Listening and Reading Practice - British English Podcast

Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast, the podcast

Hello u merħba lill-podcast English Like a Native, il-podcast

that's designed for learners and lovers of the English language.

li huwa ddisinjat għal studenti u għal min iħobb il-lingwa Ingliża.

I'm your host, Anna, and today we are making a splash talking about swimming.

Jien l-ospitant tiegħek, Anna, u llum qed nagħmlu daqqa t’għajn nitkellmu dwar l-għawm.

Now, when you think about swimming, I'm sure most of you consider a nice

Issa, meta taħseb dwar l-għawm, jien ċert li ħafna minnkom jikkunsidraw

warm day, the sun caressing your skin.

jum sħun sabiħ, ix-xemx caressing ġilda tiegħek.

You're lying by the side of a glistening pool.

Inti tinsab fil-ġenb ta 'pixxina glistening.

There're a few people maybe splashing around in the pool and you stand

Hemm ftit nies forsi titjir fil-pixxina u inti toqgħod bil-wieqfa

up, stretch, show off your swimming outfit before diving gracefully into

, tiġġebbed, turi l-ilbies tal-għawm tiegħek qabel togħdos b’mod grazzjuż fl

the water and having a wonderful, relaxing swimming experience.

-ilma u jkollok esperjenza ta’ għawm mill-isbaħ u rilassanti.

Well, I hope that's what you have in mind.

Well, nispera li dak li għandek f'moħħok.

I'm hoping that's your experience.

Jien nittama li dik hija l-esperjenza tiegħek.

If, however, you've experienced swimming in the UK, it's very different.

Jekk, madankollu, esperjenzajt l-għawm fir-Renju Unit, huwa differenti ħafna.

We don't really have many outdoor pools.

M'għandniex ħafna pixxini fil-beraħ.

Now, an outdoor pool in the UK is often referred to as a lido.

Issa, pool fil-beraħ fir-Renju Unit spiss jissejjaħ lido.

In fact, I should look up the difference between an outdoor pool, and a lido.

Fil-fatt, għandi nfittex id-differenza bejn pool fil-beraħ, u lido.

I'm going to do it right now.

Jien se nagħmel dan issa.

Okay!

Okay!

I looked it up and I'm still none the wiser.

Fittixt u għadni l-aktar għaqli.

If you are none the wiser, then you are no more clued up.

Jekk m'intix l-aktar għaqli, allura m'intix aktar clued up.

You're no more wise than you were before.

M'intix aktar għaqli milli kont qabel.

I'm none the wiser.

Jien ħadd l-aktar għaqli.

It suggests that technically a lido is an outdoor pool that is close to a natural

Jissuġġerixxi li teknikament lido huwa pool fil-beraħ li huwa qrib

body of water, like a lake or a beach.

korp naturali ta 'ilma, bħal lag jew bajja.

So if there is a man-made area for swimming, close to a beach where you

Mela jekk hemm żona magħmula mill-bniedem għall-għawm, qrib bajja fejn għandek

have the sea, then that is probably a lido as opposed to an outdoor pool.

il-baħar, allura probabilment dik hija lido għall-kuntrarju ta 'pool barra.

However, it does also point out that there are city lidos as we have in London.

Madankollu, jirrimarka wkoll li hemm lidos tal-belt kif għandna f'Londra.

We have a lido in Tooting Beck, places like that, that aren't near a natural

Għandna lido f'Tooting Beck, postijiet bħal dawn, li mhumiex ħdejn

body of water, but they are called a lido.

korp naturali ta 'ilma, iżda jissejħu lido.

So, I'm not a hundred percent sure, and it seems neither is Google.

Allura, m'inix ċert mija fil-mija, u jidher li lanqas Google m'huwa.

So, yes, we don't have many outdoor pools in the UK because

Allura, iva, m'għandniex ħafna pixxini fil-beraħ fir-Renju Unit għax

we don't have the weather for it.

m'għandniex it-temp għalih.

We do have a lot of indoor pools, although many of them that are, I

Għandna ħafna pixxini ta’ ġewwa, għalkemm ħafna minnhom li huma, jien

would say council-run pools, so kind of public pools that are available to

ngħid pixxini mmexxija mill-kunsill, allura tip ta’ pixxini pubbliċi li huma disponibbli għal

everyone, as opposed to pools that are part of a gym or a members-only club.

kulħadd, għall-kuntrarju ta’ pixxini li huma parti minn ġinnasju jew membri biss. klabb.

Those would be, you know, exclusive pools, pools specifically for

Dawk ikunu, tafu, pools esklussivi, pools speċifikament għall

members, but a public pool is a pool where you can just turn up.

-membri, iżda pool pubbliku huwa pool fejn inti tista 'biss idur.

It doesn't matter who you are, you just turn up with your

Ma jimpurtax min int, idur bi flusek

money and you pay to go in.

u tħallas biex tidħol.

These public pools mostly are subsidised by the government, and in recent

Dawn il-pools pubbliċi l-aktar huma sussidjati mill-gvern, u f’dawn l-aħħar

years, many of them have closed down because these buildings and facilities

snin, ħafna minnhom għalqu għax dawn il-bini u l-faċilitajiet

cost a lot of money to run and the government is running out of money.

jiswew . ħafna flus biex imexxu u l-gvern qed jispiċċa l-flus.

So they've been closing many of them down, which is unfortunate.

Għalhekk ilhom jagħlqu ħafna minnhom, li hija ħasra.

But swimming in the UK is mostly an indoor activity and as more and more

Iżda l-għawm fir-Renju Unit huwa l-aktar attività fuq ġewwa u hekk kif aktar u aktar

pools close down, these few remaining pools that that are still available

pixxini jagħlqu, dawn il-ftit pixxini li fadal li għadhom disponibbli

tend to be a little bit oversubscribed.

għandhom it-tendenza li jkunu ftit iżżejjed.

So they tend to be quite busy.

Għalhekk għandhom tendenza li jkunu pjuttost okkupati.

Now when you jump into a pool, you have the choice of different types of strokes.

Issa meta taqbeż ġo pool, għandek l-għażla ta 'tipi differenti ta' puplesiji.

Now, a stroke is basically the style of swimming that you choose.

Issa, puplesija hija bażikament l-istil ta 'għawm li tagħżel.

So the most common strokes that you would come across are my personal

Allura l-puplesiji l-aktar komuni li tiltaqgħu magħhom huma

favourite, the breaststroke.

l-favorit personali tiegħi, il-breaststroke.

The breaststroke.

Il-breaststroke.

The breaststroke is like, you're on your front and you are basically making a

Il-breaststroke huwa simili, int fuq quddiem tiegħek u inti bażikament tagħmel tip

kind of circular motion with your arms, and you are doing frog's legs, so you're

ta 'moviment ċirkolari ma' dirgħajk, u inti tagħmel saqajn taż-żrinġijiet, allura inti qed

doing that kind of wide, kicking out, big circles with your legs as well.

tagħmel dak it-tip ta ', wiesgħa, kicking out, ċrieki kbar b'riġlejk kif ukoll.

So I call it frog's legs and circle arms.

Allura nsejjaħlu saqajn taż-żrinġ u dirgħajn ċirku.

This is breaststroke and it's my stroke of choice.

Dan huwa breaststroke u huwa stroke tal-għażla tiegħi.

Now.

Issa.

I used to be terrible at swimming where you put your head under the water.

Kont inkun terribbli fl-għawm fejn tpoġġi rasek taħt l-ilma.

And so I used to do breaststroke just with my head, constantly above the water,

U għalhekk kont nagħmel il-breaststroke biss b’rasi, kontinwament ‘il fuq mill-ilma,

but I'd find that I'd get neck ache.

imma kont insib li nġib uġigħ fl-għonq.

So after a while I thought, well, I need to rest my head

Allura wara ftit ħsibt, ukoll, għandi bżonn nistrieħ rasi

if I'm doing lots of lengths.

jekk qed nagħmel ħafna tulijiet.

So we talk about swimming lengths.

Allura nitkellmu dwar tulijiet ta 'għawm.

So you swim a length from one end of the pool to the other is one length.

Allura inti tgħum tul minn tarf wieħed tal-pool għall-ieħor huwa tul wieħed.

Now, depending on the size of the pool, a length could be a long

Issa, skond id-daqs tal-pool, tul jista 'jkun

way or it could be quite short.

triq twila jew jista' jkun pjuttost qasir.

I'm not quite sure the average size of a pool, I'm guessing it's around

M'inix ċert id-daqs medju ta 'pool, jien raden huwa madwar

25 metres for the average pool.

25 metru għall-pool medja.

So you talk about swimming lengths, if you are an adult and a competent swimmer.

