LESSON NOTES

Arabic Listening
Comprehension for Advanced
Learners #13
Discussing Survey Results in
Arabic

CONTENTS
2 Standard Arabic
2 Vowelled Standard Arabic
3 Standard Romanization
5 English

13
6 Vocabulary
7 Sample Sentences
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 ‫‪STANDARD ARABIC‬‬

‫ً‬
‫ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺮا ﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻹﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫‪ �1‬إﻣﺮأة ﺗﻘﺪم‬

‫‪ �2‬أي رﺳﻢ ﺑﻴﺎﻧﻲ ﻳﺒﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻮﻇﻔﻴﻦ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺮع )ب(؟‬

‫ُ‬
‫ﺳﺒﻮع اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‪.‬‬‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺎدات ﻟَ َ‬
‫ﻴﺎﻗﺘَ ﻬﻢ اﻟ َﺒﺪَ ِﻧ �ﻴ ﺔ ا �‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫إﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎن َﺣ َ‬
‫ﻮل ﻋَ‬ ‫‪ �3‬ﻟَ َﻘﺪ َﻃﻠَﺒﻨﺎ ِﻣﻦ ‪ُ 200‬ﻣ َﻮ �ﻇﻒ �ان ﻳُﺠﻴﺒﻮ ﻋَﻠﻰ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻛَﻢ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ﻳَﺘَ ﺪَ �ر َ‬
‫ﺑﻮن ِﻓﻲ ا �‬
‫ﻻﺳﺒﻮع‪َ .‬و َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ِﻫ َﻲ اﻟﻨَﺘﺎ ِﺋﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُ‬
‫ﺆال ﻛ َ َ‬ ‫�‬

‫ﻜﻞ ُﻣ َ‬
‫ﻨﻔ ِﺼﻞ؟‬ ‫‪ �4‬ﻫ َّﻞ ُﻗﻤﺘﻲ ِﺑ َﺤ ِ‬
‫ﺴﺐ اﻟﻨَﺘﺎ ِﺋﺞ اﻟﻔِﺮﻋَ ﻴﻦ )أ( َو )ب( ِﺑ َﺸ ٍ‬

‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨﺎك �ارﺑَﻌَ َﺔ ِﺧﻴﺎرات‪� -1 :‬ا َﻗﻞ ِﻣﻦ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺔ‪ِ -2 .‬ﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺔ إﻟﻰ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺘﺎن ‪ِ -3‬ﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ‬
‫‪َ �5‬ﻧﻌَﻢ‪َ ,‬و ﻛ َ َ‬
‫ﻤﺴ ﺔ ‪ِ -4‬ﺳﺖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎت َو َﻣ ﺎ َﻓ ﻮق‪.‬‬ ‫َﺛ َ‬
‫ﻼث ﺳﺎﻋﺎت إﻟﻰ َﺧ َ‬

‫‪ �6‬ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‪ ,‬ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﺮﻋﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﻈﻢ ﺟﺎوب ﻣﻦ ﺣﻮاﻟﻲ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ إﻟﻰ ﺳﺎﻋﺘﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﻳﺒﺪو أﻧﻬﻢ ﻳﺘﺪرﺑﻮن ﻣﺮة ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﺒﻮع‪.‬‬

‫‪ �7‬ﻧﻌﻢ‪ ,‬اﻟﺠﻮاب اﻟﺬي ﻛﺎن ﻓﻲ ااﻟﻤﺮﺗﺒﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻮاﻟﻲ ﺛﻼث ﺳﺎﻋﺎت ﺣﺘﻰ ﺧﻤﺴﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﺮع )أ(‪ ,‬و ﻟﻜﻨﻪ‬
‫ﻛﺎن أﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﺮع )ب(‪.‬‬

‫‪ �8‬ﻣﻤﻤﻢ‪ ,‬ﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﻨﺎك ﺣﺘﻰ ﻋﺸﺮة ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺌﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻮﻇﻔﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﺮع )ب( اﻟﺬﻳﻦ أﺟﺎﺑﻮا أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎت‪.‬‬

‫‪ �9‬ﻫﺬا ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪ ,‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻛﻨﺖ أﻓﻜﺮ ﺑﺘﻨﻈﻴﻢ ﺣﺪث رﻳﺎﺿﻲ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ اﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ �1‬ﻫﺬه ﻓﻜﺮة ﺟﻴﺪة ﺳﻮف ﺗﻌﻄﻲ اﻟﻤﻮﻇﻔﻴﻦ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﺟﻴﺪة ﻟﻠﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ ﻣﻊ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﺳﻮف أﻋﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ‪.‬‬
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‫ً‬
‫ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‪ ,‬ﺳﺄﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻮﺳﻌﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫‪�1‬‬

