A body part takes its owner's ending straight on, like the family words and : , a head, , my head · , a back, , my back. The endings are the ones you know from : -i my, -ek your, -u his, -ha her, -na our, -kom your, -hom their.
My head, your back
| Person | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| my head · my back | |||
| my head · my back | |||
| your head · your back | |||
| your head · your back | |||
| his head · his back | |||
| his head · his back | |||
| her head · her back | |||
| her head · her back | |||
| Plural | |||
| our heads · our backs | |||
| our heads · our backs | |||
| your heads · your backs | |||
| your heads · your backs | |||
| their heads · their backs | |||
| their heads · their backs | |||
drops its second before -i, -ek and -u: , but . A pair, like , the ears, or , the throat, takes -ja for my and -k for your: , my ears · , your throat · , his ears · , her ears.
To say it hurts, Maltese turns it round, as with : the part that hurts is the subject, and you are only an ending on the verb. is my head hurts me. The front of the verb goes with the body part: for a masculine one like , for a feminine one like , and with -u for a pair: My ears hurt.
It hurts me: the person is the ending
| Person | (masculine) | (feminine) | (a pair) | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||||
| it hurts me · it hurts me · they hurt me | ||||
| it hurts me · it hurts me · they hurt me | ||||
| it hurts you · it hurts you · they hurt you | ||||
| it hurts you · it hurts you · they hurt you | ||||
| it hurts him · it hurts him · they hurt him | ||||
| it hurts him · it hurts him · they hurt him | ||||
| it hurts her · it hurts her · they hurt her | ||||
| it hurts her · it hurts her · they hurt her | ||||
| Plural | ||||
| it hurts us · it hurts us · they hurt us | ||||
| it hurts us · it hurts us · they hurt us | ||||
| it hurts you · it hurts you · they hurt you | ||||
| it hurts you · it hurts you · they hurt you | ||||
| it hurts them · it hurts them · they hurt them | ||||
| it hurts them · it hurts them · they hurt them | ||||
No is : My back doesn't hurt. The doctor's question Where does it hurt? is masculine, because the it is nothing in particular yet.
Fejn juġgħek?Where does it hurt?
Griżmejja juġgħuni, u rasi wkoll.My throat hurts, and my head too.
Griżmejja juġgħuni, u rasi wkoll.My throat hurts, and my head too.
Dahri ma juġagħnix.My back doesn't hurt.
Dahri ma juġagħnix.My back doesn't hurt.
Ella, rasek tuġgħek?Ella, does your head hurt?
Ġorġ? Widnejh juġgħuh: it-trumbetta!Ġorġ? His ears hurt: the trumpet!
Tonio? Dahru juġgħu. Joqgħod bilqiegħda l-ġurnata kollha.Tonio? His back hurts. He sits all day.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the body part and the verb that says it hurts.
, .
My head hurts, and my throat hurts.
, .
My head hurts, and my throat hurts.
? , ?
Does your back hurt? And your ears, do they hurt?
? , .
Ella? Her head hurts, but her back doesn't.
? , .
Tonio? His back hurts, and his head too.
? , !
Us? Our heads hurt, and our ears hurt!
? , .
Lina and Ġorġ? Their backs hurt, and their heads hurt.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Whose head, whose back?
Choose the right word for the gap.
tuġagħni.
My head hurts.
tuġagħni.
My head hurts.
juġgħek?
Does your back hurt?
Tonio? juġgħu.
Tonio? His back hurts.
Ella? tuġagħha.
Ella? Her head hurts.
Aħna? tuġagħna.
Us? Our heads hurt.
Ella u Ġorġ, tuġagħkom?
Ella and Ġorġ, do your heads hurt?
Tonio u Ġorġ? juġagħhom.
Tonio and Ġorġ? Their backs hurt.
Marija? juġagħha.
Marija? Her back hurts.
ma juġagħnix.
My back doesn't hurt.
ma juġagħnix.
My back doesn't hurt.
tuġgħek?
Does your head hurt?
It hurts me, it hurts you
Choose the right word for the gap.
Rasi .
My head hurts.
Rasi .
My head hurts.
Dahri .
My back hurts.
Dahri .
My back hurts.
Griżmejja .
My throat hurts.
Griżmejja .
My throat hurts.
Dahrek ?
Does your back hurt?
Rasek ?
Does your head hurt?
Widnejk ?
Do your ears hurt?
Tonio? Dahru .
Tonio? His back hurts.
Ġorġ? Rasu .
Ġorġ? His head hurts.
Ġorġ? Widnejh .
Ġorġ? His ears hurt.
Marija? Daharha .
Marija? Her back hurts.
Her head, our ears
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ella? Rasha .
Ella? Her head hurts.
Ella? Widnejha .
Ella? Her ears hurt.
Aħna? Daharna .
Us? Our backs hurt.
Aħna? Rasna .
Us? Our heads hurt.
Aħna? Widnejna : it-trumbetta!
Us? Our ears hurt: the trumpet!
Intom, daharkom ?
You two, do your backs hurt?
Intom, raskom ?
You two, do your heads hurt?
Intom, widnejkom ?
You two, do your ears hurt?
Lina u Ġorġ? Daharhom .
Lina and Ġorġ? Their backs hurt.
Lina u Ġorġ? Rashom .
Lina and Ġorġ? Their heads hurt.
Practice 3/5 · Questions
Where does it hurt?
Answer the questions.
Ġorġ? Fejn juġgħu?
Ġorġ? Where does it hurt him?
Intom, fejn juġagħkom?
You two, where does it hurt?
Lina u Ġorġ? Fejn juġagħhom?
Lina and Ġorġ? Where does it hurt them?
Rita tistaqsi lil Ella u lil Ġorġ. X'tgħid?
Rita asks Ella and Ġorġ. What does she say?
Ella, widnejk juġgħuk?
Ella, do your ears hurt?
Widnejja, my ears, are a pair, so the verb is plural: juġgħuni, with no: ma juġgħunix.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
So, where does it hurt?
My throat hurts, and my head too.
My throat hurts, and my head too.
My back doesn't hurt.
My back doesn't hurt.
You two, do your heads hurt?
Ġorġ? His ears hurt.
Ella? Her ears hurt.
You two, do your backs hurt?
Our backs hurt, but our heads don't.
You two, do your ears hurt?
Ġorġ? His head hurts, but his back doesn't.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
The doctor asks where it hurts. It's your ears.
You say:
The ears are a pair, so the verb is plural: juġgħuni.
The doctor asks where it hurts. It's your ears.
You say:
The ears are a pair, so the verb is plural: juġgħuni.
The doctor asks about your back. It doesn't hurt.
You say:
dahar is masculine: juġagħni, with no: ma juġagħnix.
The doctor asks about your back. It doesn't hurt.
You say:
dahar is masculine: juġagħni, with no: ma juġagħnix.
You don't know the word. Point, and ask how to say it in Maltese.
You say:
You don't know the word. Point, and ask how to say it in Maltese.
You say:
Ella is holding her head. Ask her if it hurts.
You say:
Ella is holding her head. Ask her if it hurts.
You say:
Tell the doctor your head hurts, and your back too.
You say:
Tell the doctor your head hurts, and your back too.
You say:
Ġorġ tells the doctor his ears hurt.
Ġorġ says:
Unit complete
