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Words of module 2: The empty flat
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
In this module you learned to
- spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowly
- say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something is
- say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a room
- ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I need
- ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help
From this module's scenes
jimla
fill in (a form)
Imla l-formola: fill in the form. It is the verb for fill, too.
Kull ġar ġdid jimla formola.Every new neighbour fills in a form.
Formola oħra!
mgħarfafem.
spoon
Several spoons: mgħaref. A teaspoon: kuċċarina.
Ċikku! U x'hemm hawn? Mgħarfa... ċavetta...Ċikku! And what's in here? A spoon... a key...
Ċikku! U x'hemm hawn? Mgħarfa... ċavetta...Ċikku! And what's in here? A spoon... a key...
M'hemm xejn hawn!ta' min
whose
Literally: of whom. Ta' min hu? Whose is it? Ta' min hi? for a feminine word.
Mela ta' min hi?Then whose is it?
Mela ta' min hi?Then whose is it?
Is-sufan l-isfar
pultrunafem.
armchair
Araw! Ċikku diġà fil-pultruna. Il-qtates jafu!Look! Ċikku is already in the armchair. Cats know!
Min qed jgħin?
kantinafem.
cellar
Il-pultruna mill-kantina tan-nanna. Qadima, imma tajba ħafna.The armchair is from Grandma's cellar. It's old, but very good.
Min qed jgħin?
jiġi
come (on foot)
Ejja: come! To several: ejjew. Ġejt: I came.
Bonġu! Nista' nidħol?Good morning! May I come in?
Formola oħra!
formolafem.
form
Imla l-formola: fill in the form.
Kull ġar ġdid jimla formola.Every new neighbour fills in a form.
Formola oħra!
malajr
fast
Quickly, soon: malajr, which does not change. Faster: iktar malajr. Hurry up: għaġġel! In a hurry: mgħaġġel (m) · mgħaġġla (f).
Iva, issa. Ħaġa ta' malajr!Yes, now. It's quick!
Formola oħra!
kunjommasc.
surname
Isem u kunjom: first name and surname.
Il-kunjom tiegħi Becker.My surname is Becker.
Il-kunjom tiegħi Becker.My surname is Becker.
Formola oħra!
minn
from
With the article: mill-Belt, mit-Tnejn. From me: minni, minnek, minnu, minnha. From someone's place: mingħand: mingħand Ġorġ.
U minn fejn int?And where are you from?
Formola oħra!
lingwafem.
language
Several: lingwi. Also ilsien, the tongue: l-ilsien Malti.
Mill-Ġermanja, tajjeb. U x'lingwi titkellem?From Germany, good. And what languages do you speak?
Formola oħra!
jitkellem
speak
Titkellem bil-Malti? Do you speak Maltese? The language takes bil-: bl-Ingliż, in English.
Malti? Titkellem bil-Malti! Tajjeb ħafna!Maltese? You speak Maltese! Very good!
Formola oħra!
jaħdem
work
Work, the noun: xogħol. Immur ix-xogħol: I go to work.
Tajjeb, tajjeb. U x'taħdem?All right, all right. And what do you do?
Formola oħra!
jifhem
understand
Ma nifhimx: I don't understand (the e turns to i before -x). Fhimt? Did you understand?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak slowly?
Skużani, ma nifhimx. Tista' titkellem bil-mod?Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak slowly?
Formola oħra!bil-mod
slowly
Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok: slowly, please. Slower: iktar bil-mod.
Mill-ġdid, bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok.Again, slowly, please.
Formola oħra!
jgħid ittra b'ittra
spell
Maltese says it letter by letter: għidli ittra b'ittra, spell it for me. Kif jinkiteb? How is it spelled?
Ittra b'ittra, jekk jogħġbok.Letter by letter, please.
Formola oħra!mill-ġdid
again
Literally: from new. Before a verb Maltese often uses reġa': reġa' ġie, he came again; reġgħet bdiet ix-xita, it started raining again.
Mill-ġdid, bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok.Again, slowly, please.
Formola oħra!ftit
a little
Before a noun with no article: ftit ħalib. Also a few: ftit nies. A little bit: daqsxejn.
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!Only a little! Slowly, please!
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!Only a little! Slowly, please!
Formola oħra!
Maltimasc.
the language you are learning
In Maltese: bil-Malti; nitkellem bil-Malti, I speak Maltese. A Maltese man: Malti; a woman: Maltija; the people: il-Maltin.
Il-Ġermaniż u l-Ingliż. U ftit Malti.German and English. And a little Maltese.
