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Mill-istazzjon saċ-Ċirkewwa

From ... to ..., and when it leaves

From ... to ... is , for places and for times alike: , , from six until midnight. is to as far as, and until. is to or for, where a ticket or a trip is for: , a ticket to Gozo.

Like and , all three join the article into one word: and make , and make , and make . Before a sun letter they take its sound: , , . Before a word without the article they stay as they are: , , .

, and with the article

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With				Meaning
Most letters, and vowels: mill- · sal- · għall-
				the station · from · as far as · to
the station · from · as far as · to
Sun letters: the l takes their sound
				the second quay · from · as far as · to
the second quay · from · as far as · to
				six o'clock · from · until · for
six o'clock · from · until · for
				nine o'clock · from · until · for
nine o'clock · from · until · for
				Ċirkewwa · from · as far as · to
Ċirkewwa · from · as far as · to
No article
				Mġarr · from · as far as · to
Mġarr · from · as far as · to

The i of the article drops: and make , one word with a hyphen.

When and where in one sentence: the time and the place come after the verb, usually the time first. The ferry leaves at nine from Ċirkewwa. , to leave, goes like this:

in the present tense

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Person		Meaning
Singular
		I leave
I leave
		you leave
you leave
		he, it leaves
he, it leaves
		she, it leaves
she, it leaves
Plural
		we leave
we leave
		you leave
you leave
		they leave
they leave

In the plural the a drops out and an i comes in: , but . A bus is feminine, , so it ; a ferry is masculine: .

Il-karozza tad-disgħa u tnax, mill-istazzjon saċ-Ċirkewwa.The 9:12 bus, from the station to Ċirkewwa.
Kull nofs siegħa, mis-sitta sa nofsillejl.Every half hour, from six until midnight.
Lura, il-vapur jitlaq minn Mġarr fis-sbatax u erbgħin.Back, the ferry leaves from Mġarr at 17:40.
Żewġ biljetti għal Għawdex, jekk jogħġbok.Two tickets to Gozo, please.
Żewġ biljetti għal Għawdex, jekk jogħġbok.Two tickets to Gozo, please.
Għada nitilqu mill-istazzjon fid-disgħa.Tomorrow we leave from the station at nine.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap from, to and for: minn, sa and għal, with the article where they have one.

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The bus from the station to Ċirkewwa.
, .
Every half hour, from six until midnight.
, .
Back, the ferry from Mġarr.
.
Two tickets to Gozo.
.
Two tickets to Gozo.
.
The ferry leaves from the second quay.
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The ferry leaves from Ċirkewwa at nine.
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We'll wait until nine.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

From ... to ...

Choose the right word for the gap.

Il-karozza saċ-Ċirkewwa.
The bus from the station to Ċirkewwa.
Il-karozza mill-istazzjon .
The bus from the station to Ċirkewwa.
Lura, il-vapur .
Back, the ferry from Mġarr.
Kull nofs siegħa, sa nofsillejl.
Every half hour, from six until midnight.
Kull nofs siegħa, mis-sitta .
Every half hour, from six until midnight.
Il-vapur jitlaq moll.
The ferry leaves from the second quay.
Il-vapur jitlaq fid-disgħa.
The ferry leaves from Ċirkewwa at nine.
Nistennew .
We'll wait until nine.
Naħdmu sal-ħamsa.
We work from nine to five.
Imxi , imbagħad dur fuq il-lemin.
Walk as far as the station, then turn right.

As far as, and for

Choose the right word for the gap.

Naħdmu mid-disgħa .
We work from nine to six.
Imxi moll, u stenna hemm.
Walk as far as the second quay, and wait there.
Biljett , jekk jogħġbok.
A ticket to Gozo, please.
Biljett , jekk jogħġbok.
A ticket to Gozo, please.
Il-laqgħa tagħna .
Our meeting is for six o'clock.
Il-karozza titlaq fid-disgħa.
The bus to Ċirkewwa leaves at nine.
Tonio jimxi .
Tonio walks to the station.
Ejja moll! Il-vapur hemm.
Come to the second quay! The ferry is there.
Il-laqgħa l-oħra .
The other meeting is for nine.

Who leaves?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Għada jien fid-disgħa.
Tomorrow I leave at nine.
Għada jien fid-disgħa.
Tomorrow I leave at nine.
Int meta ?
When do you leave?
Il-vapur miċ-Ċirkewwa.
The ferry leaves from Ċirkewwa.
Il-karozza fid-disgħa u tnax.
The bus leaves at 9:12.
Ella mid-dar fis-sebgħa.
Ella leaves home at seven.
Aħna mill-istazzjon.
We leave from the station.
Aħna mill-istazzjon.
We leave from the station.
Intom meta ?
When are you two leaving?
Il-karozzi kull nofs siegħa.
The buses leave every half hour.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Tonio's plan

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Il-karozza titlaq fid-disgħa u tnax.
The bus leaves from the station at 9:12.
Tmur , u mbagħad il-vapur moll.
It goes to Ċirkewwa, and then the ferry leaves from the second quay.
Lura, il-vapur jitlaq Mġarr fis-sbatax u erbgħin.
Back, the ferry leaves from Mġarr at 17:40.
Il-karozzi jiġu kull nofs siegħa, nofsillejl.
The buses come every half hour, from six until midnight.
Aħna fid-disgħa. Intom meta ?
We leave at nine. When do you leave?
Il-karozzi minn quddiem.
The buses leave from the front.
Imxi moll, u stenna hemm.
Walk as far as the second quay, and wait there.
Il-laqgħa , u l-karozza fid-disgħa u nofs.
The meeting is for nine, and the bus to Ċirkewwa at half past nine.
Ejja moll! Il-vapur hemm.
Come to the second quay! The ferry is there.
Il-laqgħa tagħna , u issa mmur .
Our meeting is for six, and now I'm going to the station.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

The bus from the station to Ċirkewwa.
Every half hour, from six until midnight.
Back, the ferry leaves from Mġarr.
Two tickets to Gozo, please.
Two tickets to Gozo, please.
The ferry leaves from Ċirkewwa, from the second quay.
We leave at nine, and when do you two leave?
The buses leave every half hour.
I leave home at seven.
I leave home at seven.
We work from nine to six.
Walk as far as the station, then turn right.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Ask the ticket clerk when the bus leaves, and from where.
You say:
Ask the ticket clerk when the bus leaves, and from where.
You say:
Buy two tickets to Ċirkewwa.
You say:
Buy two tickets to Ċirkewwa.
You say:
The clerk tells you the buses run from six until midnight.
Sara says:
Tonio tells you the ferry back leaves from Mġarr.
Tonio says:
Tell Tonio: we leave from the station at nine.
You say:
Tell Tonio: we leave from the station at nine.
You say:
Ask Tonio and Ella when they are leaving.
You say:
Ask Tonio and Ella when they are leaving.
You say: