Words of module 9: The festival

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

In this module you learned to

say what will happen and when
say what I did, saw and heard yesterday
tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone did
say what other people did, and say that something is not true
describe photos of an event and write a postcard about it

From this module's scenes

denbmasc.
tail
Denbu: its tail (a cat's, il-qattus).
Fantażma b'denb?A ghost with a tail?
Fantażma b'denb?A ghost with a tail?
X'rajt?
fantażmafem.
ghost
Several: fantażmi.
Fantażma b'denb?A ghost with a tail?
Fantażma b'denb?A ghost with a tail?
X'rajt?
stramb
strange
stramb (m) · stramba (f) · strambi (pl)
Stramb. Stramb ħafna.Strange. Very strange.
Stramb. Stramb ħafna.Strange. Very strange.
X'rajt?
rapportmasc.
report
Rapport? Dwar il-festa? Għaliex?A report? About the festa? Why?
Rapport? Dwar il-festa? Għaliex?A report? About the festa? Why?
It-tmienja u erbatax
jaqa'
fall
Waqgħet xi ħaġa: something fell. Oqgħod attent, taqax! Careful, don't fall!
Xi ħaġa waqgħet? X'waqa'?Something fell? What fell?
Xi ħaġa waqgħet? X'waqa'?Something fell? What fell?
It-tmienja u erbatax
jgħajjat
scream
Also shout. Tgħajjatx! Don't shout!
Għajjatt? Għaliex?You screamed? Why?
Għajjatt? Għaliex?You screamed? Why?
It-tmienja u erbatax
artab
soft
artab (m) · ratba (f), like the colours. Xi ħaġa ratba: something soft (ħaġa is feminine).
Sħuna u ratba? Forsi kien Ċikku?Warm and soft? Maybe it was Ċikku?
Sħuna u ratba? Forsi kien Ċikku?Warm and soft? Maybe it was Ċikku?
It-tmienja u erbatax
imiss
touch
Tmissx! Don't touch! Imissek also means it's your turn.
Xi ħaġa sħuna u ratba messet riġli. Fid-dlam!Something warm and soft touched my leg. In the dark!
It-tmienja u erbatax
linjafem.
line (of text)
Several: linji. The same word as in karozza tal-linja, the bus.
U hawn? L-aħħar linja?And here? The last line?
U hawn? L-aħħar linja?And here? The last line?
It-tmienja u erbatax
differenti
different
The same for masculine, feminine and plural: ħaġa differenti.
Mhux veru! Ma kontx rieqda. Għalaqt għajnejja biss. Dik ħaġa differenti.That's not true! I wasn't asleep. I only closed my eyes. That's a different thing.
In-nanna rat kollox
jonħor
snore
Kont qed tonħor: you were snoring.
Sinjura qatt ma tonħor.A lady never snores.
In-nanna rat kollox
jieħu ritratti
take photos
Ħadet mija u għoxrin ritratt: she took a hundred and twenty photos (from eleven on the noun is singular).
Mama rat! Mama ħadet ritratti!Mum saw! Mum took photos!
In-nanna rat kollox
bandafem.
band
Every village has its band, and the festa is theirs. Several: baned.
Ara, il-banda. U Ġorġ bit-trumbetta ż-żgħira.Look, the band. And Ġorġ with the little trumpet.
Ir-ritratti
swiċċmasc.
light switch
It-tmienja u erbatax! Poġġa fuq is-swiċċ!Fourteen minutes past eight! He sat down on the switch!
Ir-ritratti
jitfi
turn off
Itfi d-dawl: turn off the light. Not tefa' (he threw), which has an apostrophe.
Mela Ċikku tefa d-dawl!So Ċikku turned off the lights!
Mela Ċikku tefa d-dawl!So Ċikku turned off the lights!
Ir-ritratti
sinnafem.
tooth
Several: snien. Snieni: my teeth.
Il-bokkin tiegħi! Bejn snienu!My mouthpiece! Between his teeth!
Ir-ritratti
ħelu
nice
ħelu (m) · ħelwa (f) · ħelwin (pl): nice, sweet, cute. Of food it means sweet; sweeter: eħla.
Jien ħdimt fil-bankarell tal-kafetterija. Kien ħelu ħafna.'I worked at the café stall. It was really nice.'
Jien ħdimt fil-bankarell tal-kafetterija. Kien ħelu ħafna.'I worked at the café stall. It was really nice.'
Ir-ritratti
bollafem.
stamp
Several stamps: bolol.
Għada se nixtri bolla. Ċaw! Lukas'Tomorrow I'll buy a stamp. Bye! Lukas'
Għada se nixtri bolla. Ċaw! Lena'Tomorrow I'll buy a stamp. Bye! Lena'
