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Section 1: Arabic Story
أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ! — I Like to Read!
أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ.
لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأُ؟
أُخْتِي نَائِمَةٌ.
لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأُ؟
أُمِّي وَجَدَّتِي مَشْغُولَتَانِ.
لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأ؟
أَبِي وَجَدِّي مَشْغُولَانِ.
لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأ؟ سَأَقْرَأُ لِنَفْسِي!
Section 2: Sentence-by-Sentence Translation
| # | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ. | I like to read. |
| 2 | لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأُ؟ | Who will I read to? |
| 3 | أُخْتِي نَائِمَةٌ. | My sister is asleep. |
| 4 | لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأُ؟ | Who will I read to? |
| 5 | أُمِّي وَجَدَّتِي مَشْغُولَتَانِ. | My mother and my grandmother are busy. |
| 6 | لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأ؟ | Who will I read to? |
| 7 | أَبِي وَجَدِّي مَشْغُولَانِ. | My father and my grandfather are busy. |
| 8 | لِمَنْ سَأقْرَأ؟ | Who will I read to? |
| 9 | سَأَقْرَأُ لِنَفْسِي! | I will read to myself! |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| أحب | uhibb | Verb | I like; I love |
| أقرأ | aqra | Verb | I read |
| أخت | ukht | Noun | sister |
| نائمة | naaima | Adjective | asleep (feminine) |
| أم | umm | Noun | mother |
| جدة | jadda | Noun | grandmother |
| أب | ab | Noun | father |
| جد | jadd | Noun | grandfather |
| مشغول | mashghool | Adjective | busy |
| لنفسي | linafsee | Phrase | to myself |
| لمن | liman | Question word | to whom |
| سأقرأ | sa-aqra | Verb | I will read |
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Source: أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ! by Letta Machoga; 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.
