- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ ÃíåÇ ÇáÔÇÈ - ÃÌá ÓíÏÊí - Excuse me young man - Si senora
- åá ÃäÊ Ýí ÕÝ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¿ - ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - Are you in Mr. Brown's class? - Por favore
ÕÝ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä! ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä Mr. Brown's class! Brown! Mr. Brown
Âå¡ ÃÌá! ÎæÇä ßÇÑÇÝÇäÊíÓ Ah si! Juan Cervantes
ÃÌá¡ áßä åá ÃäÊ Ýí ÕÝ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¿ Yes, but are you in Mr. Brown's class?
- ßæÑÓ ÇááÛÉ ÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ ßáÛÉ ÃÌäÈíÉ¿ ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - English as a foreign language? - Por favore?
åá ÃäÊ ÝÚáÇð ÛÈí ßãÇ íÈÏæ Úáíß¿ Are you really as stupid as you look?
ÇáãÚÐÑÉ Excuse me
ÃäÊö Ýí ÕÝ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¡ ÃáíÓ ßÐáß¿ You are in Mr. Brown's class, aren't you?
åá ÃäÊö ßÐáß Ãã áÇ¿ Are you or aren't you?
- ÃáÇ íÚáøãßã ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä Ãí ÔíÁ¿ - ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - Doesn't Mr. Brown teach you anything? - Por favore?
- ÃäÊ - ÃÌá ãä ÝÖáß ÂäÓÊí - You - Yes please Missy
åá ÃÓÊØíÚ Ãä Ãßæä ãÓÇÚÏÇð áßö ÈÃí ØÑíÞÉò ãåãÇ ßÇäÊ¿ Can l be assisting you in any way whatsoever?
æÃÎíÑÇð ÝõÑöÌÊ At last a breakthrough
- åá ÃäÊ Ýí ÕÝ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¿ ßáÇ¡ ÃäÇ Ýí ÇáããÑ - Are you in Mr. Brown's class? - No, l'm in corridor
- åá ÊÚÊÞÏ Ãä ÈÅãßÇäß Ãä ÊÓáãå ÑÓÇáÉ¿ - ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ - Do you think you could give him a message - Certainly
- ÃäÇ ÇáÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí - æÃäÇ ÑÇäÌíÊ ÓäÛ - l am Miss Courtney - l am Ranjeet Singh
ÝÞØ Ýí åÐå ÇááÍÙÉ ÈÇáÐÇÊ ÃäÇ áÓÊ ãåÊãÉ Èãä Êßæä Just at this particularl moment, l'm not really bothered in who you are
ÃäÇ ÝÞØ ÃÑíÏ Ãä ÃæÕá ÑÓÇáÉ ááÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä l just want you to give Mr. Brown a message
ÓÃßæä ÓÚíÏÇð ÌÏÇð áÃãÊËá Åáì ØáÈßö l will be very happy to comply with your request
åáøÇ ÃÎÈÑÊ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä Ãäí ÃÑÛÈ ÈßáãÉò ãÚå Would you tell Mr. Brown l would like a word with him
ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ ÌÏÇð Most certainly
æÃí ßáãÉ ÊÑÛÈíä¿ Which word would you like?
ÝÞØ Þá ÃäÇ ÃÑíÏ Ãä ÃÊßáã Åáíå Just say l want to speak to him
!ÇáÃÌÇäÈ Foreigners!
!åÏæÁ ãä ÝÖáßã Quiet please!
!ÃãÇßäßã Settle down!
ãÓÇÁ ÇáÎíÑ Good evening
ÅÐÇð íÈÏæ Ãäø áÏíäÇ ÈÚÖ ÇáÛíÇÈÇÊ Âãá Ãä áÇ íßæäæÇ ÞÏ ÊÑßæÇ ÇáÏÑÇÓÉ So we appear to be some missing l hope they haven't dropped out
ãä ÝÖáß åÐÇ áä íßæä ãÝÇÌÆÇð ÈÇáäÓÈÉ áí Please it would not be surprising me
ÃäÇ ÏÇÆãÇð ãÚÊÞÏ ÈÃä Ðáß ÇáÓíÎ ÅÈä ÇáÈæÐí¡ ßÇä ÊÇÑß ÏÑÇÓÉ ÈæäÌÇÈí l am always thinking that Sikh, son of Guru, was a Punjabi drop out
ÃäÇ ÓÇãÚ ãÇ ÃäÊ ÞÇÆáå¡ ÃíåÇ äÓá ÅÈä Âæì ÇáÊÚíÓ l am hearing what you are saying, you miserable spawn of a jackal
ÅíÇßãÇ Ãä ÊÈÏÂ ÃäÊãÇ ÇáÅËäÇä! Ýí ÇáæÇÞÚ¡ ÃäÊ ãÊÃÎÑ Don't you two start again! Actually, you're late
ÃáÝ ÅÚÊÐÇÑ Úáì åÐÇ ÇáÊÃÎÑ ÇááÇ ãÛÝæÑ A thousand apologies for this unforgivable tardiness
áßäøäÇ ßáøäÇ ßäÇ ãÍÌæÒíä ÈÔßá áÇ ãÝÑ ãäå Ýí ÇáããÑ ãä ÞÈá ÓíÏÉ But we were all unavoidably detained in the corridor by a lady
ÃÌá¡ ÃÌá Si, si
åá ÃÝåã íÇ ÎæÇä ÈÃäøß ÝåãÊ ãÇ ßÇä ÑÇäÌíÊ íÞæáå¿ Do l take it Juan that you understood what Ranjeet was saying?
- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ ÃÚÊÐÑ áÃäí ÓÃáÊ - Por favor? - Sorry I asked
ãä ßÇäÊ Êáß ÇáÓíÏÉ ÇáÊí ÍÌÒÊßã Ýí ÇáããÑ¿ Who was this lady who detained you in the corridor?
íÇ ááÕÏãÉ! ÃäÇ äÇÓò áÅÓãåÇ Oh blimey! l am forgetting her name
ßÇäÊ ÓíÏÉð ÖÎãÉ. ÕÏÑ ßÈíÑ ÌÏÇð She was big lady. Very large bosoms
!ßÈíÑ¡ ÌíÏ ÌÏÇð Grandioso, very good!
äÚã¡ ÍÓäÇð ÈíäãÇ ÊÍÇæáÇä ÊÐßÑ ÅÓãåÇ ÑÈãÇ ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÊÌáÓÇ Yes, well while you are trying to remember her name, perhaps you'd better sit down
ÇáÂä¡ Âãá ÈÃä ÊßæäæÇ ÞÏ ÃÏíÊã ÇáæÇÌÈ ÇáÈíÊí Now l hope you've all done your homework
ÇáãÚÐÑÉ ãä ÝÖáß! ÃäÇ ãÊÐßÑ ÇáÅÓã! ÇáÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí Excuse me please! l am remembering the name! Missy Courtney
- ÇáÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí - ÃÌá ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ - Miss Courtney - Yes absolutely
ÇáÓíøÏÉ ÇáøÊí Êãáß ÕÏÑÇð ßÈíÑÇð The lady with the large bosoms
- ãÑíÏÉ Ãä ÊÑÇß - ÍÓäÇð¡ ÚáíåÇ Ãä ÊäÊÙÑ ÝÍÓÈ - She is wanting to see you - Well, she'll just have to wait
ÇáãÚÐÑÉ ãä ÝÖáß! ÅäøåÇ ÝÚáÇð ãäÊÙÑÉ Excuse me please! She is already waiting
...ÞÏ Êßæä åí ÇáãÏíÑÉ áßä ÃäÇ áÏíø ÕÝ áÃÏÑÓå! ÇáÂä ßãÇ ßäÊ ÃÞæá She may be the principal but l have a class to teach! Now as l was saying...
