[19] classical: the friendly whale 

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grammar module: comparative and superlative construction

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ذَهَبوا they went	أهْدَأُ وَأذْكىَ مِنْ more calm and more intelligent then	خافـَتْ she was afraid
يَسْبَحوا  they swim	أكْثَرُ مِن more then	خَطِرٌ dangerous
بَحْرٌ the sea	أكْثَرُ شَقاوَةٍ more mischievous	حوتٌ whale
جَميلٌ beautiful	أخْطَرُ مِنْ more dangerous then	نَرْكَبُ we ride
ماءٌ water	أيُّ يَوْمٍ any day	بـِما أنَّ because
سُعَداءُ were in a good mood	أجْمَلُ مِنْ  more beautiful	فـَرِحـونَ were happy
أفْضَلُ مِنْ better then

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	ذَهَبَ إبْراهيمُ وَمُنىَ لِيَسْبَحا في الْبَحْرِ سَوِياًّ         Ibrahim and Mona went to swim in the sea together.
	كانَ اَلجَّوُّ جَميلاً وَالْماءُ كانَ أجْمَلَ The weather was beautiful and the water was more beautiful.
	كانَ إبْراهيمُ يَسْبَحُ أفْضَلَ مِن مُنىَ بِكَثيرٍ Ibrahim used to swim better than Mona (by a lot).
	لَكِنْ مُنىَ كانَت أهْدَأَ وَأذْكىَ مِن إبْراهيمَ But Mona was calmer and brighter than Ibrahim.
	وَجَدا مُنىَ وَإبْراهيمُ أنـَّهـُما قَدْ اِبْتَعَدا جِداً عَنْ اِلشَّاطِئٍ أكْثَرَ مِن أيِّ يَوْمٍ مَضي Mona and Ibrahim found themselves too far from the shore more then any other day.
	كانا سَعيدانِ وَفَرِحانِ  بِالصَّيْفِ    They were in a good mood and happy with summer.
	لَمْ تَكُنْ أُمُّهُم تَعْرِفُ أيْنَ  ذَهَبا Their mother didn't know where they went.
	كانَ إبْراهيمُ أكـْثـَرَ شَقاوَةً مِن مُنىَ وَهُوَ الذّي كانَ يُريدُ الإِبْتِعادَ عَنْ الشَّاطئ Ibrahim was more mischievous then Mona and he wanted to go far from the shore.
	فَجْأةً شَعَرَتْ مُنىَ أنَّهُما اِبْتَعَدا عَنْ اِلْجَميعِ وخافَتْ All of a sudden Mona felt that they were too far from everyone and she was afraid.
	رَأتْ مُنىَ حوتاً في الْماءِ وَقالَتْ لِإِبْراهيمَ: هَيّا نَرْكَبُ هَذا الْحوتَ فـَأنا  مُتْعَبَةٌ وَالْحوتُ سَوْفَ يَسْبَحُ أسْرَعَ مِنـَّا Mona  saw a whale in the water and she said to Ibrahim: Let's ride this whale because I am tired and the whale will swim back faster then us.
	كانَ إبْراهيمُ يُريدُ الْعَـوْدَةَ عَائماً إلىَ الشَّاطِئ لَكِنْ بـِما أنَّ مُنىَ تَعِبَتْ وافَقَ Ibrahim wanted to swim back to the shore but because Mona was tired he agreed.
	رَكِبا الإثْنان الحوتَ بِكُلِّ بَراءَةٍ وَطَلَبا مِنْهُ أنْ يأخُذْهُما إلىَ الشَّاطِئِ The two of them innocently rode the whale and asked him to take them to the shore.
	وافَقَ الْحوتُ  وَعادَ بـِهـِما إلىَ الشَّاطِئ بِسُرْعَةٍ The whale agreed and returned them to the shore quickly.
	قالَ إبْراهيمُ لِمُنىَ: ظَنَنْتُ أنَّ الْحوتَ خَطِرٌ - ألَمْ تَقُل أُمُّنا إذا رَأيْنا حوتاً ، لا قـَدَّرَ اللهُ ، أنَّ لا نَتَحَرِّكُ بِالْمَرَّةِ . لِماذا رَكِبْناهُ؟ Ibrahim - I thought that the whale is dangerous - didn't mom say if we saw a whale, God forbid, we shouldn't move at all. Why did we ride him?
	لا يا إبْراهيمُ ، لَيْسَ الحوتُ خَـطـِراً. اَلدُّلْفين أخْطَرُ مِن الْحوتِ يا أَخْرَقْ Mona - No Ibrahim, it is not the whale that is dangerous. It is the dolphin that is more dangerous than the whale silly.
	فـَلـْنـَتـَوَقـَفْ لـِبـَعْـضِ الْوَقْتِ. أيـُهـُما أخـْطـَرُ...  اَلـْحوتُ أمْ الـدُّلـْفينْ وَمَنْ أذْكىَ هـنا... مُنىَ أمْ إبْراهيمُ؟             Let's pause for a moment. What is more dangerous... a whale          or a dolphin? And, who is smarter here... Mona or Ibrahim?
	عِنْدَما رَأتْهُم أمُّهُما عَلىَ الْحوتِ لَمْ تُصَدِّقْ نَفْسَها وَتَخَيَّلَتْ أنّهُ دُلْفين فَقَطْ... When their mother saw them on the whale she was shocked and she imagined it was only a dolphin.
	في بعض الأحْيان مِن الشَر هُناك سَبب وجيه Sometimes from evil there is good.