Allura titkellem dwar it-tul tal-għawm, jekk int adult u għawwiem kompetenti.

Beginners and children might talk about swimming widths,

Dawk li jibdew u t-tfal jistgħu jitkellmu dwar wisa' ta' l-għawm,

widths, it's such a mouthful.

wisgħat, huwa tali ħalq.

I'm not gonna say this too many times, widths.

Jien mhux ser ngħid dan ħafna drabi, wisgħat.

That word is so tricky because you have a D, a T H and then an S.

Dik il-kelma hija tant delikata għax għandek D, TH u mbagħad S.

So your tongue goes from the alveolar ridge through the teeth

Allura lsienek imur mill-linja alveolari mis-snien

back to the alveolar ridge, width.

lura għall-linja alveolari, wisa '.

Yeah, tricky.

Iva, delikata.

So you either swim a width or you swim a length.

Allura inti jew tgħum wisa 'jew tgħum tul.

Okay.

Okay.

And when you are younger, when you are, you are learning to swim,

U meta tkun iżgħar, meta tkun, tkun qed titgħallem tgħum,

there are badges up for grabs.

hemm badges għall-grab.

So when you do your first width, you get a badge, and when you do your first

Allura meta tagħmel l-ewwel wisa’, ikollok badge, u meta tagħmel l-ewwel

length, you get your 25 metre badge.

tul, ikollok badge ta’ 25 metru.

And then when you do two lengths without stopping, you get your 50 metre badge

U mbagħad meta tagħmel żewġ tulijiet mingħajr ma tieqaf, ikollok il-badge tal-50 metru

and so on, until you have lots and lots of swimming badges that your parents

u l-bqija, sakemm ikollok ħafna u ħafna badges tal-għawm li l-ġenituri tiegħek

have no idea what to do with them.

ma jkollhomx idea x’għandhom jagħmlu bihom.

You can sew them onto your swimming costume perhaps.

Tista 'ħithom fuq il-kostum tal-għawm tiegħek forsi.

I talked about the breaststroke being my stroke of choice.

Tkellimt li l-breaststroke hija l-puplesija tal-għażla tiegħi.

Now, I did learn eventually to dip my head under the water with each stroke.

Issa, jien tgħallimt eventwalment ngħaddasi rasi taħt l-ilma ma 'kull puplesija.

So with each stroke, I'd dip down and then push my hands forward.

Allura ma 'kull puplesija, I'd niżel isfel u mbagħad nimbotta idejja 'l quddiem.

And as I was then propelling my body forward, I'd lift my head back up and,

U hekk kif kont qed nagħmel ġismi ’l quddiem, kont nerfa’ rasi lura ’l fuq u,

and wearing goggles meant that this was quite easy and not a problem at all.

u li nilbes nuċċali kien ifisser li dan kien pjuttost faċli u ma kien problema xejn.

Now, the next most popular stroke is called the front crawl.

Issa, il-puplesija li jmiss l-aktar popolari tissejjaħ it-tkaxkir ta 'quddiem.

You might sometimes hear this referred to as freestyle, and you are lifting each

Jista' jkun li xi drabi tisma' dan imsejjaħ freestyle, u tkun qed tgħolli kull

arm one at a time, out of the water over your head, and putting your hand back in

driegħ wieħed wieħed, barra mill-ilma fuq rasek, u poġġi idejk lura fl

the water to then push yourself through.

-ilma biex imbagħad timbotta lilek innifsek.

So you're bringing your arms one at a time over the head, continuously.

Allura inti qed iġġib dirgħajk waħda waħda fuq ir-ras, kontinwament.

And your legs are together and you're just kicking your little feet.

U riġlejk huma flimkien u qed taqbad saqajk ċkejkna.

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick.

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick.

I didn't learn this stroke until literally about a year ago.

Ma tgħallimtx din il-puplesija sa litteralment madwar sena ilu.

I could never do it.

Qatt ma stajt nagħmel dan.

This is because your head is often in the water the whole time, and

Dan għaliex rasek ħafna drabi tkun fl-ilma l-ħin kollu, u

so you have to lift your head every few strokes to breathe.

għalhekk trid tgħolli rasek kull ftit puplesiji biex tieħu n-nifs.

And I found I couldn't get my breathing technique right.

U sibt li ma stajtx nikseb it-teknika tan-nifs tiegħi sew.

I would start to panic.

Kont nibda nippanikja.

I'd lift my head up out of the water and lots of water would go up my

Kont nerfa’ rasi ‘l fuq mill-ilma u kien jitla’ ħafna ilma ‘l fuq imnieħri

nose, and then I'd start to choke and then I'd panic and I'd have to stop.

, imbagħad kont nibda nifga u mbagħad nibqa’ paniku u jkolli nieqaf.

So I just felt a little bit silly trying to learn that.

Allura ħassejtni kemmxejn iblah nipprova nitgħallem dan.

But recently I was watching some documentary on free diving and about

Imma dan l-aħħar kont qed nara xi dokumentarju dwar il-free diving u dwar il-

breath control and how you shouldn't panic, and I went to the pool and taught

kontroll tan-nifs u kif m’għandekx paniku, u mort fil-pool u għallimt

myself how to do this breathing technique to get my front crawl and I've done it.

nagħmel din it-teknika tan-nifs biex inġib il-front crawl tiegħi u għamilt dan.

Yay.

Jay.

Now I can swim a couple of lengths of front crawl without

Issa nista' ngħum ftit tulijiet ta' tkaxkir ta' quddiem mingħajr ma

getting too breathless.

nagħmel wisq nifs.

The next stroke is on your back and it's called backstroke.

Il-puplesija li jmiss hija fuq dahrek u tissejjaħ backstroke.

Nice and easy to remember backstroke.

Backstroke sabiħ u faċli biex tiftakar.

So it's like front crawl, in the sense that you are lifting one arm

Allura huwa simili tkaxkir ta 'quddiem, fis-sens li inti lifting driegħ wieħed

at a time out of the water, past your ear, and then back around.

kull darba barra mill-ilma, wara widna tiegħek, u mbagħad lura madwar.

So you're making these big circles with your arms one at a time.

Allura inti qed tagħmel dawn iċ-ċrieki kbar b'idejk waħda waħda.

And that's backstroke.

U dak backstroke.

And your feet, again, are just kicking.

U saqajk, għal darb'oħra, huma biss kick.

This is quite a relaxing stroke.

Din hija puplesija pjuttost rilassanti.

Except for the part where you are getting close to the end of the

Ħlief għall-parti fejn qed tersaq qrib it-tarf tat-

length and you are not quite sure where the edge of the pool is.

tul u m'intix pjuttost ċert fejn it-tarf tal-pool.

So there's that nervousness of whether you are going to bang your head on

Allura hemm dak in-nervożiżmu ta 'jekk int ser tħabbat rasek fuq

the edge of the pool or hit your hand against the edge of the pool.

it-tarf tal-pool jew tolqot idejk kontra t-tarf tal-pool.

So I always feel a little bit nervous at that point, but otherwise

Għalhekk dejjem inħossni xi ftit nervuża f'dak il-punt, imma inkella

it's quite a relaxing stroke.

hija puplesija pjuttost rilassanti.

Now, if you are a super duper keen swimmer, then you

Issa, jekk inti għawwiem super duper ħerqana, allura

may have tried butterfly.

jista 'jkollok ippruvajt il-farfett.

Butterfly is one of those strokes that's so hard, takes so much energy

Butterfly hija waħda minn dawk il-puplesija li tant iebsa, tieħu tant enerġija

and knowledge of the technique that if anyone swims the butterfly stroke in a

u għarfien tat-teknika li jekk xi ħadd jgħum il-puplesija tal-farfett f'pixxina

public pool, everyone else is aware of it.

pubblika, kulħadd ikun konxju minnha.

Everyone else stops and gawps at the person doing butterfly.

Kulħadd jieqaf u jgħajjat ​​lejn il-persuna li tagħmel il-farfett.

And it's such a big deal doing a butterfly to be able to do it properly

U daqshekk kbir li nagħmel farfett biex inkun nista’ nagħmilha kif suppost

that I'm so nervous to even try it in front of other people because I would

li tant inħossni nervuża li anke nipprova quddiem nies oħra għax x’aktarx inkun

probably just look like I'm drowning.

qisu qed negħreq.

So I might alert the lifeguard and cause a fuss.

Allura nista 'nwissi lill-gwardjan tal-ħajja u nikkawża tfixkil.

But, you know, everyone's watching you and when you are a complete beginner at

Imma, taf, kulħadd jarak u meta tkun Bidu sħiħ f’xi

something, a complete novice, you don't want everyone watching you as you fail.

