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M'hemm xejn hawn!

There's nothing here

Your goalI can say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something is.

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After school, Ella comes up with her school bag to see your new flat. It is almost empty.

She stands very straight in the doorway, like a grand visitor.
Ella
Il-ġurnata t-tajba! Nista' nidħol?
Good day! May I come in?
Ħello, Ella! Mela le, idħol!
Hi, Ella! Of course, come in!
Ħello, Ella! Mela le, idħol!
Hi, Ella! Of course, come in!
Ella
Mela dan l-appartament il-ġdid tiegħek?
So this is your new flat?
Iva. Żgħir, imma tiegħi.
Yes. Small, but mine.
Iva. Żgħir, imma tiegħi.
Yes. Small, but mine.
She points at a door.
Ella
U x'hemm hemm?
And what's in there?
Hemm il-kamra tal-banju.
The bathroom's in there.
Hemm il-kamra tal-banju.
The bathroom's in there.
Ella
Il-kamra vojta ħafna! Fejn hi l-mejda?
The room is very empty! Where's the table?
M'hemmx mejda.
There isn't a table.
M'hemmx mejda.
There isn't a table.
Ella
Hemm xi siġġu? Xi sufan?
Is there a chair? A sofa?
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.
No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.
No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
Ella
Għaliex?
Why?
Jien ġdid hawn. Kollox fil-bagalja tiegħi.
I'm new here. Everything is in my suitcase.
Jien ġdida hawn. Kollox fil-bagalja tiegħi.
I'm new here. Everything is in my suitcase.
Ella
Kollox? F'bagalja waħda?
Everything? In one suitcase?
She points at the big old wardrobe.
Ella
U dik il-gwardarobba l-kbira? Tiegħek?
And that big wardrobe? Is it yours?
Le, mhux tiegħi. Qadima ħafna.
No, it isn't mine. It's very old.
Le, mhux tiegħi. Qadima ħafna.
No, it isn't mine. It's very old.
Ella
Nista' nħares?
Can I have a look?
Mela le, tista'!
Of course you can!
Mela le, tista'!
Of course you can!
She opens the wardrobe. Inside sits Ċikku, on a heap of small shiny things.
Ċikku! U x'hemm hawn? Mgħarfa... ċavetta...
Ċikku! And what's in here? A spoon... a key...
Ċikku! U x'hemm hawn? Mgħarfa... ċavetta...
Ċikku! And what's in here? A spoon... a key...
She shuts the door fast and leans against it.
Ella
Xejn! M'hemm xejn hawn!
Nothing! There's nothing here!