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مَنْ  أفْضَلُ في السِّـباحـَةِ ، إبْراهيمُ أمْ مُنىَ؟ Who swims better Ibrahim or Mona ?   مَنْ قيلَ لَناَ هُوَ أكْثَرُ ذَكاءً ، إبْراهيمُ أمْ مُنىَ؟ Who are we told is smarter Ibrahim or Mona ?   هَلْ اَلْقِصَّة ُ صَحيحَة ٌ في قَوْلِها أنَّ هَذا الإنْسانُ أكْثَرُ ذ َكاءً ؟اِشْرَحْ Is the story correct in stating that that person is smarter? Explain.   هَلْ إبْراهيمُ يُريدُ أنْ يَسْبَحَ في  الْعَوْدَةِ؟ Did Ibrahim want to swim back ?   Give one comparative example and three superlative examples from the above dialogue.

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Who swims better Ibrahim or Mona?... إبْراهيمُ كانَ يَسْبَحُ أفْضلَ مِن مُنىَ Ibrahim used to swim better then Mona.   Who are we told is smarter Ibrahim or Mona?.. مُنىَ كانَت أذْكىَ مِن إبْراهيم Mona was more intelligent then Ibrahim.   Is the story correct in stating that that person is smarter? Explain. لا ، مُنىَ لَمْ تَكُنْ أذْكىَ لِأنَّها كانَتْ تُريدُ رُكوبَ الْحوتِ No, Mona is not more intelligent because she wanted to ride the whale.   Did Ibrahim want to swim back? نَعَمْ إبْراهيمُ كانَ يُريدُ السِّباحَةَ إلىَ  الشّاطِئِ Yes, Ibrahim wanted to swim to the shore.   Give one comparative example and three superlative examples from the above dialogue. اَلْماءُ كانَ أجْمَلَ a- The water was more beautiful إبْراهيمُ كانَ يَسْبَحُ أفْضَلَ مِن مُنىَ b- Ibrahim swam better than Mona مُنىَ كانَت أهْدَاُ وَأذْكىَ مِنْ إبْراهيمَ c- Mona was calmer and more intelligent than Ibrahim. اَلدُّلْفين أخْطَرُ مِن الْحوتِ    d- The dolphin is more dangerous than the whale.

   
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