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 ‫إﻣﺮ �ا ٌة ُﺗ َﻘ ِﺪ ُم َﺗ ّﻘ ً‬
‫اﻹﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎن‪.‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ﺋﻴﺴﻬﺎ ﻋَ ﻦ َﻧ ِ‬
‫ﺘﺎﺋﺞ‬ ‫ﺮﻳﺮا ِﻟ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫‪َ �1‬‬

‫ﺮع )ب(؟‬ ‫اﻟﻤ َﻮ َﻇﻔﻴﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ِ‬

‫اﻟﻔ ِ‬ ‫‪� �2‬ا �ي َر ٍ‬
‫ﺳﻢ ﺑَﻴﺎﻧﻲ ﻳُ َﺒ �ﻴﻦ ُ‬

‫َ‬
‫ﺳﺒﻮع اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‪.‬‬‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺎدات ﻟَ َ‬
‫ﻴﺎﻗﺘَ ﻬﻢ اﻟ َﺒﺪَ ِﻧ �ﻴ ﺔ ا �‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫إﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎن َﺣ َ‬
‫ﻮل ﻋَ‬ ‫‪ �3‬ﻟَ َﻘﺪ َﻃﻠَﺒﻨﺎ ِﻣﻦ ‪ُ 200‬ﻣ َﻮ �ﻇﻒ �ان ﻳُﺠﻴﺒﻮ ﻋَﻠﻰ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻛَﻢ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ﻳَﺘَ ﺪَ �ر َ‬
‫ﺑﻮن ِﻓﻲ ا �‬
‫ﻻﺳﺒﻮع‪َ .‬و َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ِﻫ َﻲ اﻟﻨَﺘﺎ ِﺋﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُ‬
‫ﺆال ﻛ َ َ‬ ‫�‬

‫ﻜﻞ ُﻣ َ‬
‫ﻨﻔ ِﺼﻞ؟‬ ‫‪ �4‬ﻫ َّﻞ ُﻗﻤﺘﻲ ِﺑ َﺤ ِ‬
‫ﺴﺐ َﻧﺘﺎ ِﺋﺞ اﻟﻔِﺮﻋَ ﻴﻦ )أ( َو )ب( ِﺑ َﺸ ٍ‬

‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨﺎك �ارﺑَﻌَ َﺔ ِﺧﻴﺎرات‪� -1 :‬ا َﻗﻞ ِﻣﻦ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺔ‪ِ -2 .‬ﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺔ إﻟﻰ َﺳ ﺎﻋَ ﺘﻴﻦ ‪ِ -3‬ﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ‬
‫‪َ �5‬ﻧﻌَﻢ‪َ ,‬و ﻛ َ َ‬
‫ﻤﺴ ﺔ ‪ِ -4‬ﺳﺖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎت َو َﻣ ﺎ َﻓ ﻮق‪.‬‬ ‫َﺛ َ‬
‫ﻼث ﺳﺎﻋﺎت إﻟﻰ َﺧ َ‬

‫ﺟﺎو َب ِﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ ﺳﺎﻋَ ﺔ إﻟﻰ ﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘﺎن‪ ,‬ﻳَﺒﺪو �ا �ﻧ ُﻬﻢ ﻳَﺘَ ﺪَ �رﺑﻮن َﻣ �ﺮة ِﻓﻲ ا �‬
‫ﻻﺳﺒﻮع‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﻌﻈﻢ َ‬ ‫‪َ �6‬ﺣ َﺴ ً‬
‫ﻨﺎ‪ِ ,‬ﻓ ﻲ اﻟﻔِﺮﻋَ ﻴﻦ ُ‬

