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

How you feel, and what hurts

, to feel, says the person at the front and again at the back: , I feel me. What hurts is the subject, and the person it hurts is the ending: , my head hurts me. A feminine part like takes , a masculine one like takes , and a pair takes the plural: .

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Person		It hurts	Meaning
Singular
			I feel · my head hurts
I feel · my head hurts
			you feel · your head hurts
you feel · your head hurts
			he feels · his head hurts
he feels · his head hurts
			she feels · her head hurts
she feels · her head hurts
Plural
			we feel · our heads hurt
we feel · our heads hurt
			you feel · your heads hurt
you feel · your heads hurt
			they feel · their heads hurt
they feel · their heads hurt

No is : What you have goes with : , I'm hot · , I'm cold · , I've got a fever · , I've got a cold.

Ma nħossnix tajjeb. Rasi tuġagħni.I don't feel well. My head hurts.
Ma nħossnix tajjeb. Rasi tuġagħni.I don't feel well. My head hurts.
Fejn juġgħek?Where does it hurt?

Dates

The day is the number with the article, then and the month; only the 1st is . On a date takes , joined to the article as at the clock: . asks the date.

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Day	Date	With	Meaning
1			the 1st of May · on the 1st of May
the 1st of May · on the 1st of May
10			the 10th of July · on the 10th of July
the 10th of July · on the 10th of July
14			the 14th of April · on the 14th of April
the 14th of April · on the 14th of April
28			the 28th of March · on the 28th of March
the 28th of March · on the 28th of March

Twice: the dual

For exactly two, many words have a dual in -ejn, used instead of . How often is the number of times with or : , .

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One	Two	Meaning
		once · twice
once · twice
		a day · two days
a day · two days
		an hour · two hours
an hour · two hours
		a minute · two minutes
a minute · two minutes
		a week · two weeks
a week · two weeks
		an ear · the ears
an ear · the ears

The object ending: jgħinni, jgħidli

The person a verb is done to is an ending on the verb, the same endings as everywhere: , he helps me. After a vowel, -ek is -k and -u is -h: , . To someone takes an : , he tells me · , tell me.

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Object			Meaning
Singular
			he helps me · he tells me
he helps me · he tells me
			he helps you · he tells you
he helps you · he tells you
			he helps him · he tells him
he helps him · he tells him
			he helps her · he tells her
he helps her · he tells her
Plural
			he helps us · he tells us
he helps us · he tells us
			he helps you · he tells you
he helps you · he tells you
			he helps them · he tells them
he helps them · he tells them

Practice 1/8 · The right form

A bit of everything

Choose the right word for the gap.

Kif ?
How do you feel?
tuġagħni.
My head hurts.
tuġagħni.
My head hurts.
ta' Lulju mmur Hamburg.
On the tenth of July I'm going to Hamburg.
ta' Lulju mmur Hamburg.
On the tenth of July I'm going to Hamburg.
Żewġ pilloli, kuljum.
Two tablets, twice a day.
Ċikku .
Ċikku helps me.
Intom, tuġagħkom?
You two, do your heads hurt?
aħjar.
I feel better.
aħjar.
I feel better.
Ella tajba.
Ella feels well.
Ġorġ ħażin.
Ġorġ feels bad.
Rasek ?
Does your head hurt?

Practice 2/8 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the verbs with an ending for the person.

, .
I feel bad, and my head hurts.
, .
I feel bad, and my head hurts.
. , ?
Ċikku helps me. Tell me, where does it hurt?
? , .
Ella? Her head hurts, and she doesn't feel well.
, .
Ġorġ tells us a story, and helps us too.
, ? .
We feel fine, but Lina and Ġorġ? Their heads hurt.
, .
Ġorġ helps you, and tells you everything.
? , .
Tonio and Marija? Ġorġ helps him, and her too.
? , .
You two? Ċikku helps you, and says thank you to you.
, ? .
Marija feels well, but us? Our heads hurt.
? , .
You two? Your heads hurt, and you don't feel well.

Practice 3/8 · The right form

Dates, and two of a kind

Choose the right word for the gap.

