Imad has heard that Faris is moving away and leaving their course. Faris explains the actual plan and separates confirmed details from assumptions.
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تَصْحِيحُ شَائِعَةٍ عَنْ خُطَطِكَ
عِمَادٌ: يَا فَارِسُ، سَمِعْتُ أَنَّكَ سَتَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ أُخْرَى الشَّهْرَ الْقَادِمَ وَسَتَتْرُكُ الدَّوْرَةَ. أَهَذَا صَحِيحٌ؟
فَارِسٌ: لَا، سَأَزُورُ أَخِي هُنَاكَ أُسْبُوعًا وَاحِدًا، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ. الزِّيَارَةُ مُؤَقَّتَةٌ، وَلَيْسَتِ اِنْتِقَالًا لِلسَّكَنِ.
عِمَادٌ: غَرِيبٌ، قَالَ لِي زَمِيلٌ إِنَّكَ تَبْحَثُ عَنْ شَقَّةٍ هُنَاكَ. مِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَ هَذَا الْكَلَامُ؟
فَارِسٌ: بَحَثْتُ عَنْ شَقَقٍ لِأَخِي بِنَاءً عَلَى طَلَبِهِ. كُنْتُ أُسَاعِدُهُ فِي مُقَارَنَةِ الْإِعْلَانَاتِ فَقَطْ.
عِمَادٌ: إِذَنْ، أَنْتَ لَمْ تَسْتَأْجِرْ شَقَّةً لِنَفْسِكَ، وَلَمْ تُقَرِّرْ أَنْ تَسْكُنَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ؟
فَارِسٌ: صَحِيحٌ. لَمْ أَسْتَأْجِرْ أَيَّ شَقَّةٍ، وَلَمْ أُقَرِّرْ أَنْ أَنْتَقِلَ. هَذَا اِسْتِنْتَاجٌ غَيْرُ صَحِيحٍ.
عِمَادٌ: وَلَكِنَّنِي رَأَيْتُكَ أَمْسِ تَحْمِلُ صُنْدُوقَيْنِ. ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ بَدَأْتَ تَجْمَعُ أَغْرَاضَكَ لِلْاِنْتِقَالِ.
فَارِسٌ: فِيهِمَا كُتُبٌ لِأَخِي. أَجْمَعُهَا لِأَحْمِلَهَا مَعِي عِنْدَ الزِّيَارَةِ، لَا لِأُغَادِرَ بَيْتِي.
عِمَادٌ: الْآنَ فَهِمْتُ. رَبَطْتُ بَيْنَ الْبَحْثِ عَنْ شَقَّةٍ وَالصَّنَادِيقِ، ثُمَّ تَخَيَّلْتُ خُطَّةً لَمْ تَذْكُرْهَا.
فَارِسٌ: أَنَا سَعِيدٌ لِأَنَّكَ سَأَلْتَنِي. رُؤْيَةُ جُزْءٍ مِنَ الْقِصَّةِ لَا تَكْفِي لِمَعْرِفَةِ خُطَّتِي.
عِمَادٌ: مَا الْمَعْلُومَةُ الْمُؤَكَّدَةُ الَّتِي يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا لِمَنْ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ غِيَابِكَ؟
فَارِسٌ: سَأَغِيبُ أُسْبُوعًا لِزِيَارَةِ أَخِي الشَّهْرَ الْقَادِمَ، وَسَأُوَاصِلُ الدَّوْرَةَ بَعْدَ عَوْدَتِي.
عِمَادٌ: وَهَلْ تَحَدَّثْتَ مَعَ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنِ الدُّرُوسِ الَّتِي سَتَفُوتُكَ خِلَالَ هَذَا الْأُسْبُوعِ؟
فَارِسٌ: نَعَمْ، اِتَّفَقْتُ مَعَهُ عَلَى الْحُصُولِ عَلَى الْمَوَادِّ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ. لَمْ أَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّنِي سَأَتْرُكُ الدَّوْرَةَ.