‫ﻤﺴ ﺔ ِﻟ ِﻠﻔﺮع )أ(‪َ ,‬و ﻟَ ِﻜﻨ ُ�ﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺮ َﺗ َﺒ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﺎ ِﻧ َﻴ ﺔ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﻣﻦ َﺣ َﻮاﻟﻲ َ‬
‫ﺛﻼث َﺳ ﺎﻋﺎت َﺣﺘّ ﻰ َﺧ َ‬ ‫اب اﻟَﺬي َ‬
‫ﻛﺎن ِﻓﻲ َ‬ ‫‪َ �7‬ﻧﻌَﻢ‪� ,‬‬
‫اﻟﺠ َﻮ ُ‬
‫ﻛﺎن �ا َﻗﻞ ِﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﻋَ ﺔ ِﻓ ﻲ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻔ ِﺮع )ب(‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﻛﺜﺮ ِﻣﻦ ِﺳﺖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻔ ِﺮع )ب( اﻟَ َ‬

‫ﺬﻳﻦ �اﺟﺎﺑُﻮا �ا َ‬ ‫اﻟﻤ َﻮ �ﻇﻔﻴﻦ ِﻓ ﻲ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻟﻤ َﺌ ﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ُ‬ ‫‪ �8‬ﻣﻤﻤﻢ‪ ,‬ﻟَ َ‬
‫ﻴﺲ ُﻫﻨﺎكَ َﺣﺘّ ﻰ ﻋَ َ‬
‫ﺸﺮة ِﺑ ِ‬

‫اﻟﻤﺸﺎ َرﻛ َﺔ ِﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟَﺔ‪.‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ َﺣﺪث ِرﻳَ ﺎﺿﻲ َﺣ ُ‬
‫ﻴﺚ ﻳَﺴﺘَ ﻄﻴﻊُ َ‬ ‫ﻨﺖ �ا َﻓﻜ�ﺮ ِﺑﺘَ ِ‬
‫ﻨﻈ ِ‬ ‫‪َ �9‬ﻫﺬا َﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪ِ ,‬ﻟ َﺬ ِﻟﻚ ﻛُ ُ‬

‫ﻋَﻠﻴﻚ‪.‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َﻌﻀ ِﻬﻢ‪َ .‬ﺳ َ‬
‫ﻮف �اﻋﺘَ ِﻤﺪُ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮ �ﻇﻔﻴﻦ ُﻓ َ‬
‫ﺮﺻ ﺔ َﺟ ّﻴﺪَ ة ﻟِﻠﺘَﻔﺎﻋُ ﻞ َﻣﻊ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻜﺮة َﺟ ّﻴﺪَ ة َﺳ َ‬
‫ﻮف ُﺗﻌﻄﻲ َ‬ ‫‪َ �1‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ِﻓ َ‬
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‫ﻨﺎ‪َ ,‬ﺳ �ﺎﻓﻌَ ُﻞ ﻣﺎ ِﺑ ِﻮﺳﻌﻲ‪.‬‬

‫‪َ �1‬ﺣ َﺴ ً‬
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1� ʾimraʾaẗun tuqadimu taqqrīran liraʾīsihā ʿan natāʾǧi al-ʾistibīān�

2� ʾayyi rasmin baīānī yubayyin al-muwaẓafīn mina al-firʿi (b)?

3� laqad ṭalabnā min 200 muwaẓẓaf ʾan yuǧībū ʿalā ʾistibīān ḥaūla ʿaādāti
laīāqatahm al-badaniyyah al-ʾusbūʿu al-māḍī� al-ssuʾual-u kaāna kam saāʿaẗan
yatadarrabūna fiī al-ʾusbūʿ� wa haḏihi hiya al-natāʾiǧ�

4� hall qumtī biḥasbi al-natāʾiǧ al-firʿaīn (ʾ) wa (b) bišaklin munfaṣil?

5� naʿam, wa kaāna hunāk ʾarbaʿaẗa ḫiīārāt: 1- ʾaqal min saāʿah� 2- min ḥawaalī
saāʿah ʾilā saāʿatān 3- min ḥawaalī ṯalāṯa sāʿāt ʾilā ḫamsah 4- sit sāʿāt wa maā
faūq�

6� ḥasanan, fiī al-firʿaīn al-muʿẓam ǧāwaba min ḥawaal-ī sāʿah ʾilā sāʿatān, yabdū
ʾannahum yatadarrabūn marrah fiī al-ʾusbūʿ�

7� naʿam, al-ǧǧawaābu al-aḏī kāna fiī al-martabaẗi al-ṯāniyah huwa min ḥawaal-ī

ṯlaāṯ saāʿāt ḥattā ḫamsah lilfirʿ (ʾ), wa lakinnahu kāna ʾaqal min sāʿah fiī al-firiʿ
(b)�

