Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju

The office cat's rules

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Friday, 16:00: cat check. Ċikku has come to work every day since Wednesday. Tonio has written a notice for the kitchen wall.

Friday afternoon. Tonio stands by the office kitchen with a sheet of paper.
Tonio
Il-Ġimgħa, sittax żero żero. Kontroll tal-qtates.
Friday, sixteen hundred. Cat check.
Ċikku hawn. Mill-Erbgħa jiġi kull ġurnata.
Ċikku is here. He's come every day since Wednesday.
Ċikku hawn. Mill-Erbgħa jiġi kull ġurnata.
Ċikku is here. He's come every day since Wednesday.
He looks at you over his glasses.
Tonio
U qatt ma jiġi tard. Mhux bħal xi ħadd...
And he's never late. Not like somebody...
Tonio
Hawn hu l-avviż tiegħi. Huwa għall-ħajt tal-kċina.
Here's my notice. It's for the kitchen wall.
You read it aloud.
“Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju. L-ewwel: ejja fid-disgħa. It-tieni: kul fit-tnax u fil-ħamsa.”
'Rules for the office cat. One: come at nine. Two: eat at twelve and at five.'
“Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju. L-ewwel: ejja fid-disgħa. It-tieni: kul fit-tnax u fil-ħamsa.”
'Rules for the office cat. One: come at nine. Two: eat at twelve and at five.'
“It-tielet: toqgħodx fuq il-kompjuters. Ir-raba': qatt, qatt fuq il-printer!”
'Three: don't sit on the computers. Four: never, ever on the printer!'
“It-tielet: toqgħodx fuq il-kompjuters. Ir-raba': qatt, qatt fuq il-printer!”
'Three: don't sit on the computers. Four: never, ever on the printer!'
He looks at Ċikku, who is fast asleep on the printer.
Tonio
Ir-raba' regola importanti ħafna.
Rule four is very important.
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?
How many times does he eat? Often?
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?
How many times does he eat? Often?
Tonio
Mhux spiss. Darbtejn kuljum biss.
Not often. Only twice a day.
U x'jagħmel wara nofsinhar?
And what does he do in the afternoon?
U x'jagħmel wara nofsinhar?
And what does he do in the afternoon?
Tonio
Xejn. Jorqod, bħalek.
Nothing. He sleeps, like you.
Jien ma norqodx! Jien naħdem!
I don't sleep! I work!
Jien ma norqodx! Jien naħdem!
I don't sleep! I work!
Tonio
Issa ikteb messaġġ lil kulħadd, jekk jogħġbok.
Now write a message to everyone, please.
You type the message.
“Ħello lil kulħadd! Issa hawn qattus fl-uffiċċju. Jekk jogħġbok, aqraw ir-regoli fuq il-ħajt tal-kċina. U tibżgħux!”
'Hello, everyone! There's a cat in the office now. Please read the rules on the kitchen wall. And don't be afraid!'
“Ħello lil kulħadd! Issa hawn qattus fl-uffiċċju. Jekk jogħġbok, aqraw ir-regoli fuq il-ħajt tal-kċina. U tibżgħux!”
'Hello, everyone! There's a cat in the office now. Please read the rules on the kitchen wall. And don't be afraid!'
Tonio
Tajjeb. U hemm ukoll is-seba' regola.
Good. And there's the seventh rule too.
Is-seba'? U l-ħames u s-sitt?
The seventh? And the fifth and the sixth?
Is-seba'? U l-ħames u s-sitt?
The seventh? And the fifth and the sixth?
Tonio
Għad m'hemm xejn. Is-seba': kull nhar ta' Ġimgħa, il-qattus joqgħod fuq is-siġġu tiegħi.
There's nothing there yet. Seven: every Friday, the cat sits on my chair.
Fuq is-siġġu tiegħek?
On your chair?
Fuq is-siġġu tiegħek?
On your chair?
Ċikku is already on his chair. Tonio strokes him, carefully, with one finger.
Tonio
Iva. U llum il-Ġimgħa. Imma tgħidx lil ħadd!
Yes. And today is Friday. But don't tell anyone!

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