Kemm għandek żmien?

Homework

Your goalI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday is.

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Ella's homework is "My neighbour". You are the neighbour. Three questions: How old are you? Do you have brothers and sisters? When is your birthday? She reads out what she has: one line about you, two pages about Ċikku. Then she gives you a card.

Ella comes into your flat with an exercise book and a pencil.
Ella
Ħello! Tista' tgħinni? Għandi xogħol tad-dar.
Hi! Can you help me? I've got homework.
Iva, nista'. X'xogħol tad-dar?
Yes, I can. What homework?
Iva, nista'. X'xogħol tad-dar?
Yes, I can. What homework?
Ella
"Il-ġar tiegħi." U int il-ġar tiegħi!
'My neighbour'. And you're my neighbour!
Ella
"Il-ġara tiegħi." U int il-ġara tiegħi!
'My neighbour'. And you're my neighbour!
Ella
L-ewwel mistoqsija. Kemm għandek żmien?
First question. How old are you?
Għandi tletin sena.
I'm thirty.
Għandi tletin sena.
I'm thirty.
She writes it down.
Ella
Tletin! Mela int diġà xiħ!
Thirty! So you're old already!
Ella
Tletin! Mela int diġà xiħa!
Thirty! So you're old already!
Jien mhux xiħ! Jien żagħżugħ!
I'm not old! I'm young!
Jien mhux xiħa! Jien żagħżugħa!
I'm not old! I'm young!
Ella
Tajjeb, tajjeb. U Ċikku, kemm għandu żmien?
OK, OK. And Ċikku, how old is he?
Ma nafx. Ċikku biss jaf!
I don't know. Only Ċikku knows!
Ma nafx. Ċikku biss jaf!
I don't know. Only Ċikku knows!
Ella
It-tieni mistoqsija. Għandek aħwa?
Second question. Do you have brothers and sisters?
Iva, ħu wieħed u oħt waħda.
Yes, one brother and one sister.
Iva, ħu wieħed u oħt waħda.
Yes, one brother and one sister.
Ella
Joqogħdu bogħod ukoll?
Do they live far away too?
Iva, f'Hamburg.
Yes, in Hamburg.
Iva, f'Hamburg.
Yes, in Hamburg.
Ella
Jien ukoll għandi ħu. Tarbija. Ma jorqodx bil-lejl, bħal Ġorġ!
I have a brother too. A baby. He doesn't sleep at night, like Ġorġ!
Ella
It-tielet mistoqsija. Meta għeluq sninek?
Third question. When is your birthday?
L-għaxra ta' Lulju.
The tenth of July.
L-għaxra ta' Lulju.
The tenth of July.
Ella
U tiegħi t-tmienja u għoxrin ta' Marzu, dan is-Sibt! Għaxar snin!
And mine is the twenty-eighth of March, this Saturday! Ten years old!
Ella
Isma'! "Il-ġar tiegħi. Għandu tletin sena. Għandu ħu u oħt."
Listen! 'My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister.'
Ella
Isma'! "Il-ġara tiegħi. Għandha tletin sena. Għandha ħu u oħt."
Listen! 'My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister.'
She turns the page, and goes on reading.
Ella
"Ċikku qattus kbir. Joqgħod hawn, u hemm, u hemm. Għandu għaxar ċwievet."
'Ċikku is a big cat. He lives here, and there, and there. He has ten keys.'
Stenna... Dwari dan biss? U dwar Ċikku żewġ paġni?
Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Ċikku?
Stenna... Dwari dan biss? U dwar Ċikku żewġ paġni?
Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Ċikku?
Ella
Ċikku interessanti ħafna!
Ċikku is very interesting!
U jien mhux interessanti?
And I'm not interesting?
U jien mhux interessanti?
And I'm not interesting?
Ella
Int fil-paġna tlieta. Ma' Ċikku.
You're on page three. With Ċikku.
She gives you a card with a yellow cat drawn on it.
Ella
U din għalik!
And this is for you!
You read the card aloud.
"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"
'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'
"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"
'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'
Grazzi, Ella! U Ċikku jaf?
Thank you, Ella! And does Ċikku know?
Grazzi, Ella! U Ċikku jaf?
Thank you, Ella! And does Ċikku know?
Ella
Ċikku jaf kollox.
Ċikku knows everything.

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