عِنْدِي كُرَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ كَبِيرَةٌ.
I have a big red ball.
The Red Ball in Arabic
الْكُرَةُ الْحَمْرَاءُ
The Red Ball is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about a child politely retrieving a ball from a neighbour’s garden. 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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أَلْعَبُ بِهَا مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي فِي السَّاحَةِ.
I play with it with my friends in the yard.
ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، رَكَلْتُ الْكُرَةَ بِقُوَّةٍ.
One day, I kicked the ball hard.
طَارَتِ الْكُرَةُ فَوْقَ السُّورِ وَوَقَعَتْ فِي حَدِيقَةِ جَارِنَا.
The ball flew over the wall and fell into our neighbour’s garden.
طَرَقْتُ بَابَ الْجَارِ وَطَلَبْتُ كُرَتِي بِأَدَبٍ.
I knocked on the neighbour’s door and politely asked for my ball.
اِبْتَسَمَ الْجَارُ وَأَعْطَانِي إِيَّاهَا.
The neighbour smiled and gave it to me.
شَكَرْتُهُ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَى أَصْدِقَائِي.
I thanked him, then returned to my friends.
اِبْتَعَدْنَا عَنِ السُّورِ وَأَكْمَلْنَا اللَّعِبَ.
We moved away from the wall and continued playing.
New Arabic words from the story
These words all appear in the story. Listen, repeat and find each one in the text above.
- كُرَةٌ Ball
- رَكَلْتُ I kicked
- سُورٌ Wall
- جَارٌ Neighbour
- طَرَقْتُ I knocked
- بِأَدَبٍ Politely
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Attached pronouns can replace a repeated noun
اِبْتَسَمَ الْجَارُ وَأَعْطَانِي إِيَّاهَا.
The neighbour smiled and gave it to me.
In إِيَّاهَا, the ending هَا refers back to the feminine noun الْكُرَةُ. It avoids repeating “the ball.”
Another example: وَجَدْتُ الْكُرَةَ وَحَمَلْتُهَا. — I found the ball and carried it.
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 play, neighbours and polite requests. 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 Red Ball
What level is The Red Ball?
The Red Ball is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in The Red Ball?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to play, neighbours and polite requests.
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.