Arabic–English parallel text
أعد ما قلت
Say That Again
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A bilingual Arabic–English edition: the Arabic text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
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ستون ليمونة
Sixty lemons
عمل يانيس في ميناء بيريوس خمسة وثلاثين عاما. كان يقود الآلات الكبيرة التي تنقل الصناديق من السفن.
Yannis worked at the port of Piraeus for thirty-five years. He drove the big machines that moved boxes from the ships.
في شهر يونيو توقف عن العمل. كان عمره ستين عاما، وكان سعيدا.
In June, he stopped work. He was sixty years old, and he was happy.
في يوم الاثنين الأول له في البيت جلس في المطبخ مع فنجان قهوة. وكانت زوجته إيليني تقرأ الأخبار على هاتفها.
On his first Monday at home, he sat in the kitchen with a coffee. His wife, Eleni, read the news on her phone.
قالت إيليني: «السمك رخيص في السوق اليوم. هل تريد أن تأتي؟»
“The fish is cheap at the market today,” said Eleni. “Do you want to come?”
قال يانيس: «نعم، اليوم جميل». وشرب قهوته.
“Yes, it’s a lovely day,” said Yannis. He drank his coffee.
«لم أسألك عن اليوم يا يانيس. سألتك عن السوق. السمك رخيص اليوم».
“I didn’t ask about the day, Yannis. I asked about the market. The fish is cheap today.”
«آه. إذن قولي ذلك بوضوح من فضلك».
“Oh. Then say it clearly, please.”
وضعت إيليني هاتفها وقالت: «قلته بوضوح يا يانيس. أنت لا تسمع».
Eleni put down her phone. “I said it clearly, Yannis. You don’t listen.”
«أنا أسمع دائما. أنت تتكلمين مع قهوتك».
“I always listen. You talk to your coffee.”
ذهبا إلى السوق معا. اشترت إيليني السمك. ثم طلبت منه أن يشتري ست ليمونات.
They went to the market together. Eleni bought the fish. Then she asked him to get six lemons.
في السوق سأل بائع الليمون يانيس سؤالا. لم يسمعه يانيس، فقال: «نعم». ثم رجع بصندوق كبير. كان فيه ستون ليمونة.
At the market, the lemon man asked Yannis a question. Yannis didn’t hear it, so he said, “Yes.” Then he came back with a big box. There were sixty lemons in it.
«ستون ليمونة يا يانيس؟ ماذا سنفعل بستين ليمونة؟»
“Sixty lemons, Yannis? What are we going to do with sixty lemons?”
«سألني الرجل شيئا. وقلت نعم».
“The man asked me something. I said yes.”
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