Tres personas se encuentran por primera vez en Beirut, Líbano

Laila: Ana Laila. Hal Anti Saher?

Susan: La

Laila: Man Anti?

Susan: Ana Suzan

Laila: Tasharrafna. Hal anti taliba(t)?

Susan: La, ana muaz-zafa(t)

Laila: Aina?

Susan: Ana muaz-zafa(t) fi al- Yami-a’(t) al- Amriki-ia(t)

Laila: Man hua?

Susan: Hua Basel

Laila: Hal hua muaz-zaf fi al-Yami-a’(t) al-Amriki-ia(t) aidan?

Susan: La, hua a’mil fi mat-a’m.

Laila: Marbaha(n) ia Basel. Ana Laila

Basel: Tasharrafna

Laila: Tasharrafna bik

Basel: Hal anti lubna-niah?

Laila: La, ana Ku-uai-tiah. Hal anta lubnani?

Basel: La, ana suri. Suzan lubnani-ia(t) amriki-iah

Laila: Anta a’mel fi mat-a’m?

Susan: Hua tabbaj mash-hur fi al-mat-a’m alfransi

Laila: Fi al-mat-a’m alfransi

Susan: Ual-lah. Hua tabbaj mash-hur yiddan.

Laila: Ana uhibbu al-akl alfransi

Basel: Sahih. Ua al-akl a’rabi?

Laila: Na’am, ladid ua mujtalef.

Basel: Mujtalef yiddan

Laila: ilal liqa

Susan ua Basel: Maa’s Salamah