تَعِيشُ سَلْمَى فِي قَرْيَةٍ جَبَلِيَّةٍ يَتَسَاقَطُ فِيهَا الثَّلْجُ شِتَاءً.
Salma lives in a mountain village where snow falls in winter.
Winter and Snow in Arabic
الشتاء والثلج
Winter and Snow is a Intermediate-level Arabic reading text about children helping an elderly neighbour after mountain snow. 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 إِحْدَى اللَّيَالِي، هَبَطَتْ دَرَجَةُ الْحَرَارَةِ وَغَطَّى الثَّلْجُ الطُّرُقَ وَالْأَسْطُحَ.
One night, the temperature dropped and snow covered the roads and rooftops.
فِي الصَّبَاحِ، لَبِسَتْ سَلْمَى مِعْطَفَهَا وَقُفَّازَيْهَا وَحِذَاءَهَا الثَّقِيلَ.
In the morning, Salma put on her coat, gloves, and heavy boots.
خَرَجَتْ مَعَ أَخِيهَا، وَصَنَعَا رَجُلَ ثَلْجٍ لَهُ أَنْفٌ مِنَ الْجَزَرِ.
She went outside with her brother, and they made a snowman with a carrot nose.
ثُمَّ لَاحَظَا أَنَّ الطَّرِيقَ أَمَامَ بَيْتِ جَارِهِمَا الْمُسِنِّ كَانَ مُغْلَقًا بِالثَّلْجِ.
Then they noticed that the path in front of their elderly neighbour’s house was blocked by snow.
أَحْضَرَا مِجْرَفَتَيْنِ، وَبَدَآ يُبْعِدَانِ الثَّلْجَ عَنِ الْبَابِ.
They brought two shovels and began clearing the snow away from the door.
سَمِعَ جِيرَانٌ آخَرُونَ بِمَا يَفْعَلَانِ، فَخَرَجُوا لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ.
Other neighbours heard what they were doing and came out to help.
بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، أَصْبَحَ الطَّرِيقُ آمِنًا، وَاسْتَطَاعَ الرَّجُلُ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ.
Soon, the path was safe, and the man was able to leave his house.
دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى شُرْبِ الشَّايِ الدَّافِئِ، وَشَكَرَهُمْ عَلَى تَعَاوُنِهِمْ.
He invited them to drink warm tea and thanked them for their cooperation.
عَرَفَتْ سَلْمَى أَنَّ أَجْمَلَ مَا فِي يَوْمِ الثَّلْجِ هُوَ أَنْ يَتَعَاوَنَ الْجَمِيعُ.
Salma learned that the best part of a snowy day is everyone working together.
New Arabic words from the story
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- جَبَلِيَّةٌ Mountainous
- يَتَسَاقَطُ Falls
- الْأَسْطُحُ Rooftops
- قُفَّازَانِ Gloves
- مُسِنٌّ Elderly
- مِجْرَفَةٌ Shovel
- يُبْعِدَانِ They clear away
- التَّعَاوُنُ Cooperation
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Dual forms refer to exactly two people or things
أَحْضَرَا مِجْرَفَتَيْنِ، وَبَدَآ يُبْعِدَانِ الثَّلْجَ عَنِ الْبَابِ.
They brought two shovels and began clearing the snow away from the door.
أَحْضَرَا and بَدَآ refer to two people. مِجْرَفَتَيْنِ means exactly two shovels, and يُبْعِدَانِ is also dual.
Another example: الطِّفْلَانِ يَعْمَلَانِ مَعًا. — The two children work together.
For parents and teachers
Ask the learner to predict the story, then read or play each Arabic segment and identify words connected with winter, cooperation and dual forms. Have the learner arrange the main events in order, retell the problem and resolution, answer the comprehension questions, and use two new vocabulary items in original sentences.
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Questions about Winter and Snow
What level is Winter and Snow?
Winter and Snow is marked Intermediate. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.
What can learners practise in Winter and Snow?
Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to winter, cooperation and dual forms.
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.