زِيادُ ما زالَ نائماً         [click]

Ziad is still asleep.

زِيادُ سـَيَنامُ حَتَّى الثـّانِيَة بـَعْدَ الظـُّهْرِ        [click]

Ziad will sleep until 2:00PM.

والـِدُهُ غـَيْرُ سـَعيدٍ        [click]

His father is not happy.

هُوَ سـَيوقـِظـُهُ الآنَ        [click]

He will wake him up now.

هُوَ سـَيوقـِظـُ زِيادَ لـِآنَّ الـيومَ "هالويينْ"        [click]

He will wake up Ziad because it is Halloween today.

وَلـِأنَّ زِيادُ لا يُمْكِنُ أنْ يـَنامَ طـَوالَ الـْيَوْمِ        [click]

And because Ziad can not sleep all day.

والـِدُهُ سَيَذْهَبُ داخِلَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَيُغَنـّي        [click]

His father will go into his room and sing.

والـِدُهُ لـَنْ يُغَنـّي جـَيِّداً        [click]

His father will not sing well.

وَوالـِدُهُ سـَيَلْعَبُ اَلْجيتارَ        [click]

And his father will play the guitar.

والـِدُهُ سـَيَلْعَبُ الْجيتارَ بـِصَوْتٍ عالٍ        [click]

His father will play the guitar loudly.

زِيادُ لـَنْ يَكونَ سـَعيداً        [click]

Ziad will not be happy.

زِيادُ سَيَفـْتـَحُ عَـيْـنـَيْهِ        [click]

Ziad will open his eyes.

وَلـَنْ يَرىَ والِدَهُ        [click]

And he will not see his father.

لأنَّ والِدُهُ في زِيِّ وَحْشٍ        [click]

Because his father is dressed like a monster.

زِيادُ سَيَكـونُ مُتَضايِقاً        [click]

Ziad will be upset.

 Questions with answers           

مَتىَ يَنْوي زِيادُ أنْ يَسْتـَيْقـِظَ؟        [click]

Q:  When is Ziad planning to wake up?

A:   زِيادُ سـَيَنامُ حَتَّى الثـّانِيَة بـَعْدَ الظـُّهْرِ     Ziad will sleep until 2:00PM.

ما أهـَمِّـيَة ُ الْيَوْمِ؟        [click]

Q:  What is special about today?

A:  لـِآنَّ الـيومَ "هالويينْ"     It is Halloween today.

لـِماذا والـِدُ زيادَ مُتـَضايِقٌ؟        [click]

Q:  Why is Ziad's father upset?

A:  لـِأنَّ زِيادُ لا يُمْكِنُ أنْ يـَنامَ طـَوالَ الـْيَوْمِ       Because Ziad can not sleep all day.

لـِماذا والـِدُ زِيادَ يـَلْعَبُ الْجيتارَ؟        [click]

Q:  Why does Ziad's father play the guitar?

A:  لِيُوقِظَ زِيادَ       To wake Ziad up.

 لـماذا لا يـَرىَ زِيادُ والـِدَهُ؟       [click]

Q:  Why does Ziad not see his father?

A:  لأنَّ والِدُهُ في زِيِّ وَحْشٍ       Because his father is dressed like a monster.