Scene 27 of 50
Il-kont ta' Ċikku
The cat's bill
Your goalI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costs.
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On the way back, the Saturday market in the square. Lina has a big basket.
LinaHawn hu s-suq. Kull nhar ta' Sibt, filgħodu.
Here's the market. Every Saturday, in the morning.
- Lina
Nixtri għaxar kili tuffieħ għall-kafetterija.
I buy ten kilos of apples for the café.
Għaxar kili? Dak ħafna tuffieħ!
Ten kilos? That's a lot of apples!
Għaxar kili? Dak ħafna tuffieħ!
Ten kilos? That's a lot of apples!
- Lina
Għall-kejk. Ħu, tuffieħa għalik! U int, x'trid tixtri?
For the cakes. Here, an apple for you! And you, what do you want to buy?
Għandi lista għaċ-ċena. Lista twila!
I have a list for dinner. A long list!
Għandi lista għaċ-ċena. Lista twila!
I have a list for dinner. A long list!
A farm stall with vegetables, cheese and milk. Tereża is behind the counter.
TereżaBonġu! X'tixtieq?
Good morning! What would you like?
Nixtieq kilo tadam u żewġ kili patata, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like a kilo of tomatoes and two kilos of potatoes, please.
Nixtieq kilo tadam u żewġ kili patata, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like a kilo of tomatoes and two kilos of potatoes, please.
- Tereża
Hawn huma. Xi ħaġa oħra?
Here you are. Anything else?
Iva, nofs kilo ġobon u flixkun ħalib.
Yes, half a kilo of cheese and a bottle of milk.
Iva, nofs kilo ġobon u flixkun ħalib.
Yes, half a kilo of cheese and a bottle of milk.
- Tereża
Dak kollox? Mela, tnax u ħamsin.
Is that everything? Then it's twelve fifty.
Salvu, the fish seller, waves you over to his stall.
SalvuBonġu! Int min-numru sebgħa, hux?
Good morning! You're from number 7, aren't you?
Iva. Kif taf?
Yes. How do you know?
Iva. Kif taf?
Yes. How do you know?
- Salvu
Għandek pil tal-qattus fuq il-ġakketta. U Ċikku jiġi hawn kull Sibt.
You've got cat hair on your jacket. And Ċikku comes here every Saturday.
Ċikku mhux il-qattus tiegħi.
Ċikku isn't my cat.
Ċikku mhux il-qattus tiegħi.
Ċikku isn't my cat.
He unrolls a very long bill. - Salvu
Imma joqgħod fin-numru sebgħa, hux? Mela, hawn hu l-kont tiegħu għax-xahar kollu.
But he lives at number 7, doesn't he? So here's his bill for the whole month.
X'ħafna ħut! Kemm hu?
So much fish! How much is it?
X'ħafna ħut! Kemm hu?
So much fish! How much is it?
- Salvu
Tnejn u erbgħin ewro.
Forty-two euros.
Lina laughs and takes out her purse. - Lina
Mhux xejn. Jien inħallas. Kull xahar.
Never mind. I'll pay. Every month.
Kull xahar? Għaliex int?
Every month? Why you?
Kull xahar? Għaliex int?
Every month? Why you?
- Lina
Għax kull filgħodu Ċikku joqgħod fit-tieqa tiegħi. U n-nies jiġu għalih biss.
Because every morning Ċikku sits in my window. And people come just for him.
Who says this?
Mhux xejn. Jien inħallas. Kull xahar.
Mhux xejn. Jien inħallas. Kull xahar.
What does it mean?
Għandek pil tal-qattus fuq il-ġakketta. U Ċikku jiġi hawn kull Sibt.
Which line do you hear?
I'd like a kilo of tomatoes and two kilos of potatoes, please.
I'd like a kilo of tomatoes and two kilos of potatoes, please.
Put the words in order.
Yes, half a kilo of cheese and a bottle of milk.
Yes, half a kilo of cheese and a bottle of milk.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Il-kont ta' Ċikku
Goal reachedI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costs.
