Sami usually arrives on time, but one forgotten alarm changes his morning. Follow what happens and how he explains the delay to his teacher.
01Read the Arabic story
لِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرْتُ عَنْ دَرْسِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ؟
أَمْسِ تَأَخَّرَ سَامِي عَنْ دَرْسِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ. يَبْدَأُ الدَّرْسُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ صَبَاحًا، وَهُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ عَادَةً فِي السَّابِعَةِ. وَلَكِنَّهُ قَرَأَ قِصَّةً طَوِيلَةً فِي اللَّيْلَةِ السَّابِقَةِ، وَنَسِيَ أَنْ يَضْبِطَ الْمُنَبِّهَ. عِنْدَمَا فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ، كَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ الثَّامِنَةَ وَالرُّبْعَ.
نَهَضَ سَامِي بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَارْتَدَى مَلَابِسَهُ. أَخَذَ حَقِيبَتَهُ وَخَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ دُونَ فَطُورٍ. كَانَتِ الْمَدْرَسَةُ قَرِيبَةً، فَمَشَى إِلَيْهَا. وَصَلَ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ، وَطَرَقَ بَابَ الْفَصْلِ بِهُدُوءٍ. كَانَ زُمَلَاؤُهُ يَكْتُبُونَ جُمَلًا فِي دَفَاتِرِهِمْ.
سَأَلَهُ الْمُعَلِّمُ: «لِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرْتَ الْيَوْمَ يَا سَامِي؟» قَالَ: «أَنَا آسِفٌ. تَأَخَّرْتُ لِأَنَّنِي نَسِيتُ الْمُنَبِّهَ». قَالَ الْمُعَلِّمُ: «اُدْخُلْ وَاجْلِسْ. بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ، اِسْأَلْ زَمِيلَكَ عَنِ التَّمْرِينِ الْأَوَّلِ». جَلَسَ سَامِي وَفَتَحَ كِتَابَهُ، ثُمَّ شَارَكَ فِي قِرَاءَةِ الْحِوَارِ.
بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ، شَرَحَ لَهُ زَمِيلُهُ التَّمْرِينَ، وَكَتَبَ سَامِي الْإِجَابَاتِ. وَفِي الْمَسَاءِ، وَضَعَ كُتُبَهُ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ وَضَبَطَ الْمُنَبِّهَ عَلَى السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ. قَالَ لِنَفْسِهِ: «سَأَنَامُ مُبَكِّرًا الْيَوْمَ». وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي، وَصَلَ إِلَى الْفَصْلِ قَبْلَ بَدْءِ الدَّرْسِ.
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Yesterday Sami was late for Arabic class. The lesson starts at eight in the morning, and he usually wakes up at seven. But he read a long story the previous night and forgot to set the alarm. When he opened his eyes, it was quarter past eight.
Sami got up quickly, washed his face and put on his clothes. He took his bag and left home without breakfast. The school was nearby, so he walked there. He arrived at half past eight and knocked quietly on the classroom door. His classmates were writing sentences in their notebooks.
The teacher asked him, “Why are you late today, Sami?” He said, “I am sorry. I was late because I forgot the alarm.” The teacher said, “Come in and sit down. After the lesson, ask your classmate about the first exercise.” Sami sat down and opened his book, then took part in reading the dialogue.
After the lesson, his classmate explained the exercise to him, and Sami wrote the answers. In the evening, he put his books in his bag and set the alarm for seven. He said to himself, “I will sleep early today.” The following morning, he arrived in the classroom before the lesson began.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| تَأَخَّرَ | was late |
| عَادَةً | usually |
| الْمُنَبِّهَ | the alarm |
| بِسُرْعَةٍ | quickly |
| دُونَ فَطُورٍ | without breakfast |
| بِهُدُوءٍ | quietly |
| التَّمْرِينَ | the exercise |
| مُبَكِّرًا | early |
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
- Sami forgets his alarm, arrives half an hour late and gets help with the missed exercise.
- Follow the time expressions and notice how لِأَنَّنِي introduces Sami’s reason for being late.
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لِأَنَّنِي نَسِيتُ الْمُنَبِّهَ
See how Sami gives his teacher a reason for the delay.
