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Ma' Ġorġ, bil-ħalib, bla zokkor

With and without, and what someone else likes

English has one with; Maltese has two. is together with: a person you are with, or something that goes alongside: , with Ġorġ · , a honey ring with the tea, on the side. is with as part of it, what something is made or served with: , tea with milk in it · , bread with cheese. Before a vowel is just : , altogether, literally with everything. is without: . means the same, and sounds a little more careful: .

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Word	Example	Meaning
	·	together with · with Ġorġ · a honey ring with the tea
together with · with Ġorġ · a honey ring with the tea
·	·	with, as part of it · tea with milk · coffee with sugar
with, as part of it · tea with milk · coffee with sugar
·	·	without · without sugar · without milk
without · without sugar · without milk

and join the article like , and take a sun letter's sound: , . takes no article: , .

With a person, takes the endings you know from and : , with me · , with her. Come with me!

With me, with you: with an ending

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Person		Example	Meaning
			with me · Come with me!
with me · Come with me!
			with you · Is Ella with you?
with you · Is Ella with you?
			with him · Ċikku is with him.
with him · Ċikku is with him.
			with her · Ċikku is with her.
with her · Ċikku is with her.
			with us · Come with us!
with us · Come with us!
			with you · Is Ġorġ with you?
with you · Is Ġorġ with you?
			with them · Lina is with them.
with them · Lina is with them.

I, you and he have ; she, we, you and they have .

In module 1 you met , the cake pleases me. For anyone else there is a second way: the verb stays bare, and the person who likes it comes after : , Ġorġ likes the coffee, literally the coffee pleases to Ġorġ. What is liked is still the subject: for a masculine thing, for a feminine one, and -u at the end when it is plural.

Who likes it: and a name

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What is liked	Verb	Example	Meaning
Masculine			it pleases · Ġorġ likes the coffee.
it pleases · Ġorġ likes the coffee.
Feminine			it pleases · Ċikku likes the honey ring.
it pleases · Ċikku likes the honey ring.
Plural			they please · Ella likes cats.
they please · Ella likes cats.

Everybody likes coffee, as Lina says. is a person too, so it takes .

With the endings, here is the whole picture. When what is liked is plural, the verb is , and the ending goes after the -u: , I like cats, they please me.

One thing or several, and who likes them

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Who likes it			Meaning
Singular
			I like it · I like them
I like it · I like them
			you like it · you like them
you like it · you like them
			he likes it · he likes them
he likes it · he likes them
			she likes it · she likes them
she likes it · she likes them
Plural
			we like it · we like them
we like it · we like them
			you like it · you like them
you like it · you like them
			they like it · they like them
they like it · they like them

is both he likes it and they please: Ċikku? He likes the cake. Ella likes cats. The sentence tells you which. A feminine thing takes :

Te bil-ħalib, bla zokkor.Tea with milk, without sugar.
Te bil-ħalib, bla zokkor.Tea with milk, without sugar.
Żewġ bajdiet, u ħobż bil-ġobon.Two eggs, and bread with cheese.
Żewġ bajdiet, u ħobż bil-ġobon.Two eggs, and bread with cheese.
U qagħqa tal-għasel mat-te. Din minni!And a honey ring with the tea. This one's from me!
Ġorġ jixrob kafè ma' Lina.Ġorġ drinks coffee with Lina.
Il-kafè jogħġob lil kulħadd!Everybody likes coffee!
U togħġob lil Ċikku wkoll!And Ċikku likes it too!

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the words for with and without.

, .
Tea with milk, without sugar.
, .
Tea with milk, without sugar.
, .
Two eggs, and bread with cheese.
, .
Two eggs, and bread with cheese.
.
And a honey ring with the tea.
.
Ġorġ drinks coffee with Lina.
, !
Ċikku, come with me!
? .
Ella? Ċikku is with her every day.
?
Coffee with sugar or without sugar?
.
Ċikku sleeps with us in the living room.
, ?
Marija and Ella, is Ċikku with you?
, ?
Marija and Ella, is Ċikku with you?
? .
Lina and Ġorġ? Ċikku is with them in the café.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

ma', bi, miegħi

Choose the right word for the gap.

