Conversational Arabic: What is your major? by sister Islam (25th August, 2013)

In the name of Allah
Assalamu aleikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

مَا هُوَ تَخُصُّصُكِ؟
Ma huwa takhassusuke?
What is your major?

فَاطِمَة: السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. مَاذّا تَفْعَلِينَ هُنَا يَا عَائِشَة؟
matha tafa'alena huna ya A'isha?
Assalamu alaikom. What are you doing here, A'isha?

عَائِشَة: وَعَلَيْكُمِ السَّلامْ. كَيْفَ حَالُكِ يَا فَاطِمَة؟ أَنَا فِي انْتِظَارِ صَدِيقَة.
wa alaikom assalam. Kayfa haluke ya Fatima? Ana fen tethare sadeqa.
Wa alaikom assalam. How are you, Fatima? I am waiting for a friend.

فَاطِمَة: سَمِعْتُ أَنَّكِ سَوْفَ تَتَخَرَّجِينَ هَذَا الصَّيْفْ. هَلْ هَذَا صَحِيحْ؟
Same'to annake sawfa tatakharajena haths sayf. Hal hatha saheh?
I heard you're going to graduate this summer. Is that true?

عَائِشَة: نَعَمْ. إِذَا سَارَتِ الأُمُورُ عَلَى مَا يُرَامْ. سَوْفَ أَحْصُلُ عَلَى البَكَالُورْيُوسْ فِي شَهْرِ آبْ. عِنْدَهَا أَنَا فِي حَاجَةٍ لِبَدْءِ البَحْثِ عَنْ عَمَلْ.
Na'am etha saratel umuru a'la ma yuram. Sawfa ahsulu a'alal bakalouryus fe shahre ab. E'ndaha ana fe hajaten lebad'el bahthe a'n a'amal.
Yes. If everything goes alright, I'll be getting my bachelors degree in August. Then I need to start looking for a job.

فَاطِمَة: كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ فِي العَامِ المَاضِي. لَمْ يَكُنْ سَهْلَاً. هَلْ لَدَيْكِ أَيُّ عُرُوضٍ لِلْعَمَلْ؟
Kana alayya an afa'ala thaleka fel a'amel made. Lam yakun sahlan. Hal ladayka ayyu u'ruden lela'amal?
I had to do that last year. It wasn't easy. Do you have any job offers?

عَائِشَة: لَا، لَيْسَ بَعْدْ. لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ الكَثِيرَ مِنْ سِيرَتِي الذَّاتِيَّة ، لَكِنَّنِي لَمْ أَتَلَقَّ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الرُّدُودْ. انَّهُ مِنَ الصَّعْبِ جِدَاً العثُورُ عَلَى وَظِيفَةِ فِي الوَقْتِ الحَالِي.
La, laysa ba'd. lakad arsaltul kathera men serateth thateyya, lakennane lam aalakal kathera menar rudud. Ennahu menas sa'be jeddan alu'thuru a'la wathefaten fel waqtel hale.
No,not yet. I sent out a lot of my CVs but I didn't receive many responses. It's pretty hard to find a job right now.

فَاطِمَة: مَا هُوَ تَخَصُّصُكِ؟
Ma huwa takhassusuke?
What is your major?

عَائِشَة: عِلْمُ النَّفْسْ.
Ilmun nafs.
Psychology.

فَاطِمَة: لَقَدْ كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ تَخَصُّصِي عِنْدَمَا بَدَأْتُ فِي الكُلِّيَّة ، إِلَّا أَنَّنِي تَحَوَّلْتُ إِلَى الهَنْدَسَةِ بَعْدَ السَّنَةِ الأُولَى.
Lakad kana hatha huwa takhassuse indama bada'tu fel kulleyya, ella annane tahawaltu elal handasate ba'das sanatel ulla.
That was my major when I started college, but I switched to engineering after the first year.

عَائِشَة: أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّهُ أَسْهَلُ لِلْمُهَنْدِسِينَ العُثُورُ عَلَى عَمَلْ.
A'takedu annahu ashalu lelmuhandesenal uthuru a'la a'amal.
I think it's easier for engineers to find a job.

فَاطِمَة: لَسْتُ مُتَأَكِّدَةً مِنْ ذَلِكْ. اسْتَغْرَقَ الأَمْرُ نَحْوَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشهُرْ لِلْحُصُولِ عَلَى وَظِيفَة. وَأَخِيرَاً تَمَكَّنْتُ مِنَ الحُصُولِ عَلَى وَظِيفَةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ وَضَعْتُ سِيرَتِي الذَّاتِيَّة عَلَى أَحَدِ مَوَاقِعِ الانْتَرْنِتْ.
Lastu muta'akedatan men thalek. Estaghrakal amru nahwa thalathate ashhur lelhusule a'la watheefa. Wa akheeran tamakantu menal husule a'la watheefaten ba'da an wada'tu serateth thateyya a'la ahade mawake'el enterner.
I'm not sure about that. It took me about 3 months to find a job. I finally was able to get a job after I put my CV on one of the websites.

عَائِشَة:عَلَى أَيَّةِ حَالْ، إِذَا لَمْ أَجِدْ وَظِيفَة رُبَّمَا سَأَعُودُ إِلَى الجَامِعَةِ لِلْحُصُولِ عَلَى دَرَجَةِ المَاجِسْتِيرْ.
Ala ayyate hal, etha lam ajed watheefa rubama sa'au'du elel jamea'te lelhusule a'la daarajatel majestair.
Anyway, If I can't find a job I'll probably go back to university to get my Masters degree.