naggar el balad beta3na, John, geh youm we 3amal tarabeza sofra le merati. 3amalha mazboot 3ala ad el masafa elli ben el shebakin. lamma rege3t bel leil, John kan beyeshrab kobbaya shay we beyekteb el fatoora beta3t el shoghl.
merati alletli bsot wati, "di tase3 kobbaya shay leeh ennaharda." bas alletli bsot 3ali, "di tarabeza helwa awi mesh keda ya habibi?"
"ha7kom 3aleha lamma ashof el fatoora." ana olt.
John de7ek we edani el fatoora beta3t el shoghl. ana areit:
tarabeza sofra wa7da                    10 November, 1998
taman el khashab                        $17.00
booya                                   $1.50
shoghl, 8 sa3at ($1 fel sa3a)          $8.00
el egmali                               $36.50
wana ba2ra el fatoora, John al "kan youm gamil ennaharda, mesh keda? moshmes."
"ah." ana olt. "ana mabsoot eno lessa 10 November."
"wana kaman." John al. "estana -- el gaw hayeb2a abrad ketir fe akher el shahr."
"ah, abrad -- we a8la! el tarabeza hayzid se3raha $20 youm 30 November, mesh keda ya John?"
John bos-li gamed nos de2i2a. kan fi ebtesama so8ayara fi 3eneih el zar2a? ana rage3telo el fatoora.
"law mafish ta3ab, ya John," ana olt, "momken te7sebha tani. tensaa el tarikh..."
ana dafa3telo $26.50 we kan mabsoot eno akhadhom.
leih John etkalem 3an el ta2s lamma el kateb kan beybo9 3al fatoora?
3ashan makansh 3ayez el kateb yerage3 el fatoora be deqqa. 3ashan kan fe3lan youm gamil. 3ashan kan 3ayez el kateb yerage3 el fatoora be deqqa. 3ashan kan 3ayez ye2ol lel kateb el ta2s kan 3amel ezay.