Âå¡ ÂäÓÉ ßÈíÑ¡ ÃÞÕÏ... ÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí Ah Miss large... Miss Courtney
- ßäÊ ááÊæ Ýí ØÑíÞí áÑÄíÊßò Ýí ÇáÍÞíÞí - áã íßä åÐÇ ÇáÅäØÈÇÚ ÇáøÐí æÕáäí - l was just on my way to see you actually - That's not the impression l got
- áä ÃØíá ÃßËÑ ãä áÍÙÉ íÇ ØáÇÈ - áÇ ÈÃÓ¡ áÇ ÊÒÚÌ äÝÓß - l shan't be a moment class - lt's all right, don't bother
ÃäÇ åäÇ áÃÎÈÑß Ãä ÊÊæÞÚ ØÇáÈÇð ÂÎÑ l'm here only to tell you that you can expect another student
- ÌíÏ ÌÏÇð! ßáãÇ ÒÇÏ ÇáÚÏÏ ÒÇÏ ÇáãÑÍ - ÃäÊ áÓÊ åäÇ ááãÑÍ ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä - Jolly good! The more the merrier - You're not here to make merry Mr. Brown
ßáÇ¡ ßÇä ÊÚÈíÑÇð ãÌÇÒíÇõ ÝÍÓÈ No, it was just a figure of speech
ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÊÏÑøÓ ØáÇÈß ÈÚÖ ÇáÊÚÇÈíÑ ÇáãÌÇÒíÉ You'd better try to teach a few figures of speech to your students
- íÈÏæ Åäåã ÈÍÇÌÉ ÅáíåÇ - ÃäÇ ÃÞæã ãÇ ÈæÓÚí - They seem to be in need of it - l'm doing my best
- ÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí - ÃÌá - Miss Courtney? - Yes
ÈÎÕæÕ åÐÇ ÇáØÇáÈ ÇáÌÏíÏ! ãÇ åí ÌäÓíÊå¿ This new student! What nationality can l expect?
- ÃÝÑíÞí - ÃÝÑíÞí! ÔßÑÇð - African - African! Thank you
ÍÓäÇð¡ ÇáÂä ÃÊÐßÑ ÈÃäí ØáÈÊ ãä ãäßã ßÊÇÈÉ ÅäÔÇÁ Ãæ ÞÕÉ ÞÕíÑÉ Úä ÍíÇÊßã Ýí ÅäßáÊÑÇ Right, now remember, I asked you to write an essay or short story about your life here in England
Âãá ÈÃä ÊßæäæÇ ÞÏ ÝÚáÊã Ðáß¡ ÃáíÓ ßÐáß¿ l hope you've all done so, have you?
ÌíÏ! ÓÃÏæÑ Íæá ÇáÕÝ æÃÓÃá ßá æÇÍÏ ãäßã Ãä íÞÑÃ ãÇ ßÊÈå Good, good! l'll go round the class and ask each of you to read out what you've written
ÂäÇ¡ åáøÇ ÈÏÃäÇ ãÚßö¿ Anna, should we start with you?
- ÍíÇÊí Ýí ÅäßáÊÑÇ ÈÞáã ÂäÇ ÔãíÏÊ - ÌíÏ¡ ÌíÏ ÌÏÇð - My life in England by Anna Schmidt - Good! Very good
- ÃÌá¡ áßä ÅÓÊãÑí - áíÓ åäÇáß ÇáãÒíÏ - Yeah but go on - There's no more
- ÊÞÕÏíä Ãä åÐÇ åæ ßá ÔíÁ¿ - ÃÌá - You mean that's all there is? - Ya
ÃäÇ áíÓ áåÏí æÞÊ áÃßÊÈ ÃßËÑ! ÏÇÆãÇð ÊÈÞíäí ÇáÓíÏÉ ÝæáßÑ ãÔÛæáÉ l half no time to write more! Always that Mrs. Valker is keeping me busy
ÂäÇ ÅÝÚáí åÐÇ¡ ÂäÇ ÅÝÚáí Ðáß! ãËá ãÑÇÞÈÇÊ ÇáÚÈíÏ ÇáÓíÏÉ ÝæßÑ Anna do this - Anna do that! She is a slavedriver that Mrs Valker
- ææßÑ - ÝÇÐÇ¿ - Walker - Vat?
ÇáÏÈáíæ íáÝÙ æ! ÅÓã ÑÈÉ Úãáßö åæ ææßÑ W is pronounced 'Weh'! Your employer's name is Walker
ÃÌá¡ ÝæßÑ Ya, Valker
åá ÊÚáã ßã ÞãíÕÇð ÊÌÚáäí ÇáÓíÏÉ ÝæßÑ Ãßæí ÇááíáÉ ÇáãÇÖíÉ¿ Do you know how many shirts Mrs Valker make me iron last night?
- ææßÑ - ÃÌá¡ ÝæßÑ - Walker - Ya Valker
ÅËäÇ ÚÔÑ! ÈÚÏåÇ ßÇä Úáíø Ãä ÃÍÖÑ æÌÈÉ ááÚÇåÑÉ Twelve! Then l had to prepare a meal for the bitch
ÂäÇ¡ ÅäåÇ ÞÏ Êßæä ãÏíÑÉ ÞÇÓíÉ áßä áÇ ÃÚÊÞÏ Åäå ãä ÇáãÝÑæÖ Ãä ÊÞæáí ÚáíåÇ åßÐÇ Anna, she may be a hard taskmistress but l don't think you ought to call her that
- ãä¿ - ÇáÓíÏÉ ÝæßÑ ÃÞÕÏ... ææßÑ - Who? - Mrs. Valker... Walker
- ßäÊ ÃÞÕÏ ÇáßáÈÉ - Ãæå¡ ÝåãÊ - l vas meaning the dog bitch - Oh l see
áÝÐÇ áíÓ áÏíø æÞÊ ãä ÃÌá ÇáæÇÌÈ ÇáÈíÊí That is vy l am having no time for the homework
ÍÓäÇð¡ áÇ ÊÞáÞí! íÌÈ Ãä ÊÑßÒí Úáì ÕæÊ Çá æ Well, not to worry! You really must concentrate on those 'double u' sounds
ÏÇäíÇá¡ åáøÇ ÞÑÃÊö ÅäÔÇÁßö áäÇ¿ Danielle, would you like to read us your essay?