Ir-ritratti
jaħmi
bake
Ħmejt kejk: I baked a cake. Il-forn: the oven, and the bakery.
Kafè, żewġ ewro. Imqarrun il-forn, tliet ewro: ħmejtu jien. Int se tieħu l-flus, u jien se nagħmel il-kafè.Coffee, two euros. Baked macaroni, three euros: I baked it myself. You'll take the money, and I'll make the coffee.
Qabel il-kunċert
bokkinmasc.
mouthpiece
The small part of a trumpet you blow into.
Bokkin? X'inhu?Mouthpiece? What's that?
Bokkin? X'inhu?Mouthpiece? What's that?
Qabel il-kunċert
isib
find
Sibtha! I found it! (for a feminine word)
U jien se nsib lil Ċikku.And I'll find Ċikku.
U jien se nsib lil Ċikku.And I'll find Ċikku.
Qabel il-kunċert
illejla
tonight
From il-lejl, the night.
Grazzi, Sinjura Marija. Illejla se ndoqq għalik.Thank you, Mrs Marija. Tonight I'll play for you.
Qabel il-kunċert
dawlmasc.
light
Several lights: dwal. The lights: id-dwal.
Meta d-dawl intefa, fittixt lil Ċikku. Imma ma sibtux.When the lights went out, I looked for Ċikku. But I didn't find him.
Meta d-dawl intefa, fittixt lil Ċikku. Imma ma sibtux.When the lights went out, I looked for Ċikku. But I didn't find him.
X'rajt?
jintefa
go out (a light)
Id-dawl intefa: the lights went out. People also say mar id-dawl, the power went.
Meta d-dawl intefa, fittixt lil Ċikku. Imma ma sibtux.When the lights went out, I looked for Ċikku. But I didn't find him.
Meta d-dawl intefa, fittixt lil Ċikku. Imma ma sibtux.When the lights went out, I looked for Ċikku. But I didn't find him.
X'rajt?
mudlam
dark
mudlam (m) · mudlama (f). The dark: id-dlam; fid-dlam, in the dark; kien dlam, it was dark.
Mudlam ħafna! Ma rajna xejn. U mbagħad rajt xi ħaġa fuq il-palk.Very dark! We didn't see anything. And then I saw something on the stage.
X'rajt?
jixgħel
come on (a light)
Ixgħel id-dawl: turn on the light. The light came on: id-dawl inxtegħel, or after a power cut, id-dawl ġie.
U meta d-dawl reġa' nxtegħel, il-qagħqa tal-għasel tiegħi ma kinitx hemm.And when the lights came back on, my honey ring was gone.
X'rajt?
biċċafem.
piece
No word for of: biċċa kejk, a piece of cake. Several: biċċiet.
Mhux kollha. Biċċa waħda. Biċċa kbira ħafna!Not the whole one. One piece. A very big piece!
X'rajt?
storbjumasc.
noise
Noise, a racket: l-istorbju. A single sound, a bang: ħoss (smajt ħoss, I heard a noise).
“It-tmienja u ħmistax: storbju. Xi ħaġa waqgħet.”'Fifteen minutes past eight: a noise. Something fell.'
It-tmienja u erbatax
żbaljat
wrong
żbaljat (m) · żbaljata (f) · żbaljati (pl); of a person too: hi żbaljata, she is wrong. A mistake: żball.
Dak... żball.That's... a mistake.
It-tmienja u erbatax
bitħafem.
courtyard
Several: btieħi.
Allura ommok rat kollox! Illejla kulħadd fil-bitħa. Se naraw ir-ritratti kollha.So your mum saw everything! Tonight everyone in the courtyard. We'll look at all the photos.
Allura ommok rat kollox! Illejla kulħadd fil-bitħa. Se naraw ir-ritratti kollha.So your mum saw everything! Tonight everyone in the courtyard. We'll look at all the photos.
In-nanna rat kollox
għażiż
dear (in a letter)
At the top of a letter: Għażiża Anna, Għażiż Ġorġ; to several: Għeżież ġirien.
Għażiża Anna! Is-Sibt kellna l-festa tar-raħal.'Dear Anna! On Saturday we had the village festa.'
Għażiża Anna! Is-Sibt kellna l-festa tar-raħal.'Dear Anna! On Saturday we had the village festa.'
Ir-ritratti
jisraq
steal
A thief: ħalliel.
Allura: l-ewwel seraq il-bokkin, imbagħad tefa d-dawl, u fl-aħħar waqa' t-tanbur!So: first he stole the mouthpiece, then he turned off the lights, and in the end the drum fell!
Allura: l-ewwel seraq il-bokkin, imbagħad tefa d-dawl, u fl-aħħar waqa' t-tanbur!So: first he stole the mouthpiece, then he turned off the lights, and in the end the drum fell!
Ir-ritratti