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Section 1: Arabic Story
التِّمْسَاحُ الجَائِعُ — The Hungry Crocodile
فِي يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ، كَانَ هُنَالِكَ تِمْسَاحٌ جَائِعٌ.
كَانَ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ بِبُطْءٍ وَهُدُوءٍ.
وَفَجْأَةً…
طجججج!!! قَفَزَ التِّمْسَاحُ!
لَمْ يَعُدْ التِّمْسَاحُ جَائِعاً بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ أَصْبَحَ سَعِيدًا.
إِلَى أَنْ يَجُوعَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
Section 2: Sentence-by-Sentence Translation
| # | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | فِي يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ، كَانَ هُنَالِكَ تِمْسَاحٌ جَائِعٌ. | One day, there was a hungry crocodile. |
| 2 | كَانَ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ بِبُطْءٍ وَهُدُوءٍ. | He was looking for food slowly and quietly. |
| 3 | وَفَجْأَةً… | And suddenly… |
| 4 | طجججج!!! قَفَزَ التِّمْسَاحُ! | Splash!!! The crocodile leapt! |
| 5 | لَمْ يَعُدْ التِّمْسَاحُ جَائِعاً بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ أَصْبَحَ سَعِيدًا. | After that, the crocodile was no longer hungry; instead, he was happy. |
| 6 | إِلَى أَنْ يَجُوعَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. | Until he became hungry again. |
Section 3: Vocabulary
Some entries use the base form rather than the exact ending in the story. Roman spellings are approximate reading aids: aa, ee and oo mark long vowels. Arabic sounds such as ع, ح and ق need listening practice; ordinary English spellings cannot show every distinction. The plain apostrophe marks a hamza (a brief stop) or an ayn sound; these are different sounds, so compare the Arabic spelling.
| Arabic | Simple pronunciation | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| تمساح | timsaah | Noun | crocodile |
| جائع | jaa'i' | Adjective | hungry |
| يوم | yawm | Noun | day |
| طعام | ta'aam | Noun | food |
| ببطء | bibut' | Adverb | slowly |
| هدوء | hudoo' | Noun | quiet; calm |
| فجأة | faj'atan | Adverb | suddenly |
| قفز | qafaza | Verb | jumped |
| سعيد | sa'eed | Adjective | happy |
| مرة أخرى | marra ukhraa | Phrase | again |
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Source: التِّمْسَاحُ الجَائِعُ by Christian G.; Arabic translation by Hanadi Traifeh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk, on Storybooks Canada / African Storybook, CC BY 3.0. Arabic text retained; new English translation and learning notes by LangFastPro.
