Adil represents a youth group; Huda represents adult players. They compare fairness criteria and negotiate access to two evening sports hall slots.
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تَقَاسُمُ الْمَرَافِقِ الرِّيَاضِيَّةِ الْمُشْتَرَكَةِ
عَادِلٌ: نُرِيدُ حَجْزَ الْقَاعَةِ الرِّيَاضِيَّةِ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ مِنَ السَّادِسَةِ إِلَى الثَّامِنَةِ؛ فَهَذَا الْوَقْتُ يُنَاسِبُ شَبَابَنَا.
هُدَى: وَمَجْمُوعَتُنَا تَطْلُبُ الْوَقْتَ نَفْسَهُ. بَعْضُ أَعْضَائِنَا يَعْمَلُونَ بِنِظَامِ الْمُنَاوَبَاتِ، وَيَصْعُبُ عَلَيْهِمْ الْحُضُورُ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ.
عَادِلٌ: أَفْهَمُ ذَلِكَ، لَكِنَّ سَائِقَ حَافِلَتِنَا مُتَاحٌ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فَقَطْ، وَبَعْضُ الشَّبَابِ يَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ.
هُدَى: هَلْ تَمْنَحُنَا أَقْدَمِيَّةُ الْحَجْزِ أَوْلَوِيَّةً؟ نَحْنُ نَسْتَخْدِمُ الْقَاعَةَ مُنْذُ عَامٍ، وَقَدْ رَتَّبْنَا أَوْقَاتَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ.
عَادِلٌ: لِلِاسْتِقْرَارِ قِيمَةٌ، لَكِنَّ الْحَجْزَ السَّابِقَ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَمْنَعَ الْمَجْمُوعَاتِ الْجَدِيدَةَ مِنَ الْمُشَارَكَةِ دَائِمًا.
هُدَى: مَعَنَا عِشْرُونَ عُضْوًا، وَمَعَكُمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ. أَلَيْسَ مِنَ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ نُخَصِّصَ الْوَقْتَ لِلْعَدَدِ الْأَكْبَرِ؟
عَادِلٌ: الْعَدَدُ مُهِمٌّ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَيْسَ الْمِعْيَارَ الْوَحِيدَ. إِنَّ الْقَاعَةَ مُشْتَرَكَةٌ، وَفُرَصَةُ الْوُصُولِ إِلَيْهَا تَهُمُّ الْجَمِيعَ.
هُدَى: هَلْ نَسْتَخْدِمُهَا مَعًا؟ قَدْ يَكُونُ جَمْعُ الْمَجْمُوعَتَيْنِ أَسْهَلَ مِنْ تَغْيِيرِ الْمَوَاعِيدِ كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ.
عَادِلٌ: تَسْمَحُ إِدَارَةُ الْقَاعَةِ بِعِشْرِينَ مُشَارِكًا فَقَطْ فِي الْجَلْسَةِ. عَدَدُنَا مَعًا اثْنَانِ وَثَلَاثُونَ، فَلَا يَصْلُحُ ذَلِكَ.
هُدَى: إِذَنْ، لِكُلِّ مَجْمُوعَةٍ جَلْسَةٌ أُسْبُوعِيَّةٌ مُنْفَصِلَةٌ. الْمَوْعِدَانِ الْمُتَاحَانِ هُمَا الثُّلَاثَاءُ وَالْخَمِيسُ، مِنَ السَّادِسَةِ إِلَى الثَّامِنَةِ.
عَادِلٌ: نَتَبَادَلُ الْيَوْمَيْنِ أُسْبُوعِيًّا لِنُوَزِّعَ الْوَقْتَ الْمُفَضَّلَ بِالتَّسَاوِي، وَنَبْحَثُ عَنْ نَقْلٍ بَدِيلٍ لِلثُّلَاثَاءِ.
هُدَى: أَقْبَلُ التَّجْرِبَةَ، لَكِنْ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَعْرِفَ الْجَدْوَلَ مُبَكِّرًا. التَّغْيِيرُ الْمُفَاجِئُ يَضُرُّ بِأَصْحَابِ الْمُنَاوَبَاتِ.
عَادِلٌ: نَنْشُرُ جَدْوَلَ سِتَّةِ أَسَابِيعَ كَامِلًا قَبْلَ الْبَدْءِ، وَتَحْصُلُ كُلُّ مَجْمُوعَةٍ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامِ خَمِيسٍ.
هُدَى: وَمَنْ يَبْدَأُ بِالْخَمِيسِ الْأَوَّلِ؟ لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْقَرَارُ مُرْتَبِطًا بِعَلَاقَةٍ شَخْصِيَّةٍ مَعَ الْإِدَارَةِ.
عَادِلٌ: نُجْرِي قُرْعَةً أَمَامَ مُمَثِّلَيْنِ عَنِ الْمَجْمُوعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ نَلْتَزِمُ بِالتَّنَاوُبِ الْمُعْلَنِ حَتَّى نِهَايَةِ التَّجْرِبَةِ.
