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6.3: Dialogue and Reading

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    Learning Objectives

    In this section, you will be able to:

    • Name different rooms and household items in your home.
    • List the furniture and the household items in your home.
    • Describe your house or apartment.  

    Dialogue 1

    Watch the video about a dialogue between a brother and his sister. The sister entered the house and began asking questions to her brother. Read and listen to their conversation.

    Dialog 1
    English Dialogue

    Hello Tarek, where are you?

    Hello, I am in my office.

    What are you doing?

    I am studying.

    Where is my father

    He is watching TV in his room.

    Where is my mother?

    She is in our house's garden with my grandfather and grandmother.

    Where is my brother Hasan?

    Hasa is drinking green tea in the kitchen.

    Let's drink green tea with Hasan.

    Yalla, to the kitchen.

    Ok

    ليلى: مرحباً طارِ, أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟

    .طارِق: أَهلاً, أَنا فِي غُرفَةِ مَكْتِبي

    ليلى: مَاذا تَعْمَلُ؟

    .طارِق: أَنَا أَدرُسُ

    ليلى: أَيْنَ أَبي؟

    ِ.طارِق: يُشاهِدُ التِّلفازَ فِي غُرفَتِه

    ليلى: أَينَ أُمي؟

    .طارِق: هِيَ فِي حَدِيقَةِ بَيْتِنا مَع جَدّي وَجَدّتي

    ليلى: أيْنَ أَخي حَسَن؟

    .طارِق: حَسَن في الْمَطْبَخِ يَشربُ شاياً أخضراً

    ليلى: هَيَّا نَشْرَبُ شَاياً أخضَراً معَ حَسَن

    .طارِق: يَلاَّ، إِلَى المَطبَخِ

    .ليلى: حَسَناً

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    أَيْنَ طارق؟

    Answer

    .فِي غُرفَةِ مَكتَبِه

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    أَيْنَ حَسَن ؟

    Answer

    .فِي المَطْبَخ

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    مَاذا يَشْرَبُ حَسَن؟

    Answer

    .شاي أَخضَر

    Dialogue 2

    Watch the dialogue between two friends. In this dialogue, Maysaa's friend Sally visits her friend Maysaa for the first time. Read and listen to their talk.

    Dialog 2
    English Dialogue

    Hello Maysaa!

    Hello Sally!

    How are you?

    I'm fine, thank God!! come on in.

    Your house is beautiful "Maa Shaa Allah." Is your house new?

    Thank you, yes, it is new.

    Who lives with you?

    My father, mother, and Brother. Do you live in a house?

    No, I live in an apartment

    Is your apartment big, or small?

    My apartment is small.

    Who lives with you?

    I live with my husband Jack.

    Where is your apartment?

    In Los Angeles city, on Broadway street.

    Is your apartment nearby or far from your university?

    My apartment is nearby your university.

    Maa Shaa Allah!

    سَالِي: مَرحَباً مَيْساء

    .مَيْسَاء: أَهلاً, سَالِي

    سَالِي: كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟

    .مَيْساء: بِخَيْر, وَالحَمْدُ لله ! تَفَضَّلي

    سَالِي: بَيتُكِ جَميلٌ مَا شاءَ الله. هَلْ بَيتُكِ جَدِيدٌ؟

    .مَيْسَاء: شُكرًا، نَعَم إنَّهُ جَدِيدٌ

    سَالِي: مَنْ يَسْكُنُ مَعكِ؟

    مَيْسَاء: أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَأَخِي، وَأنتِ هَلْ تَسكُنينَ في بَيْتٍ أَو فِي شَقَّةٍ؟

    ٍ.سَالِي: أَنا أسْكُنُ في شَقَّة

    مَيْسَاء: هَلْ شَقَّتُكِ كَبيرةٌ أوْ صَغيرَةٌ ؟

    ٌ.سَالِي: شَقَّتي صَغيرة

    مَيْساء: مَنْ يَسْكنُ معكِ ؟

    "سَالِي: أَسْكنُ مَعَ زَوْجِي "جاك

    ميساء: أينَ شَقَّتُكِ؟

    سَالِي: فِي مَدينةِ "لوس أَنجولوس" فِي شَارعِ "برودوي

    مَيْسَاء: هَلْ شَـقَّتُكِ قَريبةٌ أَو بَعيدَةٌ مِنْ جامعَتِكِ؟

    سَالِي: شَقَّتي قَريبَةٌ مِنْ جامِعَتي

    مَيْسَاء: مَا شَاءَ الله

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    هَل بيتُ مَيساء جَديدٌ وجَميل ؟

    Answer

    .نَعم، بيتُ ميساء جَديدٌ وَجَميل

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    مَنْ يِسكنُ مَعَ مَيْسَاء؟

    Answer

    .أُمها وَأبَوها وَأَخوها

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    مَنْ هو "جاك"؟

    Answer

    .هُوَ زَوجُ سالي

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ سَالي؟

    Answer

    ."فِي مَدينةِ "لوس أنجلوس" فِي شارع "برود وي

    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Reading

    Sally Khalil is writing an email to her mother describing her new apartment that is near the university, and attaching a picture of it to the email.

    Arabic Text

    السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَامَا

    .هَذِهِ صُورَةُ غُرْفَتِي، أَسْكُنُ فِي شَقَّةٍ صَغيرَةٍ وَجَديدَةٍ قريبَةٍ مِنَ الجَامِعَةِ

    فِي شَقَّتي مَطْبَخٌ صَغيرٌ. فِيهِ ثَلَّاجَةٌ وَفِرْنٌ أَبْيِضٌ وَطاوِلَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ وَكُرسيٌ. فِي غُرفَةُ الجُلوسِ تِلْـفِازٌ كَبيرٌ وَمَكتَبٌ وَشُبَّاكٌ . وَفِي غُرفَةِ النَّومِ سَريرٌ وَخِزانَةٌ وحَمّامٌ

    .أَنا أُحِبُّ شَقَّـتي ِوالْحَمْدُ لله

    عُنْوانُ شَقَّتي الجَدِيدَة: عِشْرونَ (20) شَارِعُ "برود وي", مَدينةُ لُوس أَنجولوس، وِلايَةُ كَاليفُورنيا. مَعَ السَّلامَةِ

    اِبْنَتُكِ سَالي

    English Text

    Alsslam Aliekoum Mom.

    This is my apartment picture. I live in a small, new apartment close to the university. In my apartment, there is a small kitchen. It has a refrigerator, a white oven, a small table, and a chair. In the living room there is a large TV, a desk, and a window. And the bedroom has a bed, a closet, and a bathroom. Thank God, I love my apartment.

    My new apartment address: Twenty (20) Broadway Street, city of Los Angeles, California state. Goodbyes,

    Your daughter Sally.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    أَيْنَ تَسْكنُ سَالي ؟

    Answer

    تَسْكنُ في شَقَّة صَغيرة

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    هَلْ شَقَّةُ سَالي قَريبةٌ أَو بَعيدَةٌ مِن الجَامعة؟

    Answer

    قَريبةٌ مِن الجامِعة

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    مّا عُنوانُ شَقَّةُ سَالي؟

    Answer

    عِشرون (20) شَارع "برودوي", مَدينةُ لُوس أنوجلوس، وِلايةُ كاليفورنيا 

    Activity # 1

    Take turns and read the text aloud with your partner.

    Activity # 2

    Your family moved to a new house. You called your grandmother on Face-Time. As both of you are on video, you give her a tour around the house and talk to each other. Describe the house to your grandmother, show her the rooms and the furniture, and give her the house address.