Scene 10 of 50
Min qed jgħin?
Who is helping?
Your goalI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help.
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You sit in the dark and whisper.
Jien bilqiegħda u nistenna. Min jiġi bil-lejl? U għaliex?
I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes at night? And why?
Jien bilqiegħda u nistenna. Min jiġi bil-lejl? U għaliex?
I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes at night? And why?
Nofsillejl. Xi ħadd jiftaħ il-bieb.
Midnight. Somebody opens the door.
Min hemm?
Who's there?
Min hemm?
Who's there?
The light goes on. Marija and Ella stand in the doorway with a green armchair, and Ċikku slips in behind them. 
EllaXxx! Aħna!
Shh! It's us!
MarijaBonswa! Qed ngħinu biss.
Good evening! We're just helping.
Tgħinu? Bil-lejl? Għaliex?
Helping? At night? Why?
Tgħinu? Bil-lejl? Għaliex?
Helping? At night? Why?
- Marija
Appartament vojt mhux tajjeb. Għandek bżonn pultruna.
An empty flat is no good. You need an armchair.
- Ella
Il-pultruna mill-kantina tan-nanna. Qadima, imma tajba ħafna.
The armchair is from Grandma's cellar. It's old, but very good.
Grazzi ħafna. Imma tistgħu tiġu bi nhar ukoll!
Thank you very much. But you can come in the daytime too!
Grazzi ħafna. Imma tistgħu tiġu bi nhar ukoll!
Thank you very much. But you can come in the daytime too!
- Marija
Bi nhar? Bi nhar m'għandix ħin.
In the daytime? In the daytime I have no time.
Ċikku jumps into the armchair and curls up. - Ella
Araw! Ċikku diġà fil-pultruna. Il-qtates jafu!
Look! Ċikku is already in the armchair. Cats know!
U s-sufan l-isfar? U s-siġġijiet ta' Lina?
And the yellow sofa? And Lina's chairs?
U s-sufan l-isfar? U s-siġġijiet ta' Lina?
And the yellow sofa? And Lina's chairs?
Marija and Ella look at each other. - Marija
X'sufan? X'siġġijiet?
What sofa? What chairs?
- Ella
Aħna ma nafu xejn.
We don't know anything.
- Marija
Forsi Ċikku... Il-lejl it-tajjeb!
Maybe Ċikku... Good night!
Who says this?
Bi nhar? Bi nhar m'għandix ħin.
Bi nhar? Bi nhar m'għandix ħin.
What does it mean?
Appartament vojt mhux tajjeb. Għandek bżonn pultruna.
Which line do you hear?
Maybe Ċikku... Good night!
Put the words in order.
We don't know anything.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Min qed jgħin?
Goal reachedI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help.
