[32] classical: dad's halloween improvisation

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grammar modules: future tense; negation

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سـَيـَنامُ he will sleep	سـَيـَكونُ he will be	بـَعْدَ الظـُّهْرِ afternoon
غـَيْرُ سـَعيدٍ he is not happy	سـَيـَفـْتـَحُ he will open	طـُوالَ الـْيَوْمِ all
سـَيوقـِظُ he will wake him up	سـَيـَرىَ he will see	داخـِلَ into
سـَيـَذْهـَبُ he will go	ما زالَ is still	يـُغـَنـِّي he sings (infinitive form)
سـَيـُغـَنـِّي he will sing	يـَنـامُ asleep	صـَوْتٍ عالٍ loudly
سـَيـَلـْعَبُ he will play	إلىَ أنْ until	في زِيِّ dressed

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زِيادُ ما زالَ نائماً         Ziad is still asleep. زِيادُ سـَيَنامُ حَتَّى الثـّانِيَة بـَعْدَ الظـُّهْرِ Ziad will sleep until 2:00PM. والـِدُهُ غـَيْرُ سـَعيدٍ His father is not happy. هُوَ سـَيوقـِظـُهُ الآنَ He will wake him up now. هُوَ سـَيوقـِظـُ زِيادَ لـِآنَّ الـيومَ "هالويينْ" He will wake up Ziad because it is Halloween today. وَلـِأنَّ زِيادُ لا يُمْكِنُ أنْ يـَنامَ طـَوالَ الـْيَوْمِ And because Ziad can not sleep all day. والـِدُهُ سَيَذْهَبُ داخِلَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَيُغَنـّي His father will go into his room and sing. والـِدُهُ لـَنْ يُغَنـّي جـَيِّداً His father will not sing well. وَوالـِدُهُ سـَيَلْعَبُ اَلْجيتارَ And his father will play the guitar. والـِدُهُ سـَيَلْعَبُ الْجيتارَ بـِصَوْتٍ عالٍ His father will play the guitar loudly. زِيادُ لـَنْ يَكونَ سـَعيداً Ziad will not be happy. زِيادُ سَيَفـْتـَحُ عَـيْـنـَيْهِ Ziad will open his eyes. وَلـَنْ يَرىَ والِدَهُ And he will not see his father. لأنَّ والِدُهُ في زِيِّ وَحْشٍ Because his father is dressed like a monster. زِيادُ سَيَكـونُ مُتَضايِقاً Ziad will be upset.

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مَتىَ يَنْوي زِيادُ أنْ يَسْتـَيْقـِظَ؟ When is Ziad planning to wake up?    ما أهـَمِّـيَة ُ الْيَوْمِ؟ What is special about today?    لـِماذا والـِدُ زيادَ مُتـَضايِقٌ؟ Why is Ziad's father upset?    لـِماذا والـِدُ زِيادَ يـَلْعَبُ الْجيتارَ؟ Why does Ziad's father play the guitar?    لـماذا لا يـَرىَ زِيادُ والـِدَهُ؟ Why does Ziad not see his father?

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زيادُ يـَنْوي اَلإسـْتـِيْقاظَ الثـّانِيَةَ بَعْدَ الظـُّهْرِ  When is Ziad planning to wake up?    أنَّ الْيَوْمَ "هالويين"  What is special about today?    لـِأنَّ زِيادُ يَنامُ كـَثيراً  Why is Ziad's father upset?    حَتـَّى يوقـِظَ زِيادَ  Why does Ziad's father play the guitar?    لـِأنَّ والـِدُهُ في زِيِّ وَحْشٍ  Why does Ziad not see his father?