
Scene 14 of 50
Sitt bajdiet u ħafna ħut
Six eggs and a lot of fish
Your goalI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and pay.
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Ella opens your fridge.
EllaIl-friġġ tiegħek vojt mill-ġdid!
Your fridge is empty again!
Naf. M'għandix ħin.
I know. I don't have time.
Naf. M'għandix ħin.
I know. I don't have time.
EllaEjja mmorru għall-ħanut! Għandi lista.
Let's go to the shop! I have a list.
Jien ukoll: sitt bajdiet, ħobża u tuffieħ. U tiegħek?
Me too: six eggs, a loaf and apples. And yours?
Jien ukoll: sitt bajdiet, ħobża u tuffieħ. U tiegħek?
Me too: six eggs, a loaf and apples. And yours?
EllaĦut, ħalib, u ħafna, ħafna ħut!
Fish, milk, and lots and lots of fish!
Għaliex daqshekk ħut?
Why so much fish?
Għaliex daqshekk ħut?
Why so much fish?
EllaMhux tiegħi. Ta' Ċikku! Hu jiekol ħafna ħut.
It's not mine. It's Ċikku's! He eats a lot of fish.

Ella and you go down to the corner shop together to buy what is on your lists.
EllaBonġu, Sur Karim! Dan il-ġar il-ġdid tagħna.
Good morning, Mr Karim! This is our new neighbour.
EllaBonġu, Sur Karim! Din il-ġara l-ġdida tagħna.
Good morning, Mr Karim! This is our new neighbour.
KarimGħandi pjaċir! X'tixtieq?
Nice to meet you! What would you like?
Nixtieq sitt bajdiet, ħobża u ftit tuffieħ, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like six eggs, a loaf and some apples, please.
Nixtieq sitt bajdiet, ħobża u ftit tuffieħ, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like six eggs, a loaf and some apples, please.
KarimHawn huma. U kemm-il tuffieħa?
Here you are. And how many apples?
Sitta, jekk jogħġbok.
Six, please.
Sitta, jekk jogħġbok.
Six, please.

Ella puts apples into the bag, counting.
EllaSittax? Tajjeb! Sittax, sbatax, tmintax...
Sixteen? OK! Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen...
Ella! Sitt tuffieħat, mhux tmintax!
Ella! Six apples, not eighteen!
Ella! Sitt tuffieħat, mhux tmintax!
Ella! Six apples, not eighteen!
EllaDsatax?
Nineteen?
You give up and laugh.
Uff... mela tajjeb, dsatax.
Ugh... oh, all right, nineteen.
Uff... mela tajjeb, dsatax.
Ugh... oh, all right, nineteen.
EllaU ħut, jekk jogħġbok. Ħafna ħut! U ftit ħalib.
And fish, please. Lots of fish! And a little milk.
KarimĦut u ħalib? Ta' Ċikku, hux?
Fish and milk? Ċikku's, right?
EllaIva! Taf lil Ċikku?
Yes! Do you know Ċikku?
KarimKulħadd jaf lil Ċikku. Hu s-sid hawn!
Everybody knows Ċikku. He's the boss here!
KarimB'kollox, tnejn u għoxrin ewro.
Twenty-two euros altogether.
Għaxra, għoxrin... Skużani, għandi għoxrin ewro biss.
Ten, twenty... Sorry, I only have twenty euros.
Għaxra, għoxrin... Skużani, għandi għoxrin ewro biss.
Ten, twenty... Sorry, I only have twenty euros.

Ella puts two coins on the counter.
EllaHawn! Jien għandi tnejn.
Here! I have two.
Grazzi, Ella!
Thank you, Ella!
Grazzi, Ella!
Thank you, Ella!
EllaM'hemmx imniex. Issa aħna ħbieb! U jien irrid imqarrun il-forn!
You're welcome. Now we're friends! And I want baked macaroni!
EllaM'hemmx imniex. Issa aħna ħbiebiet! U jien irrid imqarrun il-forn!
You're welcome. Now we're friends! And I want baked macaroni!

Who says this?
Mhux tiegħi. Ta' Ċikku! Hu jiekol ħafna ħut.
Mhux tiegħi. Ta' Ċikku! Hu jiekol ħafna ħut.
What does it mean?
Kulħadd jaf lil Ċikku. Hu s-sid hawn!
Which line do you hear?
I'd like six eggs, a loaf and some apples, please.
I'd like six eggs, a loaf and some apples, please.
Put the words in order.
Ten, twenty... Sorry, I only have twenty euros.
Ten, twenty... Sorry, I only have twenty euros.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
Sitt bajdiet u ħafna ħut
Goal reachedI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and pay.
