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فِي مَكْتَبِ الْجَامِعَةِ
دِمَشْقُ عَاصِمَةُ سُورِيَا، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ. سُورِيَا بَلَدٌ جَمِيلٌ. كَرِيمٌ طَالِبٌ جَدِيدٌ فِي جَامِعَةِ دِمَشْقَ، وَعِنْدَهُ اسْتِمَارَةٌ.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: أَهْلًا! مَا الِاسْمُ؟
كَرِيمٌ: اِسْمِي كَرِيمٌ. اسْمُ الْعَائِلَةِ مُوسَى.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: مَا تَارِيخُ الْمِيلَادِ؟ وَمَا مَكَانُ الْمِيلَادِ؟
كَرِيمٌ: تَارِيخُ مِيلَادِي ٢٠٠٥، وَمَكَانُ مِيلَادِي الْقَاهِرَةُ. الْجِنْسِيَّةُ مِصْرِيَّةٌ. أَنَا وَأَخِي مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَمِصْرُ بَلَدُنَا.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: وَالْعُنْوَانُ؟ وَبَيْتُكَ، هَلْ هُوَ بَعِيدٌ؟
كَرِيمٌ: لَا، بَيْتِي قَرِيبٌ مِنَ السُّوقِ.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: وَرَقْمُ الْهَاتِفِ؟ وَالْبَرِيدُ؟
كَرِيمٌ: آسِفٌ، هَاتِفِي لَيْسَ مَعِي. هُوَ فِي سَيَّارَتِي، وَالسَّيَّارَةُ هُنَاكَ.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: هٰذَا سُؤَالٌ شَخْصِيٌّ: هَلْ عِنْدَكَ أَخٌ؟
كَرِيمٌ: نَعَمْ، لِي أَخٌ وَأُخْتٌ. أَخِي وَأُخْتِي وَأُمِّي فِي السُّوقِ مَعَ سَمِيرٍ، وَسَمِيرٌ صَدِيقُهُمْ. لَا، لَا، أُخْتِي فِي غُرْفَتِهَا!
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: شُكْرًا. وَالتَّوْقِيعُ هُنَا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
كَرِيمٌ: عِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ: أَيْنَ مَطْعَمُ الْجَامِعَةِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: الْمَطْعَمُ هُنَاكَ، وَالْبَابُ أَحْمَرُ. وَهٰذَا الْمِفْتَاحُ لَكَ، هُوَ مِفْتَاحُ الْغُرْفَةِ.
كَرِيمٌ: شُكْرًا! وَهَلْ هٰذَا الْمَالُ لَكِ؟ هُوَ عَلَى حَقِيبَتِكِ.
الْمُوَظَّفَةُ: نَعَمْ، شُكْرًا! وَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ وَقْتٌ؟ الْمُدِيرُ هُنَا، اسْمُهُ سَمِيرٌ، وَهُوَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ.
كَرِيمٌ: آسِفٌ، لَيْسَ عِنْدِي وَقْتٌ. كِتَابِي فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ، وَعِنْدِي دَرْسٌ. عِنْدِي فِكْرَةٌ: مُدِيرُ الْجَامِعَةِ فِي مَكْتَبِهِ مَسَاءً؟
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| مَدِينَة | city, town | الْمَدِينَةُ كَبِيرَةٌ. The city is big. |
| جَامِعَة | university | الْجَامِعَةُ هُنَاكَ. The university is there. |
| عَاصِمَة | capital (city) | الْقَاهِرَةُ عَاصِمَةُ مِصْرَ. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. |
| بَلَد | country | لُبْنَانُ بَلَدٌ صَغِيرٌ. Lebanon is a small country. |
| مَطْعَم | restaurant | الْمَطْعَمُ قَرِيبٌ. The restaurant is near. |
| سُوق | market | فِي السُّوقِ in the market |
| اِسْم | name | اِسْمٌ جَدِيدٌ a new name |
| بَاب | door | بَاب بَيْت the door of a house |
| غُرْفَة | room | غُرْفَةُ مُدَرِّسٍ a teacher’s room |
| مُدِير | director, manager | مُدِيرُ الْمَدْرَسَةِ مَشْغُولٌ. The headmaster is busy. |
| الْقَاهِرَة | Cairo | الْقَاهِرَةُ مَدِينَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ. Cairo is a big city. |
