تَعِيشُ بَطَّةٌ بَيْضَاءُ مَعَ أَفْرَاخِهَا قُرْبَ الْبُحَيْرَةِ.
A white duck lives with her ducklings near the lake.
The White Duck in Arabic
البطة البيضاء
The White Duck is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about a mother duck watching over a duckling that falls behind. 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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فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ، تَسْبَحُ الْأُمُّ أَمَامَ أَفْرَاخِهَا.
Every morning, the mother swims in front of her ducklings.
تَتْبَعُهَا الْأَفْرَاخُ الصَّفْرَاءُ فِي صَفٍّ صَغِيرٍ.
The yellow ducklings follow her in a little line.
ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، تَأَخَّرَ فَرْخٌ صَغِيرٌ عَنِ الْبَقِيَّةِ.
One day, a small duckling fell behind the others.
تَوَقَّفَتِ الْبَطَّةُ وَنَادَتْهُ بِصَوْتٍ لَطِيفٍ.
The duck stopped and called him gently.
سَبَحَ الْفَرْخُ إِلَيْهَا بِسُرْعَةٍ.
The duckling swam quickly towards her.
وَاصَلَتِ الْأُسْرَةُ سِبَاحَتَهَا مَعًا.
The family continued swimming together.
كَانَتِ الْأُمُّ تَنْتَبِهُ إِلَى جَمِيعِ أَفْرَاخِهَا.
The mother watched over all her ducklings.
New Arabic words from the story
These words all appear in the story. Listen, repeat and find each one in the text above.
- بَطَّةٌ Duck
- أَفْرَاخٌ Ducklings
- صَفٌّ Line
- تَأَخَّرَ Fell behind
- نَادَتْهُ She called him
- تَنْتَبِهُ Pays attention
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Learn Arabic from this story
أَمَامَ means “in front of”
فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ، تَسْبَحُ الْأُمُّ أَمَامَ أَفْرَاخِهَا.
Every morning, the mother swims in front of her ducklings.
أَمَامَ tells us where the mother duck is in relation to her ducklings.
Another example: الْقِطَّةُ أَمَامَ الْبَابِ. — The cat is in front of the door.
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 animals, family and place words. 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 White Duck
What level is The White Duck?
The White Duck is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in The White Duck?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to animals, family and place words.
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.