New in this unit
These words are not in the dialog. Meet them first, then use all the words in the exercises.
qasir
short
qasir (m) · qasira (f) · qosra (pl), of people, hair and a visit alike. Shorter: iqsar.
From the scene
You met these in the dialog.
dieħelnext (next week)
festafestival
kiesaħcold
xitwawinter
minusminus
sħunwarm
preferutfavourite
sajfsummer
jgħumswim
baħarsea
borrasnow
Practice 1/3 · Pictures
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Practice 2/3 · Fill the gaps
The forecast for the feast
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Taf x'temp jagħmel il-ġimgħa d-?
Do you know what the weather's doing next week?
Is-Sibt id-dieħel il-.
Next Saturday is the feast.
It-Tnejn xita, sbatax-il . It-Tlieta x-.
Monday rain, seventeen degrees. Tuesday sun.
Fis- kulħadd imur il-.
In summer everyone goes to the sea.
Il-? F'Malta?
Snow? In Malta?
Il-? F'Malta?
Snow? In Malta?
Practice 3/3 · Comic strip
Il-borra f'April?
Fill the speech bubbles.
1 EllaNanna, ħares! Barra hemm il-!
Grandma, look! There's snow outside!
2 MarijaIl-borra? F'Malta? F'April? Qatt ma !
Snow? In Malta? In April? You never know!
3 EllaIx- togħġobni! U int, Ċikku?
I like winter! And you, Ċikku?
4 MarijaLe. Ċikku qattus tas-.
No. Ċikku is a summer cat.
Unit complete
