Mariam calls her niece Reem to check on her and chat a bit. When Mariam notices that Reem’s voice does not sound well, she asks her about it. Reem, who is waiting to begin her third Physiotherapy year in the Lebanese University, starts telling her aunt about the reasons behind her depression; the continuous strikes at the Lebanese university, the online university experience amid coronavirus, and adjusting to life post coronavirus amid one of the worst economic collapses in the country.
Lebanese Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
ريم: ألو.
Reem: Hello.
مريم: يسلملي هالصوت. كيفك حبيبتي؟
Mariam: Oh this beautiful voice. How are you doing my dear?
ريم: يخليلي ياك خالتو، منيحة الحمدالله. إنت كيفك؟ وكيف شغلك؟
Reem: May God keep you for me aunt. I am good, thanks to Allah. How are you? And how is your work?
مريم: لحظة لحظة. إنسي كيفني وكيف شغلي. مش عاجبني صوتك أبدا. مريضة شي؟
Mariam: Wait a moment. Forget how I am, and how my work is. You do not sound well at all. Are you sick?