ، وَصَلَ الْجَمِيعُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ. مَشَوْا بَيْنَ الْأَشْجَارِ وَتَحَدَّثُوا عَنْ أُسْبُوعِهِمْ. حَمَلَ مَازِنٌ زُجَاجَةَ مَاءٍ، وَعَرَضَ عَادِلٌ بَعْضَ صُوَرِ رِحْلَتِهِ الْأَخِيرَةِ. عِنْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ، وَدَّعُوا بَعْضَهُمْ وَعَادُوا إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ. فِي طَرِيقِ الْعَوْدَةِ، أَرْسَلَ حَسَنٌ رِسَالَةً: «كَانَ اللِّقَاءُ قَصِيرًا، لَكِنَّهُ كَانَ جَمِيلًا. شُكْرًا لَكُمَا!»
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Adil wanted to meet his friends Hassan and Mazin after a busy week. He sent them a message: “Shall we go out on Friday at four?” Hassan replied, “I work until six.” Mazin wrote, “I have a lesson from six to eight.” Friday evening was not suitable for them.
Adil thought about Saturday and asked about the morning. Mazin said, “I help my father in the shop until one in the afternoon.” Hassan said, “I will visit my grandmother in the evening, and I have to leave home at five.” Adil wrote these times on a piece of paper, then looked at the time between them.
Adil suggested a short meeting in a park near their homes. He wrote, “What do you two think about three o’clock on Saturday? We can walk for one hour, then go home.” Both friends agreed, and Hassan said, “I will have enough time before visiting my grandmother.” They agreed to meet at the main entrance.
On Saturday, everyone arrived at three. They walked among the trees and talked about their week. Mazin carried a bottle of water, and Adil showed some pictures from his last trip. At four, they said goodbye to one another and went home. On the way back, Hassan sent a message: “The meeting was short, but it was lovely. Thank you both!”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مُزْدَحِمٍ | busy |
| رِسَالَةً | a message |
| أُغَادِرَ | leave |
| اِقْتَرَحَ | he suggested |
| نَتَمَشَّى | we walk / take a stroll |
| وَافَقَ | agreed |
| الْبَابِ الرَّئِيسِيِّ | the main entrance |
| وَدَّعُوا | they said goodbye |
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
- Compare Friday’s work and lesson times with Saturday’s shop duty and family visit before identifying the shared free hour.
- Follow the complete agreement: Saturday at three, a nearby park, the main entrance and a one-hour walk.
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