It-tmienja u erbatax

20.14

Your goalI can tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone did.

Tonio

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Monday. Tonio has written a report, minute by minute. 20:00 the concert started. 20:14 the lights went out. 20:15 a noise. 20:16 he screamed.

Monday morning in the office. Tonio has a typed sheet of paper, minute by minute.
Tonio
Bonġu. Ktibt rapport. Dwar is-Sibt.
Good morning. I've written a report. About Saturday.
Rapport? Dwar il-festa? Għaliex?
A report? About the festa? Why?
Rapport? Dwar il-festa? Għaliex?
A report? About the festa? Why?
Tonio
Għax jien dejjem nikteb rapporti, anki dwar il-festi. Minuta b'minuta.
Because I always write reports, even about festas. Minute by minute.
Tonio
Isma'.
Listen.
Tonio
“It-tmienja eżatt: beda l-kunċert.”
'Eight o'clock sharp: the concert started.'
Tonio
“It-tmienja u erbatax: intefa d-dawl.”
'Fourteen minutes past eight: the lights went out.'
Tonio
“It-tmienja u ħmistax: storbju. Xi ħaġa waqgħet.”
'Fifteen minutes past eight: a noise. Something fell.'
Xi ħaġa waqgħet? X'waqa'?
Something fell? What fell?
Xi ħaġa waqgħet? X'waqa'?
Something fell? What fell?
Tonio
Ma nafx. “It-tmienja u sittax: għajjatt.”
I don't know. 'Sixteen minutes past eight: I screamed.'
Għajjatt? Għaliex?
You screamed? Why?
Għajjatt? Għaliex?
You screamed? Why?
Tonio
Xi ħaġa sħuna u ratba messet riġli. Fid-dlam!
Something warm and soft touched my leg. In the dark!
Sħuna u ratba? Forsi kien Ċikku?
Warm and soft? Maybe it was Ċikku?
Sħuna u ratba? Forsi kien Ċikku?
Warm and soft? Maybe it was Ċikku?
Tonio
Ma nafx. Ma rajt xejn. Kien dlam. U l-qtates ma jiġux għall-festa, hux?
I don't know. I didn't see anything. It was dark. And cats don't come to the festa, do they?
Tonio
“It-tmienja u għoxrin: id-dawl reġa' nxtegħel.” U daqshekk.
'Twenty past eight: the lights came back on.' And that's all.
Daqshekk? U wara x'ġara? X'għamilt?
That's all? And what happened after that? What did you do?
Daqshekk? U wara x'ġara? X'għamilt?
That's all? And what happened after that? What did you do?
Tonio
Xejn. Il-banda daqqet, in-nies żifnu, u jien mort id-dar. Fit-tmienja u nofs eżatt.
Nothing. The band played, people danced, and I went home. At half past eight exactly.
Verament? Imma n-nies kollha rawk tiżfen!
Really? But everybody saw you dancing!
Verament? Imma n-nies kollha rawk tiżfen!
Really? But everybody saw you dancing!
He says it very fast.
Tonio
Jien ma żfintx.
I did not dance.
Is-Sinjura Marija ratek ukoll. Qalet: “Żifen sabiħ ħafna!”
Mrs Marija saw you too. She said: 'He danced really nicely!'
Is-Sinjura Marija ratek ukoll. Qalet: “Żifen sabiħ ħafna!”
Mrs Marija saw you too. She said: 'He danced really nicely!'
Tonio
Is-Sinjura Marija żbaljata.
Mrs Marija is wrong.
Żbaljata? Is-Sinjura Marija qatt ma tkun żbaljata!
Wrong? Mrs Marija is never wrong!
Żbaljata? Is-Sinjura Marija qatt ma tkun żbaljata!
Wrong? Mrs Marija is never wrong!
The last line of the report is crossed out, but you can still read it.
U hawn? L-aħħar linja?
And here? The last line?
U hawn? L-aħħar linja?
And here? The last line?
“It-tmienja u ħamsa u għoxrin: żfint.”
'Twenty-five past eight: I danced.'
“It-tmienja u ħamsa u għoxrin: żfint.”
'Twenty-five past eight: I danced.'
Tonio
Dak... żball.
That's... a mistake.
Żball? Imma int ktibtha!
A mistake? But you wrote it!
Żball? Imma int ktibtha!
A mistake? But you wrote it!
He goes red, and then he smiles.
Tonio
Żball tajjeb ħafna.
A very good mistake.

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