Scene 6 of 50
Formola oħra!
One more form
Your goalI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowly.
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MarijaBonġu! Nista' nidħol?
Good morning! May I come in?
Bonġu, Sinjura Marija! Iva, idħol.
Good morning, Mrs Marija! Yes, come in.
Bonġu, Sinjura Marija! Iva, idħol.
Good morning, Mrs Marija! Yes, come in.
She holds up a pen and a printed form. - Marija
Kull ġar ġdid jimla formola.
Every new neighbour fills in a form.
Formola, issa? Imma m'għandix kafè!
A form, now? But I've got no coffee!
Formola, issa? Imma m'għandix kafè!
A form, now? But I've got no coffee!
- Marija
Iva, issa. Ħaġa ta' malajr!
Yes, now. It's quick!
She reads out the whole form in one breath. - Marija
Isem, kunjom, minn fejn int, x'lingwi titkellem, x'taħdem?
Name, surname, where are you from, what languages do you speak, what do you do?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?
Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak slowly?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?
Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak slowly?
Now she speaks very, very slowly. - Marija
Tajjeb... Il-kunjom... tiegħek?
All right... Your... surname?
Il-kunjom tiegħi Becker.
My surname is Becker.
Il-kunjom tiegħi Becker.
My surname is Becker.
- Marija
Ittra b'ittra, jekk jogħġbok.
Letter by letter, please.
Be, e, si, ke, e, erre.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
Be, e, si, ke, e, erre.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
- Marija
Mill-ġdid, bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok.
Again, slowly, please.
Be... e... si... ke... e... erre.
B... E... C... K... E... R.
Be... e... si... ke... e... erre.
B... E... C... K... E... R.
- Marija
U minn fejn int?
And where are you from?
Jien Ġermaniż, minn Hamburg.
I'm German, from Hamburg.
Jien Ġermaniża, minn Hamburg.
I'm German, from Hamburg.
- Marija
Mill-Ġermanja, tajjeb. U x'lingwi titkellem?
From Germany, good. And what languages do you speak?
Il-Ġermaniż u l-Ingliż. U ftit Malti.
German and English. And a little Maltese.
Il-Ġermaniż u l-Ingliż. U ftit Malti.
German and English. And a little Maltese.
She is delighted, and talks even faster. - Marija
Malti? Titkellem bil-Malti! Tajjeb ħafna!
Maltese? You speak Maltese! Very good!
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!
Only a little! Slowly, please!
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!
Only a little! Slowly, please!
- Marija
Tajjeb, tajjeb. U x'taħdem?
All right, all right. And what do you do?
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?
I'm... I don't know. How do I say "engineer" in Maltese?
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?
I'm... I don't know. How do I say "engineer" in Maltese?
- Marija
Inġinier. Jien naf.
An engineer. I know.
MarijaInġiniera. Jien naf.
An engineer. I know.
From her cardigan pocket she takes a small brass name plate for your letterbox. - Marija
Hawn, din għalik.
Here, this is for you.
Il-kunjom tiegħi! Imma int diġà taf kollox!
My surname! But you already know everything!
Il-kunjom tiegħi! Imma int diġà taf kollox!
My surname! But you already know everything!
Mela dik il-formola għal xiex?
So what's that form for?
Mela dik il-formola għal xiex?
So what's that form for?
Who says this?
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?
What does it mean?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?
Which line do you hear?
My surname! But you already know everything!
My surname! But you already know everything!
Put the words in order.
Every new neighbour fills in a form.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Formola oħra!
Goal reachedI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowly.
