فِي صَبَاحٍ مُشْمِسٍ، خَرَجَتْ لَيْلَى إِلَى الْحَدِيقَةِ.
On a sunny morning, Layla went out to the garden.
Beautiful Colours in Arabic
الألوان الجميلة
Beautiful Colours is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about Layla discovering colours in a garden and rainbow. Its fully vocalized Arabic helps learners read each word accurately, while the sentence-by-sentence English translation supports understanding. The story also includes optional Arabic audio, useful vocabulary, comprehension practice and a focused language point. It works well for independent reading, a short classroom lesson or shared practice with a parent.
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رَأَتْ وَرْدَةً حَمْرَاءَ وَشَمْسًا صَفْرَاءَ.
She saw a red rose and a yellow sun.
كَانَتِ السَّمَاءُ زَرْقَاءَ، وَكَانَ الْعُشْبُ أَخْضَرَ.
The sky was blue, and the grass was green.
حَطَّتْ فَرَاشَةٌ بُرْتُقَالِيَّةٌ عَلَى زَهْرَةٍ.
An orange butterfly landed on a flower.
بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، نَزَلَ الْمَطَرُ وَظَهَرَ قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ.
Soon, rain fell and a rainbow appeared.
عَدَّتْ لَيْلَى أَلْوَانَهُ الْجَمِيلَةَ بِفَرَحٍ.
Layla happily counted its beautiful colours.
عَادَتْ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَرَسَمَتِ الْحَدِيقَةَ.
She returned home and drew the garden.
قَالَتْ: «الْأَلْوَانُ تَجْعَلُ عَالَمَنَا أَجْمَلَ!»
She said, “Colours make our world more beautiful!”
New Arabic words from the story
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- وَرْدَةٌ Rose
- الْعُشْبُ Grass
- حَطَّتْ Landed
- بُرْتُقَالِيٌّ Orange
- قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ Rainbow
- رَسَمَتْ She drew
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Learn Arabic from this story
Colour adjectives agree with their nouns
رَأَتْ وَرْدَةً حَمْرَاءَ وَشَمْسًا صَفْرَاءَ.
She saw a red rose and a yellow sun.
وَرْدَةً and شَمْسًا are feminine, so the colour words are also feminine: حَمْرَاءَ and صَفْرَاءَ.
Another example: زَهْرَةٌ زَرْقَاءُ — a blue flower
For parents and teachers
Preview the title and picture, then read or play each Arabic sentence slowly. Ask the learner to repeat it and point to words connected with colours, nature and adjective agreement. Use the translation only when needed, practise recognizing the new words, and finish with the comprehension questions and one short oral retelling.
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What level is Beautiful Colours?
Beautiful Colours is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in Beautiful Colours?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to colours, nature and adjective agreement.
How should this Arabic story be used?
Read one sentence at a time, listen to the audio, repeat the Arabic aloud, check the English only when needed, and then answer the questions from memory.