Il-Ġermaniż u l-Ingliż. U ftit Malti.German and English. And a little Maltese.
Formola oħra!biss
only
After what it limits: kafè wieħed biss, only one coffee.
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!Only a little! Slowly, please!
Ftit biss! Bil-mod, jekk jogħġbok!Only a little! Slowly, please!
Formola oħra!
jgħid
say
Its past is another word: qal (he said), qalet (she said), għedt (I said). Għidli: tell me.
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?I'm... I don't know. How do I say "engineer" in Maltese?
Jien... ma nafx. Kif ngħid "engineer" bil-Malti?I'm... I don't know. How do I say "engineer" in Maltese?
Formola oħra!dak / dik
that
dak for a masculine word, dik for a feminine one: dak il-qattus, dik iċ-ċavetta. Those: dawk. That, joining two sentences: li (naf li ..., I know that ...).
Mela dik il-formola għal xiex?So what's that form for?
Mela dik il-formola għal xiex?So what's that form for?
Formola oħra!
appartamentmasc.
flat
Many people just say flat.
Mela dan l-appartament il-ġdid tiegħek?So this is your new flat?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
żgħir
small
żgħir (m) · żgħira (f) · żgħar (pl). Smaller: iżgħar. Also little, young: meta kien żgħir, when he was little.
Iva. Żgħir, imma tiegħi.Yes. Small, but mine.
Iva. Żgħir, imma tiegħi.Yes. Small, but mine.
M'hemm xejn hawn!xiex
what
Before a word it is x': x'inhu? what is it? x'qed tagħmel? what are you doing? On its own: xiex?
U x'hemm hemm?And what's in there?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
kamra tal-banjufem.
bathroom
Literally: the room of the bath. Often just il-banju.
Hemm il-kamra tal-banju.The bathroom's in there.
Hemm il-kamra tal-banju.The bathroom's in there.
M'hemm xejn hawn!
vojt
empty
vojt (m) · vojta (f): il-friġġ vojt, the fridge is empty. A house or flat nobody lives in: battal (battala).
Il-kamra vojta ħafna! Fejn hi l-mejda?The room is very empty! Where's the table?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
mejdafem.
table
Several tables: mwejjed.
M'hemmx mejda.There isn't a table.
M'hemmx mejda.There isn't a table.
M'hemm xejn hawn!
siġġumasc.
chair
Several chairs: siġġijiet.
Hemm xi siġġu? Xi sufan?Is there a chair? A sofa?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
soddafem.
bed
Several beds: sodod. Fis-sodda: in bed.
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
M'hemm xejn hawn!
lampafem.
lamp
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
Le. M'għandix siġġu u m'għandix sufan. Hemm sodda, lampa u bagalja biss.No. I don't have a chair and I don't have a sofa. There's only a bed, a lamp and a suitcase.
M'hemm xejn hawn!
għaliex
why
Also għala and għalfejn. The answer starts with għax: because.
Għaliex?Why?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
wieħed
one
wieħed (m) · waħda (f). It comes after the noun: kafè wieħed, tazza waħda. First: l-ewwel.
Kollox? F'bagalja waħda?Everything? In one suitcase?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
gwardarobbafem.
wardrobe
U dik il-gwardarobba l-kbira? Tiegħek?And that big wardrobe? Is it yours?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
kbir
big
kbir (m) · kbira (f) · kbar (pl). Bigger: akbar.
U dik il-gwardarobba l-kbira? Tiegħek?And that big wardrobe? Is it yours?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
qadim
old (of things)
qadim (m) · qadima (f) · qodma (pl). Older: eqdem (eqdem minnek, older than you). L-Istazzjon il-Qadim: the Old Station.
Le, mhux tiegħi. Qadima ħafna.No, it isn't mine. It's very old.
Le, mhux tiegħi. Qadima ħafna.No, it isn't mine. It's very old.
M'hemm xejn hawn!
iħares
look / watch
Ħares lejn: look at. Ara! (look!) comes from jara, see, and so does watching TV: nara t-televiżjoni.
Nista' nħares?Can I have a look?
M'hemm xejn hawn!xejn
nothing
With ma: ma rajt xejn, I saw nothing. As an answer, alone: xejn.
Xejn! M'hemm xejn hawn!Nothing! There's nothing here!
M'hemm xejn hawn!
kamrafem.
room
Several rooms: kmamar.
Il-kamra vojta ħafna! Fejn hi l-mejda?The room is very empty! Where's the table?
