LinguaWhere is the museum?
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أَيْنَ الْمُتْحَفُ؟
كَرِيمٌ فِي فُنْدُقٍ صَغِيرٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ. الْفُنْدُقُ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمَحَطَّةِ. بِجَانِبِ الْفُنْدُقِ مَقْهًى وَصَيْدَلِيَّةٌ. أَمَامَ الْفُنْدُقِ شَارِعٌ طَوِيلٌ. وَرَاءَ الْفُنْدُقِ حَدِيقَةٌ، وَتَحْتَ الْفُنْدُقِ مَوْقِفٌ لِلسَّيَّارَةِ. فَوْقَ الْبَابِ اسْمُ الْفُنْدُقِ.
كَرِيمٌ: صَبَاحَ الْخَيْرِ! أَيْنَ الْمُتْحَفُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟ هَلْ هُوَ بَعِيدٌ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: لَا، هُوَ قَرِيبٌ. اِذْهَبْ مُسْتَقِيمًا إِلَى الْإِشَارَةِ، وَخُذِ الشَّارِعَ الْأَوَّلَ عَلَى الْيَسَارِ. هُنَاكَ مَيْدَانٌ كَبِيرٌ. الْمُتْحَفُ فِي الْمَيْدَانِ، بَيْنَ الْبَنْكِ وَالْمَسْجِدِ، وَخَلْفَ الْمُتْحَفِ مَحَطَّةُ الْقِطَارِ.
كَرِيمٌ: وَهَلْ يُوجَدُ مَطْعَمٌ هُنَاكَ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: نَعَمْ، فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ مَطْعَمٌ جَمِيلٌ.
كَرِيمٌ: وَالسُّوقُ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: السُّوقُ بَعِيدٌ. خُذِ الشَّارِعَ الثَّانِيَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ، بَعْدَ الْكَنِيسَةِ. وَالْحَافِلَةُ رَقْمُ ٧ لِلسُّوقِ، وَمَوْقِفُ الْحَافِلَةِ أَمَامَ الْفُنْدُقِ. لَا يُوجَدُ مِتْرُو هُنَا، وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ زَحْمَةٌ صَبَاحًا.
كَرِيمٌ: لَا، لَا تَاكْسِي وَلَا سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ: إِلَى الْمُتْحَفِ مَشْيًا! وَثَمَنُ تَذْكِرَةِ الْمُتْحَفِ؟
الْمُوَظَّفُ: عِشْرُونَ رِيَالًا.
فِي الطَّرِيقِ، الْإِشَارَةُ حَمْرَاءُ: قِفْ!
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| مَسْجِد | mosque | الْمَسْجِدُ كَبِيرٌ. The mosque is big. |
| كَنِيسَة | church | الْكَنِيسَةُ قَدِيمَةٌ. The church is old. |
| مَطْعَم | restaurant | الْمَطْعَمُ قَرِيبٌ. The restaurant is near. |
| مَقْهًى | café, coffee house | هٰذَا مَقْهًى جَمِيلٌ. This is a lovely café. |
| سُوق | market | فِي السُّوقِ in the market |
| صَيْدَلِيَّة | pharmacy | الصَّيْدَلِيَّةُ هُنَا. The pharmacy is here. |
| بَنْك | bank | الْبَنْكُ مُغْلَقٌ؟ Is the bank closed? |
| مَحَطَّة | station | مَحَطَّةُ الْقِطَارِ the train station |
| فُنْدُق | hotel | فُنْدُقٌ صَغِيرٌ a small hotel |
| مُتْحَف | museum | مُتْحَفُ الْمَدِينَةِ the city museum |
| حَدِيقَة | garden, park | الْحَدِيقَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ. The park is beautiful. |
| قَرِيب | near, close | السُّوقُ قَرِيبٌ. The market is near. |
| بَعِيد | far | الْبَحْرُ بَعِيدٌ. The sea is far. |
| فِي | in | الْكِتَابُ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ The book is in the room. |
| عَلَى | on | كِتَابٌ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ a book on a bed |
| تَحْتَ | under, below | تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ under the tree |
| فَوْقَ | above, over | فَوْقَ الْبَيْتِ above the house |
| أَمَامَ | in front of | أَمَامَ الْبَابِ in front of the door |
| وَرَاءَ | behind | وَرَاءَ الْبَابِ behind the door |
| خَلْفَ | behind, at the back of | خَلْفَ الْمَدْرَسَةِ behind the school |
| بِجَانِبِ | next to, beside | بِجَانِبِ الْمَطْعَمِ next to the restaurant |
| بَيْنَ | between | بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَالْكَنِيسَةِ between the mosque and the church |
| يَمِين | right (side) | الْبَابُ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ. The door is on the right. |
| يَسَار | left (side) | الصَّيْدَلِيَّةُ عَلَى الْيَسَارِ. The pharmacy is on the left. |
| وَسَط | middle, centre | وَسَطُ الْمَدِينَةِ the city centre |
| هُنَاكَ | there | السُّوقُ هُنَاكَ. The market is there. |
| يُوجَد | there is (literally “is found”) | يُوجَدُ مَقْهًى هُنَا. There is a café here. |
| لَا يُوجَدُ | there is no, there isn’t | لَا يُوجَدُ مُتْحَفٌ فِي الْقَرْيَةِ. There is no museum in the village. |
| شَارِع | street | الشَّارِعُ قَصِيرٌ. The street is short. |
| مَيْدَان | square (in a city) | مَيْدَانُ التَّحْرِيرِ Tahrir Square |
| إِشَارَة | traffic light; sign | الْإِشَارَةُ حَمْرَاءُ. The light is red. |
| زَاوِيَة | corner | زَاوِيَةُ الشَّارِعِ the street corner |
| مُسْتَقِيمًا | straight ahead | اِذْهَبْ مُسْتَقِيمًا. Go straight ahead. |
| الْأَوَّل | the first | الشَّارِعُ الْأَوَّلُ the first street |
| الثَّانِي | the second (masculine) | الْبَابُ الثَّانِي the second door |
| عَلَى الْيَمِينِ | on the right | الْمَطْعَمُ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ. The restaurant is on the right. |
| عَلَى الْيَسَارِ | on the left | الْمَسْجِدُ عَلَى الْيَسَارِ. The mosque is on the left. |
| حَافِلَة | bus | الْحَافِلَةُ هُنَا. The bus is here. |
| قِطَار | train | الْقِطَارُ طَوِيلٌ. The train is long. |
| مِتْرُو | metro, underground | مِتْرُو الْقَاهِرَةِ the Cairo metro |
| سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَة | taxi (literally “hire car”) | سَيَّارَةُ الْأُجْرَةِ صَفْرَاءُ. The taxi is yellow. |
| تَاكْسِي | taxi (everyday word) | تَاكْسِي، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ! Taxi, please! |
| تَذْكِرَة | ticket | تَذْكِرَةُ الْقِطَارِ the train ticket |
| مَوْقِف | stop (bus stop); car park | مَوْقِفُ الْحَافِلَةِ the bus stop |
| مَشْيًا | on foot, walking | اِذْهَبْ إِلَى الْمَحَطَّةِ مَشْيًا. Go to the station on foot. |
| قِفْ | stop! (command) | قِفْ هُنَا! Stop here! |
| طَرِيق | road, way | الطَّرِيقُ طَوِيلٌ. The road is long. |
| زَحْمَة | traffic jam, crowd | زَحْمَةٌ فِي الشَّارِعِ a jam in the street |
Exercises
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Check this statement against the passage: «الْفُنْدُقُ فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ.»
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