To ask a price, say How much does ... cost? The verb goes with the thing, like and : for a masculine thing, for a feminine one, and for several. How much is a coffee? How much is a roll?
How much is it?
| Thing | Verb | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | it costs · How much is the coffee? | ||
| it costs · How much is the coffee? | |||
| Feminine | it costs · How much is the roll? | ||
| it costs · How much is the roll? | |||
| Plural | they cost · How much are the rolls? | ||
| they cost · How much are the rolls? | |||
is how much. The answer can be the price alone:
Prices need the tens. Most are built on the small numbers with -in: , 30, from · , 40, from . Twenty is , and a hundred is . In between, the small number comes first, then , and, then the ten: , 21, literally one and twenty · , 35.
The tens
| Number | Word | Number | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 60 | ||
| 20 | 70 | ||
| 30 | 80 | ||
| 40 | 90 | ||
| 50 | 100 |
21 is , 48 : the small number first, as in the old English four and twenty.
A price is the euros, , and the cents, and the word for cents is usually left out: , €1.80, literally a euro and eighty · , €2.50. never changes. The number before it follows the rules you know: for two, the short form from three to ten, -il from eleven to nineteen, and from twenty up the noun stays singular: .
Euros: the number before
| Price | Said | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| One euro: just | ||
| €1.30 | one thirty | |
| one thirty | ||
| Two: · three to ten: the short form | ||
| €2.50 | two fifty | |
| two fifty | ||
| €3.20 | three twenty | |
| three twenty | ||
| €8 | eight euros | |
| eight euros | ||
| €10 | ten euros | |
| ten euros | ||
| Eleven to nineteen: -il | ||
| €12 | twelve euros | |
| twelve euros | ||
| Twenty and up: no change | ||
| €22 | twenty-two euros | |
| twenty-two euros | ||
Cents on their own are , and from eleven up the singular : , 90 cents.
Kemm jiswa kafè?How much is a coffee?
Kemm jiswa kafè?How much is a coffee?
Kafè, ewro u tmenin. Te, ewro u tletin.Coffee, one eighty. Tea, one thirty.
U panina, kemm tiswa?And a roll, how much is that?
U panina, kemm tiswa?And a roll, how much is that?
Ewro u erbgħin. U l-kejk, żewġ ewro u ħamsin.One forty. And the cake, two fifty.
Te u panina: żewġ ewro u sebgħin.Tea and a roll: two seventy.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that make the price, and jiswa, tiswa or jiswew.
, . , .
Coffee, one eighty. Tea, one thirty.
. , .
One forty. And the cake, two fifty.
: .
Tea and a roll: two seventy.
? , ?
How much is a coffee? And a roll, how much is that?
? , ?
How much is a coffee? And a roll, how much is that?
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How much are the rolls?
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How much are the rolls?
, .
The bill: eight euros.
: .
Here's the money: ten euros.
: !
Ġorġ's bill: twelve euros!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
jiswa, tiswa or jiswew?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Kemm kafè?
How much is a coffee?
Kemm kafè?
How much is a coffee?
U panina, kemm ?
And a roll, how much is that?
U panina, kemm ?
And a roll, how much is that?
Kemm il-panini?
How much are the rolls?
Kemm il-panini?
How much are the rolls?
Kemm te?
How much is a tea?
Kemm te?
How much is a tea?
Kemm tazza te?
How much is a cup of tea?
Kemm tazza te?
How much is a cup of tea?
Kemm it-tazzi?
How much are the cups?
Kemm it-tazzi?
How much are the cups?
Kemm l-kejk?
How much is the cake?
Kemm l-kejk?
How much is the cake?
Kemm l-lampa?
How much is the lamp?
Kemm l-lampa?
How much is the lamp?
The tens, and the euros
Choose the right word for the gap.
Kafè, ewro u .
Coffee, one eighty.
Te, ewro u .
Tea, one thirty.
Panina, ewro u .
A roll, one forty.
Il-kejk, żewġ ewro u .
The cake, two fifty.
Te u panina: żewġ ewro u .
Tea and a roll: two seventy.
Il-kejk, ewro u ħamsin.
The cake, two fifty.
Te u panina: ewro u sebgħin.
Tea and a roll: two seventy.
Hawn ewro.
Here's ten euros.
Il-kont, ewro.
The bill: eight euros.
Il-kont ta' Ġorġ: ewro!
Ġorġ's bill: twelve euros!
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
At table three
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
jiswa kafè?
How much is a coffee?
jiswa kafè?
How much is a coffee?
Kafè, ewro u .
Coffee, one eighty.
U panina, kemm ? U kemm il-panini?
And a roll, how much is that? And how much are the rolls?
U panina, kemm ? U kemm il-panini?
And a roll, how much is that? And how much are the rolls?
Panina, ewro u . Il-kejk, żewġ ewro u .
A roll, one forty. The cake, two fifty.
Te u panina: ewro u .
Tea and a roll: two seventy.
Il-kont, jekk jogħġbok. Hawn ewro.
The bill, please. Here's ten euros.
Practice 4/6 · Matching
Prices
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
How much is a coffee?
How much is a coffee?
Tea and a roll: two seventy.
Can I have the bill, please?
Can I have the bill, please?
Here's ten euros.
All right. I'd like to order.
All right. I'd like to order.
How much are the rolls?
How much are the rolls?
The bill: eight euros.
The cake, two fifty.
Practice 6/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
You want to know the price of a roll.
You say:
panina is feminine, so the verb is tiswa.
You want to know the price of a roll.
You say:
panina is feminine, so the verb is tiswa.
Lina says your coffee is one eighty. Check it: one eighty?
You say:
Lina says your coffee is one eighty. Check it: one eighty?
You say:
You give Lina a ten-euro note.
You say:
Before a noun, ten is għaxar.
You give Lina a ten-euro note.
You say:
Before a noun, ten is għaxar.
Ask how much the rolls are.
You say:
Ask how much the rolls are.
You say:
Lina tells the man at table three that his tea and roll come to two seventy.
Lina says:
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