M'hemm xejn hawn!
isfar
yellow
isfar (m) · safra (f) · sofor (pl)
Għandek sufan isfar?Do you have a yellow sofa?
Għandek sufan isfar?Do you have a yellow sofa?
Is-sufan l-isfar
aħmar
red
aħmar (m) · ħamra (f) · ħomor (pl)
U l-lampa l-ħamra? Tiegħek ukoll?And the red lamp? Is it yours too?
U l-lampa l-ħamra? Tiegħek ukoll?And the red lamp? Is it yours too?
Is-sufan l-isfar
aħdar
green
aħdar (m) · ħadra (f) · ħodor (pl)
Le. Il-lampa tiegħi żgħira u ħadra.No. My lamp is small and green.
Is-sufan l-isfar
fuq
on
Also above and upstairs. On me: fuqi; on it: fuqu (m), fuqha (f).
Fil-kamra tal-banju hemm sufan isfar kbir. Fuq is-sufan hemm lampa ħamra.In the bathroom there's a big yellow sofa. On the sofa there's a red lamp.
Is-sufan l-isfar
tieqafem.
window
Several windows: twieqi.
U t-tieqa żgħira wkoll.And the window is small too.
U t-tieqa żgħira wkoll.And the window is small too.
Is-sufan l-isfar
biebmasc.
door
Several doors: bibien.
Imma kif? Is-sufan kbir, u l-bieb żgħir.But how? The sofa is big, and the door is small.
Is-sufan l-isfar
taħt
under
Under it: taħtu (m), taħtha (f): taħt il-mejda, taħtha.
Ara! Ċikku taħt is-sufan.Look! Ċikku is under the sofa.
Is-sufan l-isfar
kċinafem.
kitchen
Several kitchens: kċejjen.
Fil-kċina tiegħek?! U s-siġġijiet?In your kitchen?! And the chairs?
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
abjad
white
abjad (m) · bajda (f) · bojod (pl). Bajda is also an egg.
Mejda żgħira, bajda? Hemm waħda fil-kċina tiegħi. Ma nafx ta' min hi!A small, white table? There's one in my kitchen. I don't know whose it is!
Mejda żgħira, bajda? Hemm waħda fil-kċina tiegħi. Ma nafx ta' min hi!A small, white table? There's one in my kitchen. I don't know whose it is!
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
jistenna
wait
Stenna! Wait! To several: stennew. No word for for: nistenna l-karozza tal-linja, I wait for the bus.
Stenna ftit... Sejra nara!Wait a moment... I'm going to have a look!
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
tazzafem.
cup
Tazza te: a cup of tea.
Għandi tazza waħda biss.I only have one cup.
Għandi tazza waħda biss.I only have one cup.
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
kolazzjonmasc.
breakfast
Għall-kolazzjon: for breakfast.
U kolazzjon ukoll! Fejn huma t-tazzi?And breakfast too! Where are the cups?
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
għandu bżonn
need
Literally: has need. Għandi bżonn ġakketta: I need a jacket. M'hemmx bżonn: there's no need.
Għandi tazza waħda biss.I only have one cup.
Għandi tazza waħda biss.I only have one cup.
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
jiftaħ
open
Open, the adjective: miftuħ (m), miftuħa (f): il-ħanut miftuħ, the shop is open.
Imma min jiftaħ il-bieb tiegħi bil-lejl?But who opens my door at night?
Imma min jiftaħ il-bieb tiegħi bil-lejl?But who opens my door at night?
Il-mejda tal-kafetterijakollha
all (all the doors)
After the noun: il-bibien kollha, all the doors. All of them: kollha, or kollhom for people. The whole: il-lejl kollu, all night.
Kollha?All of them?
Kollha?All of them?
Il-mejda tal-kafetterijagħad
yet / not yet
Not yet: għadu le. With an ending it means still: għadni hawn, I am still here.
Fil-kafetterija għad hemm mwejjed. U int għandek bżonn mejda.There are still tables in the café. And you need a table.
Il-mejda tal-kafetterija
bilqiegħda
sit (be sitting)
Sitting is bilqiegħda after the person: hi bilqiegħda fuq il-bank, she is sitting on the bench. Toqgħod ħdejn it-tieqa: she sits (stays) by the window.
Jien bilqiegħda u nistenna. Min jiġi bil-lejl? U għaliex?I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes at night? And why?
Jien bilqiegħda u nistenna. Min jiġi bil-lejl? U għaliex?I'm sitting here, waiting. Who comes at night? And why?
