Scene 10 of 50
Ajuda à meia-noite
Who is helping?
Your goalI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help.
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Estou aqui à espera. Quem vem cá à noite? E porquê?
I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes here at night? And why?
Estou aqui à espera. Quem vem cá à noite? E porquê?
I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes here at night? And why?
É meia-noite. Alguém abre a porta.
Midnight. Somebody opens the door.
Quem está aí?
Who's there?
Quem está aí?
Who's there?
The light goes on. Maria and Leonor stand in the doorway with a green armchair, and Chico slips in behind them. 
LeonorChiu! Somos nós!
Shh! It's us!
MariaBoa noite! Só estamos a ajudar.
Good evening! We're just helping.
A ajudar? À noite? Porquê?
Helping? At night? Why?
A ajudar? À noite? Porquê?
Helping? At night? Why?
- Maria
Um apartamento vazio não é bom. Precisa de um cadeirão.
An empty flat is no good. You need an armchair.
- Leonor
O cadeirão é da cave da avó. É velho, mas muito bom.
The armchair is from Grandma's cellar. It's old, but very good.
Muito obrigado. Mas também podem vir de dia!
Thank you very much. But you can come in the daytime too!
Muito obrigada. Mas também podem vir de dia!
Thank you very much. But you can come in the daytime too!
- Maria
De dia? De dia não tenho tempo.
In the daytime? In the daytime I don't have time.
Chico jumps into the armchair and curls up. - Leonor
Olha! O Chico já está no cadeirão.
Look! Chico is already in the armchair.
E o sofá amarelo? Na casa de banho?
And the yellow sofa? In the bathroom?
E o sofá amarelo? Na casa de banho?
And the yellow sofa? In the bathroom?
Maria and Leonor look at each other. - Maria
Que sofá?
What sofa?
- Leonor
Não sabemos nada.
We don't know anything.
- Maria
Talvez seja o Chico... Boa noite!
Maybe it was Chico... Good night!
Who says this?
Chiu! Somos nós!
Chiu! Somos nós!
What does it mean?
Boa noite! Só estamos a ajudar.
Which line do you hear?
In the daytime? In the daytime I don't have time.
Put the words in order.
And the yellow sofa? In the bathroom?
And the yellow sofa? In the bathroom?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Ajuda à meia-noite
Goal reachedI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help.
