Read a day at the library
Read for the main idea, then the details.
زَارَتْ سَارَةُ الْمَكْتَبَةَ أَمْسِ. اِخْتَارَتْ كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا وَقَرَأَتْ فَصْلًا قَصِيرًا. سَتَعُودُ غَدًا لِتَقْرَأَ فَصْلًا آخَرَ.
Show translation
Sara visited the library yesterday. She chose a new book and read a short chapter. She will return tomorrow to read another chapter.
How it works
First read for the main idea. Then locate the past and future verbs.
She is carried by the feminine verb forms; Sara need not be repeated.
Check your understanding
1 / 4Choose the matching meaning.
زَارَتْ سَارَةُ الْمَكْتَبَةَ
Choose one answer.
Make it yours
Summarise where Sara went, what she read and when she will return.
Optional: save a written answer
Compare with a model
زَارَتْ سَارَةُ الْمَكْتَبَةَ. قَرَأَتْ فَصْلًا قَصِيرًا. سَتَعُودُ غَدًا.
Finish the check and your practice task to complete this lesson.
Sources & learning notes
Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.
Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.