Scene 16 of 50
Ir-ritratti tal-familja
Photos on the wall
Your goalI can name family members and say how old people are.
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A sunny afternoon. Marija opens her door and waves you into her living room.
MarijaBonġu, Lukas! Ejja, ejja. Tixrob tazza te?
Hello, Lukas! Come in, come in. Will you have a cup of tea?
MarijaBonġu, Lena! Ejja, ejja. Tixrob tazza te?
Hello, Lena! Come in, come in. Will you have a cup of tea?
Iva, grazzi.
Yes, thank you.
Iva, grazzi.
Yes, thank you.
- Marija
It-te tiegħi iswed u qawwi. Bħali!
My tea is black and strong. Like me!
You take a sip.
Oh! Qawwi ħafna!
Oh! Very strong!
Oh! Qawwi ħafna!
Oh! Very strong!
One whole wall of her living room is covered in old photos. Kemm hawn ritratti! Din il-familja tiegħek?
So many photos! Is this your family?
Kemm hawn ritratti! Din il-familja tiegħek?
So many photos! Is this your family?
- Marija
Iva, il-familja kollha. Dan ibni. U din binti, omm Ella.
Yes, the whole family. This is my son. And this is my daughter, Ella's mother.
Kemm għandu żmien ibnek?
How old is your son?
Kemm għandu żmien ibnek?
How old is your son?
- Marija
Ibni għandu ħamsin sena, u binti erbgħa u erbgħin.
My son is fifty, and my daughter forty-four.
A young man laughing, in an old black-and-white photo. U dan min hu? Kemm hu żagħżugħ!
And who's this? He's so young!
U dan min hu? Kemm hu żagħżugħ!
And who's this? He's so young!
- Marija
Żewġi. Hawn għandu għoxrin sena.
My husband. He's twenty here.
U fejn hu issa?
And where is he now?
U fejn hu issa?
And where is he now?
She says it quietly.
- Marija
M'għadux magħna.
He's no longer with us.
Jiddispjaċini ħafna.
I'm so sorry.
Jiddispjaċini ħafna.
I'm so sorry.
- Marija
Grazzi. Kien żewġ tajjeb ħafna, Alla jaħfirlu.
Thank you. He was a very good husband, God rest him.
- Marija
U hawn Ella u ħuha. Għadu tarbija.
And here's Ella and her brother. He's still a baby.
Kemm għandu żmien?
How old is he?
Kemm għandu żmien?
How old is he?
- Marija
Sitt xhur biss. U Ella għandha disa' snin, kważi għaxra.
Only six months. And Ella is nine, almost ten.
- Marija
Il-familja tiegħek bogħod, hux? F'Hamburg.
Your family is far away, isn't it? In Hamburg.
Iva. Bogħod ħafna.
Yes. Very far.
Iva. Bogħod ħafna.
Yes. Very far.
- Marija
Imma hawn għandek familja wkoll. Id-dar, Ella... u Ċikku.
But you have a family here too. The house, Ella... and Ċikku.
Ċikku jumps onto the shelf and knocks down the one photo that faces the wall. For a second you see a boy's face and curly black hair. Ajma! U min hu dak it-tifel?
Oh no! And who's that boy?
Ajma! U min hu dak it-tifel?
Oh no! And who's that boy?
She hangs it back quickly, face to the wall.
- Marija
Le. Mhux dak.
No. Not that one.
- Marija
Ftit te ieħor?
A little more tea?
Who says this?
It-te tiegħi iswed u qawwi. Bħali!
It-te tiegħi iswed u qawwi. Bħali!
What does it mean?
Iva, il-familja kollha. Dan ibni. U din binti, omm Ella.
Which line do you hear?
Only six months. And Ella is nine, almost ten.
Put the words in order.
But you have a family here too. The house, Ella... and Ċikku.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Ir-ritratti tal-familja
Goal reachedI can name family members and say how old people are.