ħaġa, novizzi sħiħ, ma tridx li kulħadd jarak kif tfalli.

So it's one of those things that if I'm with lots of friends, I'm feeling

Għalhekk hija waħda minn dawk l-affarijiet li jekk inkun ma’ ħafna ħbieb, inħossni

confident, then I might give it a go.

kunfidenti, allura nista 'nagħtiha nipprova.

But I generally don't feel confident enough to try.

Imma ġeneralment ma nħossx kunfidenti biżżejjed biex nipprova.

Now when I was researching this podcast and looking for the correct terms for

Issa meta kont qed nirriċerka dan il-podcast u nfittex it-termini korretti għal

these strokes, just to make sure that I have been using the right terms all

dawn il-puplesiji, biss biex niżgura li kont ilni nuża t-termini it-tajbin

my life, I learned about a different stroke that I've never heard of before,

ħajti kollha, tgħallimt dwar puplesija differenti li qatt ma smajt biha qabel,

and it's called the side stroke where you are lying on your side, you have

u huwa imsejjaħ il-puplesija tal-ġenb fejn inti mimdud fuq in-naħa tiegħek, għandek

your head turned up out of the water, your lowest arm, the one that's nearest

rasek imdawwar 'il barra mill-ilma, id-driegħ l-aktar baxx tiegħek, dak li huwa l-eqreb

the bottom of the pool is out ahead of you and you are kind of gliding.

il-qiegħ tal-pixxina huwa barra quddiemek u inti tip ta 'gliding.

And you are propelling yourself with a kick and a push with your arm, but

U int qed tmexxi lilek innifsek b'kick u timbotta b'driegħek, imma

you are always on your side, and this is known as a resting stroke, that's

int dejjem fuq in-naħa tiegħek, u din hija magħrufa bħala puplesija ta' mistrieħ, dik hija

good for, you know, if you are in trouble in the water, you need to rest.

tajba għal, taf, jekk inti fl-inkwiet fl-ilma, għandek bżonn għall-mistrieħ.

Maybe you're not such a confident swimmer and you are in trouble.

Forsi m'intix għawwiem daqshekk kunfidenti u inti fl-inkwiet.

This is a good way to continue to glide and propel yourself through

Dan huwa mod tajjeb biex tkompli tiżżerżaq u timbutta lilek innifsek fl

the water while resting your body.

-ilma waqt li tistrieħ ġismek.

I've never heard of it before, but it looks really interesting,

Qatt ma smajt biha qabel, iżda jidher tassew interessanti,

so I might have to try that one.

għalhekk jista 'jkolli nipprova dik.

Okay, so let's talk about pools in the UK.

Okay, allura ejja nitkellmu dwar pools fir-Renju Unit.

I said the majority of pools are indoor pools and often people learn

Għidt li l-maġġoranza tal-pixxini huma pixxini ta’ ġewwa u ħafna drabi n-nies jitgħallmu

how to swim here through school, they'll go and use the public pools,

kif jgħumu hawn permezz tal-iskola, imorru u jużaw il-pixxini pubbliċi,

and that's my experience, when I was at school, we would go to the local

u dik hija l-esperjenza tiegħi, meta kont l-iskola, konna mmorru fil-

public pool and they're not fancy.

pixxina pubblika lokali u mhumiex fancy.

There's definitely a smell of like mildew and mould in some of the corners.

Żgur li hemm riħa ta’ moffa u moffa f’xi kantunieri.

The water is heavily chlorinated.

L-ilma huwa klorinat ħafna.

So there's a lot of chlorine being used to clean the water, and this is quite typical

Allura hemm ħafna klorin li qed jintuża biex jitnaddaf l-ilma, u dan huwa pjuttost tipiku

of pools, to be cleaned with chlorine.

ta 'pools, biex jitnaddaf bil-kloru.

But some, some fancy pools use different methods these days.

Iżda xi wħud, xi pools fancy jużaw metodi differenti f'dawn il-jiem.

I think the pool in my local gym actually uses UV filters, so they use

Naħseb li l-pool fil-ġinnasju lokali tiegħi fil-fatt juża filtri UV, għalhekk huma jużaw

like sunlight to clean the water, which I thought was interesting and very

bħal dawl tax-xemx biex inaddfu l-ilma, li ħsibt li kien interessanti u

nice because chlorine stings your eyes.

sabiħ ħafna għax il-kloru jniżżlek għajnejk.

Stings your eyes something rotten.

Tniżżek għajnejk xi ħaġa immuffata.

But when the water is cleaned with UV filters, it doesn't have that awful

Iżda meta l-ilma jitnaddaf bil-filtri UV, ma jkollux dik ir

chemical smell or irritation to your skin.

-riħa kimika orribbli jew irritazzjoni għall-ġilda tiegħek.

So in most pools there are segregated changing rooms.

Allura fil-biċċa l-kbira tal-pools hemm kmamar tat-tibdil segregati.

It depends on the pools.

Jiddependi fuq il-pools.

Some of them have one big open changing area, one for men, one for women, and

Xi wħud minnhom għandhom żona waħda kbira għall-bidla miftuħa, waħda għall-irġiel, waħda għan-nisa, u

you'll just have lots of wooden benches, maybe some hooks to hang your things on.

ser ikollok biss lottijiet ta 'bankijiet tal-injam, forsi xi ganċijiet biex hang l-affarijiet tiegħek.

Other places will have not segregated areas for men and

Postijiet oħra ma jkollhomx żoni segregati għall-irġiel u

women, but they will have cubicles.

n-nisa, iżda se jkollhom cubicles.

So it'll just be one big changing area with lots and lots of cubicles

Allura se tkun biss żona waħda kbira tat-tibdil b'ħafna u lottijiet ta 'kubiku

so you can have your own little private space to get changed.

sabiex inti jista' jkollok l-ispazju privat żgħir tiegħek biex tinbidel.

Often they are a little bit too small.

Ħafna drabi huma ftit wisq żgħar.

There's hardly any room to get your clothes on and off.

Qatt ma hemm lok fejn tiddaħħal u tinfetaħ il-ħwejjeġ.

But you know, you manage, and then there will always be some form of

Imma int taf, timmaniġġja, u allura dejjem se jkun hemm xi forma ta '

locker area just by the changing rooms.

żona ta' locker biss ħdejn il-kmamar tat-tibdil.

And lockers will either be something you have to put money into, so you'll

U l-kabinetti li jissakkru jew ikunu xi ħaġa li trid tpoġġi l-flus fiha, allura jkollok

need to have a loose coin, like a pound or a 50 pence piece or something,

bżonn li jkollok munita maħlula, bħal lira jew biċċa 50 pence jew xi ħaġa,

and you put that in and it will release the key and allow you to lock.

u daħħalha u tirrilaxxa ċ-ċavetta u tippermettilek lock.

Since the pandemic, coins have become less, well, they're not as

Mill-pandemija, il-muniti saru inqas, ukoll, mhux qed

much in use these days, so lots of places have been moving to remove

jintużaw daqshekk f'dawn il-jiem, għalhekk ħafna postijiet ilhom jiċċaqilqu biex ineħħu

mechanisms that require coins.

mekkaniżmi li jeħtieġu muniti.

So like parking meters and lockers that require coins are just problematic

Allura bħal miters tal-parkeġġ u kabinetti li jissakkru li jeħtieġu muniti huma biss problematiċi

because people don't carry money anymore.

għax in-nies ma jġorrux aktar flus.

So sometimes you will have a key that doesn't require any money.

Allura kultant ikollok ċavetta li ma teħtieġ l-ebda flus.

So it's just a key that has a band that you then put around your wrist or your

Għalhekk hija biss ċavetta li għandha faxxa li mbagħad tpoġġi madwar il-polz jew

foot and, you know, you just take the key.

is-sieq tiegħek u, taf, tieħu ċ-ċavetta biss.

Or they might have like a little digital system where you have a band

Jew jista 'jkollhom bħal sistema diġitali żgħira fejn għandek faxxa

that you are given when you go in.

li tingħata meta tidħol.

So when you pay you're given a band and then you press that against any

Allura meta tħallas tingħata faxxa u mbagħad tagħfas dik kontra kwalunkwe

of the open lockers, and then that locks your locker and then you just

mill-lockers miftuħa, u mbagħad li jillokkjak locker u mbagħad trid

have to remember which one was yours.

tiftakar liema waħda kienet tiegħek.

We have had it before where we've come out of a swimming pool with the children and

Kellna qabel fejn ħriġna minn pixxina mat-tfal u

not remembered which locker was ours, and you're just walking around pressing your

ma ftakrux liema locker kien tagħna, u int biss iddur tagħfas

wristband against every single locker, trying to find the one that's yours.

il-polz tiegħek ma’ kull locker wieħed, tipprova ssib dak li hu tiegħek.

