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Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
Get up at seven, sleep at seven
Your goalI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirs.
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Wednesday, seven in the morning. Ġorġ sits in the café, still in last night's jacket, with his trumpet case.
Bonġu, Ġorġ! X'qed tagħmel hawn?
Good morning, Ġorġ! What are you doing here?
Bonġu, Ġorġ! X'qed tagħmel hawn?
Good morning, Ġorġ! What are you doing here?
ĠorġIl-lejl it-tajjeb!
Good night!
Il-lejl it-tajjeb? Issa s-sebgħa ta' filgħodu!
Good night? It's seven in the morning!
Il-lejl it-tajjeb? Issa s-sebgħa ta' filgħodu!
Good night? It's seven in the morning!
- Ġorġ
Għalija issa lejl. Qed nixrob it-te, u sejjer norqod.
For me it's night now. I'm having my tea, and I'm off to bed.
LinaHawn hu l-kafè tiegħek. U panina għax-xogħol.
Here's your coffee. And a roll for work.
- Ġorġ
U int, normalment x'ħin tqum?
And you, what time do you usually get up?
Fis-sitta u nofs. Nieħu doċċa, u niġi hawn għall-kafè.
At half past six. I have a shower, and I come here for coffee.
Fis-sitta u nofs. Nieħu doċċa, u niġi hawn għall-kafè.
At half past six. I have a shower, and I come here for coffee.
- Ġorġ
Fis-sitta u nofs jien immur norqod!
At half past six I go to bed!
U int, meta tqum?
And you, when do you get up?
U int, meta tqum?
And you, when do you get up?
- Ġorġ
Fit-tnejn. Kultant fit-tlieta.
At two. Sometimes at three.
U bil-lejl taħdem?
And you work at night?
U bil-lejl taħdem?
And you work at night?
ĠorġIva. Bil-lejl indoqq it-trumbetta.
Yes. At night I play the trumpet.
Jien norqod, u int taħdem. Mela għalhekk tindaqq it-trumbetta bil-lejl!
I sleep, and you work. So that's why the trumpet plays at night!
Jien norqod, u int taħdem. Mela għalhekk tindaqq it-trumbetta bil-lejl!
I sleep, and you work. So that's why the trumpet plays at night!
- Lina
U fil-ħin liberu tiegħek? X'jogħġbok tagħmel?
And in your free time? What do you like doing?
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.
I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.
I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
- Ġorġ
U jien jogħġobni norqod!
And I like sleeping!
She nods at Ġorġ, who has your roll in his hand.
- Lina
Hu qatt ma jsajjar. Jorqod id-dar, imma jiekol hawn. U issa qed jiekol il-panina tiegħek!
He never cooks. He sleeps at home, but he eats here. And right now he's eating your roll!
Ġorġ! Il-panina tiegħi!
Ġorġ! My roll!
Ġorġ! Il-panina tiegħi!
Ġorġ! My roll!
Lina points at your bag.
- Lina
U min sejjer ix-xogħol miegħek?
And who's going to work with you?
Ċikku is sitting in your bag, ready for the office. Ċikku! Le, le!
Ċikku! No, no!
Ċikku! Le, le!
Ċikku! No, no!
- Ġorġ
Ara? Hu wkoll iqum fis-sitta u nofs.
See? He gets up at half past six too.
- Lina
Issa għandu xogħol.
Now he has a job.
Who says this?
Fis-sitta u nofs jien immur norqod!
Fis-sitta u nofs jien immur norqod!
What does it mean?
Jien norqod, u int taħdem. Mela għalhekk tindaqq it-trumbetta bil-lejl!
Jien norqod, u int taħdem. Mela għalhekk tindaqq it-trumbetta bil-lejl!
Which line do you hear?
And you, what time do you usually get up?
Put the words in order.
I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
Goal reachedI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirs.
