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Words of module 8: A bad day
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
In this module you learned to
- call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple advice
- make and move an appointment on the phone and give my details
- say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a word
- ask for medicine and understand how often to take it
- say how I feel now and understand a short note
From this module's scenes
klinikafem.
practice (doctor's)
The doctor's practice: il-klinika tat-tabib. At the doctor's: għand it-tabib.
Klinika ta' Ħal Ġebel, hawn Sharon, bonġu, kif nista' ngħinek?Ħal Ġebel practice, Sharon speaking, good morning, how can I help you?
L-ewwel appuntament liberu
data tat-twelidfem.
date of birth
Twelid: birth. Place of birth: post tat-twelid.
Id-data tat-twelid?Date of birth?
L-ewwel appuntament liberu
fond
deep
fond (m) · fonda (f). Breathe deeply: ħu nifs fil-fond.
Issa ħu nifs fil-fond. Darb'oħra.Now take a deep breath. Once more.
Fejn juġgħek?
jieħu nifs
breathe
Literally: takes breath. Ħu nifs fil-fond: breathe deeply.
Issa ħu nifs fil-fond. Darb'oħra.Now take a deep breath. Once more.
Fejn juġgħek?
daharmasc.
back
Dahri juġagħni: my back hurts.
Dahrek juġgħek? U widnejk?Does your back hurt? And your ears?
Fejn juġgħek?
iftaħ ħalqek
open your mouth
At the doctor: iftaħ ħalqek u għid aaa. To several: iftħu ħalqkom.
Iftaħ ħalqek u għid "aaa".Open your mouth and say "ah".
Fejn juġgħek?
frottmasc.
fruit
Fruit in general: frott, like ħaxix for vegetables.
Kul frott u ħaxix. U mill-ispiżerija, ixtri xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn.Eat fruit and vegetables. And buy something for your throat at the pharmacy.
Fejn juġgħek?
ħaxixmasc.
vegetables
Vegetables in general: ħaxix. It also means grass and herbs.
Kul frott u ħaxix. U mill-ispiżerija, ixtri xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn.Eat fruit and vegetables. And buy something for your throat at the pharmacy.
Fejn juġgħek?
mediċinafem.
medicine
Għandi bżonn mediċina għall-griżmejn. Imma l-ispiżerija tagħlaq fis-sitta.I need medicine for my throat. But the pharmacy closes at six.
Għandi bżonn mediċina għall-griżmejn. Imma l-ispiżerija tagħlaq fis-sitta.I need medicine for my throat. But the pharmacy closes at six.
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
pillolafem.
tablet
Le, tliet darbiet. Żewġ pilloli kull darba.No, three times. Two tablets each time.
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
iklafem.
meal
Several meals: ikliet. After meals: wara l-ikel; ikel is food in general.
Tliet darbiet, wara l-ikel. Kemm jiswew?Three times, after meals. How much are they?
Tliet darbiet, wara l-ikel. Kemm jiswew?Three times, after meals. How much are they?
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
tappijiet tal-widnejnmasc.
earplugs
Literally: plugs of the ears. One plug, or a cork: tapp.
Tappijiet tal-widnejn?Earplugs?
Tappijiet tal-widnejn?Earplugs?
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
infermiermasc.
nurse
A woman, or several: infermiera.
Ċikku hu l-infermier tiegħi. Hu jgħinni.Ċikku is my nurse. He helps me.
It-Tabiba Ella
pazjentmasc.
patient
A woman: pazjenta. Several: pazjenti.
Tabiba Ella, il-pazjent jista' jiekol?Doctor Ella, may the patient eat?
Tabiba Ella, il-pazjenta tista' tiekol?Doctor Ella, may the patient eat?
It-Tabiba Ella
juġa'
hurt
What hurts is the subject, the person is the ending: rasi tuġagħni, my head hurts. Fejn juġgħek? Where does it hurt?
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Ma nistax niġi
rasfem.
head
Rasi: my head. Rasi tuġagħni: I have a headache (my head hurts me). Several: rjus.
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Ajma... Rasi tuġagħni. U għandi uġigħ fil-griżmejn.Ouch... My head hurts. And I've got a sore throat.
Ma nistax niġi
gerżumafem.
throat
A sore throat: uġigħ fil-griżmejn.
Għax ix-xagħar tal-qtates ħażin għall-griżmejn.Because cat hair is bad for the throat.
Ma nistax niġi
iħoss
feel
Said with the ending of the person, I feel myself: inħossni ħażin, I feel bad. Kif tħossok? How do you feel?
Marid? Kif tħossok?Ill? How do you feel?
Marida? Kif tħossok?Ill? How do you feel?
Ma nistax niġi
marid
ill
marid (m) · marida (f) · morda (pl).
Marid? Kif tħossok?Ill? How do you feel?
Marida? Kif tħossok?Ill? How do you feel?
Ma nistax niġi
jibqa'
stay
Ibqa' hawn: stay here. Bqajt id-dar: I stayed at home.
Trid tibqa' d-dar. Għandi lista.You must stay at home. I have a list.
Ma nistax niġil-ewwel
first (first …, then …)
L-ewwel ..., imbagħad ...: first ..., then .... Also the ordinal: l-ewwel jum, the first day.
L-ewwel: te. It-tieni: is-sodda. It-tielet: l-ebda qattus fis-sodda.One: tea. Two: bed. Three: no cats in the bed.
Ma nistax niġi
iċempel
call (on the phone)
Ċempilli: call me. The person takes lil: ċempilt lil Lucía, I called Lucía.
Ir-raba': ċempel lit-tabib. Illum.Four: call the doctor. Today.
Ma nistax niġi
tabibmasc.
doctor
A woman: tabiba. Several: tobba. In speech also duttur.
