Ħu l-umbrella!

Take an umbrella

Your goalI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't take.

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Tuesday, a bright, warm morning. You come down in a T-shirt. Marija stands at the door with an umbrella. "You must take it." Ċikku doesn't want to go out, and that means rain: the best forecast in town. Lina says Marija is always right. Almost always.

Tuesday morning, bright and warm. You come down the stairs in a T-shirt. Marija stands at the front door with a big black umbrella.
Marija
Bonġu! Fejn sejjer bla umbrella?
Good morning! Where are you off to without an umbrella?
Marija
Bonġu! Fejn sejra bla umbrella?
Good morning! Where are you off to without an umbrella?
Għax-xogħol. Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.
To work. Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.
Għax-xogħol. Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.
To work. Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.
Marija
Illum trid tieħu l-umbrella miegħek.
Today you must take the umbrella with you.
L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.
The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.
L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.
The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.
Marija
Ċikku llum ma jridx joħroġ barra. Jiġifieri ġejja x-xita.
Ċikku doesn't want to go outside today. That means rain is coming.
Il-qattus? Il-qattus hu t-tbassir tat-temp tiegħek?
The cat? The cat is your weather forecast?
Il-qattus? Il-qattus hu t-tbassir tat-temp tiegħek?
The cat? The cat is your weather forecast?
Marija
L-aqwa tbassir fir-raħal kollu.
The best forecast in the whole town.
Grazzi, imma m'għandix bżonn umbrella.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Grazzi, imma m'għandix bżonn umbrella.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
She shrugs and leans the umbrella against the door.
Marija
Kif trid.
As you like.
Outside, Lina is putting the café tables out on the pavement.
Lina
Bonġu! X'sħana llum, hux?
Good morning! So hot today, isn't it?
Iva, ħafna! Imma s-Sinjura Marija tgħid: “Ħu l-umbrella.”
Yes, very! But Mrs Marija says: “Take the umbrella.”
Iva, ħafna! Imma s-Sinjura Marija tgħid: “Ħu l-umbrella.”
Yes, very! But Mrs Marija says: “Take the umbrella.”
Lina
Marija dejjem għandha raġun. Insomma, kważi dejjem.
Marija is always right. Well, almost always.
Lina
U Ċikku fejn hu? Kull filgħodu joqgħod fit-tieqa tiegħi, fix-xemx.
And where's Ċikku? Every morning he sits in my window, in the sun.
Illum qiegħed id-dar. Ma jridx joħroġ.
Today he's at home. He doesn't want to go outside.
Illum qiegħed id-dar. Ma jridx joħroġ.
Today he's at home. He doesn't want to go outside.
Lina
Oh. Mela ħu l-umbrella. Ċikku dejjem jaf.
Oh. Then take the umbrella. Ċikku always knows.
Half past five. You come home soaked to the skin. Marija is already at the door with a towel.
Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!
Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!
Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!
Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!
Marija
Naf, naf. Hawn hu x-xugaman.
I know, I know. Here's a towel.
Grazzi. Għada nieħu l-umbrella miegħi, żgur.
Thank you. Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella with me, for sure.
Grazzi. Għada nieħu l-umbrella miegħi, żgur.
Thank you. Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella with me, for sure.
Marija
Għada m'hemmx bżonn. Għada hemm ix-xemx.
Tomorrow there's no need. Tomorrow it's sunny.
Min jgħid hekk? It-tbassir?
Who says so? The forecast?
Min jgħid hekk? It-tbassir?
Who says so? The forecast?
Ċikku sits on the landing windowsill, perfectly dry, looking at the sky.
Marija
Ċikku.
Ċikku.

Ħu l-umbrella!

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