Scene 38 of 50
Fejn juġgħek?
Where does it hurt?
Your goalI can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a word.
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Four o'clock at the practice. The doctor is Rita, Ella's mother, from the birthday party.
RitaĦello! Ejja, poġġi.
Hello! Come in, sit down.
- Rita
Mela, fejn juġgħek?
So, where does it hurt?
You don't know how to say it, so you point at your throat. Hawn. Kif ngħid dan bil-Malti?
Here. How do I say this in Maltese?
Hawn. Kif ngħid dan bil-Malti?
Here. How do I say this in Maltese?
- Rita
Ngħidu: griżmejja juġgħuni.
We say: my throat hurts.
Griżmejja juġgħuni. U rasi wkoll.
My throat hurts. And my head too.
Griżmejja juġgħuni. U rasi wkoll.
My throat hurts. And my head too.
- Rita
Minn meta?
Since when?
Mis-Sibt. Il-Ġimgħa kont fil-prova, fix-xita.
Since Saturday. On Friday I was at the rehearsal, in the rain.
Mis-Sibt. Il-Ġimgħa kont fil-prova, fix-xita.
Since Saturday. On Friday I was at the rehearsal, in the rain.
RitaIftaħ ħalqek u għid "aaa".
Open your mouth and say "ah".
Aaa...
Aaah...
Aaa...
Aaah...
- Rita
Issa ħu nifs fil-fond. Darb'oħra.
Now take a deep breath. Once more.
- Rita
Dahrek juġgħek? U widnejk?
Does your back hurt? And your ears?
Le, dahri ma juġagħnix. Imma widnejja juġgħuni ftit.
No, my back doesn't hurt. But my ears hurt a little.
Le, dahri ma juġagħnix. Imma widnejja juġgħuni ftit.
No, my back doesn't hurt. But my ears hurt a little.
She takes your temperature. - Rita
Sebgħa u tletin u nofs. Għandek ftit deni.
Thirty-seven and a half. You've got a slight fever.
Dak ħażin?
Is that bad?
Dak ħażin?
Is that bad?
- Rita
Mhux wisq. Kemm-il siegħa torqod bil-lejl?
Not really. How many hours do you sleep at night?
Ftit. Bil-lejl, fuq, tindaqq trumbetta. Hemm regola ġdida, imma...
Not much. At night a trumpet plays upstairs. There's a new rule, but...
Ftit. Bil-lejl, fuq, tindaqq trumbetta. Hemm regola ġdida, imma...
Not much. At night a trumpet plays upstairs. There's a new rule, but...
She sighs. - Rita
Naf dik it-trumbetta.
I know that trumpet.
She smiles.
- Rita
M'intix marid ħafna. Int għajjien. U bil-ġuħ.
You're not very ill. You're tired. And hungry.
RitaM'intix marida ħafna. Int għajjiena. U bil-ġuħ.
You're not very ill. You're tired. And hungry.
Hekk tgħid Ella dwar Ċikku! "Mhux ħażin, hu bil-ġuħ biss."
That's what Ella says about Ċikku! "He isn't bad, he's just hungry."
Hekk tgħid Ella dwar Ċikku! "Mhux ħażin, hu bil-ġuħ biss."
That's what Ella says about Ċikku! "He isn't bad, he's just hungry."
She laughs.
- Rita
Iva. Binti dejjem għandha raġun.
Yes. My daughter is always right.
- Rita
Trid torqod ħafna u tixrob ħafna. Te, tliet darbiet kuljum.
You must sleep a lot and drink a lot. Tea, three times a day.
- Rita
Kul frott u ħaxix. U mill-ispiżerija, ixtri xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn.
Eat fruit and vegetables. And buy something for your throat at the pharmacy.
Grazzi. U s-Sibt il-festa. Nista' mmur?
Thank you. And on Saturday it's the festa. Can I go?
Grazzi. U s-Sibt il-festa. Nista' mmur?
Thank you. And on Saturday it's the festa. Can I go?
- Rita
Sas-Sibt, ibqa' fis-sodda. Imbagħad, iva.
Until Saturday, stay in bed. Then, yes.
Who says this?
Iva. Binti dejjem għandha raġun.
Iva. Binti dejjem għandha raġun.
What does it mean?
Le, dahri ma juġagħnix. Imma widnejja juġgħuni ftit.
Le, dahri ma juġagħnix. Imma widnejja juġgħuni ftit.
Which line do you hear?
Since Saturday. On Friday I was at the rehearsal, in the rain.
Since Saturday. On Friday I was at the rehearsal, in the rain.
Put the words in order.
You must sleep a lot and drink a lot. Tea, three times a day.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Fejn juġgħek?
Goal reachedI can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a word.
