أَعِيشُ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي الصَّغِيرَةِ فِي بَيْتٍ دَافِئٍ وَجَمِيلٍ.
I live with my small family in a warm and lovely home.
The Happy Family in Arabic
العائلة السعيدة
The Happy Family is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about a loving family that works together during a power cut. 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.
Read the Arabic story with English translation
Read each Arabic sentence from right to left. Use the speaker button to hear the sentence, then check its English meaning underneath.
أَبِي طَوِيلُ الْقَامَةِ وَطَيِّبُ الْقَلْبِ، وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ لَنَا الْقِصَصَ.
My father is tall and kind-hearted, and he loves reading stories to us.
أُمِّي ذَكِيَّةٌ وَحَنُونَةٌ، وَتُعَلِّمُنَا كَيْفَ نُسَاعِدُ بَعْضَنَا بَعْضًا.
My mother is clever and caring, and she teaches us how to help one another.
وَلِي أَخٌ يُدْعَى كَرِيمًا، وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ الرَّسْمَ وَبِنَاءَ الْمُجَسَّمَاتِ.
I have a brother named Karim who loves drawing and building models.
فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ، تَعَاوَنَّا عَلَى تَرْتِيبِ الْبَيْتِ وَإِعْدَادِ الْغَدَاءِ.
On Saturday morning, we worked together to tidy the house and prepare lunch.
وَعِنْدَمَا اِنْقَطَعَتِ الْكَهْرَبَاءُ، أَشْعَلَ أَبِي مِصْبَاحًا، وَجَلَسْنَا جَمِيعًا حَوْلَهُ.
When the electricity went out, my father lit a lamp, and we all sat around it.
أَكَلْنَا وَتَحَدَّثْنَا وَضَحِكْنَا، فَكَانَ الْمَسَاءُ جَمِيلًا رَغْمَ الظَّلَامِ.
We ate, talked, and laughed, so the evening was lovely despite the darkness.
عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ سَعَادَةَ الْأُسْرَةِ تَكْبُرُ بِالْمَحَبَّةِ وَالتَّعَاوُنِ.
I learned that a family’s happiness grows through love and cooperation.
New Arabic words from the story
These words all appear in the story. Listen, repeat and find each one in the text above.
- أُسْرَةٌ Family
- طَيِّبُ الْقَلْبِ Kind-hearted
- حَنُونَةٌ Caring
- مُجَسَّمَاتٌ Models
- تَعَاوَنَّا We cooperated
- اِنْقَطَعَتْ Went out / was cut off
- مِصْبَاحٌ Lamp
- الظَّلَامُ Darkness
Reading comprehension questions
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Learn Arabic from this story
The ـي ending means “my”
أَعِيشُ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي الصَّغِيرَةِ فِي بَيْتٍ دَافِئٍ وَجَمِيلٍ.
I live with my small family in a warm and lovely home.
The ending ـي in أُسْرَتِي means “my.” It attaches directly to the noun أُسْرَةٌ and changes its final sound.
Another example: هَذِهِ أُسْرَتِي. — This is my family.
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 family, cooperation and possessive endings. 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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Questions about The Happy Family
What level is The Happy Family?
The Happy Family is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in The Happy Family?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to family, cooperation and possessive endings.
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.