Salim’s family labels its boxes before moving to a new apartment. Their first tea break is delayed when the cups seem to be missing.
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الِانْتِقَالُ إِلَى شَقَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ
اِسْمِي سَلِيمٌ. اِنْتَقَلْنَا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ إِلَى شَقَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنْ مَدْرَسَتِي. فِي الْمَسَاءِ قَبْلَ الِانْتِقَالِ، وَضَعْنَا أَغْرَاضَنَا فِي صَنَادِيقَ. كَتَبَتْ أُخْتِي اسْمَ الْغُرْفَةِ عَلَى كُلِّ صُنْدُوقٍ، وَأَضَافَتْ أُمِّي كَلِمَةَ «زُجَاجٌ» عَلَى صَنَادِيقِ الْأَكْوَابِ وَالْأَطْبَاقِ.
فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَصَلَتْ شَاحِنَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ. حَمَلَ أَبِي وَعَمِّي الْأَثَاثَ، وَحَمَلْتُ أَنَا الْوَسَائِدَ وَالْحَقَائِبَ الْخَفِيفَةَ. قَالَ أَبِي: «ضَعُوا كُلَّ صُنْدُوقٍ فِي غُرْفَتِهِ، لِكَيْ نَجِدَ أَغْرَاضَنَا بِسُهُولَةٍ». وَضَعَتْ أُخْتِي صُنْدُوقَ الْكُتُبِ فِي غُرْفَتِي قُرْبَ النَّافِذَةِ.
بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَشْرَبَ الشَّايَ، وَلَكِنَّنَا لَمْ نَجِدِ الْأَكْوَابَ. سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي: «أَيْنَ صُنْدُوقُ الْمَطْبَخِ؟» بَحَثْنَا عَنْهُ فِي غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ، ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهُ خَلْفَ بَابِ الْمَطْبَخِ. كَانَ صَغِيرًا، وَكَانَتْ حَقِيبَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ أَمَامَهُ.
أَخَذْنَا الْأَكْوَابَ وَجَلَسْنَا عَلَى السَّجَّادَةِ؛ فَالطَّاوِلَةُ كَانَتْ مَا تَزَالُ فِي الشَّاحِنَةِ. قَالَتْ أُخْتِي: «هَذِهِ أَوَّلُ جَلْسَةٍ لَنَا فِي بَيْتِنَا الْجَدِيدِ!» ضَحِكْنَا وَشَرِبْنَا الشَّايَ. بَعْدَ الِاسْتِرَاحَةِ، أَكْمَلْنَا تَرْتِيبَ الْغُرَفِ مَعًا، وَفِي الْمَسَاءِ أَصْبَحَتْ غُرْفَتِي جَاهِزَةً لِلنَّوْمِ.
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My name is Salim. On Saturday, we moved to a new apartment near my school. On the evening before the move, we put our belongings in boxes. My sister wrote the room name on each box, and my mother added the word “glass” to the boxes of cups and plates.
In the morning, a small truck arrived. My father and my uncle carried the furniture, and I carried the cushions and light bags. My father said, “Put each box in its room so that we can find our things easily.” My sister put the box of books in my room near the window.
In the afternoon, we wanted to drink tea, but we could not find the cups. My mother asked, “Where is the kitchen box?” We looked for it in the living room, then I saw it behind the kitchen door. It was small, and there was a large bag in front of it.
We took the cups and sat on the rug, because the table was still in the truck. My sister said, “This is our first time sitting together in our new home!” We laughed and drank tea. After the break, we finished arranging the rooms together, and in the evening my room was ready for sleeping.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| اِنْتَقَلْنَا | we moved |
| أَغْرَاضَنَا | our belongings |
| صُنْدُوقٍ | a box |
| شَاحِنَةٌ | a truck |
| الْأَثَاثَ | the furniture |
| الْوَسَائِدَ | the cushions |
| بِسُهُولَةٍ | easily |
| خَلْفَ | behind |
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
- Use before, in the morning, in the afternoon and after the break to follow the move.
- A location such as behind the kitchen door helps you follow the search for the missing box.
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