Module 7Grammar reviewPremium
Module 7 grammar on one page
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
The weather, and what you need
The weather is what is out there: , it's sunny · , it's windy · , there are no clouds. Rain is made: , it's raining. It's warm is , it's cold , and you feel them with : , I'm hot · , I'm cold. Need is with , and the thing straight after it, with no article.
| Person | Need | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I need | ||
| I need | ||
| you need | ||
| you need | ||
| he needs | ||
| he needs | ||
| she needs | ||
| she needs | ||
| we need | ||
| we need | ||
| you need | ||
| you need | ||
| they need | ||
| they need | ||
Not: , , , , , , . 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.
Għandek il-bard? Int bil-qmis biss!Are you cold? You're only in a shirt!
Must, know how, can: irid, jaf, jista'
Three verbs take a second verb, and both take the person. is want, and with a verb must: is knowing how, a skill: is can, possible or allowed:
| Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| must, want | ||||
| must, want | ||||
| know how | ||||
| know how | ||||
| can, may | ||||
| can, may | ||||
The plural: , , · , , · , , . Not: , , .
Illum trid tieħu l-umbrella miegħek.Today you must take the umbrella with you.
Tonio ma jafx jiżfen!Tonio can't dance!
Comparing: isħan, l-isħan, wisq
The comparative puts in front and an before the last consonant: , . Only gives , and and have shapes of their own. With the article it is the superlative: , the warmest. Neither ever changes for gender or number. Than is , with an ending for a person: ; before a verb it is . Longer words take : .
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| warm · warmer · the warmest | |||
| warm · warmer · the warmest | |||
| cold · colder · the coldest | |||
| cold · colder · the coldest | |||
| nice · nicer · the nicest | |||
| nice · nicer · the nicest | |||
| long · longer · the longest | |||
| long · longer · the longest | |||
| small · smaller · the smallest | |||
| small · smaller · the smallest | |||
| big · bigger · the biggest | |||
| big · bigger · the biggest | |||
| good · better · the best | |||
| good · better · the best | |||
| bad · worse · the worst | |||
| bad · worse · the worst | |||
Too is after the adjective, which agrees as always: , . Very is . A hundred is , before a noun : , , . Which? is .
Iksaħ mis-sajf! F'Jannar, bil-lejl, tmien gradi.Colder than summer! In January, at night, eight degrees.
L-isħan u l-isbaħ tal-ħanut kollu!The warmest and the nicest in the whole shop!
Erbgħin sena. Akbar minnek!Forty years. Older than you!
Why? Because. That's why.
asks why; gives the reason, with a whole sentence after it. , so, and , that's why, give what follows.
| Word | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| why? · Why me? | ||
| why? · Why me? | ||
| because · Because in the morning it was sunny. | ||
| because · Because in the morning it was sunny. | ||
| so · You've got a cold, so off to bed! | ||
| so · You've got a cold, so off to bed! | ||
| that's why · That's why you need a raincoat. | ||
| that's why · That's why you need a raincoat. | ||
Practice 1/8 · The right form
Need, must, know how, can
Choose the right word for the gap.
Illum tieħu l-umbrella.
Today you must take the umbrella.
Int bżonn kowt tax-xita.
You need a raincoat.
Ċikku bżonn jorqod.
Ċikku needs to sleep.
Aħna bżonn voluntiera għall-festa.
We need volunteers for the feast.
Intom bżonn umbrella?
Do you two need an umbrella?
Ġorġ u Lina bżonn kafè.
Ġorġ and Lina need a coffee.
Issa immur l-uffiċċju.
Now I have to go to the office.
Issa immur l-uffiċċju.
Now I have to go to the office.
Ġorġ idoqq is-Sibt.
Ġorġ wants to play on Saturday.
Ġorġ idoqq, imma wara nofsillejl ma jistax.
Ġorġ can play, but after midnight he can't.
tiżfen?
Can you dance?
Practice 2/8 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the comparatives and the superlatives.
, .
The days are longer, and the sea is warmer.
. .
It suits you. Better than the yellow jacket.
. !
Forty years. Older than you!
!
The warmest and the nicest in the whole shop!
, .
My coffee is worse than Lina's, but Lina makes the best cake.
, .
My coffee is worse than Lina's, but Lina makes the best cake.
Practice 3/8 · The right form
Compare, and say why
Choose the right word for the gap.
Fis-sajf il-ġranet mix-xitwa.
In summer the days are longer than in winter.
Ella minn Ġorġ.
Ella is younger than Ġorġ.
Għawdex minn hawn.
Gozo is nicer than here.
Il-kowt tiegħi mill-ġakketta s-safra.
My coat is better than the yellow jacket.
Ix-xitwa f'Hamburg minn hawn.
Winter in Hamburg is worse than here.
