To ask where, say : Where do you live? The answer can be one word: , here, , there, , upstairs, , downstairs.
Where?
| Word | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| here · Ċikku? Here. | ||
| here · Ċikku? Here. | ||
| there · Up there, above the café. | ||
| there · Up there, above the café. | ||
| upstairs; on, above · Ġorġ lives upstairs. | ||
| upstairs; on, above · Ġorġ lives upstairs. | ||
| downstairs · I live downstairs. | ||
| downstairs · I live downstairs. | ||
Before a noun, means on or above: , above the café. Four short prepositions join the article into one word: , in, becomes · , with or by, becomes · , to or for, becomes · , from, becomes . Before a sun letter they take its sound, as the article does: , in the living room · , in the house.
Preposition and article in one word
| Preposition | With | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| · | in · in the café · in the living room | ||
| in · in the café · in the living room | |||
| · | with, by · at night · hungry (with hunger) | ||
| with, by · at night · hungry (with hunger) | |||
| to, for · to the café | |||
| to, for · to the café | |||
| from · from the café | |||
| from · from the café | |||
Lina fil-kafetterija.Lina is in the café.
Ċikku jorqod fis-salott.Ċikku is asleep in the living room.
Marija toqgħod isfel, u Ġorġ fuq.Marija lives downstairs, and Ġorġ upstairs.
Sejjer għall-kafetterija!I'm going to the café!
Sejra għall-kafetterija!I'm going to the café!
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that say where.
, .
Marija lives downstairs, and Ġorġ upstairs.
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Lina is in the café.
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Ċikku is asleep in the living room.
, .
Here is my house, and there is the café.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Where is it?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Lina .
Lina is in the café.
Ċikku jorqod .
Ċikku is asleep in the living room.
Ġorġ idoqq .
Ġorġ plays at night.
Sejjer !
I'm going to the café!
Sejra !
I'm going to the café!
Iċ-ċavetta tiegħi !
My key is in the house!
Iċ-ċavetta tiegħi !
My key is in the house!
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Who lives where?
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Marija toqgħod .
Marija lives downstairs.
Ġorġ joqgħod , u Ċikku joqgħod u .
Ġorġ lives upstairs, and Ċikku lives here and there.
Lina kull ġurnata.
Lina is in the café every day.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
And you, where do you live?
And you, where do you live?
Marija lives downstairs.
Ċikku is asleep in the living room.
Ella is here every day.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Marija asks how you are. Say you're fine, and ask her back.
You say:
Marija asks how you are. Say you're fine, and ask her back.
You say:
Someone asks where the café is. It's downstairs.
You say:
Someone asks where the café is. It's downstairs.
You say:
You want to know where Lina lives.
You say:
You want to know where Lina lives.
You say:
Unit complete