Ir-raba': ċempel lit-tabib. Illum.Four: call the doctor. Today.
Ma nistax niġi
appuntamentmasc.
appointment
Several: appuntamenti.
Għandi bżonn appuntament mat-tabib.I need an appointment with the doctor.
Għandi bżonn appuntament mat-tabib.I need an appointment with the doctor.
L-ewwel appuntament liberu
kmieni
early
Earlier: iktar kmieni.
Le, skużani. Iktar kmieni m'hemmx.No, sorry. There's nothing earlier.
L-ewwel appuntament liberu
irqiq
thin
irqiq (m) · rqiqa (f) · rqaq (pl). Il-ħitan huma rqaq: the walls are thin.
Jien nisma' kollox. F'din id-dar, il-ħitan huma rqaq.I hear everything. The walls in this house are thin.
L-ewwel appuntament liberu
widnafem.
ear
Both ears: widnejn. Widnejja: my ears.
Dahrek juġgħek? U widnejk?Does your back hurt? And your ears?
Fejn juġgħek?
denimasc.
fever
Għandi d-deni: I have a fever. The reading on the thermometer: it-temperatura.
Sebgħa u tletin u nofs. Għandek ftit deni.Thirty-seven and a half. You've got a slight fever.
Fejn juġgħek?
jagħlaq
close / closed
Closed: magħluq (m), magħluqa (f): l-ispiżerija magħluqa, the pharmacy is closed. Eyes too: għalqet għajnejha, she closed her eyes.
Is-sitta. Magħluq!Six o'clock. Closed!
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
qabel
before
Before meals: qabel l-ikel. Alone it means before, earlier: bħal qabel, like before.
Żewġ pilloli, tliet darbiet kuljum. Wara l-ikel, mhux qabel.Two tablets, three times a day. After meals, not before.
Xi ħaġa għall-griżmejn
ħalqmasc.
mouth
Iftaħ ħalqek: open your mouth.
Iftaħ ħalqek. Għid "aaa".Open your mouth. Say "ah".
It-Tabiba Ella
riġelmasc.
leg
Both legs: riġlejn, which also does for the feet. Riġli: my leg.
"L-ewwel: imqarrun il-forn, tliet darbiet kuljum. It-tieni: qattus fuq riġlejk.""One: baked macaroni, three times a day. Two: cat on feet."
It-Tabiba Ella
Practice 1/8 · Pictures
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Practice 2/8 · Listening
Listen and choose
Listen and choose the word you hear.
pillola: tablet
jieħu nifs: breathe
dahar: back
frott: fruit
klinika: practice (doctor's)
Practice 3/8 · Meanings
What does it mean?
pillola
frott
tappijiet tal-widnejn
fond
data tat-twelid
mediċina
Practice 4/8 · Matching
At the doctor's
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/8 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
The doctor points at something you don't know the word for. Ask how to say it in Maltese.
You say:
The doctor points at something you don't know the word for. Ask how to say it in Maltese.
You say:
As Lukas
You call the office. You are ill and can't come in.
You say:
As Lena
You call the office. You are ill and can't come in.
You say:
At the pharmacy, you need something for your throat.
You say:
At the pharmacy, you need something for your throat.
You say:
As Lukas
At the practice, Sharon asks who you are. You are a patient, with an appointment at nine.
You say:
As Lena
At the practice, Sharon asks who you are. You are a patient, with an appointment at nine.
You say:
On Wednesday Marija asks how you are. You feel better.
You say:
On Wednesday Marija asks how you are. You feel better.
You say:
Practice 6/8 · Fill the gaps
A bad week
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
It-Tnejn tuġagħni, u s-sħana.
On Monday my head hurts, and I'm hot.
It-tabiba tgħid: "Ħu fil-fond."
The doctor says: 'Take a deep breath.'
Mill-ispiżerija nixtri għall-griżmejn.
At the pharmacy I buy tablets for my throat.
Nieħu l-pilloli l-ikel, mhux qabel.
I take the tablets after meals, not before.
As Lukas
It-Tlieta jien ħafna, imma diġà .
On Tuesday I'm very tired, but already better.
As Lena
It-Tlieta jien ħafna, imma diġà .
On Tuesday I'm very tired, but already better.
L-Erbgħa tiġi t-Tabiba Ella, mal- tagħha, Ċikku.
On Wednesday Doctor Ella comes, with her nurse, Ċikku.
Practice 7/8 · Comic strip
It-tielet regola
Fill the speech bubbles.
1 TonioBonswa. Kif ? Hawn il-frott.
Good evening. How are you feeling? Here's some fruit.
2 LukasGrazzi, Tonio! Diġà .
Thank you, Tonio! Better already.
3 TonioQed tieħu l-pilloli tliet kuljum?
Are you taking the tablets three times a day?
4 TonioU x'hemm fis-sodda?! It-tielet regola: l-ebda !
And what's that in the bed?! Rule three: no cats!
1 TonioBonswa. Kif ? Hawn il-frott.
Good evening. How are you feeling? Here's some fruit.
2 LenaGrazzi, Tonio! Diġà .
Thank you, Tonio! Better already.
3 TonioQed tieħu l-pilloli tliet kuljum?
Are you taking the tablets three times a day?
4 TonioU x'hemm fis-sodda?! It-tielet regola: l-ebda !
And what's that in the bed?! Rule three: no cats!
Practice 8/8 · Questions
Where and who?
Answer the questions.
Minn fejn tixtri l-mediċina?
Where do you buy medicine?
Min jaħdem fil-klinika?
Who works at the practice?
As Lukas
Meta tkun marid, x'trid tiekol?
When you're ill, what should you eat?
As Lena
Meta tkun marida, x'trid tiekol?
When you're ill, what should you eat?
Unit complete
