Omar brings a pair of tight shoes back to the shop. Follow his polite conversation with the shop assistant as he looks for the right size.
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حِذَاءٌ بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ
اِشْتَرَى عُمَرُ حِذَاءً أَسْوَدَ مِنْ مَتْجَرٍ قَرِيبٍ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. جَرَّبَهُ بِسُرْعَةٍ فِي الْمَتْجَرِ، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. عِنْدَمَا لَبِسَهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَمَشَى بِهِ فِي غُرْفَتِهِ، وَجَدَهُ ضَيِّقًا. وَضَعَهُ فِي صُنْدُوقِهِ وَبَحَثَ عَنِ الْفَاتُورَةِ فِي حَقِيبَتِهِ.
فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، عَادَ عُمَرُ إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ وَمَعَهُ الْحِذَاءُ وَالْفَاتُورَةُ. قَالَ لِلْبَائِعِ: «صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ. اِشْتَرَيْتُ هَذَا الْحِذَاءَ أَمْسِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ ضَيِّقٌ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَسْتَبْدِلَ بِهِ حِذَاءً بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟» نَظَرَ الْبَائِعُ إِلَى الْفَاتُورَةِ وَقَالَ: «نَعَمْ، بِالتَّأْكِيدِ».
أَحْضَرَ الْبَائِعُ حِذَاءً أَسْوَدَ وَآخَرَ أَزْرَقَ بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ. قَالَ عُمَرُ: «أُفَضِّلُ اللَّوْنَ الْأَسْوَدَ». جَرَّبَ الْحِذَاءَ الْأَسْوَدَ الْجَدِيدَ وَمَشَى بِهِ دَاخِلَ الْمَتْجَرِ. سَأَلَهُ الْبَائِعُ: «هَلْ هُوَ مُرِيحٌ الْآنَ؟» أَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ، هَذَا الْمَقَاسُ مُنَاسِبٌ لِي. كَمْ أَدْفَعُ؟»
قَالَ الْبَائِعُ: «السِّعْرُ نَفْسُهُ، فَلَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى دَفْعِ شَيْءٍ». وَضَعَ الْحِذَاءَ فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ وَأَعَادَ الْفَاتُورَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ. شَكَرَ عُمَرُ الْبَائِعَ وَخَرَجَ سَعِيدًا. وَفِي الْمَسَاءِ، لَبِسَ حِذَاءَهُ الْجَدِيدَ وَذَهَبَ لِزِيَارَةِ أَخِيهِ. هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةَ، كَانَ الْمَشْيُ مُرِيحًا.
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Omar bought a pair of black shoes from a nearby shop on Saturday. He tried them on quickly in the shop, then returned home. When he put them on again and walked in his room, he found them tight. He put them in their box and looked for the receipt in his bag.
The next day, Omar returned to the shop with the shoes and the receipt. He said to the shop assistant, “Good morning. I bought these shoes yesterday, but they are tight. Could I exchange them for a pair in a larger size, please?” The shop assistant looked at the receipt and said, “Yes, certainly.”
The shop assistant brought a black pair and a blue pair in a larger size. Omar said, “I prefer black.” He tried on the new black shoes and walked in them inside the shop. The assistant asked him, “Are they comfortable now?” He answered, “Yes, this size suits me. How much do I pay?”
The shop assistant said, “The price is the same, so you do not need to pay anything.” He put the shoes in the box and returned the receipt to Omar. Omar thanked the shop assistant and left happily. In the evening, he put on his new shoes and went to visit his brother. This time, walking was comfortable.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| ضَيِّقًا | tight |
| الْفَاتُورَةِ | the receipt |
| لِلْبَائِعِ | to the shop assistant |
| بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ | in a larger size |
| مِنْ فَضْلِكَ | please |
| أُفَضِّلُ | I prefer |
| مُنَاسِبٌ لِي | suitable for me |
| السِّعْرُ نَفْسُهُ | the price is the same |
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
- Omar explains the problem, shows his receipt and tries the larger shoes before completing the exchange.
- Use the polite request and size comparison to follow the conversation; the replacement has the same price in this story.
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