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Ma nistax niġi
I can't come
Your goalI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple advice.
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Monday morning, festival week. You wake up and can hardly lift your head.
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.
Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.
Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Għandi s-sħana. Le, għandi l-bard. Inħossni ħażin ħafna.
I'm hot. No, I'm cold. I feel really bad.
Għandi s-sħana. Le, għandi l-bard. Inħossni ħażin ħafna.
I'm hot. No, I'm cold. I feel really bad.
Fejn hu l-mowbajl tiegħi?
Where's my phone?
Fejn hu l-mowbajl tiegħi?
Where's my phone?
You call Tonio at the office. Bonġu, Tonio. Jien Lukas.
Good morning, Tonio. It's Lukas.
Bonġu, Tonio. Jien Lena.
Good morning, Tonio. It's Lena.
TonioId-disgħa nieqes kwart. Għaliex m'intix fl-uffiċċju?
It's a quarter to nine. Why aren't you at the office?
Jien marid. Illum ma nistax niġi.
I'm ill. I can't come in today.
Jien marida. Illum ma nistax niġi.
I'm ill. I can't come in today.
- Tonio
Marid? Kif tħossok?
Ill? How do you feel?
TonioMarida? Kif tħossok?
Ill? How do you feel?
Ma nħossnix tajjeb. Rasi tuġagħni, għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn, u għandi s-sħana.
I don't feel well. My head hurts, my throat's sore, and I'm hot.
Ma nħossnix tajjeb. Rasi tuġagħni, għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn, u għandi s-sħana.
I don't feel well. My head hurts, my throat's sore, and I'm hot.
- Tonio
Trid tibqa' d-dar. Għandi lista.
You must stay at home. I have a list.
TonioL-ewwel: te. It-tieni: is-sodda. It-tielet: l-ebda qattus fis-sodda.
One: tea. Two: bed. Three: no cats in the bed.
L-ebda qattus? Għaliex?
No cats? Why?
L-ebda qattus? Għaliex?
No cats? Why?
- Tonio
Għax ix-xagħar tal-qtates ħażin għall-griżmejn.
Because cat hair is bad for the throat.
- Tonio
Ir-raba': ċempel lit-tabib. Illum.
Four: call the doctor. Today.
Grazzi, Tonio. U x-xogħol?
Thanks, Tonio. And work?
Grazzi, Tonio. U x-xogħol?
Thanks, Tonio. And work?
- Tonio
L-ebda xogħol, l-ebda imejl. Illum jien nagħmel ix-xogħol tiegħek.
No work, no email. Today I'm doing your work.
- Tonio
Ċempel għada filgħodu. Fid-disgħa eżatt.
Call tomorrow morning. At nine sharp.
Fid-disgħa eżatt. Tajjeb, Tonio.
At nine sharp. All right, Tonio.
Fid-disgħa eżatt. Tajjeb, Tonio.
At nine sharp. All right, Tonio.
You look at your feet. Ċikku is lying on them, warm and heavy. Ċikku? X'qed tagħmel hawn?
Ċikku? What are you doing here?
Ċikku? X'qed tagħmel hawn?
Ċikku? What are you doing here?
Tonio jgħid: l-ebda qattus fis-sodda.
Tonio says: no cats in the bed.
Tonio jgħid: l-ebda qattus fis-sodda.
Tonio says: no cats in the bed.
Imma int sħun ħafna...
But you're so warm...
Imma int sħun ħafna...
But you're so warm...
Ċikku doesn't move.
Mela tajjeb. Tista' tibqa'. Imma llum biss.
All right then. You can stay. But only today.
Mela tajjeb. Tista' tibqa'. Imma llum biss.
All right then. You can stay. But only today.
Who says this?
Għax ix-xagħar tal-qtates ħażin għall-griżmejn.
Għax ix-xagħar tal-qtates ħażin għall-griżmejn.
What does it mean?
Mela tajjeb. Tista' tibqa'. Imma llum biss.
Mela tajjeb. Tista' tibqa'. Imma llum biss.
Which line do you hear?
It's a quarter to nine. Why aren't you at the office?
It's a quarter to nine. Why aren't you at the office?
Put the words in order.
Call tomorrow morning. At nine sharp.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Ma nistax niġi
Goal reachedI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple advice.