8� mmmm, laīsa hunāka ḥattā ʿašrah bilmiʾah mina al-muwaẓẓafīn fiī al-firiʿ (b) al-
aḏīna ʾaǧābuūā ʾakṯar min sit sāʿāt�

9� haḏā ṣaḥīḥ, liḏalik kuntu ʾufakkir bitanẓiīmi ḥadaṯ riyaāḍī ḥaīṯu yastaṭīʿu al-
ǧamīʿ al-mušārakah bishūlah�

10� haḏihi fikrah ǧayydah saūfa tuʿṭī al-mwaẓẓafīn furṣah ǧayyda liltafāʿul maʿ
baʿḍihim� saūfa ʾaʿtamidu ʿalīki�

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11� ḥasanan, saʾafʿalu mā biwisʿī�

ENGLISH

1� A woman is giving report to her boss about the results of the questionnaire�

2� Which graph represents the employees from the B branch?

3� We asked 200 employees to answer a questionnaire about their fitness habits

last week� The question was about how many hours they exercise a week, and
here’s the result�

4� Did you tally up the results from the A and B branches separately?

5� YES� AND WE "less than an hour", "around 1 to 2 hours", "around 3 to 5

HAD FOUR hours", and “6 hours or more”�
OPTIONS:

6� So both branches answered “about 1-2 hours” the most� Looks like they’re
exercising once a week�

7� Yes, the second leading option was “about 3-5 hours” for branch A, but “less
than an hour” for branch B�

8� Hmm, not even 10% of employees at branch B exercise more than 6 hours�

9� That’s right� So I was thinking about hosting a sports event that anybody can
casually join�

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10� That’s a good idea� It’d give employees a good chance to interact with each
other too� I depend on you�

11� All right, I’ll do my best�

VOCABULARY

Romanizatio
Arabic n English Class Gender

‫ﻳﻘﻮد‬
yaquūd to lead verb masculine
(Standard)

‫ﺗﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬
tafāʿul to interact verb masculine
(Standard)

‫ﻳﺴﺘﻀﻴﻒ‬
yastaḍīf to host verb masculine
(Standard)

‫ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﻨﻔﺼﻞ‬ bišaklin

separately adverb
(Standard) munfaṣil

‫ﻳﺤﺴﺐ‬
yaḥsub to tally up verb masculine
(Standard)

‫ﻋﺎدة‬
ʿādah habit noun feminine
(Standard)

‫رﺋﻴﺲ‬
raʾīs boss noun masculine
(Standard)

‫ﻳﻤﺜﻞ‬
yumaṯṯil to represent verb masculine
(Standard)

‫ﻣﻮﻇﻒ‬
muwaẓẓaf employee noun masculine
(Standard)

