Friday, September 21, 2007

Louis of Aramco

Scene 77 of the film Louis of Aramco. Zuhair, who didn't attend class in the morning, meets the teacher, Louis, walking near the fountain.
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Teacher: As-salaam alaykum Zuhair. Keif halak? How are you?

Zuhair: Wa alaykum as-salaam Teacher.

Teacher: No class this morning, Zuhair? You didn’t study last night, did you! You drank shaay and stayed up all night.

Zuhair: I don’t drink shaay.

Teacher: Did you drink kahwa – whatever? You drink kahwa?

Zuhair: Yes. I drink kahwa. But I didn’t drink kawha last night. We drank mayia.

Teacher: All right. Did you learn any words?

Zuhair: My cousin came from Jubail. It was his birthday. We sang Sana hiluwa ya jamila to him many times.

Teacher: You didn’t learn any of the new vocabulary?

Zuhair: Alhamdullellah. I learned the opposite of yesterday.

Teacher: And what is the opposite of yesterday?

Zuhair: Today.

Teacher: You didn’t learn clean with water, nadef bil mayia? Or crane operator, amel weinsh?

Zuhair: Bukrah, Teacher.

Teacher: Bukrah, yes, tomorrow. Maasalaama, Zuhair. Goodbye.

Zuhair: Shukran Teacher. Alhamdullellah.

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