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Hemm ix-xemx, għandi bżonn, trid tieħu
The weather, what you need, and what you must do
To ask about the weather, say What's the weather like? Maltese answers with what is out there: , it's sunny, literally there is the sun · , it's windy. When it isn't there, it is , and the noun loses its article: , there are no clouds. Rain is something the weather does: , it's raining, literally it is making the rain, with the t- of she, because nobody says who.
The weather
| Weather | Meaning |
|---|---|
| · | It's sunny. · There's no sun. |
| It's sunny. · There's no sun. | |
| · | It's windy. · There's no wind. |
| It's windy. · There's no wind. | |
| · | It's cloudy. · There are no clouds. |
| It's cloudy. · There are no clouds. | |
| · | It's raining. · Rain is coming. |
| It's raining. · Rain is coming. | |
| · | It's warm today. · So hot! |
| It's warm today. · So hot! | |
| Twenty-six degrees. | |
| Twenty-six degrees. | |
From eleven up, stays singular, like every noun after a number from eleven: , .
before a noun makes an exclamation: What lovely weather! · What rain! And you feel the heat with , the word for having: , I'm hot, literally I have the heat.
Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.
Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.
M'hemmx sħab, u lanqas riħ.There are no clouds, and no wind either.
M'hemmx sħab, u lanqas riħ.There are no clouds, and no wind either.
X'sħana llum, hux?So hot today, isn't it?
To need is , need, with : , I need, literally I have need. What you need comes straight after, with no article: Another verb can come after too, with its own person: I need to buy a jacket. In the negative, takes , as in module 2: , I don't need an umbrella.
Needing:
| Person | Need | With | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| I need · I don't need | |||
| I need · I don't need | |||
| you need · you don't need | |||
| you need · you don't need | |||
| he needs · he doesn't need | |||
| he needs · he doesn't need | |||
| she needs · she doesn't need | |||
| she needs · she doesn't need | |||
| Plural | |||
| we need · we don't need | |||
| we need · we don't need | |||
| you need · you don't need | |||
| you need · you don't need | |||
| they need · they don't need | |||
| they need · they don't need | |||
and take -iex, not just -x: , . With it is there's a need: Is there any need? , there's no need.
Grazzi, imma m'għandix bżonn umbrella.Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Grazzi, imma m'għandix bżonn umbrella.Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Għada m'hemmx bżonn. Għada hemm ix-xemx.Tomorrow there's no need. Tomorrow it's sunny.
Ella għandha bżonn ġakketta ġdida.Ella needs a new jacket.
Must is , the verb you know as want, with a second verb that takes the person: , you must take the umbrella, literally you want you take. Want or must, the situation tells: is Ċikku doesn't want to go out. Softer advice, you should, is with a verb:
Must: and a second verb
| Person | Example | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| I must · I must go. | |||
| I must · I must go. | |||
| you must · You must take the umbrella. | |||
| you must · You must take the umbrella. | |||
| he must · Ġorġ must sleep. | |||
| he must · Ġorġ must sleep. | |||
| she must · Ella must go to school. | |||
| she must · Ella must go to school. | |||
| Plural | |||
| we must · We must work. | |||
| we must · We must work. | |||
| you must · You must wait. | |||
| you must · You must wait. | |||
| they must · They must go out. | |||
| they must · They must go out. | |||
For you don't have to, Maltese says you don't need to:
Illum trid tieħu l-umbrella miegħek.Today you must take the umbrella with you.
Għada nieħu l-umbrella miegħi, żgur.Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella with me, for sure.
Għada nieħu l-umbrella miegħi, żgur.Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella with me, for sure.
Ġorġ u Lina iridu joqogħdu d-dar.Ġorġ and Lina must stay at home.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the forms of għand and irid that say need or must.
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Today you must take the umbrella with you.
, .
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
, .
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
, .
Lina needs a coffee, and Ġorġ needs to sleep.
. .
Ċikku doesn't need an umbrella. He's at home.
, .
Ella must go to school, and we must work.
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Do you two need a towel?