Anyway, so you have your changing rooms, then you have your lockers.

Xorta waħda, allura għandek il-kmamar tat-tibdil tiegħek, imbagħad ikollok il-kabinetti tiegħek.

Then some places will get you to walk through a cold pool of water, so a

Imbagħad xi postijiet se jġiegħlek timxi permezz ta 'għadira kiesħa ta' ilma, hekk a

little like puddle of water, and this is to clean your feet before you go in,

ftit bħal għadra ilma, u dan biex tnaddaf saqajk qabel ma tidħol,

and there will also be a shower section that you walk through because one of the

u jkun hemm ukoll sezzjoni tad-doċċa li timxi minnha għax waħda mir-

rules here is to shower before you enter.

regoli hawn hija li tagħmel doċċa qabel tidħol.

Not everybody does it.

Mhux kulħadd jagħmel dan.

I have noticed some people will just happily walk straight in,

Innotajt li xi nies se jimxu bil-ferħ dritt,

say, I'm not cleaning my body.

ngħidu aħna, mhux qed inaddaf ġismi.

But yes, we try and treat our pools like a shared body of

Imma iva, nippruvaw nittrattaw il-pixxini tagħna bħal korp ta '

water rather than a bathtub.

ilma komuni aktar milli bathtub.

It's not a bathtub.

Mhix bathtub.

You're not here to clean your body, clean your body before you get in.

M'intix hawn biex tnaddaf ġismek, naddaf ġismek qabel ma tidħol.

So let's talk about some other rules that we have in the UK.

Mela ejja nitkellmu dwar xi regoli oħra li għandna fir-Renju Unit.

I'm sure they're going to be shared rules across the world, but in case

Jien ċert li se jkunu regoli kondiviżi madwar id-dinja, imma f'każ li

they're not, let me touch on them.

ma jkunux, ħallini nmisshom.

Children must be supervised.

It-tfal għandhom ikunu sorveljati.

So I'm not sure if there's an actual age limit, but generally children should

Għalhekk m'inix ċert jekk hemmx limitu ta' età attwali, iżda ġeneralment it-tfal għandhom

be supervised for obvious reasons.

ikunu ssorveljati għal raġunijiet ovvji.

Once they are competent swimmers, obviously it makes it a little bit

Ladarba jkunu għawwiema kompetenti, ovvjament jagħmilha ftit

easier, but if they are not competent, if they can't swim, then an adult

aktar faċli, imma jekk ma jkunux kompetenti, jekk ma jistgħux jgħumu, allura adult

must be there with them in the pool.

irid ikun hemm magħhom fil-pixxina.

There's also a rule for babies.

Hemm ukoll regola għat-trabi.

So if your child is not potty trained, then they must wear

Mela jekk it-tifel/tifla tiegħek ma jkunx imħarreġ potty, allura għandhom jilbsu

proper swim nappies in the pool.

ħrieqi għall-għawm xierqa fil-pixxina.

So these, these swim nappies, when you are a first time

Allura dawn, dawn il-ħrieqi tal-għawm, meta tkun

parent, they can catch you out.

ġenitur għall-ewwel darba, jistgħu jaqbduk.

You put the nappy on them believing it acts just like any ordinary nappy.

Tpoġġi l-ħrieqi fuqhom temmen li jaġixxi bħal kull ħrieqi ordinarju.

But it doesn't, a swim nappy will hold debris, if you know what I mean.

Imma ma jagħmilx hekk, ħrieqi tal-għawm se jżomm id-debris, jekk taf xi ngħid.

But it will not hold liquid.

Iżda mhux se żżomm likwidu.

I mean, it makes sense, right?

Jiġifieri, jagħmel sens, hux?

You don't want to get into the water and your nappy soak up the pool water,

Ma tridx tidħol fl-ilma u l-ħrieqi tiegħek jixxarrab l-ilma tal-pixxina,

and so you've got this huge nappy that's no good for anything weighing

u għalhekk ikollok dan il-ħrieqi enormi li m'hu tajjeb għal xejn li jiżnuk

you down, pulling your child to the bottom of the pool so they don't hold

, tiġbed lit-tifel/tifla tiegħek lejn il-qiegħ tal-pixxina sabiex ma jkunx hemm t żomm

water, which is a problem if you put your swim nappy on your child too early.

l-ilma, li hija problema jekk tpoġġi l-ħrieqi tal-għawm tiegħek fuq it-tifel/tifla tiegħek kmieni wisq.

For example, if you're at home thinking, I'll get us ready for swimming, I'll

Pereżempju, jekk tkun id-dar taħseb, inħejjina għall-għawm, inpoġġi lit-

put my child in their swimwear straight away, and then all I have to do is

tifel/tifla tiegħi fil-ilbies tal-għawm mill-ewwel, u mbagħad kull ma rrid nagħmel hu li

take off their coat and their shoes and we can go straight into the pool.

nneħħilhom il-kowt u ż-żraben u nistgħu mur dritt fil-pool.

But then you've got to do the drive from home to the pool and get through

Imma mbagħad għandek tagħmel is-sewqan mid-dar għall-pixxina u tgħaddi

the reception area and into the pool.

miż-żona ta 'akkoljenza u tidħol fil-pool.

And if you don't realise that these swim nappies don't hold water and your

U jekk ma tirrealizzax li dawn il-ħrieqi tal-għawm ma jżommux l-ilma u t

child has a wee, then you're gonna have a little puddle to deal with.

-tifel/tifla tiegħek għandu wee, allura jkollok għadira żgħira x’tagħmel.

So children who are not potty trained must wear swim nappies.

Allura tfal li mhumiex imħarrġa għall-potty għandhom jilbsu ħrieqi għall-għawm.

In terms of swimwear, swimwear is required.

F'termini ta 'lbies ta' l-għawm, ilbies ta 'l-għawm huwa meħtieġ.

You can't go in there in your ordinary clothes.

Ma tistax tidħol hemmhekk bil-ħwejjeġ ordinarji tiegħek.

You have to be wearing a swimming costume or a bikini, or for chaps, you might be

Trid tkun liebes kostum tal-għawm jew bikini, jew għax-xaqra, tista' tkun

wearing swim shorts or swimming trunks.

liebes xorts tal-għawm jew bagolli tal-għawm.

We often also talk about wearing Speedos.

Ħafna drabi nitkellmu wkoll dwar l-ilbies ta’ Speedos.

When we say Speedos, we might be referring to the brand Speedo, but

Meta ngħidu Speedos, nistgħu nkunu qed nirreferu għad-ditta Speedo, iżda

often we are just referring to what are lovingly called budgie smugglers,

ħafna drabi nkunu qed nirreferu biss għal dawk li bi mħabba jissejħu kuntrabandisti tal-budget,

which is a slang term for Speedos.

li huwa terminu slang għal Speedos.

So these very tight briefs that men wear for swimming, they are Speedos, just in

Allura dawn il-briefs stretti ħafna li l-irġiel jilbsu għall-għawm, huma Speedos, eżatt bl-

the same way that we use the brand name Hoover to talk about vacuum cleaners.

istess mod li nużaw l-isem tad-ditta Hoover biex nitkellmu dwar vacuum cleaners.

Even if a vacuum cleaner is not the Hoover brand, it might be a

Anke jekk vacuum cleaner mhuwiex il-marka Hoover, jista 'jkun

Dyson vacuum cleaner, but we might still refer to it as a Hoover.

vacuum cleaner Dyson, iżda xorta nistgħu nirreferu għalih bħala Hoover.

It's just one of those brand names that has become synonymous

Huwa biss wieħed minn dawk l-ismijiet tad-ditta li sar sinonimu

with that particular thing.

ma 'dik il-ħaġa partikolari.

So these budgie smuggler type swim briefs are known as Speedos.

Allura dawn l-għawm briefs tat-tip budgie kuntrabandisti huma magħrufa bħala Speedos.

Okay, other rules.

Okay, regoli oħra.

Very simple.

Sempliċi ħafna.

Don't run, no running at the side of the pool.

Tiġrix, ma tiġrix mal-ġenb tal-pixxina.

You don't want to slip and bang your head as you, as you

Ma tridx tiżloq u tħabbat rasek kif int, hekk kif taqa’

fall clumsily into the pool.

goffa fil-pixxina.

No shouting.

L-ebda għajjat.

No food, no drink, no photography, which is understandable, people

L-ebda ikel, l-ebda xorb, l-ebda fotografija, li jinftiehem, in-nies

are wearing their skimpies, they've got a lot of skin on show.

qed jilbsu l-iskimpies tagħhom, għandhom ħafna ġilda fuq juru.