Te , jekk jogħġbok.
Tea with milk, please.
Te , jekk jogħġbok.
Tea with milk, please.
Qagħqa tal-għasel .
A honey ring with the tea.
Ġorġ jixrob kafè Lina.
Ġorġ drinks coffee with Lina.
Ċikku, ejja !
Ċikku, come with me!
Ella, Ċikku ?
Ella, is Ċikku with you?
Ella, Ċikku ?
Ella, is Ċikku with you?
Ġorġ? Ċikku fuq.
Ġorġ? Ċikku is with him upstairs.
Ella? Ċikku .
Ella? Ċikku is with her.
In-nanna u jien? Ċikku !
Grandma and me? Ċikku is with us!
Marija u Ella, Ġorġ ?
Marija and Ella, is Ġorġ with you?
Marija u Ella, Ġorġ ?
Marija and Ella, is Ġorġ with you?
Lina u Ġorġ? Ċikku .
Lina and Ġorġ? Ċikku is with them.

Who likes it?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Il-kafè lil kulħadd!
Everybody likes coffee!
U l-qagħqa lil Ċikku wkoll!
And Ċikku likes the honey ring too!
Il-qtates lil Ella.
Ella likes cats.
Il-kafè? ħafna!
The coffee? I like it a lot!
Il-kafè? ħafna!
The coffee? I like it a lot!
Il-kafè ?
Do you like the coffee?
Ella? Il-meraq .
Ella? She likes the juice.
L-imqarrun il-forn ħafna!
We love baked macaroni!
Marija u Ella, il-kejk ?
Marija and Ella, do you like the cake?
Marija u Ella? It-te .
Marija and Ella? They like the tea.

Who likes them?

Several cats: jogħġbu-, and the ending for who likes them.

Il-qtates? ħafna!
Cats? I like them a lot!
Il-qtates? ħafna!
Cats? I like them a lot!
Ella, il-qtates ?
Ella, do you like cats?
Ella, il-qtates ?
Ella, do you like cats?
Ġorġ? Il-qtates .
Ġorġ? He likes cats.
Ella? Il-qtates ħafna.
Ella? She likes cats a lot.
Il-qtates? !
Cats? We like them!
Intom, il-qtates ?
Do you like cats? (to several people)
Intom, il-qtates ?
Do you like cats? (to several people)
Marija u Ella? Il-qtates .
Marija and Ella? They like cats.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Saturday at Lina's

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Te , zokkor.
Tea with milk, without sugar.
Te , zokkor.
Tea with milk, without sugar.
U qagħqa tal-għasel .
And a honey ring with the tea.
Il-kafè lil kulħadd, u l-qagħqa lil Ċikku.
Everybody likes coffee, and Ċikku likes the honey ring.
Il-qtates , u Ċikku ħafna!
I like cats, and I like Ċikku a lot!
Ġorġ jixrob kafè Lina, u Ċikku .
Ġorġ drinks coffee with Lina, and Ċikku is with him.
Ella, il-meraq ? U l-qtates, ?
Ella, do you like the juice? And cats, do you like them?
Ella, il-meraq ? U l-qtates, ?
Ella, do you like the juice? And cats, do you like them?
Marija? It-te iswed .
Marija? She likes black tea.
Ċikku? Il-ħut , u l-qtates .
Ċikku? He likes fish, and he likes cats.

Practice 4/6 · Matching

Who likes them?

Match the pairs.

Practice 5/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

Tea with milk, without sugar, please.
Tea with milk, without sugar, please.
Everybody likes coffee!
And Ċikku likes it too!
Ġorġ drinks coffee with Lina.
Ċikku, come with me!
Ella likes cats.
Marija and Ella, do you like the cake?
Marija and Ella, do you like the cake?
We love baked macaroni.
Marija and Ella? They like the tea.
Ella, is Ċikku with you?
Ella, is Ċikku with you?

Practice 6/6 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Order tea with milk, but no sugar.
You say:
Order tea with milk, but no sugar.
You say:
Lina offers you cake. You don't want any.
You say:
Lina offers you cake. You don't want any.
You say:
Ella is going to the shop. Ask if you can go with her.
You say:
Ella is going to the shop. Ask if you can go with her.
You say:
Tell Lina that Ġorġ likes coffee.
You say:
Tell Lina that Ġorġ likes coffee.
You say:
Lina asks Marija and Ella if they like the cake.
Lina says:
Ella tells you she likes cats.
Ella says:
Ella tells you that she and her grandmother love baked macaroni.
Ella says: