Scene 18 of 50
Telefonata minn Hamburg
A call from Hamburg
Your goalI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look like.
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Evening in your flat. Your phone rings on the table.
Il-mowbajl idoqq: Anna, il-ħabiba tiegħek minn Hamburg.
Your phone rings: Anna, your friend from Hamburg.
- Anna
Ħello! Kif int? Ejja nitkellmu bil-Malti! Jien ukoll qed nitgħallem il-Malti!
Hi! How are you? Let's speak Maltese! I'm learning Maltese too!
Anna! Tajjeb, grazzi. Imma għaliex il-Malti?
Anna! Fine, thanks. But why Maltese?
Anna! Tajba, grazzi. Imma għaliex il-Malti?
Anna! Fine, thanks. But why Maltese?
- Anna
Għax għandi xogħol ġdid. Issa noqgħod il-Belt!
Because I've got a new job. I live in Valletta now!
Il-Belt? Mela mhux bogħod!
Valletta? So that's not far!
Il-Belt? Mela mhux bogħod!
Valletta? So that's not far!
- Anna
Mela, kif inhu l-flat tiegħek?
So, what's your flat like?
You look over at the bathroom door. Żgħir imma sabiħ. U fil-kamra tal-banju hemm sufan isfar.
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
Żgħir imma sabiħ. U fil-kamra tal-banju hemm sufan isfar.
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
- Anna
Sufan? Fil-kamra tal-banju? Għaliex?
A sofa? In the bathroom? Why?
Storja twila.
It's a long story.
Storja twila.
It's a long story.
- Anna
U r-raħal? Kbir?
And the village? Is it big?
Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.
No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.
Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.
No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.
U isfel hemm kafetterija. Kull filgħodu, kejkijiet ġodda!
And there's a café downstairs. New cakes every morning!
U isfel hemm kafetterija. Kull filgħodu, kejkijiet ġodda!
And there's a café downstairs. New cakes every morning!
Anna laughs.
- Anna
Int u l-kejkijiet tiegħek!
You and your cakes!
- Anna
U l-ġirien? Kif inhuma?
And the neighbours? What are they like?
Tajbin ħafna. Is-Sinjura Marija żgħira u anzjana, bin-nuċċali. U taf kollox.
Very nice. Mrs Marija is small and elderly, with glasses. And she knows everything.
Tajbin ħafna. Is-Sinjura Marija żgħira u anzjana, bin-nuċċali. U taf kollox.
Very nice. Mrs Marija is small and elderly, with glasses. And she knows everything.
- Anna
Kollox?
Everything?
Kollox. Anki n-numru tat-telefon tiegħi.
Everything. Even my phone number.
Kollox. Anki n-numru tat-telefon tiegħi.
Everything. Even my phone number.
U Lina għandha l-kafetterija. Dejjem tgħid: "Kul!"
And Lina has the café. She always says: 'Eat!'
U Lina għandha l-kafetterija. Dejjem tgħid: "Kul!"
And Lina has the café. She always says: 'Eat!'
- Anna
U min hemm ukoll?
And who else is there?
Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...
Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...
Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...
Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...
You stop. You think of the photo on Marija's wall. Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...
Wait... black hair... black curls...
Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...
Wait... black hair... black curls...
- Anna
Ħello? Għadek hemm?
Hello? Are you still there?
It-tifel tar-ritratt! Skużani, Anna! Ċaw!
The boy in the photo! Sorry, Anna! Bye!
It-tifel tar-ritratt! Skużani, Anna! Ċaw!
The boy in the photo! Sorry, Anna! Bye!
Who says this?
U Lina għandha l-kafetterija. Dejjem tgħid: "Kul!"
U Lina għandha l-kafetterija. Dejjem tgħid: "Kul!"
What does it mean?
Għax għandi xogħol ġdid. Issa noqgħod il-Belt!
Which line do you hear?
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
Put the words in order.
No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.
No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Telefonata minn Hamburg
Goal reachedI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look like.
