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Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
Five to nine
Your goalI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email address.
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Monday, your first day at the office. A neat man in a light-blue shirt waits at the door and taps his watch.
TonioBonġu. Jien Tonio Camilleri. L-ewwel jum, u int diġà tard.
Good morning. I'm Tonio Camilleri. Your first day, and you're already late.
Tard? Imma issa d-disgħa nieqes ħamsa!
Late? But it's five to nine now!
Tard? Imma issa d-disgħa nieqes ħamsa!
Late? But it's five to nine now!
- Tonio
Ix-xogħol jibda fid-disgħa. Jien inkun hawn fid-disgħa nieqes kwart. Kull ġurnata.
Work starts at nine. I'm here at a quarter to nine. Every day.
Fid-disgħa nieqes kwart? Kull ġurnata?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Fid-disgħa nieqes kwart? Kull ġurnata?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Stenna ftit... Jien naf lilek! Int ir-raġel tal-kafetterija, tal-mejda tlieta. Te bla zokkor!
Wait a moment... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three. Tea without sugar!
Stenna ftit... Jien naf lilek! Int ir-raġel tal-kafetterija, tal-mejda tlieta. Te bla zokkor!
Wait a moment... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three. Tea without sugar!
He glances at your file, then takes a small step back.
- Tonio
U int il-kollega l-ġdid tiegħi. Min-numru sebgħa, mid-dar tal-qattus.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
TonioU int il-kollega l-ġdida tiegħi. Min-numru sebgħa, mid-dar tal-qattus.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Iva, imma l-qattus mhux tiegħi!
Yes, but the cat isn't mine!
Iva, imma l-qattus mhux tiegħi!
Yes, but the cat isn't mine!
A bright office with two desks side by side by the big window. One of them is perfectly tidy. - Tonio
L-ewwel: din l-iskrivanija tiegħek, bil-kompjuter, ħdejn it-tieqa. U l-iskrivanija tiegħi ħdejn tiegħek.
First: this is your desk, with the computer, by the window. And my desk is next to yours.
- Tonio
It-tieni: l-imejl. Il-kunjom tiegħek, ittra b'ittra, jekk jogħġbok.
Second: the email. Your surname, letter by letter, please.
Becker. Be, e, si, ke, e, erre.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. Be, e, si, ke, e, erre.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
He writes your new email address on a yellow note and sticks it exactly in the middle of your screen. - Tonio
Tajjeb. Hawn hu l-indirizz il-ġdid tiegħek.
Good. Here's your new address.
U sa x'ħin naħdmu?
And until what time do we work?
U sa x'ħin naħdmu?
And until what time do we work?
- Tonio
Mid-disgħa sal-ħamsa u nofs.
From nine until half past five.
Mela tmien sigħat. Mhux ħażin.
So that's eight hours. Not bad.
Mela tmien sigħat. Mhux ħażin.
So that's eight hours. Not bad.
He corrects you without looking up.
- Tonio
Tmien sigħat u tletin minuta.
Eight hours and thirty minutes.
He picks something off your jacket on the back of your chair and holds it up to his glasses. - Tonio
X'inhu dan? Xagħra griża... Din xagħra ta' qattus?
What's this? A grey hair... Is this a cat hair?
Iva, skużani. Hi ta' Ċikku, il-qattus tan-numru sebgħa.
Yes, sorry. It's Ċikku's, the cat from number 7.
Iva, skużani. Hi ta' Ċikku, il-qattus tan-numru sebgħa.
Yes, sorry. It's Ċikku's, the cat from number 7.
He moves his desk one metre away from yours and measures the gap with a folding ruler.
- Tonio
Tajjeb. Metru wieħed.
Right. One metre.
Who says this?
Mela tmien sigħat. Mhux ħażin.
Mela tmien sigħat. Mhux ħażin.
What does it mean?
Ix-xogħol jibda fid-disgħa. Jien inkun hawn fid-disgħa nieqes kwart. Kull ġurnata.
Which line do you hear?
Late? But it's five to nine now!
Late? But it's five to nine now!
Put the words in order.
Good. Here's your new address.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
Goal reachedI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email address.