هُدَى: وَإِذَا أَلْغَتْ مَجْمُوعَةٌ جَلْسَتَهَا، فَهَلْ يَبْقَى الْوَقْتُ شَاغِرًا؟ سَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ هَدْرًا لِمَرْفِقٍ مُشْتَرَكٍ.
عَادِلٌ: تُبَلِّغُ الْإِدَارَةَ قَبْلَ الْمَوْعِدِ بِثَمَانٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَاعَةً، وَتَعْرِضُ الْإِدَارَةُ الْوَقْتَ عَلَى الْمَجْمُوعَةِ الْأُخْرَى.
هُدَى: جَيِّدٌ، بِشَرْطِ أَلَّا يُغَيِّرَ قَبُولُ الْوَقْتِ الْإِضَافِيِّ حُقُوقَ الْحَجْزِ فِي الْأَسَابِيعِ التَّالِيَةِ.
عَادِلٌ: نَكْتُبُ ذَلِكَ بِوُضُوحٍ، وَنُسَجِّلُ الْحُضُورَ الْفِعْلِيَّ وَعَدَدَ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا الْحُضُورَ وَأَسْبَابَهُمْ.
هُدَى: ثُمَّ نُرَاجِعُ النَّتَائِجَ بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَسَابِيعَ؛ فَتَسَاوِي السَّاعَاتِ لَا يَعْنِي دَائِمًا تَسَاوِي فُرَصِ الِاسْتِفَادَةِ.
عَادِلٌ: سَأَسْأَلُ الْأُسَرَ عَنِ النَّقْلِ الْبَدِيلِ، وَأُرْسِلُ مُسَوَّدَةَ الْجَدْوَلِ إِلَيْكِ لِمُرَاجَعَتِهَا قَبْلَ تَقْدِيمِهَا.
هُدَى: وَسَأَجْمَعُ مُلَاحَظَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا. نَطْلُبُ مِنَ الْإِدَارَةِ تَأْكِيدَ التَّرْتِيبِ، ثُمَّ نُعْلِنُهُ لِلْجَمِيعِ.
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Adil: We want the sports hall on Thursdays from six to eight; that time suits our young people.
Huda: Our group wants that time too. Some members work shifts and find Tuesday attendance difficult.
Adil: I understand, but our bus driver is only available on Thursdays, and some young people depend on him.
Huda: Does booking seniority give us priority? We have used the hall for a year and organised our schedules around it.
Adil: Stability matters, but previous bookings should not permanently exclude new groups.
Huda: We have twenty members and you have twelve. Would allocating the time to the larger number not be fair?
Adil: Numbers matter, but they are not the only criterion. The hall is shared, and access matters to everyone.
Huda: Could we use it together? Combining the groups might be easier than changing times every week.
Adil: The hall management allows only twenty participants per session. Together we total thirty-two, so that will not work.
Huda: Then each group needs a separate weekly session. Available slots are Tuesday and Thursday, six to eight.
Adil: We could swap days weekly to share the preferred slot equally, and seek alternative Tuesday transport.
Huda: I accept a trial, but we must know the schedule early. Sudden changes disadvantage shift workers.
Adil: We will publish the full six-week schedule beforehand, giving each group three Thursdays.
Huda: Who gets the first Thursday? I do not want the decision to depend on a personal connection with management.
Adil: We can draw lots before two representatives, one from each group, then follow the announced rotation throughout the trial.
Huda: If a group cancels, does the slot stay vacant? That would waste a shared facility.
Adil: It should notify management forty-eight hours beforehand, and management will offer the slot to the other group.
Huda: Good, provided accepting extra time does not alter booking entitlements in subsequent weeks.
Adil: We will write that clearly and record actual attendance, numbers unable to attend, and their reasons.
Huda: Then we review after six weeks: equal hours do not always mean equal opportunities to benefit.
Adil: I will ask families about alternative transport and send you the draft schedule for review before submission.
Huda: I will collect our members’ comments. We will ask management to confirm the arrangement, then announce it to everyone.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| بِنِظَامِ الْمُنَاوَبَاتِ | on a shift system |
| أَقْدَمِيَّةُ الْحَجْزِ | booking seniority |
| أَوْلَوِيَّةً | priority |
| الْمِعْيَارَ الْوَحِيدَ | the only criterion |
| بِالتَّسَاوِي | equally |
| نَقْلٍ بَدِيلٍ | alternative transport |
| قُرْعَةً | a draw by lot |
| بِالتَّنَاوُبِ الْمُعْلَنِ | the announced rotation |
| شَاغِرًا | vacant |
| الْحُضُورَ الْفِعْلِيَّ | actual attendance |
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
- An earlier booking need not justify permanent priority.
- Equal hours and practical access require separate checks.
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