Arabic–English parallel text
قواعد البيت
House Rules
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اثنتا عشرة قاعدة
Twelve rules
وصلت مارتا إلى لشبونة في يوم سبت حار من شهر سبتمبر. كان عمرها واحدا وثلاثين عاما، وكانت ممرضة من بولندا.
Marta arrived in Lisbon on a hot Saturday in September. She was thirty-one, and she was a nurse from Poland.
بدأ عملها الجديد في مستشفى كبير يوم الاثنين. لكنها احتاجت أولا إلى غرفة.
Her new job at a big hospital started on Monday. But first she needed a room.
وجدت إعلانا على هاتفها: «غرفة في شقة هادئة. عشر دقائق من المستشفى. 400 يورو في الشهر».
She found an ad on her phone. “Room in a quiet flat. Ten minutes from the hospital. 400 euros a month.”
كانت الشقة في الطابق الرابع من بناية صفراء قديمة. لم يكن فيها مصعد. صعدت مارتا الدرج مع حقيبتها الثقيلة.
The flat was on the fourth floor of an old yellow building. There was no lift. Marta climbed the stairs with her heavy bag.
فتحت الباب امرأة عجوز صغيرة. كان شعرها أبيض وفستانها أسود.
A small old woman opened the door. She had white hair and a black dress.
سألت: «أنتِ الممرضة؟ أنا دونا فرناندا. اخلعي حذاءك من فضلك».
“You are the nurse?” she asked. “I am Dona Fernanda. Shoes off, please.”
«مرحبا. أنا مارتا». خلعت مارتا حذاءها ووضعته عند الباب.
“Hello. I’m Marta.” Marta took off her shoes and put them by the door.
أرتها فرناندا الشقة. كانت نظيفة وهادئة جدا. وكانت على كل جدار صور قديمة.
Fernanda showed her the flat. It was clean and very quiet. There were old photos on every wall.
في الغرفة سرير ومكتب ونافذة كبيرة. نظرت مارتا إلى الخارج. رأت أسطحا حمراء والنهر.
The room had a bed, a desk and a big window. Marta looked out. She saw red roofs and the river.
قالت: «إنها جميلة. كم سعر الغرفة بالضبط؟»
“It’s beautiful,” she said. “How much is the room, exactly?”
«أربعمئة يورو في الشهر. الماء داخل في السعر».
“Four hundred euros a month. Water is in the price.”
«هل يجب أن أدفع ثمن الإنترنت؟»
“Do I have to pay for the internet?”
«لا، لا يجب أن تدفعي. لكنه بطيء».
“No, you don’t have to pay for it. But it’s slow.”
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