Tonio asks How do you feel? Word for word it is how do you feel you. The verb , he feels, says the person twice: at the front, as every verb in the present tense does, and again as an ending at the back. So is I feel, literally I feel me, and is you feel, you feel you. After it comes how: I feel bad. I feel better.
: I feel, you feel
| Person | With | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| I feel · I don't feel | |||
| I feel · I don't feel | |||
| you feel · you don't feel | |||
| you feel · you don't feel | |||
| he feels · he doesn't feel | |||
| he feels · he doesn't feel | |||
| she feels · she doesn't feel | |||
| she feels · she doesn't feel | |||
| Plural | |||
| we feel · we don't feel | |||
| we feel · we don't feel | |||
| you feel · you don't feel | |||
| you feel · you don't feel | |||
| they feel · they don't feel | |||
| they feel · they don't feel | |||
The ending is the person once more: -ni me, -ok you, -u him, -ha her, -na us, -kom you, -hom them. Before the -x of no, -ha becomes -hie- and -na becomes -nie-. After a vowel, is written with a : , and drops its : .
Kif tħossok?How do you feel?
Ma nħossnix tajjeb.I don't feel well.
Ma nħossnix tajjeb.I don't feel well.
Ġorġ iħossu għajjien filgħodu.Ġorġ feels tired in the morning.
In-nanna tħossha aħjar illum.Grandma feels better today.
Hot, cold, a fever, a cold: these you have, with , like a key. , I'm hot, is literally I have the heat; from someone ill it means I've got a temperature. , I'm cold, is I have the cold. The ending of says who, as in module 1.
Having it:
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I'm hot. I've got a temperature. | |
| I'm hot. I've got a temperature. | |
| I'm cold. | |
| I'm cold. | |
| Have you got a fever? | |
| Have you got a fever? | |
| He's got a cold. | |
| He's got a cold. | |
| She's got a sore throat. | |
| She's got a sore throat. | |
| I haven't got a fever. | |
| I haven't got a fever. | |
The third way is an adjective, which takes your gender: Lukas says , I'm ill, and Lena says . , , tired, works the same way. , hungry, is the same for both.
Għandi s-sħana. Le, għandi l-bard.I'm hot. No, I'm cold.
Għandi s-sħana. Le, għandi l-bard.I'm hot. No, I'm cold.
Jien marid, u nħossni għajjien.I'm ill, and I feel tired.
Jien marida, u nħossni għajjiena.I'm ill, and I feel tired.
Għandek riħ?Have you got a cold?
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the forms of iħoss, to feel.
? ?
How do you feel? Do you feel better?
. .
I don't feel well. I feel really bad.
. .
I don't feel well. I feel really bad.
, .
Ġorġ feels good at night, but he doesn't feel good in the morning.
, .
Ella feels better, but Rita doesn't feel well.
. , ?
We feel fine. And you two, how do you feel?
, .
Tonio and Ġorġ feel tired, and they don't feel happy.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
The right person
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jien ħażin.
I feel bad.
Jien ħażin.
I feel bad.
Kif illum?
How do you feel today?
Ġorġ għajjien.
Ġorġ feels tired.
Ella aħjar.
Ella feels better.
Aħna tajbin.
We feel fine.
Ella u Ġorġ, kif ?
Ella and Ġorġ, how do you feel?
It-tfal għajjenin.
The children feel tired.
Marija kuntenta.
Marija feels happy.
Illum aħjar.
Today I feel better.
Illum aħjar.
Today I feel better.
Int marid? Kif ?
Are you ill? How do you feel?
Int marida? Kif ?
Are you ill? How do you feel?
Not well: ma … -x
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ma tajjeb.
I don't feel well.
Ma tajjeb.
I don't feel well.
Ma tajjeb?
Don't you feel well?
Ġorġ ma tajjeb filgħodu.
Ġorġ doesn't feel well in the morning.
Rita ma tajba llum.
Rita doesn't feel well today.
Aħna ma għajjenin!
We don't feel tired!
Intom ma tajbin?
Don't you two feel well?
Tonio u Ġorġ ma tajbin.
Tonio and Ġorġ don't feel well.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
A Monday in bed
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
ħażin ħafna. Għandi .
I feel really bad. I'm hot.
ħażin ħafna. Għandi .
I feel really bad. I'm hot.
Ma tajjeb? Trid tibqa' d-dar.
You don't feel well? You must stay at home.
Ella aħjar illum, imma Rita ma tajba.
Ella feels better today, but Rita doesn't feel well.
Aħna tajbin, imma n-nanna riħ.
We feel fine, but Grandma has a cold.
Tonio u Lina ma tajbin: il-bard.
Tonio and Lina don't feel well: they're cold.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
How do you feel today?
I don't feel well today.
I don't feel well today.
I'm hot, and my head hurts.
I'm hot, and my head hurts.
Ġorġ feels tired in the morning.
You two, how do you feel?
Don't you two feel well?
We don't feel tired!
Tonio and Ġorġ feel fine.
Rita doesn't feel well today.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Tonio asks how you feel. You feel really bad.
You say:
Tonio asks how you feel. You feel really bad.
You say:
You are shivering under two blankets. Say you are cold.
You say:
The cold is something you have: għandi l-bard.
You are shivering under two blankets. Say you are cold.
You say:
The cold is something you have: għandi l-bard.
Ask Ġorġ how he feels.
You say:
Ask Ġorġ how he feels.
You say:
You call the office. You are ill and can't come in today.
You say:
You call the office. You are ill and can't come in today.
You say:
Marija tells you that Ella feels better today.
Marija says:
Ella tells you that she and Ċikku don't feel tired.
Ella says:
Tell Tonio you don't feel well.
You say:
A verb says no with ma … -x: ma nħossnix.
Tell Tonio you don't feel well.
You say:
A verb says no with ma … -x: ma nħossnix.
Unit complete
