[26] classical: a policeman's counter-ego

Step 1: Review relevant grammar [click here]

grammar module: adjectives

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Step 3: Review words to know [click here]

سَعيدٌ happy	اِسْتَعْبَطـَ heacting dumb	عَرَبَتُهُ his car
لا مَثيلَ لَهُ cool/laid back	فوجـِىءَ he was surprised	لَمْ يَكُنْ was not
ثارَ he got angry	مُتـَضَايِقٌ he is fed up	اَلشُّرْطِيُّ policeman
مَذْهولٌ stunned	صَمَتَ shuts up	رُخَصٌ licenses
مُتْوَتَّرٌ nervous	مُحْرَجٌ embarrassed	لَيْسَتْ مُشْكِلَة ً not a problem
مُضْحِكٌ funny	مُرْتَبِكٌ confused	مُخالَفَةٌ street ticket

Step 4: Read dialogue [click here]

كانَ يوجَدُ رَجُلٌ اِسْمُهُ سام There was a man by the name of Sam. سام كانَ في عَرَبَتِهِ عَلىَ الطَّريقِ السَّريعِ Sam was in his car on the highway. سام كانَ  يَقودُ بِسُرْعَةٍ Sam was driving quickly. سام كان سَعيداً وَيِشْعُرُ أنَّهُ لا مَثيلَ لَهُ Sam was happy and felt he was cool. اَلشُّرْطِيُّ رَآهُ وَأوْقَفَهُ The policeman saw him and stopped him. اَلشُّرْطِيُّ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَعيداً  وَثارَ عَلىَ سام The policeman was not happy and got angry with Sam. سام نَظـَرَ إلىَ اَلشـُّرْطـِيِّ وَكانَ مَذ ْهولاً Sam looked at the policeman and was stunned. اَلشُّرْطِيُّ طـَلـَبَ مِنْ سام رُخَصَهُ The policeman requested from Sam his licenses. سام أصْبَحَ مُتـَوَتِّراً وَقَرَّرَ أنْ يكونَ مُضْحِكاً Sam became nervous and decided to be funny. سام أخْرَجَ أرَجوزاً بَدَلاً مِنْ الرُخَصِ Sam took out not the licenses but a puppet. اَلْأراجوزُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُتَوَتِّراً بَلْ كانَ مُضْحِكاً The puppet was not nervous but was funny. اَلْأراجوزُ اِسْتَعْبَطـَ وَقالَ لِلشُّرْطـِيِّ The puppet was acting dumb and said to the policeman: اِتْرُكْنيِ أَحِلُّ هـَذا اَلأمْرَ Let me solve the situation here. اَلشُّرْطـِيُّ فوجـِىءَ وَكانَ مُتـَضايِقاً The policeman was surprised and was fed up. سام صَمَتَ Sam shuts up. اَلْأراجوزُ صارَ مُحْرَجاً وَمُرْتَبِكاً The puppet became embarrassed and confused. الشُّرْطـِىُّ قالَ لِلْأراجوز: لا لَيْسَتْ مُشْكِلـَة ً. اِتْرُكْني أَحِلُّ هـَذا اَلأمْرَ The policeman tells the puppet: No, it's not a problem. Let me solve the situation here. اَلشُّرْطِيُّ أعْطىَ الْأراجوزَ مُخالَفـَةً The policeman gives the puppet a ticket.

Step 5: Drill with answers [click here]

ماذا كانَ اِحْساسُ سام وَهُوَ يَقودُ عَرَبَتـَهُ؟ What was Sam's mood while driving his car?   ما الَّذي أخْطـَاءَ فيهِ سام؟ What did Sam do wrong?   كَيْفَ كانَ سام يَشْعُرُ عِنْدَما أوْقـَفـَهُ الشُّرْطـِيُّ؟ How did Sam feel when stopped by the policeman?   كَيْفَ كانَ يَشْعُرُ الشُّرْطـِيُّ تِجاهَ الْأراجوزِ؟ How did the policeman feel towards the puppet?   هَلْ يُعْطي الشُّرْطِيُّ سام مُخالـَفـَة ً؟ Does the policeman give Sam a ticket?

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ماذا كانَ اِحْساسُ سام وَهُوَ يَقودُ عَرَبَتـَهُ؟ What was Sam's mood while driving his car?   ما الَّذي أخْطـَاءَ فيهِ سام؟ What did Sam do wrong?   كَيْفَ كانَ سام يَشْعُرُ عِنْدَما أوْقـَفـَهُ الشُّرْطـِيُّ؟ How did Sam feel when stopped by the policeman?   كَيْفَ كانَ يَشْعُرُ الشُّرْطـِيُّ تِجاهَ الْأراجوزِ؟ How did the policeman feel towards the puppet?   هَلْ يُعْطي الشُّرْطِيُّ سام مُخالـَفـَة ً؟ Does the policeman give Sam a ticket?