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Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Ommi, ħija: the family

Family words take the ending straight on, with no : , my mother. , and work like : , , . , a brother, has short endings, and my brother is . Someone else's: , Ella's mother.

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Person







Meaning	mother	brother

, , and keep the possessive: .

Age: għandi tletin sena

Age is had: The year word follows the number.

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Number	Year	Example	Meaning
1			a year · The baby is one.
a year · The baby is one.
2			two years · Ċikku is two.
two years · Ċikku is two.
3 to 10			years · Ella is ten.
years · Ella is ten.
11 and up			years · Ġorġ is twenty-eight.
years · Ġorġ is twenty-eight.

Months the same way: , , , .

Adjectives in the plural

For more than one, the adjective is plural, for men, women and things alike. A pair, like , takes the plural too; is singular.

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Masculine	Feminine	Plural	Meaning
			good, nice
good, nice
			big
big
			small
small
			new
new
			tall, long
tall, long
			short
short
			black
black
			green
green

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For you, to her: għal and lil

is for, is to, and marks a known person who is known, seen or had: Both take the person's ending.

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Person			Meaning
			for me · me
for me · me
			for you · you
for you · you
			for him · him
for him · him
			for her · her
for her · her
			for us · us
for us · us
			for you · you
for you · you
			for them · them
for them · them

Kont, kien, kienet: the past of to be

The present has no word for is; the past tense has. Not is : , , . Having in the past is , and so is age: , I was ten.

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Person			Meaning
Singular
			I was · I had
I was · I had
			you were · you had
you were · you had
			he was · he had
he was · he had
			she was · she had
she was · she had
Plural
			we were · we had
we were · we had
			you were · you had
you were · you had
			they were · they had
they were · they had

Practice 1/8 · The right form

A bit of everything

Choose the right word for the gap.

tletin sena.
I'm thirty.
tletin sena.
I'm thirty.
Dan Ella.
This is Ella's brother.
Ġorġ għandu xagħar .
Ġorġ has black hair.
Dan , Ella!
This is for you, Ella!
Dan , Ella!
This is for you, Ella!
Meta żgħir, kont noqgħod hawn.
When I was little, I lived here.
Ibni għandu ħamsin .
My son is fifty.
Ċikku għandu għajnejn .
Ċikku has green eyes.
As Lukas
Meta żgħir, kont noqgħod f'Hamburg.
When I was little, I lived in Hamburg.
As Lena
Meta żgħira, kont noqgħod f'Hamburg.
When I was little, I lived in Hamburg.
Ommi u f'Hamburg.
My mother and my brother are in Hamburg.
Ommi u f'Hamburg.
My mother and my brother are in Hamburg.
U int? Fejn kont meta għaxar snin?
And you? Where were you when you were ten?

Practice 2/8 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the words that say whose, for whom, or who was.

.
My husband was a very good husband.
!
And this is for you!
? , .
Ella? Her mother is Marija's daughter, and her brother is a baby.
! !
I know you! You were the boy with the trumpet!
, .
Ġorġ and Ċikku were upstairs, but we were downstairs.
, : .
Ella, you and your brother: your mother is my daughter.

Endings everywhere

Tap the words that say whose, for whom, whom, or was and had.

, ? .
Ella, do you recognise me in the photo? I was twenty here.
? ?
Is the cake for me? Not for all of us?
, .
The present is for him, and the tea for her.
, .
The present is for him, and the tea for her.
? . .
Rita? Everyone knows her. And everyone knows us too.
, : ! .
Ella, Ġorġ: I know you! The cakes are for you.
? , .
The neighbours? I know them, and the cake is for them.
? , .
The neighbours? I know them, and the cake is for them.
, .
My daughter was six, and we had a small house.
, .
You had a cat, and my parents had a dog.
, .
You had a cat, and my parents had a dog.
, ! !
Ġorġ, you were ten here! And the haircut was terrible!
? . ? .
The neighbour? His brother is in Hamburg. The neighbours? Their brother is in Valletta.
? ? ?
You two? Is your brother here? And your mum?
? ? ?
You two? Is your brother here? And your mum?
? . , ?
Me and my brother? Our mum is here. And your mum, where is she?
? .
Ella and her brother? Their mother is Marija's daughter.
, : ? !
Ella, Ġorġ: where were you? The cake was here!
, ?
Ġorġ, where's your brother?

Practice 3/8 · The right form

Whose, and how many?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Ella, binti.
Ella, your mum is my daughter.
Ella u ħuha? bint Marija.
Ella and her brother? Their mother is Marija's daughter.
Jien u ħija? bint in-nanna.
Me and my brother? Our mum is Grandma's daughter.
Ċikku, int wkoll!
Ċikku, you're our brother too!
Il-ġar? bogħod.
The neighbour? His brother is far away.
Ċikku għandu ?
Is Ċikku two?
Ella għandha għaxar .
Ella is ten.
Il-ġirien ħafna.
The neighbours are very nice.
Il-ġirien ħafna.
The neighbours are very nice.
Kull filgħodu, kejkijiet !
New cakes every morning!
Kull filgħodu, kejkijiet !
New cakes every morning!
Ella u ħuha .
Ella and her brother are little.

