naggar el balad betana, John, geh youm we 3amal tarabeza sofra le merati. 3amalha bel zabt 3ala ad el masafa elli ben el shebakin. lamma raga3t bel leyl, 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 ya habibi, mesh keda?"
"ha2arrar lamma ashof el fatoora." ana olt.
John dehek we edani el fatoora beta3t el shoghl. ana 2areit:
tarabeza sofra wahda                     10 November, 1998
taman el khashab                         $17.00
booya                                    $1.50
shoghl, 8 sa3at ($1 fel sa3a)           $8.00
el egmali                                $36.50
wa2t ma kont bashof el fatoora, John al "kan youm gamil ennaharda, mesh keda? moshmes."
"ah." ana olt. "ana mabsoot eno lessa 10 November."
"ana kaman." John al. "estana -- el gaw hayeb2a abrad ketir fe akher el shahr."
"ah, abrad -- we a8la! el tarabeza hatzid $20 youm 30 November, mesh keda ya John?"
John bassa fiya gamed nos de2i2a. kan fi ebtesama so8ayara fi 3eneh el zar2a? ana raga3tlo el fatoora.
"law mafish ta3ab ya John," ana olt, "momken te3ed el hesba tani. tekdar tensa el tarikh..."
ana dafa3tlo $26.50 we kan mabsoot eno akhadhom.
lamma el kateb eda John el felos, kan mabsoot 3ashan _.
akhad elli yestah2o 3ala shog8lo akhad felos aktar men shog8lo akhad el felos bsohola maztarsh ye3ed el hesba tani