Sahar and Adil compare a new slide, repairs and shade for their community grant.
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تَرْتِيبُ أَوْلَوِيَّاتِ تَحْسِينِ مَلْعَبِ الْأَطْفَالِ
سَحَرُ: حَصَلْنَا عَلَى مِنْحَةٍ قَدْرُهَا سِتَّةُ آلَافِ رِيَالٍ لِلْمَلْعَبِ. أَقْتَرِحُ شِرَاءَ زَحْلَاقَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ بِخَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ وَخَمْسِمِئَةٍ.
عَادِلٌ: سَيَفْرَحُ الْأَطْفَالُ بِهَا، لَكِنَّ جُزْءًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِيَّةِ تَالِفٌ. أَرَى أَنَّ إِصْلَاحَهُ أَكْثَرُ إِلْحَاحًا مِنْ إِضَافَةِ لُعْبَةٍ.
سَحَرُ: الْجُزْءُ التَّالِفُ مُغْلَقٌ حَالِيًّا، وَالْأَطْفَالُ يَسْتَخْدِمُونَ بَقِيَّةَ الْمَلْعَبِ. هَلْ نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَخْصِيصِ الْمِنْحَةِ كُلِّهَا لِلْإِصْلَاحِ؟
عَادِلٌ: لَا، التَّقْدِيرُ الْأَوَّلِيُّ أَلْفَا رِيَالٍ، لَكِنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَأْكِيدِ الْفَنِّيِّ. إِعَادَةُ فَتْحِ الْجُزْءِ تُوَسِّعُ مَسَاحَةَ اللَّعِبِ.
سَحَرُ: أَفْهَمُ ذَلِكَ. وَمَعَ الْإِصْلَاحِ لَنْ يَكْفِيَ الْمَبْلَغُ لِلزَّحْلَاقَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ. مَا الْأَوْلَوِيَّةُ التَّالِيَةُ فِي رَأْيِكَ؟
عَادِلٌ: الظِّلُّ؛ فَبَعْضُ الْأُسَرِ تُغَادِرُ مُبَكِّرًا لِأَنَّ مِنْطَقَةَ الْجُلُوسِ مَكْشُوفَةٌ. وَصَلَنَا عَرْضٌ لِمِظَلَّةٍ بِثَلَاثَةِ آلَافِ رِيَالٍ.
سَحَرُ: الْمِظَلَّةُ مُفِيدَةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ طَلَبُوا لُعْبَةً جَدِيدَةً. لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَشْعُرُوا أَنَّ آرَاءَهُمْ لَا تَهُمُّنَا.
عَادِلٌ: نَأْخُذُ آرَاءَهُمْ بِجِدِّيَّةٍ وَنَشْرَحُ الْمُفَاضَلَةَ. تَأْجِيلُ طَلَبٍ مَرْغُوبٍ لَا يَعْنِي رَفْضَهُ، إِذَا كَانَتِ الْحَاجَةُ الْأُخْرَى أَشَدَّ.
سَحَرُ: هَلْ شَمِلَ عَرْضُ الْمِظَلَّةِ التَّرْكِيبَ؟ لَا نُرِيدُ اعْتِمَادَ سِعْرٍ مُنْخَفِضٍ ثُمَّ اكْتِشَافَ نَفَقَاتٍ إِضَافِيَّةٍ.
عَادِلٌ: نَعَمْ، شَمِلَهُ، وَسَأَطْلُبُ تَأْكِيدًا مَكْتُوبًا. وَنَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مُوَافَقَةِ الْجِهَةِ الْمَسْؤُولَةِ عَلَى مَكَانِهَا قَبْلَ الطَّلَبِ.
سَحَرُ: إِذَنْ نُنْفِقُ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ عَلَى الْإِصْلَاحِ وَالْمِظَلَّةِ، وَيَبْقَى أَلْفٌ. هَلْ نَشْتَرِي بِهِ مَقْعَدًا جَدِيدًا؟
عَادِلٌ: أُفَضِّلُ الِاحْتِفَاظَ بِهِ مُؤَقَّتًا لِلنَّفَقَاتِ غَيْرِ الْمُتَوَقَّعَةِ، حَتَّى نَتَأَكَّدَ مِنَ التَّكْلِفَةِ النِّهَائِيَّةِ لِلْإِصْلَاحِ.
سَحَرُ: أُوَافِقُ عَلَى الِاحْتِيَاطِ، بِشَرْطِ أَنْ نُعْلِنَ سَبَبَهُ. وَهَلْ يَشْمَلُ الْإِصْلَاحُ تَسْوِيَةَ الْمَمَرِّ الْمُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْأَلْعَابِ؟
عَادِلٌ: سَأَسْأَلُ الْفَنِّيَّ؛ فَسُهُولَةُ الْوُصُولِ تَهُمُّ الْأَطْفَالَ وَمُرَافِقِيهِمْ. لَا نَفْتَرِضُ أَنَّ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ يَدْخُلُ فِي التَّقْدِيرِ.
سَحَرُ: إِذَا زَادَتْ تَكْلِفَةُ الْإِصْلَاحِ، نُرَاجِعُ الْخُطَّةَ قَبْلَ شِرَاءِ الْمِظَلَّةِ. فَالْمِنْحَةُ مَحْدُودَةٌ وَلَا نَعِدُ بِمَا لَا نَمْلِكُ.
