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Mariam-What’s your job?

Omar-I’m a bank employee. And you what do you do?

Mariam-I’m a teacher at a primary school, and my sister is a nurse, that is, mumarida (nurse) (and she works) at a clinic

Omar-And your brothers, what do they do?

Mariam-My elder brother worked in a workshop for three years. He is a welder. He is very skilled in his work. But there is a crisis. That is, the work decreased. They decided to reduce the number of workers. He moved to another workshop, where you worked during the holidays. When you finished high school.

Omar-I thought that he was at another workshop

Mariam-No, at the same place, what do you think of the owner of the workshop.

Omar-I think he is okay, but the wages…

Mariam-Yes, that’s the thing! But my brother is comfortable there (reassured of himself there).

He works as he pleases, comes and goes whenever he wants.

Omar-yes, what more do you want? For us in the bank we must come at a specific time.

Mariam-correct, but the work is easier!

Omar-Well… all work is tiring, whatever it might be, and sometimes we have to work overtime

Mariam-And how is your salary

Omar-Not bad, Considering/ given the work. One must be content with what he has got. And any work is better than none.

Adapted from Elihay’s Speaking Arabic Book-4, Chapter 1