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Il-lejl it-tajjeb

Good night

Your goalI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrow.

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Late at night, after your first long day. You lie in bed in your new room, in the dark, and try to sleep.

Lejl. Fuq qed tindaqq trumbetta.
Night. Upstairs, a trumpet is playing.
Uff, le... Mhux issa!
Oh no... Not now!
Uff, le... Mhux issa!
Oh no... Not now!
You climb the stairs and knock. A young man opens the door, trumpet in hand.
Ġorġ
Ħello! Ara, il-ġar il-ġdid! Jien Ġorġ.
Hi! Oh look, the new neighbour! I'm Ġorġ.
Ġorġ
Ħello! Ara, il-ġara l-ġdida! Jien Ġorġ.
Hi! Oh look, the new neighbour! I'm Ġorġ.
Ħello. Jien Lukas. Noqgħod isfel.
Hi. I'm Lukas. I live downstairs.
Ħello. Jien Lena. Noqgħod isfel.
Hi. I'm Lena. I live downstairs.
Ġorġ
Għandi pjaċir! Jien mużiċist.
Nice to meet you! I'm a musician.
Iva, naf. Imma issa bil-lejl!
Yes, I know. But it's night now!
Iva, naf. Imma issa bil-lejl!
Yes, I know. But it's night now!
He looks at his watch.
Ġorġ
Lejl? Ajma, skużani!
Night? Oh no, sorry!
Verament irrid norqod. Tista' ddoqq għada?
I really want to sleep. Could you play tomorrow?
Verament irrid norqod. Tista' ddoqq għada?
I really want to sleep. Could you play tomorrow?
Ġorġ
Għada? Tajjeb, tajjeb. Għada.
Tomorrow? OK, OK. Tomorrow.
Behind him, the grey cat is asleep on the sofa.
U Ċikku hawn ukoll?
And Ċikku is here too?
U Ċikku hawn ukoll?
And Ċikku is here too?
Ġorġ
Iva. Ċikku ħabib tiegħi. Jorqod hawn.
Yes. Ċikku is my friend. He sleeps here.
Hu jorqod, u jien le. Il-lejl it-tajjeb, Ġorġ. Il-lejl it-tajjeb, Ċikku.
He sleeps, and I don't. Good night, Ġorġ. Good night, Ċikku.
Hu jorqod, u jien le. Il-lejl it-tajjeb, Ġorġ. Il-lejl it-tajjeb, Ċikku.
He sleeps, and I don't. Good night, Ġorġ. Good night, Ċikku.