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 ‫رﺳﻢ ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺤﻲ‬
rasm taūḍīḥī graph
(Standard)
SAMPLE SENTENCES
ً
‫ﻣﺘﺄﻛﺪا ﻣﻦ أﻧﻪ ﻛﺎن ﻳﻘﻮد ﻓﺮﻳﻘﻪ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ ﻛﺎن‬
.‫اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ‬
huwa kaāna mutaʾakidan min ʾannah kaāna
yaqūdu farīqahu ʾilā al-ṭṭarīqi al-ṣaḥīḥ�
He was sure that he was leading his
team on the right track�
.‫ﺑﻠﺪﻫﺎ ﺳﻮف ﻳﺴﺘﻀﻴﻒ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‬
baladuhā saūfa yastaḍīfu al-musābaqah�
Her country will be hosting the next
tournament�
ً
‫آﺧﺬا‬ ،‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﻃﻠﺐ ﻣﻨﻲ أن أﺣﺴﺐ دﺧﻞ اﻟﻤﺼﻨﻊ‬
.‫ﺑﺎﻹﻋﺘﺒﺎر اﻟﺴﻨﻮات اﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‬
laqad ṭuliba minnī ʾan ʾaḥsuba daḫla al-
maṣnaʿ, ʾāḫiḏan bilʾiʿtibār al-ssanūāt al-ʿašr al-
māḍiyah�
I was asked to tally up the factory's
income, considering the last 10 years�
ARABICPOD101�COM ARABIC LISTENING COMPREHENSION FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS #13 - DISCUSSING SURVEY RESULTS IN ARABIC
noun masculine
‫ﻣﻦ أﺣﺴﻦ اﻟﻌﻼﺟﺎت ﻟﻠﺘﻮﺗﺮ ﻫﻮ اﻟﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ ﻣﻊ‬
.‫اﻟﺤﻴﻮاﻧﺎت اﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮة ﻛﺎﻟﻜﻼب واﻟﻘﻄﻂ‬
min ʾaḥsin al-ʿilāǧāti liltawattur huwa al-
tafāʿul maʿ al-ḥaīūānāti al-ṣṣaġīrah kaal-kilāb
wa al-qiṭaṭ�
One of the best stress therapies is
interacting with small animals, such
as dogs and cats�
‫ ﻃﻠﺒﺖ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎدﻟﺔ أن‬،‫ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﺸﺎء ﻟﻴﻠﺔ اﻟﺒﺎرﺣﺔ‬
.‫ﺗﺤﻀﺮ ﺣﺴﺎﺑﻨﺎ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﻨﻔﺼﻞ‬
baʿda ʿašāʾi laīlaẗi al-bāriḥah, ṭalabtu mina al-
nnādilah ʾan taḥḍira ḥisābinā bišaklin
munfaṣil�
After yesterday's dinner, I asked the
waitress to bring our checks
separately�
.‫أﻧﺖ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻋﺎدة ﺳﻴﺌﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺮك ﺳﺘﺮﺗﻚ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻤﺮ‬
ʾanta ladīka ʿādah saīʾah fiī tarki sutratika fiī al-
mamar�
You have the bad habit of leaving
your jacket in the hallway�
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 ‫ اﻵن أﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ان أرى‬,‫ﺑﻌﺪ ﻟﻘﺎﺋﻲ ﺑﺮﺋﻴﺴﻲ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‬ ً
.‫إﺿﺎﻓﻴﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺪﻓﻮع‬ ً
‫وﻗﺘﺎ‬ ‫رﺋﻴﺴﻨﺎ ﻳﺠﻌﻠﻨﺎ ﻧﻌﻤﻞ‬
raʾīsunā yaǧʿalunā naʿmal waqtaan ʾiḍāfyaan
.‫ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺗﺼﺮﻓﻬﻢ‬
ġaīra madfuūʿ�
baʿda liqāʾī biraʾīsī al-ḫāmis, al-ʾān ʾastaṭīʿu ʾan
ʾarā ṭarīqaẗa taṣarrufihim� Our boss lets us work unpaid
overtime�
After meeting my fifth boss, I now see
a pattern in their conduct�

‫اﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﺳﻮف ﻳﻤﺜﻞ ﻣﺪرﺳﺘﻪ اﻟﺸﻬﺮ اﻟﻘﺎدم ﻓﻲ‬
.‫ﻣﻨﺎﻓﺴﺔ ﻟﻠﺮﻳﺎﺿﻴﺎت‬
al-ṭṭiflu saūfa yumaṯṯil madrasatahu al-ššahra
al-qādim fiī munāfasaẗin lilrīāḍiīāti�
The child will represent his school in
next month's international math
contest�
‫ﺣﺘﻰ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﺌﺔ اﻟﻤﻮﻇﻒ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻴﻴﻦ ﻻ ﻧﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ أن‬
.‫ﻧﺮﺿﻲ ﺣﺎﺟﺎت زاﺑﺎﺋﻨﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﻤﺤﺪد‬
ḥattā maʿ al-miʾiẗi muwaẓaf al-ḥal-iyyin laā
nastaṭīʿu ʾan nurḍī ḥāǧāti zābāʾininā fiī al-waqti
al-muḥaddad�
Even with our current 100 employees
we cannot satisfy our customers'
needs on time�

‫اﻟﻤﻮﻇﻔﻮن ﻳﻌﻤﻠﻮن ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻜﺘﺐ‬
ʾlmuwaẓẓafūn yaʿmalūn bilmaktab
The employees work at the office�
‫اﻟﺮﺳﻢ اﻟﺘﻮﺿﻴﺤﻲ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ ﺳﻮف ﻳﻈﻬﺮ أي ﻧﻮع ﻣﻦ‬
ً
.‫ﻣﺆﺧﺮا‬ ‫اﻷﻋﻤﺎل أﻗﻴﻤﺖ‬
al-rrasmu al-taūḍīḥī al-ttalī saūfa yuẓhiru
ʾayyu naūʿiin mina al-ʾaʿmali ʾuqīmat
muʾuaḫran�

The following graph will show you

how the business has been doing
lately�

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