ÃÌá Oui
ãÇ ÃÍÈå Úä ÅäßáÊÑÇ! ÈÞáã ÇáÂäÓÉ ÏÇäíÇá ÝíÝÑ What l like about England! By Mamselle Danielle Favre
ÑÞã ÇáåÇÊÝ 2468021 Telephone 2468021
!ÌíÏ! ÅÓÊãÑí Good! Carry on!
- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ - äÚã¡ ÌíæÝÇäí - Scusi - Yes, Giovanni?
åá ßÇä 8021 Ãã 8012¿ Was it 8021 or 8012?
æÇÍÏ! ÃäÙÑ¡ áÇ íåãøß ãÇ ßÇä ÇáÑÞã 8021 ! Look, never mind what number it was
ÃäÊ åäÇ áÊÍÓøä áÛÊß ÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ æáíÓ áÊÏÑÏÔ ãÚ ÈÇÞí ÇáØáÈÉ You're here to improve your English not chat up other students
!ÃäÊ Úáì ÍÞ ÊãÇãÇð íÇ ÃÓÊÇÐ You are absolutely right Professori!
ÇáÃãÑ ÝÞØ Åäå ÃäÇ ÃÑÛÈ ÈÊÍÓíä áÛÊí ÇáÝÑäÓíÉ ÃíÖÇð lt's just l'd like to improve my French as well
ÊÓÊØíÚ Ãä ÊÝÚá Ðáß Ýí æÞÊß ÇáÎÇÕ You can do that in your own time
- ÅÓÊãÑí ÏÇäíÇá - ÒßÑÇð - Carry on Danielle - Zank you
ÃäÇ ÃÍÈ ÅäßáÊÑÇ áÃä ÇáÒÔÈ ÃÍÖÑ ÌÏÇð¡ ÒÇáäæÓ áØÝÇÁ ÌÏÇð l like England because ze grass is so green, and ze pople are so nice
ÇáäÇÓ - ÃÌá - People - Yes
ÎÕæÕÇð ÒÇáÑÌÇá Especially ze men
!åÏæÁ! åÏæÁ Quiet! Quiet
ÇáÑÌÇá ÇáÅäßáíÒí ÓÇÍÑæä ææÓãÇÁ æãËíÑíä Englishmen are so charming, so handsome and so sexy
ÓßæÊ ãä ÝÖáßã Silence please
ÃÌá¡ ÃÚÊÞÏ Ãä åÐÇ ÃÏì ÇáÛÑÖ ÏÇäíÇá Yeah, l think that will do Danielle
áßäí ßÊÈÊ ÃßËÑ ÈßËíÑ¡ ßá ÇáÃÔíÇÁ ÇáÊí ÇÑÛÈ ÈÝÚáåÇ Ýí Çááíá But l have written much more... all about the things l like to do at night
ÃÌá¡ ÍÓäÇð¡ áÇ ÃÚÊÞÏ ÅääÇ íÌÈ Ãä äÏÎá Ýí åÐå ÇáãæÇÖíÚ Yes well, l don't think we'd better go into those
ÓÃÞÑÃ ÌãíÚ ÅäÔÇÁÇÊßö áÇÍÞÇð l'll be reading all your essays later
ÌãíáÉ¡ áÇ ÃÝÊÑÖ Åäßö ßÊÈÊö ÔíÆÇð¡ ÃáíÓ ßÐáß¿ Jamila... l don't suppose you've written anything, have you?
ßÊÈÊö... Ãí ÔíÁ¿ Written... anything?
ßáÇ - ßáÇ - No - No
Úáíßö ÝÚáÇð Ãä ÊÈÏÃí ÈÇáÊßáøã ÞáíáÇð ÌãíáÉ... Êßáøã You really must start to speak a little, Jamila... Speak
ßáÇ ßáÇ! ÈÇáÅäßáíÒí! íÌÈ Ãä ÊÍÇæáí ÇáÊßáøã ÈÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ No, no! ln English! You must try to speak in English
ÃäÙÑí! ÍÇæáí Ãä ÊÞæáí ãÓÇÁ ÇáÎíÑ Look! Try saying Good evening
ÍÓäÇð¡ áäÈÏÃ ÈßáãÉ ÌíÏ! ÌíÏ¡ ÌíÏ All right, lets start with 'good'! Good, Good
ÅäåÇ áíÓÊ ÕÚÈÉ! åíÇ! ÌíÏ¡ ÌíÏ lt's not difficult! Come on! Good, Good
ÃäÊö ÊÞÑíÈÇð ÞáÊåÇ! åíÇ! ÌíÏ You nearly said it then! Come on! Good
ÃÑÌæßö! ÈÏæä ÊáÞíä Please! No prompting
ÎíÑ Gud
ããÊÇÒ! ÃÍÓäÊö Excellent! Well done
!ÇáÂä¡ ÍÇæáí ãÓÇÁ! ãÓÇÁ Now try 'evening'! Evening!
ÇáÃãÑ áíÓ ÕÚÈÇð íÇ ÌãíáÉ! åíÇ! ãÓÇÁ lt's not difficult Jamila! Go on! Evening
ÃÌá¡ ÃÌá! åíÇ Yes, yes! Come on
ÎíÑ Gud!