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Who needs it?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jien bżonn kafè.
I need a coffee.
Jien bżonn kafè.
I need a coffee.
Int bżonn umbrella!
You need an umbrella!
Ċikku bżonn jorqod.
Ċikku needs to sleep.
Lina bżonn ftit ħalib.
Lina needs a little milk.
Aħna bżonn ħames siġġijiet.
We need five chairs.
Intom bżonn xugaman?
Do you two need a towel?
Ġorġ u Lina bżonn umbrella.
Ġorġ and Lina need an umbrella.
No need
Choose the right word for the gap.
Grazzi, imma bżonn umbrella.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Grazzi, imma bżonn umbrella.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Għada bżonn umbrella.
Tomorrow you don't need an umbrella.
Ċikku bżonn xugaman. Hu niexef.
Ċikku doesn't need a towel. He's dry.
Lina bżonn kafè: għandha kafetterija!
Lina doesn't need coffee: she has a café!
Aħna bżonn umbrella. Hemm ix-xemx.
We don't need an umbrella. It's sunny.
Intom bżonn ġakketta. Illum sħun!
You two don't need a jacket. It's warm today!
Huma bżonn tbassir: għandhom lil Ċikku!
They don't need a forecast: they have Ċikku!
You must
Choose the right word for the gap.
Illum tieħu l-umbrella.
Today you must take the umbrella.
Issa immur għax-xogħol.
Now I must go to work.
Issa immur għax-xogħol.
Now I must go to work.
Ġorġ jorqod ftit.
Ġorġ must sleep a little.
Ella tmur l-iskola.
Ella must go to school.
Aħna naħdmu illum.
We must work today.
Intom tieħdu l-umbrella.
You two must take the umbrella.
Lina u Ġorġ joħorġu.
Lina and Ġorġ must go out.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Marija's forecast
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Illum hemm ix-, imma filgħaxija ġejja x-.
Today it's sunny, but in the evening rain is coming.
Mela tieħu l-umbrella.
So you must take the umbrella.
Imma jien bżonn umbrella!
But I don't need an umbrella!
Imma jien bżonn umbrella!
But I don't need an umbrella!
Ġorġ bżonn umbrella, u Ella bżonn xugaman.
Ġorġ needs an umbrella, and Ella needs a towel.
Aħna noħorġu, u huma joqogħdu d-dar.
We must go out, and they must stay at home.
Intom bżonn tbassir. lil Ċikku!
You don't need a forecast. You have Ċikku!
Għada bżonn. Għada hemm ix-.
Tomorrow there's no need. Tomorrow it's sunny.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
Today you must take the umbrella.
I don't need an umbrella.
I don't need an umbrella.
You need an umbrella!
Ċikku doesn't want to go outside.
We need a towel.
Ġorġ and Lina need a coffee.
They don't need an umbrella.
Lina doesn't need milk.
We don't need a forecast.
We don't need a forecast.
Tomorrow you don't need an umbrella.
Do you two have to take the umbrella?
Ġorġ must sleep, and I must go.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Marija hands you an umbrella, but the sky is blue. Say you don't need it.
You say:
Marija hands you an umbrella, but the sky is blue. Say you don't need it.
You say:
Look out of the window and tell Lina: what lovely weather, it's sunny!
You say:
Look out of the window and tell Lina: what lovely weather, it's sunny!
You say:
Marija tells you that you must take the umbrella today.
Marija says:
Both verbs take the person: trid tieħu, you must you take.
It's raining hard. Tell Ġorġ and Lina they must wait.
You say:
It's raining hard. Tell Ġorġ and Lina they must wait.
You say:
It's twenty-six degrees, and you're hot. Say so.
You say:
It's twenty-six degrees, and you're hot. Say so.
You say:
You must go to work now. Tell Marija.
You say:
After a vowel, irrid often drops its i: issa rrid.
You must go to work now. Tell Marija.
You say:
After a vowel, irrid often drops its i: issa rrid.
Lina says how hot it is today.
Lina says:
Unit complete