Illum għandna .
Today is the thirteenth.
L-ewwel appuntament liberu u għoxrin.
The first free appointment is on the twenty-seventh.
ta' Mejju l-kafetterija magħluqa.
On the first of May the café is closed.
Illum ta' Lulju: għeluq snini!
Today is the tenth of July: my birthday!
Illum ta' Lulju: għeluq snini!
Today is the tenth of July: my birthday!
Kemm għandna llum? u għoxrin.
What's the date today? The twenty-eighth.
ta' April għandek appuntament.
On the fourteenth of April you have an appointment.
Nagħlqu f' .
We close in two minutes.
F' tħossok aħjar.
In two days you'll feel better.
L-appuntament f' .
The appointment is in two weeks.
Indoqq kull lejl.
I play for two hours every night.

Practice 4/8 · Questions

Who, and how often?

Answer the questions.

Ella, Ċikku jgħinek?
Ella, does Ċikku help you?
Ella u Marija, Ġorġ jgħidilkom storja?
Ella and Marija, does Ġorġ tell you a story?
Lina u Marija? Ġorġ jgħinhom?
Lina and Marija? Does Ġorġ help them?
Kemm-il darba tieħu l-pilloli?
How many times do you take the tablets?
Tonio? Fejn juġgħu?
Tonio? Where does it hurt him?
Intom, kif tħossukom?
You two, how do you feel?
Marija? Ġorġ jgħinha?
Marija? Does Ġorġ help her?
Intom, fejn juġagħkom?
You two, where does it hurt?
Il-pazjenti? Fejn juġagħhom?
The patients? Where does it hurt them?
Marija? Fejn juġagħha?
Marija? Where does it hurt her?

Practice 5/8 · Fill the gaps

Rita's notes

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Tonio: tuġgħu. Pillola kull .
Tonio: his head hurts. One tablet every two hours.
Għandek appuntament ta' Lulju u ta' Awwissu.
You have an appointment on the tenth of July and on the fourteenth of August.
Illum ta' Mejju, mhux .
Today is the first of May, not the eighth.
Il-pazjent: rasu , u dahru wkoll.
The patient: his head hurts, and his back too.
Il-pazjenta: tuġagħha, u ma tħosshiex tajba.
The patient: her head hurts, and she doesn't feel well.
Pilloli: tnejn, kuljum, għal .
Tablets: two, twice a day, for two days.
Appuntament ieħor: u għoxrin ta' April.
Another appointment: on the twenty-eighth of April.
Illum ta' April, u t-tfal tajbin.
Today is the thirteenth of April, and the children feel fine.
Ċikku , u Ġorġ kollox.
Ċikku helps me, and Ġorġ tells me everything.
As Lukas
Illum aħjar. M'iniex ħafna.
Today I feel better. I'm not very ill.
As Lena
Illum aħjar. M'iniex ħafna.
Today I feel better. I'm not very ill.

Practice 6/8 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

I feel bad, and my head hurts.
I feel bad, and my head hurts.
How do you feel today?
Two tablets, twice a day.
Ella's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Ċikku helps me, and tells me everything.
Today is the thirteenth.
Ġorġ feels tired in the morning.
My appointment is in two weeks.
My appointment is in two weeks.
Lina and Marija? Ġorġ helps them, and says thank you to them.
Ella, does your head hurt?
On the first of May I'm going to the sea.
On the first of May I'm going to the sea.
Their heads hurt, but they feel fine.

Practice 7/8 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Tell the doctor your back hurts.
You say:
Tell the doctor your back hurts.
You say:
As Lukas
Ella plays doctor and asks how you feel. You feel bad, and you're tired.
You say:
As Lena
Ella plays doctor and asks how you feel. You feel bad, and you're tired.
You say:
Ask Ella how she feels.
You say:
Ask Ella how she feels.
You say:
The receptionist asks for your birthday: the tenth of July.
You say:
The receptionist asks for your birthday: the tenth of July.
You say:
Ask the pharmacist how many times a day you take the tablets.
You say:
Ask the pharmacist how many times a day you take the tablets.
You say:
Ella asks you to tell Grandma thank you.
Ella says:
The doctor asks you and Ella if your heads hurt. They do.
Rita says:
Ask Ella and Marija if their heads hurt.
You say:
Ask Ella and Marija if their heads hurt.
You say:

Practice 8/8 · Matching

Little endings, big jobs

Match the pairs.

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