ÃÚáã Ãäßö ÊÓÊØíÚíä Ãä ÊÞæáí ÎíÑ! Þæáí ãÓÇÁ! ãÓÇÁ l know you can say 'good'! Say 'evening'! Evening
ãÓÇÁ! ãÓÇÁ! ãÓÇÁ Efening! Efening! Efening
- ÍíÏ - ãÓÇÁ - Good - Efening
ÇáÂä ÖÚíåãÇ ßáÇåãÇ ãÚÇð! ãÓÇÁ ÇáÎíÑ Now put them both together! Good evening
ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ Gud efening
ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ Good efening
ÌíÏ ÌÏÇð íÇ ÌãíáÉ Very good Jamila
ÃÍÓäÊö Well done
ÓäÍÇæá ßáãÇÊò ÌÏíÏÉò áÇÍÞÇð We'll try some new words later
ÇáÂä íÇ Óæ áí¡ åá ßÊÈÊö Ãí ÔíÁ¿ - ÃÌá¡ ÃÌá - Now Su-Lee, have you written anything? - Yes, yes
ãÇ ÃÍÈÑ ÈÎÕæÕ ÅäßáÊÑÇ What l rike about England
ÊÕÈÍ ÅäßáÊÑÇ ãÚ ÇáæÞÊ ØÇÑÈÉ ááÓÑØÉ æÃßËá íÓÇáíøÉð ÊÏáíÌíÇð England is becoming more porriticarry minded and gladually more reft wing
ÇáÅäÞÑÇÈ ÚÑì ÇáÍßæãÉ ÇááÃÓãÇÑíÉ ÇáãäÍØÉ ÓíÍÏË ÞáíÈÇð The overthlow of decadent capitaristic government will soon take prace
ÚäÏãÇ ÊÕÈÍ ÇáØÈÞÉ ÇáÚÇãÑÉ ÃßËá ËÞÇÝÉ As working crasses become more educated
æÈÇáÊÇáí ÊÊÈäøì ÇáÔíæÚíÉ ßØáíÞÉ ÍÞíÞíÉ ÑÑÚíÔ And emblace Communism as the tlue way of rife
ËæáÉ ÇáÚãÇÑ ÊÞÊáÈ Workers levolution getting nealer
ãÚ ÇáÅäåíÇá ÇáÍÊãí ááãÌÊãÚ ÇáÈáÌæÇÒí ÇáÅãÈáíÇáí ÇáÝßáí With inevitable corrapse of lmpeliaristic bougoise interrectual society
ÃÌá! ÍÓäÇð ÅÐÇ ßÇä åæ ãÇ ÊÍÈíå Úä ÅäßáÊÑÇ Yes! Well if thats what you like about England
ÝÃäÇ áÇ ÃÑíÏ Ãä ÃÓãÚ Úä ãÇ áÇ ÊÍÈíå l wouldn't want to hear what you didn't like
- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ ãä ÝÖáßæ - ÃÌá íÇ ÊÇÑæ - Excuse pleaso - Yes Taro
åá ÊÓãÍ áí ÈÃä ÃÖíÝ ãáÇÍÙÇÊ ÈÓíØÉ Úáì ßÑÇã ÇáÓíÏÉ ÇáÔÇÈÊæ May l have small observations on youngo radies discourse
æÇáøÐí ÃíÖÇð ÓíÒíÏ ãä ãÚáæãÇÊ ÈÇáÅäßáíÒíÊæ Which will also irrustrate incleased knowledge of Engrisho
- ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ ÊÇÑæ¡ ÊÝÖá - ãÚ ÝÇÆÞ ÅÍÊÑÇãæ - Certainly Taro! Go ahead - With lespecto
ÇáÓíÏÉ ÇáÔÇÈÊæ ÊÊßáã åáÇÁ Youngo rady speak road of cobras
ÊÕáÝ ÊÞÑíÏí áíÇÈÇäí ÝÇÔí Attitude typical of Fascist Nipponese
ÇáíÇÈÇä ÈÑÏ ãÊÍÖá æáíÓ ãËÑ ÇáÕíä ÊõÏÇá ãä ÞÈÑ ÝÑÇÍíä Japan civilised countly noto rike China lun by peasanto
- ÇáÕíäííä ÑíÓæÇ ÝÑÇÍíä - ÇáíÇÈÇäííä ÑíÓæÇ ÝÇÔííä - Chinese not peasants - Japanese not Fascisto
Óæ áí! Óæ áí! ÅÑÌÚí Su Lee! Su Lee! Come back
ÊÇÑæ¡ ãä ÝÖáß ÅÐåÈ æÅÚÊÐÑ ãäåÇ Taro, please go and apologize
- ÃÚÊÐÑ¿ - ÃÌá - Apologize? - Yes
áíÓÊæ ÛáØÊæ Noto my faulto
áÇ íåã ÛØÊæ ãä ßÇäÊ! ÅÐåÈ æÅÚÊÐÑ Never mind whose faulto it was! Go and apologize
Âå¡ ãä ÝÖáßö Ah prease
ÅäÊÙÑíÊæ Waito
- ÓíÏÉ ßæÑÊäí - ÂäÓÉ - Mrs. Courtney - Miss
ÃäÇ ÑæÌÑ ßÇäíæä¡ ãä ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÇáÊÚáíãíÉ l'm Roger Kenyon... from the Education Authority
áÞÏ ÃÎÈÑæäí ÈÃäøåã ÓíÑÓáæä ãÝÊÔÇð Åáì åäÇ l was told they were sending an inspector round
- áßäí áã ÃÊæÞÚ ÝÚáÇð... - Ãä íßæä ÃÓæÏ - But l really didn't expect - He would be black
- Ãä íßæä ÔÇÈÇð ÌÏÇð - ÃÚÊÐÑ - He would be so young - My apologies
áßä ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÊÑÛÈ ÈÇáÊÃßÏ ãä ãÚÇííÑ ÇáÏÑÇÓÉ ÇáãÓÇÆíÉ But the authority likes to check that the standards of the evening classes
are up to par
l can assure you that my standards here are well over par
l'm glad to hear it
Well Mr. Kenyon, if you'd like to come with me, l'll show you round
No, no please! l'd ratherjust wander around on my own, if you don't mind
ÃäÇ ÚÇÏÉð ÂÎÐ ÝßÑÉ æÇÖÍÉ ÌÏÇð ÈåÐå ÇáØÑíÞÉ l usually get a much clearer picture that way
- åá ßá ÔíÁ Úáì ãÇ íÑÇã¿ ßá ÔíÁ ÈÎíÑ - Everything all right? - Everything's okay
- äÍä ÅÊÝÞäÇ Ãä ÑÇ äÊÝÞ - ÌíÏ - We have agleed to differ - Good
- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ - Âå¡ ØÇáÈäÇ ÇáÃÝÑíÞí ÇáÌÏíÏ - Excuse me - Ah, our new African
- ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - ÃÌá¡ áÞÏ ßäÊ ÈÅäÊÙÇÑß - Pardon? - Yeah, l've been expecting you
- ÃäÇ¿ - ÃÌá¡ áÞÏ Êã ÅÎÈÇÑí ÈÃäå Óíßæä åäÇáß ØÇáÈ ÌÏíÏ - Me? - Yes, l was told l'd have a new pupil
ÃäÙÑ¡ áÞÏ ÃæÔßäÇ Úáì ÃÎÐ ÅÓÊÑÇÍÉ ÇáÔÇí Look, it's nearly time for our tea break
áã áÇ ÊÌáÓ Ýí ÇáÎáÝ ááÍÙÉ¡ æÓÂÎÐ ãÚáæãÇÊß áÇÍÞÇð So why don't you just sit at the back for a moment, and l'll get your particulars later
- áßä ãä ÝÖáß... - ßä ãØíÚÇð! áÇ ÊÌÇÏá¡ ÃÌáÓ ÝÍÓÈ - But please... - Be a good chap! Don't argue, just sit down
- ...åáÇ ÝÚáÊ¿ - ÃÌá.. áßä - All right? - Yes, but...
- ÃÌáÓ¿ - ÃÌá ãä ÝÖáß - Sit? - Yes please
!ÍÓäÇð¡ ÃäÇ ÃÌáÓ O.K. Me sit!
!ÊÝÖáí There you are!
ÚÔÑ ÈäÓÇÊ! ÔßÑÇð¡ åÐÇ íßÝí 10 p! Thank you, that's it
!ÇáÊÇáí Next!
- ÃäÊö ÅÌáÓÇ åäÇ - ÔßÑÇð - You sitta here - Merci
- ÃäÇ ÃÍÖÑ ÞåæÉ - ÔßÑÇð - l get coffee - Merci
- ÓæÏÇÁ ÞåæÉ¿ - ÓßÑÇð ãä ÝÖáß - Coffee black? - Sank you please
ÓæÏÇÁ ÞåæÉ Coffee black
- ÃäÇ ÃÍÖÑÏÇ ÞåæÉ áÏÇäíÇá - íÇááÃÓÝ - l'm gettada coffee for Danielle - Too bad
- ÓßøÑ¿ - ÔßÑÇð - Sugar? - Merci
ãÇ ÑÃíß ÈÞØÚæ ÈÓßæíÊ¿ ÊÍÈíä ÞØÚÉ ÈÓßæíÊ¿ How about a biscuit? You like a biscuit?