Min qed jgħin?
jgħin
help
Tista' tgħinni? Can you help me? Help, the noun: għajnuna.
Bonswa! Qed ngħinu biss.Good evening! We're just helping.
Min qed jgħin?
nofsillejlmasc.
midnight
Literally half the night. At midnight: f'nofsillejl. Noon is nofsinhar.
Nofsillejl. Xi ħadd jiftaħ il-bieb.Midnight. Somebody opens the door.
Min qed jgħin?xi ħadd
somebody / someone
Without xi, ħadd is nobody, with ma: ħadd ma jaf, nobody knows.
Nofsillejl. Xi ħadd jiftaħ il-bieb.Midnight. Somebody opens the door.
Min qed jgħin?
ħinmasc.
time
Time on the clock, and time to do something: m'għandix ħin, I have no time. A longer time, an age, is żmien.
Bi nhar? Bi nhar m'għandix ħin.In the daytime? In the daytime I have no time.
Min qed jgħin?
Additional words
qasir
short
qasir (m) · qasira (f) · qosra (pl), of people, hair and a visit alike. Shorter: iqsar.
Is-sufan l-isfar (P)
Practice 1/8 · Pictures
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Pictures and words
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Practice 2/8 · Listening
Listen and choose
Listen and choose the word you hear.
minn: from
lingwa: language
malajr: fast
pultruna: armchair
kunjom: surname
Practice 3/8 · Meanings
What does it mean?
jitkellem
formola
kantina
jimla
kunjom
jiġi
Practice 4/8 · Matching
Around the flat
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/8 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Marija hands you a form. Ask her what it's for.
You say:
Marija hands you a form. Ask her what it's for.
You say:
There's a spoon on your bed, and you don't know whose it is.
You say:
There's a spoon on your bed, and you don't know whose it is.
You say:
Marija promises that the form won't take long.
Marija says:
You don't understand a surname. Ask for it letter by letter.
You say:
You don't understand a surname. Ask for it letter by letter.
You say:
As Lukas
Marija asks what you do. Tell her your job.
You say:
As Lena
Marija asks what you do. Tell her your job.
You say:
As Lukas
Ella wonders why the flat is so empty. Tell her you're new here, and everything is in your suitcase.
You say:
As Lena
Ella wonders why the flat is so empty. Tell her you're new here, and everything is in your suitcase.
You say:
Lina hears her table is in your kitchen. She's going to go and see.
Lina says:
Practice 6/8 · Fill the gaps
My flat now
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Kull ġar ġdid formola.
Every new neighbour fills in a form.
Issa fil-kamra tiegħi hemm sodda, mejda u qadima.
Now in my room there's a bed, a table and an old armchair.
Il-pultruna mill- tan-nanna.
The armchair is from Grandma's cellar.
Fil-kċina hemm tazzi u .
In the kitchen there are cups and spoons.
Ta' hi l-lampa l-ħamra? Ma nafx.
Whose is the red lamp? I don't know.
As Lukas
Jien , u l- tiegħi Becker.
I'm an engineer, and my surname is Becker.
As Lena
Jien , u l- tiegħi Becker.
I'm an engineer, and my surname is Becker.
Practice 7/8 · Comic strip
Fejn huma l-mgħaref tiegħi?
Fill the speech bubbles.
1 LinaFejn huma l- tiegħi? M'hemm xejn hawn!
Where are my spoons? There's nothing here!
2 LukasForsi fil-?
Maybe in the cellar?
3 MarijaLe. Fil-kantina hemm biss.
No. There are only armchairs in the cellar.
4 LinaĊikku! Dawk il-mgħaref !
Ċikku! Those are my spoons!
1 LinaFejn huma l- tiegħi? M'hemm xejn hawn!
Where are my spoons? There's nothing here!
2 LenaForsi fil-?
Maybe in the cellar?
3 MarijaLe. Fil-kantina hemm biss.
No. There are only armchairs in the cellar.
4 LinaĊikku! Dawk il-mgħaref !
Ċikku! Those are my spoons!
Practice 8/8 · Questions
What happened?
Answer the questions.
Il-lampa ta' Ġorġ ħamra?
Is Ġorġ's lamp red?
Fejn hu s-sufan ta' Ġorġ?
Where is Ġorġ's sofa?
Il-mejda fil-kċina: minn fejn hi?
The table in the kitchen: where is it from?
X'jiftaħ il-bibien kollha?
What opens all the doors?
Il-pultruna l-ħadra: minn fejn hi?
The green armchair: where is it from?
Unit complete
