Scene 12 of 50
Te. Te biss.
Tea. Just tea.
Your goalI can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't want.
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The café is packed. Lina calls out the order numbers.
LinaĦdax: kafè u kejk! Tnax: te u ħobż!
Eleven: coffee and cake! Twelve: tea and bread!
You count the people in the queue in front of you. Tlettax, erbatax, ħmistax... Ħmistax-il persuna! Ħafna nies!
Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen... Fifteen people! So many people!
Tlettax, erbatax, ħmistax... Ħmistax-il persuna! Ħafna nies!
Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen... Fifteen people! So many people!
- Lina
Bonġu! X'tixtieq?
Good morning! What would you like?
Nixtieq te, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like a tea, please.
Nixtieq te, jekk jogħġbok.
I'd like a tea, please.
She writes something down and is already off to the next table.
- Lina
Te. Tajjeb!
Tea. Right!
Te biss! Ma rridx kolazzjon. M'iniex bil-ġuħ!
Just tea! I don't want breakfast. I'm not hungry!
Te biss! Ma rridx kolazzjon. M'iniex bil-ġuħ!
Just tea! I don't want breakfast. I'm not hungry!
Five minutes later she puts a full tray in front of you. - Lina
Hawn hu l-kolazzjon: kafè, żewġ bajdiet, ħobż u butir.
Here's breakfast: coffee, two eggs, bread and butter.
Imma ma rridx kafè. Irrid te!
But I don't want coffee. I want tea!
Imma ma rridx kafè. Irrid te!
But I don't want coffee. I want tea!
- Lina
It-te mhux kolazzjon. Il-bajd kolazzjon!
Tea isn't breakfast. Eggs are breakfast!
Mela tajjeb. Nista' jkolli ilma, jekk jogħġbok?
Oh, all right. Can I have some water, please?
Mela tajjeb. Nista' jkolli ilma, jekk jogħġbok?
Oh, all right. Can I have some water, please?
She puts down a big glass of milk.
- Lina
Hawn hu l-ħalib. Il-ħalib tajjeb! L-ikla t-tajba!
Here's some milk. Milk is good! Enjoy!
Ġorġ shuffles in on his way to bed, still in last night's jacket. 
ĠorġBonġu... Irrid te, Lina. Te biss.
Morning... I want a tea, Lina. Just tea.
- Lina
Hawn hi, Ġorġ. Tazza te kbira.
Here you are, Ġorġ. A big cup of tea.
Għaliex hu jieħu te, u jien bajd?
Why does he get tea, and I get eggs?
Għaliex hu jieħu te, u jien bajd?
Why does he get tea, and I get eggs?
- Lina
Hu mhux bil-ġuħ. Hu għajjien. Idoqq il-lejl kollu.
He isn't hungry. He's tired. He plays all night.
- Ġorġ
Iva, issa mmur norqod. Il-lejl it-tajjeb!
Yes. And now I'm going to bed. Good night!
Jien ukoll għajjien! It-trumbetta tindaqq il-lejl kollu!
I'm tired too! The trumpet plays all night!
Jien ukoll għajjiena! It-trumbetta tindaqq il-lejl kollu!
I'm tired too! The trumpet plays all night!
She pushes the eggs towards you. - Lina
Le, int bil-ġuħ. Jien naf.
No, you're hungry. I know.
Who says this?
Iva, issa mmur norqod. Il-lejl it-tajjeb!
Iva, issa mmur norqod. Il-lejl it-tajjeb!
What does it mean?
It-te mhux kolazzjon. Il-bajd kolazzjon!
Which line do you hear?
I'd like a tea, please.
I'd like a tea, please.
Put the words in order.
But I don't want coffee. I want tea!
But I don't want coffee. I want tea!
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Te. Te biss.
Goal reachedI can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't want.