عِمَادٌ: آسِفٌ؛ كَرَّرْتُ الْخَبَرَ أَمَامَ زَمِيلَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ. سَأُصَحِّحُ لَهُمَا مَا قُلْتُهُ.
فَارِسٌ: شُكْرًا. مِنَ الْأَفْضَلِ أَنْ نُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ مَا نَعْرِفُهُ وَمَا نَظُنُّهُ قَبْلَ نَقْلِ الْخَبَرِ.
عِمَادٌ: سَأَقُولُ لَهُمَا إِنَّنِي أَخْطَأْتُ فِي فَهْمِ الْمَوْضُوعِ، وَإِنَّكَ تُخَطِّطُ لِزِيَارَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ فَقَطْ.
فَارِسٌ: هَذَا صَحِيحٌ. وَيُمْكِنُهُمَا أَنْ يَسْأَلَانِي مُبَاشَرَةً إِذَا أَرَادَا أَنْ يَعْرِفَا تَفَاصِيلَ أُخْرَى.
عِمَادٌ: وَإِذَا تَغَيَّرَتْ خُطَّتُكَ فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ، فَكَيْفَ نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَخْمِينٍ؟
فَارِسٌ: سَأُخْبِرُ زُمَلَائِي بِنَفْسِي إِذَا تَغَيَّرَ شَيْءٌ. أَمَّا الْآنَ، فَخُطَّتِي زِيَارَةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ ثُمَّ الْعَوْدَةُ.
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Imad: Faris, I heard you are moving to another city next month and leaving the course. Is that true?
Faris: No, I will visit my brother there for one week, then return. It is a temporary visit, not a move to live there.
Imad: That is strange. A classmate told me you were looking for a flat there. Where did that come from?
Faris: I looked for flats for my brother at his request. I was only helping him compare the listings.
Imad: So you have not rented a flat for yourself or decided to live in that city?
Faris: Correct. I have not rented any flat, and I have not decided to move. That is an incorrect inference.
Imad: But I saw you carrying two boxes yesterday. I thought you had started gathering your belongings to move.
Faris: They contain books for my brother. I am gathering them to take on the visit, not to leave my home.
Imad: Now I understand. I connected the flat search with the boxes, then imagined a plan you had not mentioned.
Faris: I am glad you asked me. Seeing part of the story is not enough to know my plan.
Imad: What confirmed information can I give someone who asks about your absence?
Faris: I will be away for a week to visit my brother next month, and I will continue the course after returning.
Imad: Have you spoken to the teacher about the lessons you will miss during that week?
Faris: Yes, I agreed with him to obtain the study materials. I did not tell him I would leave the course.
Imad: Sorry; I repeated the news to two classmates before asking you. I will correct what I told them.
Faris: Thank you. It is better to distinguish what we know from what we suppose before passing news on.
Imad: I will tell them I misunderstood the situation and that you are only planning a short visit.
Faris: That is correct. They can ask me directly if they want to know other details.
Imad: If your plan changes in the future, how can we know without guessing?
Faris: I will tell my classmates myself if anything changes. For now, my plan is a short visit and then a return.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مُؤَقَّتَةٌ | temporary |
| بِنَاءً عَلَى طَلَبِهِ | at his request |
| الْإِعْلَانَاتِ | listings or advertisements |
| اِسْتِنْتَاجٌ | an inference |
| رَبَطْتُ بَيْنَ | I connected |
| الْمَعْلُومَةُ الْمُؤَكَّدَةُ | confirmed information |
| سَتَفُوتُكَ | you will miss |
| نُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ | distinguish between |
| مُبَاشَرَةً | directly |
| تَخْمِينٍ | guessing |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Ask the person involved and separate observed actions from imagined plans.
- Correct an inaccurate report by giving the confirmed information clearly.
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