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 el beit fel masa, John kan beyeshrab kobbaya shay we beyekteb el fatoora beta3t el shoghl.
merati alletli bsot wati, "di tase3 fingan shay leeh ennaharda." bas alletli bsot 3ali, "tarabeza helwa awi ya habibi, mesh keda?"
"ha2arrar lamma ashof el fatoora." ana olt.
John dehek we edani el fatoora beta3t el shoghl. ana areit:
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
lamma kont bashof el fatoora, John al "kan youm gamil ennaharda, mesh keda? moshames."
"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! tarabezet el sofra hateb2a a8la b $20 youm 30 November, mesh keda ya John?"
John bass fiya gamed nos de2i2a. kan fi ebtesama so8ayara fi 3eneh el zar2a? ana rage3telo el fatoora.
"law mafish ta3ab, ya John," ana olt, "momken te3ed el hesba tani. momken tetgahel el tarikh..."
ana dafa3telo $26.50 we kan mabsoot eno akhadhom.
el kateb faker en John hayetlob ___ law 3amal tarabezet sofra fe akher youm men November.
$20.00 $46.50 $56.50 $26.50