- ÃÑÛÈ ÈÐáß! ÌíÏ - l would like that! - Good
ÓÃÑÌÚ l'll be back
ÈÇßíÊ ÈÓßæíÊ ãä ÝÖáß A packet of biscuits, please
ÅäÊÙÑ ÏæÑß! åäÇ íæÌÏ ØÇÈæÑ! ÅÓÊãÑ Wait your turn! There's a queue here! Go on
ÇáÊÇáí Next
ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ Gud efening
- ÃÌá¡ ãÓÇÁ ÇáÎíÑ! ÔÇí Ãã ÞåæÉ¿ - ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ - Yes, good evening! Tea or coffee? - Gud efening
ÓãÚÊ Ðáß Ýí ÇáãÑÉ ÇáÃæáì! ÔÇí Ãã ÞåæÉ¿ l heard you the first time! Tea or coffee?
- ÌÇÑ - Âå¡ ÔÇí - Char - Ah, tea
- ÚÔÑ ÈäÓÇÊ - ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ - Ten p. - Gud efening
- ÚÔÑ ÈäÓÇÊ - ÃäÇ ÓÃÏÝÚ ãÞÇÈá Ðáß - Ten P. - l'll pay for that
- æÞåæÉ áí - æÞåæÉ áß - And a coffee for me - And a coffee for you
- åá ÃäÊ ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¿ - ÃÌá - Are you Mr. Brown? - Yes
áÏíø ÑÓÇáÉ áß ãä ÝÎÇãÊåÇ l've got a message for you from her ladyship
- ÝÎÇãÉ ãä¿ - ÇáÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí - Lady who? - Miss Courtney!
ÅäåÇ ãæÌæÏÉ åäÇ! æÊÑíÏ Ãä ÊÑÇß She's just been in here! She wants to see you
- ÃäÇ ÃÚáã ãÇ ÊÑíÏå ÝÚáÇð - ÃÌá¡ ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä¿ - l know what she does want - Yes, Mr. Brown?
ÃäÊö ÃÑÏÊö ÑÄíÊí You want to see me
!Ýí ãßÊÈí! ÝæÑÇð ln my office! Immediately
- ÅÍÐÑ¡ Êáß ÇáÞåæÉ! ÓÊÓßÈåÇ - ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - Careful, thats coffee! You'll spill it - Por favore?
- Êáß ÞåæÉ! - ÔßÑÇð - That's coffee! - Gracias
- äÝÓ ÇáØáÈ ËÇäíÉ ãä ÝÖáß - ÊÝÖá ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä - Same again, please - Here you go Mr. Brown
- ÔßÑÇð - ÃÔßÑß íÇ ÍÈíÈí - Thanks - Thank you, love
- ÈÇßíÊ ÈÓßæíÊ ãä ÝÖáß - ÂÓÝÉ¡ áÞÏ äÝÐÊ - A packet of biscuits, please! - l'm sorry, we haven't any left
ÌíÏ! ÃÊíÊ áÊÔÑÈ ßæÈÇð ãä ÇáÞåæÉ¿ Good! You've come to have a cup of coffee?
- ÞåæÉ¿ ÃÌá! ÞåæÉ¡ åÐå åí - Coffee? - Yes! Coffee, this stuff
ÔßÑÇð Thank you
ÃÏÎá Enter
áÞÏ ÅÓÊÛÑÞÊ ÏÞíÞÊíä æ38 ËÇäíÉ ááãÌÆ Åáì ãßÊÈí ÝæÑÇð lt has taken you 2 min 38 sec exactly to come to my office immediately
ÃäÇ ãÓÑæÑÉ áÃäí áã ÃÞá áß Ãä ÊÃÎÐ æÞÊß l'm glad l didn't ask you to take your time
ÃäÇ ÂÓÝ! æÇÌåÊäí ÈÚÖ ÇáãÚæÞÇÊ l'm sorry! l was detained
ÅÚÊÞÏÊ ÈÃäå ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÃÎÈÑß ÈÃä ãÝÊÔÇð ÞÏ æÕá l thought l'd better tell you that an inspector has arrived
- ÍÓäÇð ÖãíÑí ÕÇÝí - ÃÓÊãíÍß ÚÐÑÇð¿ - Well my conscience is clear - l beg your pardon?
ãÇ ÚÏÇ ÛÑÇãÉ æÞæÝ ÇáÓíÇÑÉ ÇáÚÑÖíÉ¡ áã ÃæÇÌå ãÔßáÉ ãÚ ÇáÔÑØÉ Apart from the odd parking ticket, l've never been in any trouble with the police
- ãÝÊÔ ÊÑÈæí - Ãæå¡ ÂÓÝ! íÇáÛÈÇÆí - An education inspector - Oh, l'm sorry! How stupid of me
ÃÌá! ÍÓäÇð Úáì ÇáÃÑÌÍ ÓíÑÛÈ ÈÒíÇÑÉ ÕÝß Yes! Well he'll probably want to call in on your class
áÇ ÊÞáÞí¡ ÓÃÊÚÇãá ãÚå Don't worry, l'll deal with him
ÃäÊ áÇ ÊÊÚÇãá ãÚ ãÝÊÔ ãä ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÇáÊÚáíãíÉ ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä You don't deal with inspectors from the local authority, Mr. Brown
ÃäÊ ÊÏááåã æÊÊãáÞ áåã æÊÄíÏ ßá ãÇ íÞæáæäå You cosset them, flatter them and agree with everything they say
ÃÌá¡ ÓÃÝÚá Ðáß ÃíÖÇð Yes, l'll do that as well
- ÃÊæÞÚ ÈÃä íÑÛÈ ÈÑÄíÉ ÓÌáøß - ÓÌáøí¿ - l expect he'll want to see your register - My register?
- ÃäÊ ÝÚáÇð áÏíß ÓÌá¿ - Ãæå¡ Ðáß ÇáÓÌá! ÃÌá¡ ØÈÚÇð - You do have a register? - Oh, that register! Yes of course
ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÊÍÖÑå ÈãÌÑÏ Ãä ÊÚæÏ Åáì ÕÝøß You'd better call it as soon as you get back to your class
ÈÇáãäÇÓÈÉ ÈãÇ Åäøß åäÇ By the way while you're here
ÊÑíÏ ãäí ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÇáÊÚáíãíÉ Ãä ÃãáÃ ÊÝÇÕíáÇð Úäß Ýí åÐå ÇáÞÇÆãÉ The local authorities want me to fill in a few details about you on this form
- áÏí ÅÓãß - ÃÌá - l've got your name - Yes
- ÚäæÇä - ÃÌá - Address - yes
- ÇáÌäÓ - ÃÍíÇäÇð - Sex - Occasionally
- ãÊÒæÌ¿ - ÂÓÝ - Sorry - Married?
ßáÇ¡ ßäÊ ÎÇØÈÇð ãÑÉ No, l was engaged once!