For whom, and whom?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Nanna, il-kejk ?
Grandma, is the cake for me?
Ġorġ, taf fir-ritratt?
Ġorġ, do you recognise me in the photo?
Ir-rigal ? Għal Ġorġ?
The present is for him? For Ġorġ?
Ir-rigal , għal Marija.
The present is for her, for Marija.
Ir-rigal , għal Marija.
The present is for her, for Marija.
Marija? Kulħadd jaf .
Marija? Everyone knows her.
Marija? Kulħadd jaf .
Marija? Everyone knows her.
Il-kejk , Ċikku! Mhux għalik!
The cake is for us, Ċikku! Not for you!
Ella, Ċikku jaf .
Ella, Ċikku knows us.
Ella, Ġorġ: il-kejk !
Ella, Ġorġ: the cake is for you!
Ella, Ġorġ! Naf !
Ella, Ġorġ! I know you!
Il-kejkijiet , għall-ġirien.
The cakes are for them, for the neighbours.
Il-kejkijiet , għall-ġirien.
The cakes are for them, for the neighbours.
Il-ġirien? Naf kollha.
The neighbours? I know them all.
Jien naf !
I know you!

Who had what?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Meta għaxar snin, kont noqgħod f'Hamburg.
When I was ten, I lived in Hamburg.
Meta għaxar snin, kont noqgħod f'Hamburg.
When I was ten, I lived in Hamburg.
Ġorġ? Hawn għaxar snin.
Ġorġ? He was ten here.
Binti? Hawn sitt snin.
My daughter? She was six here.
Jien u żewġi dar żgħira.
My husband and I had a small house.
Ella, Ġorġ: fejn ?
Ella, Ġorġ: where were you?
Intom qattus?
Did you two have a cat?
Il-ġenituri tiegħi dar fir-raħal.
My parents had a house in the village.
f'Hamburg.
My mother is in Hamburg.
f'Hamburg.
My mother is in Hamburg.
Ġorġ, fejn hu ?
Ġorġ, where's your brother?
Ġorġ? fir-raħal.
Ġorġ? His mother is in the village.
Ġorġ? fir-raħal.
Ġorġ? His mother is in the village.
Ella? Rita.
Ella? Her mother is Rita.
Ella? għandu sitt xhur.
Ella? Her brother is six months old.
Tfal, fejn hi ?
Children, where's your mum?
U intom? hawn ukoll?
And you two? Is your brother here too?
U intom? hawn ukoll?
And you two? Is your brother here too?
Il-ġirien? f'Hamburg.
The neighbours? Their brother is in Hamburg.
Ċikku għandu għajnejn .
Ċikku has big eyes.
Il-qtates tal-Belt .
The cats of Valletta are black.
It-tfal , imma Ġorġ twil.
The children are short, but Ġorġ is tall.

Practice 4/8 · Questions

Questions and answers

Pick the answer with the right forms.

Min hu dan fir-ritratt?
Who's this in the photo?
Kemm għandu żmien ħu Ella?
How old is Ella's brother?
Kif inhuma l-ġirien?
What are the neighbours like?
Għal min hu r-rigal?
Who is the present for?
Taf lil Ġorġ?
Do you know Ġorġ?
Fejn kienu Ġorġ u Ċikku?
Where were Ġorġ and Ċikku?
Kif kienet il-qatgħa ta' Ġorġ?
What was Ġorġ's haircut like?
Intom kontu fil-kafetterija s-Sibt?
Were you two in the café on Saturday?

Practice 5/8 · Fill the gaps

The photo wall

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Dan . Hawn għoxrin sena.
This is my husband. He was twenty here.
M'għadux magħna. żewġ tajjeb ħafna.
He's no longer with us. He was a very good husband.
U din . Għandha għajnejn , u xagħar twil.
And this is my daughter. She has light-blue eyes, and long hair.
As Lukas
Il-ġar tiegħi. tletin sena. Għandu ħu u oħt, u f'Hamburg.
My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister, and a mum in Hamburg.
As Lena
Il-ġara tiegħi. tletin sena. Għandha ħu u oħt, u f'Hamburg.
My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister, and a mum in Hamburg.
Ġorġ, dan ! Ir-ritratt tiegħek meta żgħir!
Ġorġ, this is for you! Your photo from when you were little!
Ċikku għandu għajnejn , u kulħadd jaf .
Ċikku has big eyes, and everyone knows him.
Ċikku għandu , u ibni ħamsin .
Ċikku is two, and my son is fifty.
It-tfal u ; Ġorġ twil.
The children are little and short; Ġorġ is tall.
It-tfal u ; Ġorġ twil.
The children are little and short; Ġorġ is tall.
Il-kejkijiet , kull filgħodu!
The cakes are new, every morning!
Il-kejkijiet , kull filgħodu!
The cakes are new, every morning!

Practice 6/8 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

This is my son, and this is my daughter.
Ċikku is our brother too!
Ella is ten.
Ċikku has big green eyes.
The neighbours are nice, and tall.
The neighbours are nice, and tall.
This is for you, Ella!
This is for you, Ella!
I know you!
He was a very good husband.
I lived here when I was little.
He was ten here too.

Practice 7/8 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Ask Rita how old her son is.
You say:
Ask Rita how old her son is.
You say:
You bring Ġorġ a cup of tea. Say it's for him.
You say:
You bring Ġorġ a cup of tea. Say it's for him.
You say:
Tell Anna that Ella has long hair.
You say:
Tell Anna that Ella has long hair.
You say:
As Lukas
Ten-year-old Ġorġ is in the photo. Tell Ella you were little once, too.
You say:
As Lena
Ten-year-old Ġorġ is in the photo. Tell Ella you were little once, too.
You say:
Show Ella a photo of your sister.
You say:
Show Ella a photo of your sister.
You say:
Tell Lina that you and Ġorġ were in the café today.
You say:
Tell Lina that you and Ġorġ were in the café today.
You say:
Ella looks at the photo of Marija at twenty-two.
Ella says:
Tell Anna that Ġorġ has black curls and brown eyes.
You say:
Tell Anna that Ġorġ has black curls and brown eyes.
You say:

Practice 8/8 · Matching

Family chains

Match each chain to the person.

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