They don't want people taking photographs of them.

Ma jridux nies jieħdu ritratti tagħhom.

But if you've got little ones, then it's really sad when you're not

Imma jekk ikollok ċkejknin, allura tkun tassew imdejjaq meta ma titħalliex

allowed to film them in the water, 'cause they look so cute in the water.

tiffilmjahom fl-ilma, għax jidhru daqshekk ħelwin fl-ilma.

Anyway, no rough play, so no fighting, no dunking.

Xorta waħda, l-ebda logħob mhux maħdum, għalhekk l-ebda ġlied, l-ebda dunking.

When I was younger, oh, my brothers used to love trying to dunk me under the water.

Meta kont iżgħar, oh, ħuti kienu jħobbu jipprovaw jegħrġuni taħt l-ilma.

I hated it.

Ddejjaqni.

But you're not allowed to do it really in public pools.

Imma int m'intix permess li tagħmel dan verament fil-pools pubbliċi.

You will incite the wrath of the lifeguard.

Int se tqanqal ir-rabja tal-gwardjan tal-ħajja.

They will blow their whistle hard and tell you off for misbehaving

Se jsoffruhom b’mod qawwi u jgħidulek talli mġiba ħażin

because that's what lifeguards do.

għax hekk jagħmlu l-lifeguards.

If they see you doing something you shouldn't be doing, they blow

Jekk jarawk tagħmel xi ħaġa li m'għandekx tkun qed tagħmel, jonfoħhom

their whistle and they shake their finger, they wag their finger at you.

is-suffara u ħawwad subgħajhom, imexxu subgħajk lejk.

No dunking, no rough play.

L-ebda dunking, l-ebda logħob mhux maħdum.

Another obvious one is no going to the toilet in the pool, so don't wee in the

Ieħor ovvju huwa l-ebda tmur għall-tojlit fil-pool, sabiex ma wee fil-

pool, guys, go to use the actual toilets.

pool, guys, mur jużaw it-tojlits attwali.

Although the toilets in a swimming pool area tend to be horrid because

Għalkemm it-tojlits f'żona tal-pixxina għandhom tendenza li jkunu orribbli minħabba li

they're soaking wet, there's water everywhere and you just don't know.

huma mxarrba mxarrba, hemm ilma kullimkien u sempliċement ma tafx.

Is it pool water?

Huwa ilma tal-pixxina?

Has someone missed the target and weed on the seat.

Xi ħadd falla l-mira u weed fuq is-sedil.

And then there's usually wet tissue paper everywhere, isn't there?

U allura normalment ikun hemm karta fina mxarrba kullimkien, hux?

It's just, it's just a mess.

Huwa biss, huwa biss mess.

An absolute mess.

Mess assoluta.

Anyway, I'm complaining a lot about swimming, aren't I?

Xorta waħda, qed nilmenta ħafna dwar l-għawm, hux?

Another rule is no bombing.

Regola oħra hija l-ebda bombi.

So to dive bomb is when you jump and you bring your knees up to your chest

Mela biex dive bomb huwa meta taqbeż u ġġib irkopptejk sa sidirek

and hold onto your knees as if you are a ball, and then you, when you

u żżomm fuq irkopptejk bħallikieku inti ballun, u mbagħad int, meta

hit the water, You make a huge splash.

tolqot l-ilma, Int tagħmel tixrid kbir.

This is called bombing, dive bombing, so don't dive bomb.

Dan jissejjaħ bombing, dive bombing, allura ma dive bomb.

It's dangerous.

Huwa perikoluż.

No diving in the shallow end.

Ebda għadis fit-tarf baxx.

I don't know if I've already mentioned that.

Ma nafx jekk diġà semmejtx dan.

The shallow end is the end of the pool that is not very deep.

It-tarf baxx huwa t-tarf tal-pool li ma tantx hu fond.

You can normally stand up in the shallow end.

Normalment tista 'toqgħod bilwieqfa fit-tarf baxx.

The shallow end is where the children and the non-swimmers should congregate.

It-tarf baxx huwa fejn it-tfal u dawk li mhumiex għawwiema għandhom jiltaqgħu.

And opposing the shallow end is the deep end.

U jopponi t-tarf baxx huwa t-tarf fil-fond.

Okay, so you swim from the shallow end over to the deep end.

Tajjeb, allura inti tgħum mit-tarf baxx sat-tarf fil-fond.

Only competent swimmers are allowed in the deep end, and you can only dive

Għawwiema kompetenti biss huma permessi fit-tarf fil-fond, u tista 'tgħaddas biss

from the deep end if diving is allowed.

mit-tarf fil-fond jekk l-għadis huwa permess.

Some pools don't allow diving.

Xi pixxini ma jippermettux l-għadis.

Some pools actually have diving boards and diving platforms, so

Xi pools fil-fatt għandhom diving boards u pjattaformi tal-għadis, sabiex

you could do some proper diving.

tkun tista 'tagħmel xi għadis kif suppost.

If you want everyone to look at you, hopefully you won't belly flop, which is

Jekk trid li kulħadd iħares lejk, nisperaw li inti ma belly flop, li huwa

very painful and quite dangerous actually.

ħafna uġigħ u pjuttost perikolużi fil-fatt.

If you try to dive and you do it wrong and you end up belly flopping.

Jekk tipprova tgħaddas u tagħmel dan ħażin u tispiċċa żaqq flopping.

Belly flopping is when you hit the water with like your body is kind of

Il-flopping taż-żaqq huwa meta tolqot l-ilma b'tali mod li ġismek huwa tip ta '

horizontal against the water, so all of your body hits the water at the same

orizzontali kontra l-ilma, għalhekk il-ġisem kollu tiegħek jolqot l-ilma fl-istess

time and it makes a big smack sound.

ħin u jagħmel ħoss kbir smack.

And it can be quite dangerous.

U jista 'jkun pjuttost perikoluż.

It can cause some damage, but it's painful, mostly, and embarrassing, if

Jista 'jikkawża xi ħsara, iżda huwa bl-uġigħ, l-aktar, u imbarazzanti, jekk

you get embarrassed by things like that.

ikollok imbarazzat b'affarijiet bħal dawn.

So the other rule would be only swim in the designated areas.

Allura r-regola l-oħra tkun biss għawm fiż-żoni magħżula.

Often public pools are sectioned off, so there'll be a a section

Ħafna drabi l-pixxini pubbliċi huma separati, għalhekk se jkun hemm sezzjoni

that's for swimmers only.

li hija għall-għawwiema biss.

So you'll find that there are a few lanes that have been sectioned off with

Għalhekk issib li hemm ftit korsiji li ġew maqsuma bil-

rope to signal to everyone these are the areas for the serious swimmers.

ħabel biex jindikaw lil kulħadd dawn huma ż-żoni għall-għawwiema serji.

And some of the pools that I go to, they'll actually put signs up

U xi wħud mill-pixxini li mmur fihom, fil-fatt se jpoġġu tabelli

saying fast lane and slow lane, or fast swimming, slow swimming so

li jgħidu korsija mgħaġġla u korsija bil-mod, jew għawm mgħaġġel, għawm bil-mod sabiex

that you know which lane to go in.

tkun taf f'liema korsija tidħol.

And then they'll be the free swimming area.

U mbagħad ikunu ż-żona tal-għawm b'xejn. .

A lot of swimming pools will also have designated times for families.

Ħafna pixxini se jkollhom ukoll ħinijiet magħżula għall-familji.

So if you like to take your children swimming, it's always best to check

Mela jekk tixtieq tieħu lit-tfal tiegħek jgħumu, dejjem aħjar li tivverifika

that there is what we would call open swim or family swim times.

li hemm dak li aħna nsejħu ħinijiet tal-għawm miftuħ jew tal-familja.

A rule that I always found quite funny, if I see it on the rule

Regola li dejjem sibt pjuttost umoristiċi, jekk naraha fuq il-

board, is no heavy petting.

bord tar-regoli, mhix petting tqil.

This basically means like no kissing and fondling each other in the pool.

Dan bażikament ifisser l-ebda kissing u fondling xulxin fil-pool.

If you are there with your lover, your boyfriend or your girlfriend, and you

Jekk inti hemm ma 'l-lover tiegħek, għarus tiegħek jew ħabiba tiegħek, u inti

are getting a little bit frisky in the pool, it's not appropriate guys.

jkollok ftit frisky fil-pool, mhuwiex xieraq guys.

Keep that to yourselves.

Żommu dan għalkom infuskom.

Don't do it in the pool.