ÈÇáÍÞíÞÉ¡ ÊÞÏãÊ áÎØÈÉ ÝÊÇÉ áßä ÇáÃãÑ áã íäÌÍ As a matter of fact, l proposed marriage but it didn't really work out
ßÇäÊ åäÇáß ÇáßËíÑ ãä ÇáÅÚÊÑÇÖÇÊ There was quite a lot of opposition
- æÇáÏåÇ¿ - ßáÇ¡ ÒæÌåÇ - Her father? - No, her husband
áã Ãßä ÃÚÑÝ ÅäåÇ ßÇäÊ ãÊÒæÌÉ l didn't realize she was married
- ãÇÐÇ ÊÝÚá ÎáÇá Çáíæã¿ - áÇ ÔíÁ ÍÇáíÇð Úáì ãÇ ÃÎÔì - What do you do during the day? - Nothing at the moment, l'm afraid
- ÃäÇ ÈÅäÊÙÇÑ ãäÕÈ ãåã - æãÇÐÇ ßÇä ãäÕÈß ÇáÓÇÈÞ¿ - l'm waiting for a suitable position - And what was your last position?
ßäÊ ÃÏÑøÓ Ýí ãÏÑÓÉ ËÇäæíÉ áßäøí ÊÑßÊåÇ l was teaching at a secondary modern school but l left
áã ÃÓÊØÚ ÊÍãøá ÇáãÒíÏ ãä ÇáÖÑÈ l couldn't stand any more beatings
ÍÓäÇð¡ áã Ãßä ÃÚÊÞÏ Ãä ÇáãÚáøãíä áÇÒÇáæÇ íÖÑÈæä ÇáÃØÝÇá Well, l didn't think teachers beat children any more
åã áã íÝÚáæÇ! Èá ßÇä ÇáÚßÓ They don't! lt was the other way round
ÃÚÊÞÏ Åäå ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÊÃÎÐ åÐå ÇáÅÓÊãÇÑÉ æÊãáÄåÇ ÈäÝÓß æÊÚíÏåÇ Åáí áÇÍÞÇð l think you'd better take this form, fill it in yourself and give it to me later
ÍÓäÇð Right
æßä ÍÐÑÇð áãÇ ÊÞæáå ááãÝÊÔ And do be careful what you say to the lnspector
!ØÈÚÇð Of course!
ÍÓäÇð¡ ÈÇáãäÇÓÈÉ... áÞÏ æÕá ÇáØÇáÈ ÇáÌÏíÏ Oh, by the way... the new student has arrived
ÃäÊ áä ÊäÓì ÈÃä ÊÖíÝ ÅÓãå Åáì ÇáÓÌá¡ ÃáíÓ ßÐáß¿ You wouldn't forget to add the name to the register, would you?
ÏÇäíÇá¡ ãÇÐÇ ÊÝÚáíä ÈåÏ ÇáÏÑÓ¿ Danielle, what you do hafter class?
- ÃÚæÏ áÃÊÚáã ÒÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ - åíå¡ ÃäÇ ÐÇåÈ áÃÊÚáã ÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ ÃíÖÇð - l go back home to learn ze English - Hey l'm going to learn English as well
ÑÈãÇ äÊÚáã ãÚÇð Maybe we learn together
- ÃÌá¡ áßä ãÇÐÇ Úä ãÇßÓ ÇáãÓßíä¿ - ÃÌá - Yes but what about poor Max? - Yeah
ãÇÐÇ Úä ãÇßÓ ÇáãÓßíä¿ What about the poor Max?
ÃäÇ ÃÈßí ßËíÑÇð l'm crying my eyes out
- áÏíø ÝßÑÉ - áÏíø ÇáÚÏíÏ ãä ÇáÃÝßÇÑ - l have an idea - l have lots of ideas
áã ÇäÊ æãÇßÓ áÇ ÊÏÑÓÇä ãÚÇð¿ Why not you and Max study together?
!ÍÓäÇð ÃíåÇ ÇáØáÇÈ! Åáì ãÞÇÚÏßã ãä ÝÖáß! åÏæÁ All right class! Settle down please! Quiet!
ÇáÂä¡ Ãæá ÔíÁ ÚáíäÇ ÝÚáå ÞÈá Ãí ÔíÁ ÂÎÑ åæ Now, the first thing we have to do before anything else is to call the register
- ÂÓÝ - áÇ ÈÃÓ - Sorry - That's quite all right
ÃÊæÞÚ Ãä ÊæÌå ÈÚÖ ÇáÕÚæÈÉ Ýí ÅíÌÇÏ ØÑíÞß Åáì åäÇ Ýí ÇáÈÏÇíÉ l expect you'll have a bit of difficulty finding your way round at first
ÇáÃÔíÇÁ ÓÊÈÏæ ÛÑíÈÉð ÊãÇãÇð Things will seem rather strange
- ÃÌá¡ ÛÑíÈÉ ÌÏÇð - ÃÌá - Yes, very strange - Yes
...áÇÈÏ Ãä íßæä ÇáÃãÑ ÛÑíÈÇð ÇáãÌÆ ãä ÅÍÏì ÇáÏæá ÇáãÊÎáøÝÉ lt must be quite a change coming from one of the under-developed countries
Åáì äãØ ÍíÇÊäÇ ÇáãÊÞÏã To our more advanced way of life
- Ãæå ÃÌá - ãÚ Ðáß¡ ÝÅä ÃÈäÇÁ ÔÚÈß íÈáæä ÈáÇÁð ÍÓäÇð - Oh yes - Still, your people are doing remarkably well
- åá ÃÊíÊ Åáì åäÇ ÈÇáØÇÆÑÉ¿ - ÈÇáØÇÆÑÉ¿ - Did you fly here? - Fly?
ãÇÐÇ ÊÚäí¡ ÈæÇäÇ (ÃÓÊÇÐ ÈÇááÛÉ ÇáÓæÇÍáíÉ)¿ What do you mean, Bwana?
