Kulħadd okkupat

Everyone is busy

Your goalI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another day.

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You want to thank everyone with a dinner on Saturday. You send messages and knock on doors. Tonio can't; he must... (a list). Lina is working. Ella must ask her grandma, and Marija does not even open her door.

Tuesday evening. You write a message to everyone at number 7, and to Tonio.
Għeżież ġirien, u Tonio! Grazzi ta' kollox. Nhar is-Sibt, fis-sebgħa ta' filgħaxija, nistidinkom għaċ-ċena għandi. Tixtiequ tiġu?
'Dear neighbours, and Tonio! Thank you for everything. On Saturday at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner at my place. Would you like to come?'
Għeżież ġirien, u Tonio! Grazzi ta' kollox. Nhar is-Sibt, fis-sebgħa ta' filgħaxija, nistidinkom għaċ-ċena għandi. Tixtiequ tiġu?
'Dear neighbours, and Tonio! Thank you for everything. On Saturday at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner at my place. Would you like to come?'
Se jkun hemm soppa, imqarrun il-forn u kejk. U se nsajjar jien!
'There'll be soup, baked macaroni and cake. And I'm doing the cooking!'
Se jkun hemm soppa, imqarrun il-forn u kejk. U se nsajjar jien!
'There'll be soup, baked macaroni and cake. And I'm doing the cooking!'
The first answer comes after one minute.
Tonio
Kieku niġi bil-qalb, imma ma nistax. Is-Sibt għandi tliet affarijiet: l-ewwel, naħsel it-twieqi; it-tieni, nixtri l-karta; it-tielet, xi ħaġa oħra.
'I'd love to come, but I can't. On Saturday I have three things: one, wash the windows; two, buy paper; three, something else.'
Tliet xogħlijiet nhar ta' Sibt filgħaxija? U x'inhi din il-ħaġa l-oħra, Tonio?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this other thing, Tonio?
Tliet xogħlijiet nhar ta' Sibt filgħaxija? U x'inhi din il-ħaġa l-oħra, Tonio?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this other thing, Tonio?
Lina
Nixtieq, imma s-Sibt naħdem l-għaxija kollha. Ejja nagħmluha darb'oħra?
'I'd like to, but on Saturday I'm working all evening. Shall we do it another time?'
Ella
L-ewwel irrid nistaqsi lin-nanna!!!
'First I have to ask Grandma!!!'
Tajjeb. Lil Marija nistaqsiha jien.
All right. I'll ask Marija myself.
Tajjeb. Lil Marija nistaqsiha jien.
All right. I'll ask Marija myself.
You knock on Marija's door. Behind it someone whispers. Then nothing.
Sinjura Marija? Int id-dar?
Mrs Marija? Are you at home?
Sinjura Marija? Int id-dar?
Mrs Marija? Are you at home?
Is-Sibt hemm ċena għandi. Tixtieq tiġi?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Would you like to come?
Is-Sibt hemm ċena għandi. Tixtieq tiġi?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Would you like to come?
Sinjura Marija, il-ħitan ta' din id-dar huma rqaq. Nismagħkom!
Mrs Marija, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you all!
Sinjura Marija, il-ħitan ta' din id-dar huma rqaq. Nismagħkom!
Mrs Marija, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you all!
The door stays shut. Ċikku walks past you and down the stairs without looking at you.
U int ukoll, Ċikku? Okkupat int ukoll?
You too, Ċikku? Are you busy too?
U int ukoll, Ċikku? Okkupat int ukoll?
You too, Ċikku? Are you busy too?
Ġorġ comes down and sits next to you on the stairs.
Ġorġ
Kulħadd okkupat? Jien ukoll, skużani. Is-Sibt indoqq mal-banda.
Everyone's busy? Me too, sorry. On Saturday I'm playing with the band.
Kulħadd. Is-Sibt ħadd ma jista' jiġi.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Kulħadd. Is-Sibt ħadd ma jista' jiġi.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Ġorġ
Verament trid titlaq?
Do you really want to leave?
Ma nafx. Forsi se mmur il-Belt. Hemm xogħol tajjeb ħafna għalija.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to Valletta. There's a very good job for me there.
Ma nafx. Forsi se mmur il-Belt. Hemm xogħol tajjeb ħafna għalija.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to Valletta. There's a very good job for me there.
Ġorġ
Jien ukoll tlaqt min-numru sebgħa darba. Kelli tmintax-il sena.
I left number 7 once too. I was eighteen.
U?
And?
U?
And?
A long pause.
Ġorġ
U ġejt lura.
And I came back.
Għaliex ġejt lura?
Why did you come back?
Għaliex ġejt lura?
Why did you come back?
Ġorġ
Il-Belt mhix 'il bogħod, u hemm ħafna nies. Imma hemm ħadd ma jaf ismek.
Valletta isn't far, and there are lots of people. But there, nobody knows your name.

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