M'għandekx tagħmel dan fil-pool.

You will have the lifeguard blowing the whistle.

Ikollok il-lifeguard jonfoħ is-suffara.

So don't do it.

Mela ma tagħmilhiex.

Keep your hands to yourself.

Żomm idejk għalik innifsek.

So I talked about swimwear briefly, but the other things that you might

Allura tkellimt fil-qosor dwar ilbies tal-għawm, imma l-affarijiet l-oħra li tista’

take with you are a swimming cap.

tieħu miegħek huma kappa tal-għawm.

You might like to don a beautiful swimming cap.

Inti tista 'tixtieq li jilbsu kappa sabiħa għall-għawm.

I've got a big purple one that I look very silly in when I wear it.

Għandi waħda kbira vjola li nħares iblah ħafna fiha meta nilbesha.

But it's good to protect your hair, especially when you have lots of long

Imma tajjeb li tipproteġi xagħar tiegħek, speċjalment meta jkollok ħafna

hair like I do, and I think it also makes you a little faster in the pool

xagħar twil bħal jien, u naħseb li wkoll tagħmlek ftit aktar mgħaġġel fil-pool

if you don't have the drag of your hair.

jekk ma jkollokx il-kaxkar ta 'xagħar tiegħek.

Not that I'm timing myself these days.

Mhux talli nkun qed inkun qed nirċievi l-ħin lili nnifsi f’dawn il-jiem.

Then of course, you will need goggles if you're doing some serious swimming

Imbagħad ovvjament, ser ikollok bżonn gogils jekk qed tagħmel xi għawm serji

or if you're playing with the children and you are messing around, diving

jew jekk tkun qed tilgħab mat-tfal u tkun qed tħaffef, togħdos

under the water, trying to retrieve toys from the bottom of the pool, then

taħt l-ilma, tipprova tirkupra ġugarelli minn qiegħ il-pixxina, allura

you're going to need your goggles so you can see, and so that you don't get

jkollok bżonn in-nuċċali ta’ protezzjoni tiegħek sabiex tkun tista’ tara, u biex ma tagħmilx ma tieħux

really sore eyes from all the chlorine.

għajnejn verament uġigħ mill-kloru kollu.

You might also need to take buoyancy aids.

Jista 'jkollok bżonn ukoll tieħu għajnuniet għal galleġġjabilità.

To be buoyant is to float, to pop up to the top of the water.

Li tkun f'wiċċ l-ilma huwa li tgħolli f'wiċċ l-ilma, li titfa' sal-quċċata ta 'l-ilma.

So buoyancy aids are things that help you to float.

Allura l-għajnuniet għall-wiċċ f'wiċċ l-ilma huma affarijiet li jgħinuk tgħolli f'wiċċ l-ilma.

The most common buoyancy aid is armbands.

L-aktar għajnuna komuni għall-galleġġ hija l-armbands.

So these inflatable armbands that children wear.

Allura dawn l-armbands li jintefħu li jilbsu t-tfal.

These days there are lots of other options for buoyancy with children,

F'dawn il-jiem hemm ħafna għażliet oħra għal galleġġjar mat-tfal,

so you have like different types of jackets that you can put on, which I

għalhekk għandek tipi differenti ta 'ġkieket li tista' tilbes, li nippreferi

prefer actually, because I think it, rather than making them float from

fil-fatt, għax naħseb li, aktar milli nġegħluhom f'wiċċ l-ilma minn

their arms, they are floating from their core, from their chest, and I

dirgħajhom, huma f'wiċċ l-ilma minn qalba tagħhom, minn sidirhom, u

think that's much more appropriate to help them to learn how to swim.

naħseb li huwa ħafna aktar xieraq biex jgħinhom jitgħallmu kif jgħumu.

There are also kind of like backpack buoyancy aids that they can wear.

Hemm ukoll tip ta 'għajnuniet ta' galleġġjabilità bħal backpack li jistgħu jilbsu.

Some really fun ones shaped like shark fins and crocodile fins.

Xi wħud tassew divertenti b'għamla ta' xewk tal-klieb il-baħar u xewk tal-kukkudrill.

They're quite fun.

Huma pjuttost divertenti.

And you might also need a foot protector.

U jista 'jkollok bżonn ukoll protettur tas-saqajn.

If you have something like a verruca or a wart or something

Jekk għandek xi ħaġa bħal verruca jew felul jew xi ħaġa

that is infectious or seeping.

li hija infettiva jew li tnixxi.

If it's open, if it's an open wound, then you'll need to protect that.

Jekk tkun miftuħa, jekk tkun ferita miftuħa, allura jkollok bżonn tipproteġi dik.

So some people wear these kinds of like socks.

Allura xi nies jilbsu dawn it-tipi ta 'kalzetti simili.

Special kind of swim socks or verruca socks, if that's a word, actually.

Tip speċjali ta 'kalzetti tal-għawm jew kalzetti tal-verruca, jekk dik hija kelma, fil-fatt.

I don't know if that's a term that we actually use, verruca socks, but

Ma nafx jekk dan hux terminu li fil-fatt nużaw, kalzetti verruca, iżda

they are special socks to protect your feet and protect everybody

huma kalzetti speċjali biex jipproteġu saqajk u jipproteġu lil kulħadd

else if you do have verrucas.

jekk għandek verrucas.

Now if you are with children or learners, there will be some

Issa jekk inti mat-tfal jew studenti, se jkun hemm xi

equipment that you could also take.

tagħmir li tista' tieħu wkoll.

You might take a kickboard, which I've always known as a float.

Inti tista 'tieħu kickboard, li jien dejjem magħrufa bħala float.

But sometimes it's referred to as a kickboard.

Imma xi kultant tissejjaħ kickboard.

I think kickboards, more specifically, have little handholds in the board.

Naħseb li kickboards, aktar speċifikament, għandhom ftit handholds fil-bord.

But this is basically like a piece of foam shaped like a square or a rectangle, and

Iżda din hija bażikament bħal biċċa fowm forma ta 'kwadru jew rettangolu, u

you hold it in your hands and you push it out in front of you, almost like you

inti żżommha f'idejk u timbottaha 'l barra quddiemek, kważi qisu

are leaning on it a little bit for aid.

qed tistrieħ fuqha ftit għall-għajnuna.

And then you kick your feet.

U mbagħad taqbad saqajk.

So you use this when you're learning how to swim.

Allura tuża dan meta tkun qed titgħallem kif tgħum.

With children, you might put it under their chests to give their chest a little

Mat-tfal, inti tista 'tpoġġiha taħt sidirhom biex tagħti sidirhom ftit

bit of buoyancy while they're learning how to kick and be confident in the water.

ta' galleġġjenza waqt li jkunu qed jitgħallmu kif jagħtu s-sieq u jkunu kunfidenti fl-ilma.

Recently, pool noodles have become very popular.

Riċentement, noodles pool saru popolari ħafna.

We have two pool noodles in our house, pool noodles.

Għandna żewġ pool noodles fid-dar tagħna, pool noodles.

It's quite a mouthful actually.

Huwa pjuttost ħalq fil-fatt.

Pool noodles are quite useful for a number of things.

In-noodles tal-pool huma pjuttost utli għal numru ta 'affarijiet.

You can put them across your chest and rest your arms over them.

Tista 'tpoġġihom fuq sider tiegħek u sserraħ dirgħajk fuqhom.

Or you can treat it like a horse.

Jew tista' tittrattaha bħal żiemel.

We play horsey with it, so you put it between your legs and then it is like

Nilagħbu bih iż-żiemel, allura tpoġġih bejn riġlejk u mbagħad qisha

a U-shape comes up to your chest and the bit up behind you, and you ride

forma ta’ U titla’ ma’ sidirek u l-bit up warajk, u tirkebha

it like a horse and you, you know, sing nursery rhymes with the children.

bħal żiemel u int, taf, tkanta n-nursery rhymes. mat-tfal.

You can pull your child along with the pool noodle or you know, play around,

Tista 'tiġbed it-tifel/tifla tiegħek flimkien mal-noodle tal-pool jew taf, tilgħab,

bash each other on the heads with them.

tibbaża lil xulxin fuq l-irjus magħhom.

They are very useful for swimming.

Huma utli ħafna għall-għawm.

And then of course there are all sorts of different toys and watering

U mbagħad naturalment hemm kull xorta ta 'ġugarelli differenti u

cans and rubber ducks that you might like to take along to the pool to

bottijiet tat-tisqija u papri tal-gomma li tista' tixtieq tieħu flimkien mal-pixxina biex

enjoy some pool time with the kids.

tgawdi ftit ħin tal-pool mat-tfal.

Now let's move on.

Issa ejja nkomplu.