ØÇÆÑÉ! ØÇÆÑ ÍÏíÏí ßÈíÑ Fly! ln a big iron bird
ÊÛííÑ ßÈíÑ Úä ÑßæÈ Ýíá Quite a change from riding an elephant
ÅáøÇ ÅÐÇ ßäÊ ÞÏ ÃÊíÊ ÈØÇÆÑÉ ãä äæÚ ÌÇãÈæ Unless you came by Jumbo
- äßÊÉ ÅäßáíÒíÉ - ãÖÍßÉ ÌÏÇð - English joke - Very funny
ÑÈãÇ ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÊÌáÓ Perhaps you'd better sit down
ÇáÂä¡ ÓÃäÇÏí ÃÓãÇÆßã Now, l'm gonna call out your names
- åáøÇ ÃÌÈÊã ÈÍÇÖÑ ãä ÝÖáßã - ÍÇÖÑ - Will you please answer present - Present
ÃÌá íÇ Úáí¡ áßä ÅäÊÙÑ ÍÊì ÃäÇÏí ÃÓãß Yes Ali, but wait until l call your name out
ÂÓÝ ãä ÝÖáß Sorry please
- ÑÇäÌíÊ ÓäÛ - ÍÇÖÑ ßáøí ãä ÝÖáß - Ranjeet Singh - Present and correct please
- ÌíæÝÇäí ßæÈíáæ - ÃÌá ÃÓÊÇÐí - Giovanni Cuppello - Si proffessori
- ßáÇ íÇ ÌíæÝÇäí! áíÓ ÃÓÊÇÐí - áíÓ ÃÓÊÇÐí - No Giovanni! Not proffessori - No proffessori
ßáÇ¡ íÌÈ Ãä ÊäÇÏíäí ÓíÏí No, you should address me as Sir
- ÓíÏí - ÃÌá - Sir - yes
ÇáÂä ÝåãÊ Now l understand
ÃäÊ ãåÇä æãØÑæÏ You have been togetta knotted
åáøÇ ÃÚÏÊ ãÇ ÞáÊå¿ Come again
Ãä ÊÕÈÍ ÓíÑ! ÊåÇä æÊØÑÏ ãä ÞÈá ÇáãáßÉ To become a Sir! You got Knotteda by the queen
ÇáßáãÉ åí ÊãäÍ ÏÑÌÉ äÈíá! æÃäÇ áÓÊ ãä Ðáß ÇáäæÚ ãä ÇáÓíÑ The word is knighted! And l'm not that kind of sir
ãÇßÓãíáíÇä ÈÇÈÇäÏíÑæÓ Maximillian Papandrious
- ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä íÊÍÏË Åáíß - ÍÞÇð¿ - Mr. Brown is speaking to you - ls he?
- Ãæå¡ ÂÓÝ¡ ÊÑíÏ ÔíÆÇð¿ - åá ÃäÊ åäÇ Ãã áÇ¿ - Oh sorry, you want something? - Are you here or not?
ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ ÃäÇ åäÇ Sure l'm here
- ÊÇÑæ äÇÌÇÒæãí - Âå¡ ÅÐÇð - Taro Nagazumi - Ah so
ÍÇÖáæ Plesento
- ÂäÇ ÔãíÏÊ - ÃÌá¡ ÍÇÖÑÉ - Anna Schmidt - Ja, present
- Óæ áí ÌæäÛ - ÍÇÖáÉ - Su Lee Chung - Plesent
- Úáí äÏíã - åÏíÉ - Ali Nadim - Gift
- åÏíÉ¿ - ÃäÇ ÃÞæã ÈãÝÇÌÃÊß¡ áÇ¿ - Gift? - l'm surprising you, no?
ßá íæã ÃÞæã ÈÊÚáøã ßáãÉ ÅäßáíÒíÉ ÌÏíÏÉ Each day l am learning new English word
æÃÞæã ÈÅíÌÇÏ Ãä åÏíÉ åí ãÑÇÏÝ áÍÇÖÑ And l am finding that gift is another word for present
- íÇááÐßÇÁ - ÔßÑÇð ÌÒíáÇð - Very ingenious - Thank you very much
- ÏÇäíÇá ÝíÝÑ - ÍÇÖÑÉ æßáøí åäÇ - Danielle Favre - Presente and l'm all here
ÃÓÊØíÚ Ãä ÃÑì Ðáß l can see that
- ÌãíáÉ ÑÇäÌÇ - ÑÇäÌí - Jamila Ranjha - Ranjhi
ãÓÇÁ ÎíÑ Gud efening
- ÃÌá¡ ÃäÊö åäÇ! æÎæÇä ßÇÑÝÇäÊíÓ - ÇáãÚÐÑÉ - Yes, you're here! And Juan Cervantes - Por favore
- ÍÇÖÑ - ÇáãÚÐÑÉ¿ - Present - Por favore?
- ÃäÊ åäÇ - ÍÇÖÑ - You are here - Present
ãä ÇáÃÝÖá Ãä ÃÏæøä ãÚáæãÇÊßã æÅáøÇ ÓÃÓáÞ ÈÇáãÇÁ ÇáÍÇÑ l'd better take down your particulars otherwise l may get into hot water
åá ÓÊÃÎÐ ÍãÇãÇð ÓÇÎäÇð¿ You are going to have a hot bath?
ßáÇ íÇ Úáí¡ ÅäåÇ ÝÞØ ØÑíÞÉ ÃÎÑì ááÊÚÈíÑ Úä ÅÍÊãÇáíÉ æÞæÚí Ýí ãÊÇÚÈ No Ali, it's just another way of saying l may get into trouble
Ãæå íÇ Åáåí! ÃäÊ Úáì æÔß ÅÑÊßÇÈ ÌäÍÉ ãÍÒäÉ¿ Oh dear! You have been committing some grievous misdemeanour?
ßáÇ Úáì ÇáÅØáÇÞ! åäÇáß ãÝÊÔ ãä ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÇáÊÚáíãíÉ ÓíÃÊí Not at all! There's an inspector from the local Education Authority coming round
- ÇáãÏíÑ ÇáÃÚáì - ÃÌá - The big boss - Yes
ÃÝÊÑÖ Ãäøß Úáì ÍÞ l suppose you could say that
áßä ãä ÎáÇá ÎÈÑÊí ÝÅäåã ÚÇÏÉ ãÇ íÑÓáæä ÔÎÕÇð ÑÌÚíÇð But from my experience they're usually interfering old fogies
- ÃäÊ áÇ ÊÍÈøåã¿ - áíÓ Úáì æÌå ÇáÎÕæÕ - You don't like them? - Not particularly
ÈÇáÍÞíÞÉ Åäåã ÈáÇ ÝÇÆÏÉ æÞÏíãí ÇáØÑÇÒ ãËá ØÑÞåã Ýí ÇáÊÏÑíÓ Frankly, they're quite useless and they are as outdated as their teaching methods
ÃÞÕÏ¡ ãÇ ÇáÝÇÆÏÉ ãä ÊÚáøã ÇáÊÕÑíÝ ÇáËÇáË l mean, what is the point of learning past participles
æÇáãÝÚæá ÇáãØáÞ æÇáÌãá ÇáÊÇÈÚÉ¿ Cognate objects or subordinate clauses?
ÇáÃßËÑ äÝÚÇð Ãä ÊÍÇæá ÊÚáíã ÇáØáÇÈ ÇáÃÌÇäÈ Far more useful to try to teach foreign students
ßíÝ íØáÈæä æÌÈÉ Ýí ãØÚã Ãæ íÌÏæä ãÓßäÇð how to order a meal or find accommodations
- íÈÏæ Ãä áÏíß ÃÝßÇÑ ããíÒÉ - ÃÝÊÑÖ Ãääí ßÐáß - You appear to have some unique ideas - l suppose l have
- åá ÊÚáã¡ ÃäÊ ÊÊßáøã ÇáÅäßáíÒíÉ ÈÔßá ÌíÏ - ÔßÑÇð - You know you speak English fairly well - Thank you
ãÇ åæ ÅÓãß¿ What is your name?
- ÑæÌÑ ßÇäíæä - ÑæÌÑ ßÇäíæä - Roger Kenyon - Roger Kenyon
Âå¡ ÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí Ah Miss Courtney!
