Scene 28 of 50
It-tieni moll
The second quay
Your goalI can buy a bus ticket, ask when and where the bus leaves, and understand an announcement.
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Saturday evening. A voice message from Tonio on your phone.
TonioBonswa, Tonio hawn. Hawn hu l-pjan.
Good evening, Tonio here. Here's the plan.
- Tonio
Il-karozza tad-disgħa u tnax, mill-istazzjon saċ-Ċirkewwa. Imbagħad il-vapur, mit-tieni moll.
The 9:12 bus, from the station to Ċirkewwa. Then the ferry, from the second quay.
- Tonio
Lura, il-vapur minn Mġarr fis-sbatax u erbgħin.
Back: the ferry from Mġarr at 17:40.
- Tonio
Jekk jogħġbok, ixtri żewġ biljetti. Jien niġi fid-disgħa nieqes tlieta.
Please buy two tickets. I'll come at three minutes to nine.
Sunday, ten to nine, at the ticket window of the bus station. Bonġu. Żewġ biljetti bir-ritorn għal Għawdex, jekk jogħġbok.
Good morning. Two return tickets to Gozo, please.
Bonġu. Żewġ biljetti bir-ritorn għal Għawdex, jekk jogħġbok.
Good morning. Two return tickets to Gozo, please.
SaraGħandna biljetti tal-karozza biss, għal vjaġġ wieħed. Għall-vapur tħallas f'Mġarr.
We only have bus tickets, for a single journey. For the ferry, you pay in Mġarr.
Mela tnejn saċ-Ċirkewwa. Meta titlaq, u minn fejn?
Then two to Ċirkewwa. When does it leave, and from where?
Mela tnejn saċ-Ċirkewwa. Meta titlaq, u minn fejn?
Then two to Ċirkewwa. When does it leave, and from where?
- Sara
Fid-disgħa u tnax, minn quddiem. Erba' ewro.
At 9:12, from the front. Four euros.
U meta tiġi lura?
And when does it come back?
U meta tiġi lura?
And when does it come back?
- Sara
Hawn hu l-orarju: kull nofs siegħa, mis-sitta sa nofsillejl.
Here's the timetable: every half hour, from six until midnight.
At exactly 8:57, Tonio arrives with a rucksack and a thermos. - Tonio
Bonġu. Id-disgħa nieqes tlieta, eżatt.
Good morning. It's exactly three minutes to nine.
Hawn huma l-biljetti.
Here are the tickets.
Hawn huma l-biljetti.
Here are the tickets.
- Tonio
Tajjeb ħafna. Illum m'intix tard!
Very good. You're not late today!
An announcement echoes through the station. - Sara
Attenzjoni! Il-karozza tad-disgħa u tnax hija kkanċellata llum.
Attention! The 9:12 bus is cancelled today.
Ikkanċellata? X'ifisser?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Ikkanċellata? X'ifisser?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Tonio freezes.
- Tonio
Jiġifieri m'hemmx karozza.
It means there's no bus.
U issa x'nagħmlu?
And what do we do now?
U issa x'nagħmlu?
And what do we do now?
He takes a second list out of his pocket.
- Tonio
Pjan B.
Plan B.
Għandek pjan B?
You have a plan B?
Għandek pjan B?
You have a plan B?
- Tonio
Jien dejjem għandi pjan B.
I always have a plan B.
Who says this?
Tajjeb ħafna. Illum m'intix tard!
Tajjeb ħafna. Illum m'intix tard!
What does it mean?
Għandna biljetti tal-karozza biss, għal vjaġġ wieħed. Għall-vapur tħallas f'Mġarr.
Which line do you hear?
The 9:12 bus, from the station to Ċirkewwa. Then the ferry, from the second quay.
Put the words in order.
I always have a plan B.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
It-tieni moll
Goal reachedI can buy a bus ticket, ask when and where the bus leaves, and understand an announcement.
