[37] classical: the did not snack test       

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grammar modules: negation; the future tense

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خُذْ تـَصْبيرَةً eat a snack	لا أحِبُّ I don't like	كـُلْ eat
سـَآكـُلُ I will eat	سـَتُحـِبُّ you will like	خـُضارٌ vegetables
سـَآكـُلـُهُ كـُلـُّهُ I will eat it all	لـَمْ تـَأْكـُلْ كـَثيراً you didn't eat a lot	حـَسَناً okْ
شـَبْعانٌ full	لـَمْ آكـُلْ I didn't eat	جـَعانٌ hungry
أكـَلَ ate	لا يـَبْدو عـَلـَيْكَ you don't look...	لا أظـُنُّ   I don't think so
	لـَيْسَ شَبْعانأً not full	لـَعَلَّ maybe

Step 4: Read dialogue [click here]

كـُلْ! هـَلْ تـَناوَلـْتَ تـَصْبيرَةً؟        Mother - Eat! Did you snack? نـَعـَم، سـَآكـُلُ Son - Yes, I will eat. حـَسَناً...وَكـُلْ اَلـْخُضارَ Mother - Ok... and eat the vegetables. نـَعـَمْ، حـَسـَناً...سآكـُلُ كـُلَّ شـَيْءٍ Son - Yes, I will... I will eat it all. لـَكـِنَّكَ لـَمْ تآكـُلْ أيَّ شَيْءٍ... Mother - But you haven't eaten anything... لا، سَآكـُلُ Son - No, I will eat. هَلْ أنْتَ تـَشْعُرُ بـِالْجوعِ؟ أنْتَ لا يَبْدو عَلَيْكَ اَلـْجوعَ Mother - Are you hungry? You don't look hungry. لا، أنا أشْعُرُ بـِالـْجوعِ. أنا أشْعُرُ بـِالْجوعِ جِداً Son - No, I am hungry. Very hungry. ألـَمْ أقـُلْ لـَكَ لا تـَأْخُذْ تـَصْبيرَةَ؟ يـَبْدو أنـَّكَ شـَبْعانٌ Mother - Didn't I tell you not to snack? You look full! لا، أنا لـَسْتُ شـَبْعاناً... أنا فـَقَطْ لا أحِبُّ هَذا اَلطـَّعامَ Son - No, I am not full... I just don't like this food. لـَكِنَّك تـُحِبُّهُ وَدائماً سـَتُحِبُّ اَلدَّجاجَ وَالْبَطاطِسَ Mother - But you like it and will always like chicken and potatoes. أعـْلـَمُ ذَلِكَ... لـَعَلَّ اَلـسَّبَبَ أنّي أكـَلْتُ قـَليلاً... Son - I know... maybe because I ate a little bit... إذاً إنْ لـَمْ تـَأكـُلْ كـَثيراً فـَكـُلْ! Mother - Then if you did not eat much eat! حَسـَناً، سـَآكُلُ Son - Ok, I will eat. لا تآكُلْ. لأ أظـُنُّ أنـَّكَ نـَجَحْتَ اَلإمْتـَحانَ: "أنا لـَمْ آخُذ ُ تـَصـْبيرَةَ!" يـَبـْدو أنـَّكَ شـَبْعانٌ Mother - No don't eat. I don't think you passed the test for: "I did not snack!" You look full.

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ماذا  تـُريدُ اَلـْأمُّ أنْ يَأكـُلَ إبـْنـَها؟ What does the mother want the son to eat?   هـَلْ يـُحِبُّ اَلـْإبـْنُ اَلطـَّعامَ؟ Does the son like the food?   لـِماذا هُوَ لا يـَأكـُلُ؟ Why does he not eat?   هـَلْ يـُقـِرًّ اَلْوَلـَدُ أنـَّهُ أخَذ َ تـَصْبيرَةً؟ Does the boy admit to having snacked?   هـَل تـُجْبـِرُ اَلـْأُمُّ  إبـْنـَها أنْ يـَأكـُلَ في اَلـنِّهايـَةِ؟ Does the mother force her son to eat at the end?

answers:

What does the mother want the son to eat?... أنْ يـَأكـُلَ اَلـْخُضارَ To eat the vegetables.   Does the son like the food?... نـَعَم، هُوَ يـُحِبُّ اَلدَّجاجَ وَالْبـَطاطِسَ Yes, he likes chicken and potatoes.   Why does he not eat?... هُوَ لا يـَشْعُرُ بـِالـْجوعِ He is not hungry.   Does the boy admit to having snacked?... نـَعَمْ، هُوَ يـَقولُ أنـَّهُ أكـَلَ Yes, he says that he ate.   Does the mother force her son to eat at the end of the story?... لا، لـيْسَ عَلـَيْهِ أنْ يـَأكـُلَ No, he doesn't have to eat.