ßäÊ ááÊæ ÃÞæã ÈÅäåÇÁ ÇáÓÌá æÃÎÐ ÇáÊÝÇÕíá ãä ØÇáÈäÇ ÇáÌÏíÏ l'm just completing the register and getting the details of our new student
ÞÈá Ãä íÍÔÑ Ðáß ÇáãÝÊøÔ ÃäÝå Before that inspector chappie pokes his nose in
!Ãæå¡ ßáÇ Oh, no!
- ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä - áä ÃÊÃÎÑ ÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí - Mr. Brown - l shan't be a moment Miss Courtney
- ãÇÐÇ åæ Úãáß¿ - ãÝÊÔ - What is your job? - lnspector
ãÇÐÇ¿ Ýí ÇáäÞá ÇáÚÇã¿ What local transport?
ÇáãÄÓÓÉ ÇáÊÚáíãíÉ ÇáÚÇãÉ Local Education Authority
ÅÚÊÞÏÊ Åäøå ßÇä ÇáØÇáÈ ÇáÌÏíÏ l thought he was the new student
- ÇáØÇáÈÉ ÇáÌÏíÏÉ ÃäËì - ÍÞÇð¿ ÃäÊö áã ÊÎÈÑíäí ÈÐáß - The new student is a female - ls she? You didn't tell me that
ÅÚÊÐÇÑÇÊí ÇáÔÏíÏÉ ÓíÏ ßÇäíæä¡ ÃÄßÏ áß Åä ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä ÓíõÊÚÇãá ãÚå ÈÕÑÇãÉ My apologies Mr. Kenyon, l do assure you that Mr. Brown will be severely dealt with
ÃäÇ áÇ ÃÓÊØíÚ Ãä ÃÊÐßÑ ãÊì ÅÓÊãÊÚÊ ßËíÑÇð ÂÎÑ ãÑÉ l can't remember when l last enjoyed myself so much
- ÃÓÊãíÍß ÚÐÑÇð¿ - ÅÓÊãÊÚÊ¿ - l beg your pardon - Enjoyed yourself?
åá ÊÚáãíä ÂäÓÉ ßæÑÊäí¡ ãÏÑÓß ÇáÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä ÑÌá ÑÇÆÚ You know Miss Courtney, your Mr. Brown is a remarkable man
- ÍÞÇð¿ - ÍÞÇð¿ - l am? - He is?
ÃÌá! ÞÏ Êßæä ØÑÞ ÊÏÑíÓå ËæÑíÉ áßäåÇ ÊÈÏæ äÇÌÍÉ Yes! His teaching methods may be revolutionary but they appear to work
áØÇáãÇ ÔÌøÚÊ ßæÇÏÑäÇ Ãä íßæäæä ÊÞÏãííä ÈÇáÊÝßíÑ l've always encouraged my staff to be forward thinking
ÓÃäÞá ÊÚáíÞÇÊß Åáì ÇáãÄÓÓÉ l'll pass on your comments to the Authority
ÑÈøãÇ ÓíÚíÏæä ÇáäÙÑ Ýí ßÊÈåã ÇáãäåÌíÉ Perhaps they'll revise their textbooks
ÇáÂä¡ åáÇ ÚÐÑÊãæäí¡ íÌÈ Ãä ÃÍÖÑ ãÚ ÇáÕÝæÝ ÇáÃÎÑì Now if you'll excuse me, l must put in an appearance at the other classes
ÌíÏ ÌÏÇð Very well
ÊÇÈÚ ÇáÊÞÏã Ýí ÇáÚãá íÇ ÓíÏ ÈÑÇæä æÃÔßÑß ßËíÑÇð Úáì ÇáÞåæÉ Keep up the good work, Mr. Brown and thank you very much for the coffee
ÓÂÊí ãÚß íÇ ÓíÏ ßÇäíæä l'll come with you Mr. Kenyon
íÇááÕÏãÉ! ÃäÊ ÊÐÑÝ ÃÍÌÇÑÇð Blimey you are dropping a clinker
- ÊÞÕÏ ãÍÑÌ - ÃÌá ãä ÝÖáß - You mean clanger - Yes please
ÃäÊ Úáì ÍÞ! áäßãá ÏÑÓäÇ Yes right! Let's continue with our lessons
ÃÎÑÌæÇ ßÊÈßã! ÓÃÚØíßã ÈÚÖ ÇáÊãÇÑíä Get out your textbooks! l'm going to give you all a few exercises
ÇáãÚÐÑÉ ÃÓÊÇÐí ÓíÏí! ÃäÇ áÇ ÃÓÊØíÚ Ãä ÃÍáø Ãí ÊãÑíä Scusi professori sir! l cannot do any exercises
- áã áÇ¿ - áÏí ÏÇ ÙåÑ ÓíÁ - Why not? - l gottada bad back
...ÇáãÚÐÑÉ! ßäÊ ÃÈÍË Úä Excuse me! l was looking for...
Âå¡ æÃÎíÑÇð¡ ãä ÇáãÄÓÝ Åäßö áã ÊÕáí ÞÈá äÕÝ ÓÇÚÉ Ah, at last! A pity you didn't arrive half an hour earlier
áãÇÐÇ¿ Why?
ÞÏ Êßæäí ÃäÞÐÊäí ãä ÅÍÑÇÌ ßÈíÑ You might've saved me a great deal of embarrassment
ãÚ ÑÌá ÃÝÑíÞí ãÚíä With a certain African gentleman
ÃÌá¡ áÞÏ ßÇä ÇáãÝÊÔ áßäøí ÎáØÊ Èíäå æÈíäßö Yes, he was the inspector but l mistook him for you
- ÃäÊ ÙääÊ ÑÌáÇð åæ ÃäÇ¿ - ÃÌá - You thought a gentleman was me? - Yes
ÇáÃÍãÞ ÇáÓÎíÝ ÅÏÚì Åäå ØÇáÈ¡ æÌáÓ Ýí ÇáÎáÝ áíãÓßäí ãÊáÈøÓÇð The silly fool pretended to be a student, sit in the back to catch me out
áßäøí ÃÏÑßÊ ÍÞíÞÊå But l saw through him
ÃÝåã Ãäøß ÊÚÊÞÏå ÛÈíÇð ÌÏÇð l gather you think he was a bit stupid
ÈÇáÊÃßíÏ¡ ÞãÉ ÇáÛÈÇÁ Definitely, thick as a brush
- åá ßÇä ÅÓãå ÇáÓíÏ ßÇäíæä¿ ÃÌá - Was his name Mr. Kenyon? - Yes
- åá ÊÚÑÝíå¿ - ÇáãÝÑÖ Åäøäí ßÐáß - Do you know him? - l should do
!áÞÏ ÃÊíÊ áÂÎÐå! ÃäÇ ÒæÌÊå l've come to collect him! l'm his wife!
Ãæå¡ íÇááÕÏãÉ! ÃÌá Oh blimey yes!
!áÞÏ ÐÑÝÊ ÃÍÌÇÑÇð ÃÎÑì You have dropped another clinker!
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