| دِمَشْق | Damascus | دِمَشْقُ مَدِينَةٌ قَدِيمَةٌ. Damascus is an old city. |
| كِتَابِي | my book | كِتَابِي جَدِيدٌ. My book is new. |
| بَيْتُكَ | your house (to a man) | بَيْتُكَ جَمِيلٌ. Your house is beautiful. |
| سَيَّارَتِي | my car | سَيَّارَتِي قَدِيمَةٌ. My car is old. |
| غُرْفَتُهَا | her room | غُرْفَتُهَا كَبِيرَةٌ. Her room is big. |
| اِسْمُهُ | his name | اِسْمُهُ سَمِيرٌ. His name is Samir. |
| هَاتِفِي | my phone | أَيْنَ هَاتِفِي؟ Where is my phone? |
| مِفْتَاح | key | الْمِفْتَاحُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. The key is on the table. |
| حَقِيبَتُكِ | your bag (to a woman) | حَقِيبَتُكِ جَمِيلَةٌ. Your bag is beautiful. |
| عُنْوَان | address; title (of a book) | الْعُنْوَانُ صَعْبٌ. The address is difficult. |
| بَلَدُنَا | our country | بَلَدُنَا جَمِيلٌ. Our country is beautiful. |
| صَدِيقُهُمْ | their friend | صَدِيقُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ. Their friend is from Egypt. |
| عِنْدَ | at, with (someone has) | الْكِتَابُ عِنْدَ مُوسَى. Musa has the book. |
| عِنْدِي | I have | عِنْدِي سَيَّارَةٌ. I have a car. |
| لِي | I have; mine (to me) | لِي صَدِيقٌ فِي مِصْرَ. I have a friend in Egypt. |
| لَكَ | for you; yours (to a man) | هٰذَا الْقَلَمُ لَكَ. This pen is for you. |
| مَعَ | with | مُوسَى مَعَ هُدَى. Musa is with Huda. |
| مَعِي | with me; I have on me | مَعِي هَاتِفِي. I have my phone with me. |
| وَقْت | time | الْوَقْتُ قَصِيرٌ. Time is short. |
| سُؤَال | question | سُؤَالٌ جَدِيدٌ a new question |
| فِكْرَة | idea | الْفِكْرَةُ سَهْلَةٌ. The idea is simple. |
| أَخ | brother | أَخِي طَالِبٌ. My brother is a student. |
| أُخْت | sister | أُخْتِي طَبِيبَةٌ. My sister is a doctor. |
| سَيَّارَة | car | سَيَّارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ a new car |
| مَال | money | الْمَالُ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ. The money is in the bag. |
| اِسْمُ الْعَائِلَةِ | family name, surname | مَا اسْمُ الْعَائِلَةِ؟ What is the family name? |
| تَارِيخ | date; history | التَّارِيخُ هُنَا. The date is here. |
| مِيلَاد | birth | تَارِيخُ الْمِيلَادِ date of birth |
| مَكَان | place | الْمَكَانُ جَمِيلٌ. The place is beautiful. |
| جِنْسِيَّة | nationality, citizenship | جِنْسِيَّتُهُ لُبْنَانِيَّةٌ. His nationality is Lebanese. |
| رَقْم | number | رَقْمٌ جَدِيدٌ a new number |
| هَاتِف | telephone | هَاتِفُ الْمَدْرَسَةِ the school’s phone |
| بَرِيد | mail, post | بَرِيد جَدِيد new mail |
| تَوْقِيع | signature | هٰذَا تَوْقِيعِي. This is my signature. |
| اسْتِمَارَة | form (to fill in) | الِاسْتِمَارَةُ سَهْلَةٌ. The form is easy. |
| شَخْصِيّ | personal | هٰذَا سُؤَالٌ شَخْصِيٌّ. This is a personal question. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 10
Try the first one
Check this statement against the passage: «كَرِيمٌ طَالِبٌ جَدِيدٌ.»
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