عَادِلٌ: صَحِيحٌ. وَنَطْلُبُ مِنَ الْفَنِّيِّ تَحْدِيدَ الْأَعْمَالِ الضَّرُورِيَّةِ، لِنُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ مَا يَلْزَمُ الْآنَ وَمَا يُمْكِنُ تَأْجِيلُهُ.
سَحَرُ: سَأَسْأَلُ الْأُسَرَ عَنْ أَوْقَاتِ اسْتِخْدَامِ الْمَلْعَبِ وَاحْتِيَاجَاتِهَا، بَدَلًا مِنْ حَصْرِ السُّؤَالِ فِي اللُّعْبَةِ الْمُفَضَّلَةِ.
عَادِلٌ: وَنُتِيحُ لِلْأَطْفَالِ شَرْحَ اخْتِيَارَاتِهِمْ أَيْضًا. قَدْ نَكْتَشِفُ أَنَّ الْمَسَاحَةَ الْمُتَاحَةَ أَهَمُّ مِنْ عَدَدِ الْأَلْعَابِ.
سَحَرُ: سَأَحْتَفِظُ بِفِكْرَةِ الزَّحْلَاقَةِ لِمِنْحَةٍ لَاحِقَةٍ، مَعَ تَوْضِيحِ أَنَّ شِرَاءَهَا غَيْرُ مَضْمُونٍ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّرَ التَّمْوِيلُ.
عَادِلٌ: هَذَا مُنَاسِبٌ. وَنَنْشُرُ الْأَسْعَارَ وَأَسْبَابَ التَّرْتِيبِ، لِيَفْهَمَ الْجَمِيعُ كَيْفَ وُزِّعَتِ الْمِنْحَةُ وَلِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرَتْ بَعْضُ الرَّغَبَاتِ.
سَحَرُ: إِذَنْ أَوْلَوِيَّتُنَا الْإِصْلَاحُ، ثُمَّ الظِّلُّ إِذَا سَمَحَتِ الْمِيزَانِيَّةُ، مَعَ تَأْجِيلِ الْإِنْفَاقِ عَلَى إِضَافَاتٍ أُخْرَى.
عَادِلٌ: نَعَمْ؛ نَعْتَمِدُ الْخُطَّةَ النِّهَائِيَّةَ بَعْدَ تَأْكِيدِ النِّطَاقِ وَالتَّكَالِيفِ وَسَمَاعِ الْمَلَاحَظَاتِ، وَنُعْلِنُ أَيَّ تَعْدِيلٍ بِوُضُوحٍ.
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Sahar: Our playground received a 6,000-riyal grant. I propose a new slide costing 5,500.
Adil: Children would enjoy it, but some flooring is damaged. Repairing it seems more urgent than adding equipment.
Sahar: The damaged section is currently closed, and children use the rest. Must we allocate the entire grant to repairs?
Adil: No. The preliminary estimate is 2,000 riyals, pending technical confirmation. Reopening that section would increase play space.
Sahar: I understand. With the repair, the money will not cover the new slide. What is your next priority?
Adil: Shade: some families leave early because the seating area is exposed. We have a 3,000-riyal canopy quote.
Sahar: A canopy is useful, but children asked for new equipment. I do not want them to feel their views do not matter.
Adil: We take their views seriously and explain the tradeoff. Postponing something desirable does not mean rejecting it when another need is greater.
Sahar: Does the canopy quote include installation? We should not accept a low price and then discover additional costs.
Adil: Yes, and I will request written confirmation. We also need the responsible authority to approve its location before ordering.
Sahar: Then repairs and the canopy cost 5,000, leaving 1,000. Shall we buy a new bench?
Adil: I would temporarily reserve it for unexpected expenses until repair costs are confirmed.
Sahar: I agree to a reserve, provided we explain it. Does the repair include levelling the path to the equipment?
Adil: I will ask the technician; access matters to children and accompanying adults. We must not assume every task is included.
Sahar: If repair costs rise, we review the plan before buying the canopy. The grant is limited; we cannot promise money we lack.
Adil: Exactly. We ask the technician to identify essential work so we can distinguish what is needed now from what can wait.
Sahar: I will ask families about when they use the playground and what they need, rather than only their favourite equipment.
Adil: We also let children explain their choices. We may find that available space matters more than the number of play structures.
Sahar: I will retain the slide idea for a later grant, explaining that buying it is not guaranteed until funding is available.
Adil: That works. We publish prices and reasons for the priorities so everyone understands the allocation and why some wishes were postponed.
Sahar: Then repairs come first, followed by shade if the budget allows, while spending on other additions waits.
Adil: Yes. We finalise the plan after confirming scope and costs and hearing feedback, and clearly announce any adjustment.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مِنْحَةٍ | a grant |
| زَحْلَاقَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ | a new slide |
| أَكْثَرُ إِلْحَاحًا | more urgent |
| التَّقْدِيرُ الْأَوَّلِيُّ | the preliminary estimate |
| الْمُفَاضَلَةَ | the tradeoff |
| نَفَقَاتٍ إِضَافِيَّةٍ | additional expenses |
| غَيْرِ الْمُتَوَقَّعَةِ | unexpected |
| تَسْوِيَةَ الْمَمَرِّ | levelling the path |
| غَيْرُ مَضْمُونٍ | not guaranteed |
| تَأْكِيدِ النِّطَاقِ | confirming the scope |
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
- Prioritise urgent needs over additions.
- Confirm scope, costs and feedback before spending.
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