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Rigal għal Ella
A present for Ella
Your goalI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already has.
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In an old toy and gift shop with Ġorġ. You keep looking at his curly black hair.
Ġorġ, kemm għandek żmien?
Ġorġ, how old are you?
Ġorġ, kemm għandek żmien?
Ġorġ, how old are you?
ĠorġTmienja u għoxrin. Għaliex tistaqsi?
Twenty-eight. Why do you ask?
Xejn, xejn.
No reason.
Xejn, xejn.
No reason.
RożiBonġu! X'qed tfittxu?
Good morning! What are you looking for?
Rigal għall-ħabiba tagħna.
A present for our friend.
Rigal għall-ħabiba tagħna.
A present for our friend.
- Ġorġ
Is-Sibt għeluq sninha. Għaxar snin!
It's her birthday on Saturday. She'll be ten!
The old woman holds up a small grey toy cat. - Rożi
Ġugarell, forsi? Hawn hu qattus żgħir.
A toy, maybe? Here's a little cat.
- Ġorġ
Le, grazzi. Għandha lil Ċikku.
No, thanks. She's got Ċikku.
She looks at Ġorġ over her glasses. - Rożi
Ċikku? Tan-numru sebgħa?
Ċikku? From number 7?
- Rożi
Żebgħa għaliha, forsi? Tajba ħafna.
Paints for her, maybe? Very good ones.
- Ġorġ
Għandha ħafna żebgħa. Tpinġi l-ħin kollu.
She's got lots of paints. She draws all the time.
Ktieb tat-tpinġija, forsi?
A sketchbook, maybe?
Ktieb tat-tpinġija, forsi?
A sketchbook, maybe?
- Ġorġ
Dak m'għandhiex. Tajjeb ħafna!
That she doesn't have. Very good!
She puts two sketchbooks on the counter, a big one and a small one. - Rożi
Hawn: wieħed kbir u wieħed żgħir. X'kulur? Hemm blu, aħdar u isfar.
Here: a big one and a small one. What colour? There's blue, green and yellow.
- Ġorġ
Isfar! L-isfar jogħġob lil Ella.
Yellow! Ella likes yellow.
Kemm jiswa l-kbir?
How much is the big one?
Kemm jiswa l-kbir?
How much is the big one?
- Rożi
Tmienja u għoxrin ewro.
Twenty-eight euros.
- Ġorġ
Uff, għali!
Ooh, expensive!
U ż-żgħir?
And the small one?
U ż-żgħir?
And the small one?
- Rożi
Iż-żgħir, tnax-il ewro.
The small one, twelve euros.
Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.
The small one is too small for her. Ella draws a lot.
Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.
The small one is too small for her. Ella draws a lot.
- Ġorġ
Tajjeb, il-kbir. Nofs inħallas jien, u nofs int.
OK, the big one. I pay half, and you pay half.
The old woman takes off her glasses and stares at Ġorġ. - Rożi
Stenna... Jien naf lilek! Ġorġ iż-żgħir, tan-numru sebgħa! It-tifel bit-trumbetta!
Wait... I know you! Little Ġorġ, from number 7! The boy with the trumpet!
- Rożi
Kull ġurnata, taħt it-tieqa tiegħi!
Every day, under my window!
Ġorġ turns red, pays very fast and pulls you to the door. - Ġorġ
Bonġu, Sinjura Rożi... Hawn huma l-flus. Grazzi, saħħa!
Hello, Mrs Rożi... Here's the money. Thank you, goodbye!
Outside on the street, you look at him.
Ġorġ iż-żgħir? It-tifel bit-trumbetta?
Little Ġorġ? The boy with the trumpet?
Ġorġ iż-żgħir? It-tifel bit-trumbetta?
Little Ġorġ? The boy with the trumpet?
- Ġorġ
Jien ma ngħid xejn.
I'm not saying anything.
Who says this?
Kull ġurnata, taħt it-tieqa tiegħi!
Kull ġurnata, taħt it-tieqa tiegħi!
What does it mean?
Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.
Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.
Which line do you hear?
Yellow! Ella likes yellow.
Put the words in order.
OK, the big one. I pay half, and you pay half.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Rigal għal Ella
Goal reachedI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already has.