Let's move away from the equipment and move on to talk

Ejja nitbiegħdu mit-tagħmir u nkomplu nitkellmu

about some fun and interesting facts about swimming in the UK.

dwar xi fatti divertenti u interessanti dwar l-għawm fir-Renju Unit.

Fact number one, swimming made its debut at the Olympic Games in 1896, and it's

Fatt numru wieħed, l-għawm iddebutta fil-Logħob Olimpiku fl-1896, u

been part of the Olympics ever since.

minn dakinhar ilu parti mill-Olimpjadi.

The oldest public lido in the UK was built in 1815, and it's still going today.

L-eqdem lido pubbliku fir-Renju Unit inbniet fl-1815, u għadu għaddej sal-lum.

It's Cleveland Pools, which is in Bath.

Huwa Cleveland Pools, li jinsab f'Bath.

Funnily enough, the city called Bath that has lots of Roman baths in it actually.

Funnily biżżejjed, il-belt imsejħa Bath li għandha ħafna banjijiet Rumani fiha fil-fatt.

But also is home to the oldest public lido.

Iżda hija wkoll dar għall-eqdem Lido pubbliku.

Now since 1994, swimming and water safety has been a statutory element

Issa mill-1994, l-għawm u s-sikurezza tal-ilma kienu element statutorju

of the national curriculum for physical education in England.

tal-kurrikulu nazzjonali għall-edukazzjoni fiżika fl-Ingilterra.

So if you go to school in the UK, then you are required to learn how to swim.

Mela jekk tmur l-iskola fir-Renju Unit, allura inti mitlub titgħallem kif tgħum.

Each pupil must learn how to do the following.

Kull student irid jitgħallem kif jagħmel dan li ġej.

They must learn how to perform safe self rescue in difficult

Għandhom jitgħallmu kif iwettqu self sikur f'sitwazzjonijiet diffiċli

water-based situations.

bbażati fuq l-ilma.

So that's things like learning how to float, learning how

Allura dak l-affarijiet bħal tagħlim kif float, tagħlim kif

to turn over in the water.

li tinqaleb fl-ilma.

So if you fall in the water, you can turn over and float on your back.

Mela jekk taqa 'fl-ilma, tista' taqleb u tpoġġi f'wiċċ l-ilma fuq dahrek.

Learn how to reach out and grab onto the side, and then

Tgħallem kif tilħaq u aqbad fuq il-ġenb, u mbagħad

haul yourself out of the water.

neħħi lilek innifsek 'il barra mill-ilma.

Because that takes a little bit of doing, doesn't it?

Għax dan jieħu ftit ta’ kif isir, hux?

It's not that easy to get yourself out of the water if you are at the deep

Mhuwiex daqshekk faċli li toħroġ mill-ilma jekk tkun fit-

end and there are no steps or rails.

tarf fil-fond u m'hemmx turġien jew binarji.

Every student must be able to swim competently, confidently, and proficiently

Kull student irid ikun kapaċi jgħum b'mod kompetenti, b'kunfidenza, u b'mod profiċjenti

over a distance of at least 25 metres.

fuq distanza ta' mill-inqas 25 metru.

So one length.

Allura tul wieħed.

And every student must use a range of strokes effectively, like front crawl.

U kull student għandu juża firxa ta 'puplesiji b'mod effettiv, bħal tkaxkir ta' quddiem.

Backstroke and breaststroke.

Dahar u breaststroke.

So obviously I failed in terms of this particular set of requirements

Allura ovvjament fallejt f’termini ta’ dan is-sett partikolari ta’ rekwiżiti

'cause I wasn't able to do the front crawl when I left my school.

għax ma kontx kapaċi nagħmel it-tkaxkir ta’ quddiem meta tlaqt mill-iskola tiegħi.

Now the next fact is the Serpentine Swimming Club, which was founded in

Issa l-fatt li jmiss huwa s-Serpentine Swimming Club, li twaqqfet fl-

1864, is one of the oldest swimming clubs in the UK and it hosts a very

1864, huwa wieħed mill-eqdem klabbs tal-għawm fir-Renju Unit u jospita

famous swimming race on Christmas Day, and it's hosted in Serpentine Lake,

tellieqa tal-għawm famuża ħafna f'Jum il-Milied, u huwa ospitat f'Serpentine Lake,

which is in Hyde Park where members brave the cold for a traditional dip.

li jinsab f'Hyde Park. fejn il-membri jħabbtu wiċċhom mal-kesħa għal dip tradizzjonali.

I love that phrase.

To brave the cold, it means you go out in the cold weather and you are braving it.

Inħobb dik il-frażi.

Biex tiskura l-kesħa, tfisser li toħroġ fit-temp kiesaħ u tkun qed tissaħħaħ.

You are brave to tackle that cold weather.

Int kuraġġuż biex tindirizza dak it-temp kiesaħ.

And it's not just Serpentine Lake where this happens, there are a number

U mhux biss Serpentine Lake fejn jiġri dan, hemm għadd

of traditions around the UK where people go, take off their clothes

ta’ tradizzjonijiet madwar ir-Renju Unit fejn in-nies imorru, ineħħu ħwejjiġhom

in the coldest depths of winter, and plunge themselves into the sea

fl-iktar fond kesħin tax-xitwa, u jeħilsu lilhom infushom fil-baħar

or into lakes as one big community.

jew f’lagi bħala komunità kbira waħda.

Loads of people do it sometimes in fancy dress as well, but yeah, often

Tagħbijiet ta’ nies jagħmlu dan kultant ukoll bil-libsa fancy, imma iva, ħafna drabi

raising money for charity or just because it's the tradition, everyone does it.

jiġbru flus għall-karità jew sempliċement għax hija t-tradizzjoni, kulħadd jagħmel dan.

They brave the cold.

Huma kuraġġużi l-kesħa.

Anyway, so the Serpentine Swimming Club's, Christmas morning handicap,

Xorta waħda, allura l-Serpentine Swimming Club, handicap filgħodu tal-Milied,

it's called a handicap, is swum over a hundred yard course, and

huwa msejjaħ handicap, huwa jgħum fuq mitt yard course, u

they do it for the Peter Pan Cup.

jagħmlu dan għall-Peter Pan Cup.

So that's the actual name of the race is the Peter Pan Cup.

Allura dak l-isem attwali tat-tellieqa huwa l-Peter Pan Cup.

That's what they are competing for.

Dan hu li qed jikkompetu għalih.

Now, this race has been held every year since 1864.

Issa, din it-tellieqa ilha ssir kull sena mill-1864.

And in the early years it was customary for the winner to

U fl-ewwel snin kienet drawwa li r-rebbieħ jiġi

be presented with a medal.

ppreżentat b’midalja.

Then author JM Barry, do you know JM Barry?

Imbagħad l-awtur JM Barry, taf lil JM Barry?

He is famous for writing Peter Pan.

Huwa famuż għall-kitba ta’ Peter Pan.

He became associated with the Christmas Day race in 1903.

Huwa sar assoċjat mat-tellieqa ta 'Jum il-Milied fl-1903.

So it had already been going for quite a while by that point.

Għalhekk kien diġà ilu għaddej għal żmien mhux ħażin sa dak il-punt.

And then he became associated with it because he first donated the Peter Pan

U mbagħad sar assoċjat magħha għax l-ewwel ta l-Peter Pan

Cup to be presented rather than a medal.

Cup biex tiġi ppreżentata aktar milli midalja.

Now this coincided with his play debuting on the London stage.

Issa dan ħabat mad-debutt tad-dramm tiegħu fuq il-palk ta’ Londra.

So his play, Peter Pan, made its debut on the London stage in 1903.

Għalhekk id-dramm tiegħu, Peter Pan, iddebutta fuq il-palk ta’ Londra fl-1903.

And like the fictional boy who never grew up, the race has

U bħat-tifel fittizju li qatt ma kiber, it-tellieqa ħadet

taken on a legendary appeal.

appell leġġendarju.

JM Barry continued to present this cup to the winner every year up

JM Barry kompla jippreżenta din it-tazza lir-rebbieħ kull sena sal-

until 1932 when things changed.

1932 meta l-affarijiet inbidlu.

Now the Serpentine Christmas Day race for the Peter Pan Cup is probably the oldest,

Issa t-tiġrija Serpentine ta' Jum il-Milied għall-Peter Pan Cup hija probabbilment l-eqdem

continuously swum race in the world, having been raced every year since 1864.

tiġrija tal-għawma kontinwa fid-dinja, wara li saret kull sena mill-1864.

With the exception of 2020 when it was cancelled.

Bl-eċċezzjoni tal-2020 meta ġiet ikkanċellata.

