Three questions, three prepositions. Where to? : , I go to Valletta. Where? : , in Valletta. Where from? : , from Valletta. With the article they join it, as you know. Before a vowel is : , at the station.
A place name without the article takes them bare: , . then shortens to : , in Gozo, , in Mġarr.
Where to, where, where from
| Place | Where to: | Where: | Where from: | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With the article | ||||
| Valletta | ||||
| Valletta | ||||
| the station | ||||
| the station | ||||
| the market | ||||
| the market | ||||
| the park | ||||
| the park | ||||
| No article | ||||
| Gozo | ||||
| Gozo | ||||
| Mġarr | ||||
| Mġarr | ||||
With a place you go to, is often left out: , . And home needs nothing at all: , I go home.
How you go is , by, which joins the article too: , by ferry, , by bus, , on foot. Careful: on its own is by car. The bus is always .
How?
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| by bus | |
| by bus | |
| by ferry, by boat | |
| by ferry, by boat | |
| on foot | |
| on foot | |
| by car | |
| by car | |
is to go, any way at all; is to walk. After a word that ends in a vowel, the first i of and drops:
and in the present tense
| Meaning | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| go | |||||||
| go | |||||||
| walk | |||||||
| walk | |||||||
before the 1st person plural (, we) is let's: Let's follow Ċikku! Let's go! To ask how to get somewhere, use : How do I get to the station?
Għada mmorru Għawdex, bil-karozza tal-linja u bil-vapur.Tomorrow we're going to Gozo, by bus and by ferry.
Għada mmorru Għawdex, bil-karozza tal-linja u bil-vapur.Tomorrow we're going to Gozo, by bus and by ferry.
Bil-ħamsa saċ-Ċirkewwa, u mbagħad bil-vapur għal Għawdex.On the five to Ċirkewwa, and then by ferry to Gozo.
Kif immur għall-istazzjon? Bil-karozza tal-linja?How do I get to the station? By bus?
Le, mhux bil-karozza tal-linja! Bil-mixi.No, not by bus! On foot.
Ejja, nimxu wara Ċikku!Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ejja, nimxu wara Ċikku!Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Lina tmur is-suq bil-mixi, u tiġi lura mis-suq bil-karozza.Lina walks to the market, and comes back from the market by car.
Practice 1/7 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the places with għal, fi and minn, and the verbs of going.
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On Sunday we go to Gozo by ferry.
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How do I get to the station?
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Ċikku walks from the park to the quay.
, .
Lina buys the apples at the market, and walks back from the market.
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My friend lives in Gozo.
, .
Ġorġ plays in Valletta, and comes back from Valletta at night.
Practice 2/7 · The right form
Where to, where, where from?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jien immur għada.
I'm going to Valletta tomorrow.
Jien immur għada.
I'm going to Valletta tomorrow.
Tonio jiġi .
Tonio comes from Valletta.
Nistennew .
We'll wait at the station.
Kif immur ?
How do I get to the station?
Lina tmur bil-mixi.
Lina walks to the market.
Lina tiġi lura .
Lina comes back from the market.
Ejja !
Come to the park!
In-nies jimxu .
People are walking in the park.
Il-vapur jiġi lura .
The ferry comes back from Mġarr.
Bil-vapur .
By ferry to Gozo.
Practice 3/7 · Questions
Where, and how?
Choose the right answer.
Fejn idoqq Ġorġ?
Where does Ġorġ play?
Minn fejn titlaq il-karozza tal-linja?
Where does the bus leave from?
Fejn toqgħod il-ħabiba ta' Marta?
Where does Marta's friend live?
Għawdex has no article, so fi becomes f'.
Minn fejn jiġi Ċikku?
Where is Ċikku coming from?
Fejn tixtri Lina t-tuffieħ?
Where does Lina buy the apples?
Fejn hu l-vapur fl-għaxra?
Where is the ferry at ten?
Kif immorru Għawdex?
How do we get to Gozo?
Il-ġirien, fejn imorru kull Sibt?
The neighbours, where do they go every Saturday?
Aħna nimxu ħafna, hux?
We walk a lot, don't we?
Ella tmur bil-karozza tal-linja?
Does Ella go by bus?
Practice 4/7 · The right form
Immur, nimxi
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jien għall-istazzjon.
I'm going to the station.
Jien għall-istazzjon.
I'm going to the station.
Int bil-mixi?
Are you going on foot?
Ġorġ il-Belt bil-karozza tal-linja.
Ġorġ goes to Valletta by bus.
Il-Ħadd Għawdex.
On Sunday we're going to Gozo.
Il-Ħadd Għawdex.
On Sunday we're going to Gozo.
Intom bil-vapur?
Are you two going by ferry?
Intom bil-vapur?
Are you two going by ferry?
Jien dritt.
I walk straight on.
Jien dritt.
I walk straight on.
Int malajr!
You walk fast!
Ċikku fil-ġnien.
Ċikku walks in the park.
Ejja, wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ejja, wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
In-nies fil-ġnien.
People are walking in the park.
Practice 5/7 · Fill the gaps
A Sunday out
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
In-numru ħamsa jitlaq .
The number five leaves from the station.
Bil-ħamsa saċ-Ċirkewwa, u mbagħad Għawdex.
On the five to Ċirkewwa, and then by ferry to Gozo.
Ara kemm hawn nies ! Qed u jilagħbu l-futbol.
Look how many people there are in the park! They're walking and playing football.
Ara kemm hawn nies ! Qed u jilagħbu l-futbol.
Look how many people there are in the park! They're walking and playing football.
Kif ?
How do I get to the station?
, għoxrin minuta.
On foot, twenty minutes.
Ejja, wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ejja, wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ċikku għall-moll.
Ċikku walks from the park to the quay.
Lina is-suq bil-mixi, u tiġi lura bil-karozza.
Lina walks to the market, and comes back from the market by car.
Practice 6/7 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
I go to Valletta by bus.
I go to Valletta by bus.
We wait at the station, then we leave.
Lina walks to the market.
Ella goes to the park with Ċikku.
The ferry is in Mġarr at ten.
Ġorġ goes to Valletta, and comes back from Valletta at night.
The neighbours go to the market every Saturday.
I walk straight on, and you follow Ċikku.
I walk straight on, and you follow Ċikku.
You two walk a lot, don't you?
Let's follow Ċikku!
Let's follow Ċikku!
Practice 7/7 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
The tourist asks you the way. You don't know; you're not from here.
You say:
The tourist asks you the way. You don't know; you're not from here.
You say:
Tell Tonio: let's walk!
You say:
Let's is ejja with the 1st person plural: nimxu.
Tell Tonio: let's walk!
You say:
Let's is ejja with the 1st person plural: nimxu.
The tourist asks if she should take the bus. Tonio says no, on foot.
Tonio says:
Bil-karozza on its own is by car; the bus is il-karozza tal-linja.
Tell the tourist you're going to Gozo tomorrow, by ferry.
You say:
Tell the tourist you're going to Gozo tomorrow, by ferry.
You say:
Ask Tonio and the tourist if they're going to the station on foot.
You say:
Ask Tonio and the tourist if they're going to the station on foot.
You say:
The tourist tells you that her friend lives in Gozo.
Marta says:
Għawdex has no article, so fi becomes f'.
The tourist asks where you're from. Germany.
You say:
The tourist asks where you're from. Germany.
You say:
Ask the tourist where she's from.
You say:
Ask the tourist where she's from.
You say:
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