Mariam checks whether a short visit suits Salma and brings the lessons she missed. They talk about the homework and stories, then arrange to keep in touch.
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زِيَارَةُ صَدِيقَةٍ كَانَتْ مَرِيضَةً
غَابَتْ سَلْمَى عَنِ الصَّفِّ يَوْمَيْنِ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ مَرِيضَةً. بَعْدَ الدُّرُوسِ، أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهَا مَرْيَمُ رِسَالَةً: «كَيْفَ حَالُكِ الْيَوْمَ؟ هَلْ يُنَاسِبُكِ أَنْ أَزُورَكِ قَلِيلًا؟» أَجَابَتْ سَلْمَى: «أَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ، وَيُسْعِدُنِي أَنْ أَرَاكِ، لَكِنَّنِي أَتْعَبُ بِسُرْعَةٍ». اِتَّفَقَتَا عَلَى زِيَارَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ.
جَمَعَتْ مَرْيَمُ أَوْرَاقَ الدُّرُوسِ الَّتِي فَاتَتْ صَدِيقَتَهَا، وَكَتَبَتِ التَّارِيخَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَرَقَةٍ. وَضَعَتْهَا فِي مِلَفٍّ أَزْرَقَ، وَأَضَافَتْ وَرَقَةً صَغِيرَةً بِالْوَاجِبِ الْجَدِيدِ. ثُمَّ أَخَذَتْ كِتَابَ قِصَصٍ كَانَتْ قَدِ اسْتَعَارَتْهُ مِنْ سَلْمَى. أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تُعِيدَهُ إِلَيْهَا خِلَالَ الزِّيَارَةِ، فَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حَقِيبَتِهَا.
عِنْدَمَا وَصَلَتْ، اِسْتَقْبَلَتْهَا سَلْمَى فِي غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ. أَعْطَتْهَا مَرْيَمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِلَفَّ، وَسَأَلَتْ: «هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْأَوْرَاقِ الْآنَ؟» قَالَتْ سَلْمَى: «أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْوَاجِبَ فَقَطْ، وَسَأَقْرَأُ بَقِيَّةَ الْأَوْرَاقِ لَاحِقًا». شَرَحَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْوَاجِبَ بِمِثَالٍ وَاحِدٍ، ثُمَّ تَحَدَّثَتَا عَنِ الْقِصَصِ الَّتِي تُحِبَّانِهَا.
بَعْدَ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً، قَالَتْ سَلْمَى إِنَّهَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَسْتَرِيحَ. أَغْلَقَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْمِلَفَّ وَوَضَعَتْهُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ بِجَانِبِ الْأَرِيكَةِ، ثُمَّ اِسْتَعَدَّتْ لِلذَّهَابِ. شَكَرَتْهَا سَلْمَى عَلَى الْأَوْرَاقِ وَالزِّيَارَةِ. قَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «سَأُرْسِلُ لَكِ أَخْبَارَ الصَّفِّ غَدًا». اِتَّفَقَتَا عَلَى التَّوَاصُلِ بِالرَّسَائِلِ، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَتْ مَرْيَمُ صَدِيقَتَهَا وَخَرَجَتْ بِهُدُوءٍ.
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Salma missed two days of class because she was ill. After lessons, Mariam sent her a message: “How are you today? Would a short visit suit you?” Salma answered, “I feel better, and I would be happy to see you, but I get tired quickly.” They agreed on a short visit at five.
Mariam gathered the handouts for the lessons her friend had missed and wrote the date on each sheet. She put them in a blue folder and added a small sheet with the new homework. Then she took a storybook she had borrowed from Salma. She wanted to return it during the visit, so she put it in her bag.
When she arrived, Salma welcomed her in the living room. Mariam gave her the book and the folder and asked, “Would you like us to look at the papers now?” Salma said, “I only want to know the homework, and I will read the rest of the papers later.” Mariam explained the homework with one example, then they talked about stories they liked.
After twenty minutes, Salma said she wanted to rest. Mariam closed the folder and put it on the table beside the sofa, then got ready to leave. Salma thanked her for the papers and the visit. Mariam said, “I will send you news from class tomorrow.” They agreed to stay in touch through messages, then Mariam said goodbye to her friend and left quietly.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| غَابَتْ | she was absent |
| أَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ | I feel better |
| أَتْعَبُ بِسُرْعَةٍ | I get tired quickly |
| أَوْرَاقَ الدُّرُوسِ | the lesson handouts |
| الْوَاجِبِ الْجَدِيدِ | the new homework |
| كِتَابَ قِصَصٍ | a storybook |
| لَاحِقًا | later |
| أَنْ تَسْتَرِيحَ | to rest |
03Check your understanding
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What to remember
- Mariam arranges a short visit, organises the missed lesson handouts and returns Salma’s book.
- Salma chooses to hear only about the homework, and Mariam leaves when her friend says she wants to rest.
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أَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ
Read Salma’s own words about feeling better and becoming tired.
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أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْوَاجِبَ فَقَطْ
Notice how Salma says what she would like to know during the visit.
Arabic Future Tense for Beginners: Talk About Tomorrow
سَأُرْسِلُ لَكِ أَخْبَارَ الصَّفِّ غَدًا
Follow the plans to read the papers later and send class news tomorrow.