Ix-xitwa f'Hamburg minn hawn.
Winter in Hamburg is worse than here.
Jannar hu x-xahar .
January is the coldest month.
Ġorġ hu fid-dar.
Ġorġ is the tallest in the house.
Għandek riħ, għas-sodda!
You've got a cold, so off to bed!
jien?
Why me?
jien?
Why me?
As Lukas
Il-ġakketta mhix kowt tax-xita, int imxarrab.
The jacket isn't a raincoat, that's why you're wet.
As Lena
Il-ġakketta mhix kowt tax-xita, int imxarrba.
The jacket isn't a raincoat, that's why you're wet.
Practice 4/8 · Questions
Ask and answer
Answer the questions.
Nista' nipprova din?
Can I try this on?
Ġorġ jista' jdoqq is-Sibt?
May Ġorġ play on Saturday?
Marija allows it, so it is jista'. Ġorġ knows how anyway.
Tista' tgħin fil-festa?
Can you help at the feast?
Kif inhu t-temp f'Malta fis-sajf?
What's the weather like in Malta in summer?
Liema ġakketta hi l-isbaħ?
Which jacket is the nicest?
Liema kappell hu l-iżgħar?
Which hat is the smallest?
Min hu l-akbar fin-numru sebgħa?
Who is the oldest at number 7?
Min jagħmel l-aħjar kejk?
Who makes the best cake?
Il-kafè tiegħek tajjeb?
Is your coffee good?
As Lukas
Għaliex int imxarrab?
Why are you wet?
As Lena
Għaliex int imxarrba?
Why are you wet?
Practice 5/8 · Fill the gaps
A week before the feast
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
It-Tlieta hemm ix-xemx, imma Marija tgħid: “ tieħu l-umbrella.”
On Tuesday it's sunny, but Marija says: “You must take the umbrella.”
Ċikku ma jridx joħroġ, ġejja x-xita.
Ċikku doesn't want to go out, because rain is coming.
Ċikku bżonn jorqod, u aħna bżonn voluntiera.
Ċikku needs to sleep, and we need volunteers.
F'Hamburg minn hawn, u hawn il-baħar .
In Hamburg it's colder than here, and here the sea is warmer.
Il-ġakketta s-sewda żgħira , u s-safra hi tal-ħanut.
The black jacket is too small, and the yellow one is the warmest in the shop.
Jannar hu x-xahar , u Ġorġ hu fid-dar.
January is the coldest month, and Ġorġ is the tallest in the house.
Ella tkanta, imma Tonio ma jiżfen.
Ella can sing, but Tonio can't dance.
Ġorġ idoqq is-Sibt, imma mhux wara nofsillejl.
Ġorġ may play on Saturday, but not after midnight.
Il-ġakketta mhix kowt tax-xita, int bżonn il-kowt ta' Marija.
The jacket isn't a raincoat, that's why you need Marija's coat.
Il-kowt ta' Marija mill-ġakketta, u minni!
Marija's coat is better than the jacket, and older than me!
Il-kowt ta' Marija mill-ġakketta, u minni!
Marija's coat is better than the jacket, and older than me!
Practice 6/8 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
Today you must take the umbrella.
Ġorġ wants to sleep, and I have to go.
Ġorġ wants to sleep, and I have to go.
Ġorġ and Lina need a coffee.
Colder than here, and more rain.
Colder than here, and more rain.
The hat is the smallest, and the coat the biggest.
I can't sing at all.
I can't sing at all.
Ġorġ can play, but he isn't allowed to after midnight.
Can you help at the feast?
You've got a cold, so off to bed!
Why me? Because you are one of number 7.
Practice 7/8 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
As Lukas
You come home soaked. Tell Marija there's a storm outside.
You say:
As Lena
You come home soaked. Tell Marija there's a storm outside.
You say:
As Lukas
You've got a cold. Marija tells you to stay in bed tomorrow.
Marija says:
As Lena
You've got a cold. Marija tells you to stay in bed tomorrow.
Marija says:
Tell Tonio that Hamburg is colder than Malta.
You say:
Tell Tonio that Hamburg is colder than Malta.
You say:
In the shop, the jacket you try on is too big.
You say:
In the shop, the jacket you try on is too big.
You say:
Ella asks if you can sing. You can't, not at all.
You say:
Ella asks if you can sing. You can't, not at all.
You say:
Ġorġ asks Marija if he may play on Saturday.
Ġorġ says:
Marija asks why you're wet. Your umbrella is at the office.
You say:
Marija asks why you're wet. Your umbrella is at the office.
You say:
Tell Lina you need a warm jacket.
You say:
Tell Lina you need a warm jacket.
You say:
Practice 8/8 · Matching
Question and answer
Match each question to its answer.
Unit complete