We all know why, because of government regulations around the pandemic.

Ilkoll nafu għaliex, minħabba r-regolamenti tal-gvern madwar il-pandemija.

And next to the Olympic 100 metre freestyle race is almost the only swimming

U ħdejn it-tiġrija Olimpika tal-100 metru freestyle hemm kważi l-unika

race reported on throughout the world, with the winner's name appearing in

tiġrija tal-għawm irrappurtata madwar id-dinja, bl-isem tar-rebbieħ jidher fil-

media from America through to Malaysia.

midja mill-Amerika sal-Malasja.

So it's quite a big deal.

Allura huwa pjuttost kbir.

Only members of the club can take part.

Membri tal-klabb biss jistgħu jieħdu sehem.

So if you are London based and you love swimming and you'd like to take part on

Mela jekk inti bbażata f'Londra u tħobb l-għawm u tixtieq tieħu sehem f'Jum

Christmas Day, then head to the Serpentine Swimming Club and become a member.

il-Milied, imbagħad mur fis-Serpentine Swimming Club u sir membru.

The final fact is the biggest and deepest pool in the world will

Il-fatt finali huwa l-akbar u l-aktar fond fid-dinja se

be, it isn't yet, but it will be the Blue Abyss pool in the UK.

jkun, għadu mhux, iżda se jkun il-pool Blue Abyss fir-Renju Unit.

So this UK company is going to build the world's biggest and deepest pool

Għalhekk din il-kumpanija tar-Renju Unit se tibni l-akbar u l-aktar grupp fonda fid-dinja

in a new project that is being backed by a British astronaut, Tim Peak.

fi proġett ġdid li qed jiġi appoġġjat minn astronawta Ingliż, Tim Peak.

Now it's called the Blue Abyss.

Issa jissejjaħ il-Blue Abyss.

An abyss is an immeasurably deep gulf or great space.

L-abbiss huwa golf bla qies jew spazju kbir.

You can't measure it.

Ma tistax tkejjel.

It's just huge.

Huwa biss enormi.

So this is the Blue Abyss and it's going to be built in Cornwall, which is

Allura dan huwa l-Blue Abyss u se jinbena f'Cornwall, li hija

a beautiful area in southwest England.

żona sabiħa fil-Lbiċ tal-Ingilterra.

And this pool is going to hold 42 million litres of water.

U din il-pool se żżomm 42 miljun litru ilma.

I mean, that's really hard to, how much is that, I don't know.

Jiġifieri, dak huwa verament diffiċli biex, kemm huwa dak, ma nafx.

It's a lot.

Huwa ħafna.

But it's equivalent to 17 Olympic size swimming pools, or, and this is good

Iżda huwa ekwivalenti għal 17-il pixxina ta 'daqs Olimpiku, jew, u dan huwa tajjeb

for the Brits, 168 million cups of tea.

għall-Brittaniċi, 168 miljun tazza tè.

Can you imagine that?

Tista 'timmaġina li?

I still can't imagine it.

Għadni ma nistax nimmaġinaha.

So this pool's going to be 50 metres deep and about, well, 50 metres long.

Allura din il-pool se tkun 50 metru fond u madwar, sew, 50 metru twila.

And 40 metres wide.

U 40 metru wiesgħa.

So it's gonna be huge and it's designed not for people to just go

Allura se tkun enormi u hija mfassla mhux biex in-nies imorru biss

and pay a money and put on their buoyancy aids and have a splash around

iħallsu flus u jilbsu l-għajnuniet li jżommu f'wiċċ l-ilma tagħhom u jieħdu daqqa ta' ħarta ma'

dunking each other and dive bombing.

xulxin u jibbumbardjaw.

No, this place is not for the average swimmer.

Le, dan il-post mhuwiex għall-għawwiem medju.

This is to stimulate, stimulate.

Dan biex jistimula, jistimula.

This is to simulate, little slip of the tongue there.

Dan huwa biex jissimulaw, ftit żlieq ta 'l-ilsien hemmhekk.

This pool is designed to simulate extreme environments, so it will be set up for

Din il-pool hija ddisinjata biex tissimula ambjenti estremi, għalhekk se tkun imwaqqfa għall

testing underwater technology, including sub-sea robotics and mini submersibles.

-ittestjar tat-teknoloġija taħt l-ilma, inkluża r-robotika taħt il-baħar u sommerġibbli żgħar.

The pool will also help to train astronauts and deep sea divers

Il-pool se jgħin ukoll biex jitħarrġu l-astronawti u l-għaddasa tal-baħar fond

with hyperbaric and hyperbaric.

b'iperbariċi u iperbariċi.

I don't know actually what the difference in pronunciation there is.

Fil-fatt ma nafx x'hemm differenza fil-pronunzja.

Hypo, hyperbaric and hyperbaric chambers.

Kmamar ipo, iperbariċi u iperbariċi.

So hyperbaric, h y p e r baric means there's greater or

Allura iperbarika, iperbarika tfisser li hemm

higher than normal pressure.

pressjoni akbar jew ogħla min-normal.

So the pressure is greater, whereas hypobaric, H Y P O baric,

Allura l-pressjoni hija akbar, filwaqt li hypobaric, HYPO baric,

there's less than normal pressure.

hemm inqas minn pressjoni normali.

So it's all about pressure.

Allura dan kollu huwa dwar il-pressjoni.

So one is greater pressure than normal.

Allura wieħed huwa pressjoni akbar min-normal.

One is less pressure than normal.

Wieħed huwa inqas pressjoni min-normal.

And they're also going to have microgravity suites as well.

U huma wkoll se jkollhom suites microgravity ukoll.

So it's gonna be a really technical, fascinating place to be.

Allura se jkun post tassew tekniku, affaxxinanti.

But unfortunately most of us common folk won't get a chance to see it.

Imma sfortunatament ħafna minna folk komuni mhux se jkollhom iċ-ċans li narawha.

But very exciting that something so unique is coming to Cornwall.

Iżda eċċitanti ħafna li xi ħaġa daqshekk unika qed tiġi f'Cornwall.

And 50 metres is a long way down.

U 50 metru huwa triq twila 'l isfel.

I have done some diving in my time and I did my deep sea diving

Għamilt xi għadis fi żmieni u għamilt

qualification thing that you have to do to be able to go on deeper dives.

il-ħaġa tiegħi ta' kwalifika ta' għadis fil-baħar fond li trid tagħmel biex tkun tista' tagħmel għadds aktar fil-fond.

I can't remember the depth.

Ma nistax niftakar il-fond.

I think an ordinary dive, when you do your ordinary diving

Naħseb għadsa ordinarja, meta tagħmel

training, you can go to 12 metres.

it-taħriġ ordinarju ta 'l-għadis tiegħek, tista' tmur sa 12-il metru.

But I think when you do your deep sea stuff, I think you can go to 30 metres.

Imma naħseb li meta tagħmel l-affarijiet tiegħek tal-baħar fond, naħseb li tista 'tmur sa 30 metru.

But, so 50 metres is crazy.

Iżda, allura 50 metru huwa miġnun.

It's, and it can be very dangerous.

Huwa, u jista 'jkun perikoluż ħafna.

So you always have to be super careful.

Allura inti dejjem trid tkun super attent.

Anyway.

Xorta waħda.

Now we're getting onto a completely different topic.

Issa qed nidħlu fuq suġġett kompletament differenti.

I'm just scrolling now through my notes if you can hear my mouse.

Issa qed niskrollja n-noti tiegħi jekk tista' tisma' l-maws.

And it seems we have come to the end of my notes.

U jidher li wasalna fl-aħħar tan-noti tiegħi.

So what I'm going to do now is go and create the bonus episode where I'm

Allura dak li se nagħmel issa hu li mmur u noħloq l-episodju bonus fejn ser

going to talk about 10 water-based, swim based idioms that are used in

nitkellem dwar 10 idjomi bbażati fuq l-ilma u l-għawm li jintużaw fil-

common day-to-day English language.

lingwa Ingliża komuni ta’ kuljum.

And if you are a Plus member, then uh, make sure you check out the episode.

U jekk int membru Plus, allura uh, kun żgur li tiċċekkja l-episodju.

Thank you so much for joining me, guys.

Grazzi ħafna talli ingħaqadt miegħi, guys.

I do hope you found today interesting.

Nittama li llum sibthom interessanti.

If you did, remember to leave a review or a rating and don't forget

Jekk għamilt, ftakar li tħalli reviżjoni jew klassifikazzjoni u tinsiex

to join me in the next episode.

tingħaqad miegħi fl-episodju li jmiss.

Until next time, take care and goodbye.

Sad-darba li jmiss, ħu ħsieb u addiju.