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Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
The clock and the ordinals
The hour takes the article: , nine o'clock; one o'clock is . At is joined to the article: , at nine. Minutes are added with and taken away with : , , .
| Time | It is | At | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | one o'clock · at one | ||
| one o'clock · at one | |||
| 4:00 | four o'clock · at four | ||
| four o'clock · at four | |||
| 5:00 | five o'clock · at five | ||
| five o'clock · at five | |||
| 9:00 | nine o'clock · at nine | ||
| nine o'clock · at nine | |||
Noon is : , at half past twelve. From ... until: .
An ordinal comes before its noun, carries the article and never changes; the noun stays singular.
| Ordinal | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| first · the first day | ||
| first · the first day | ||
| second · the second question | ||
| second · the second question | ||
| third · the third rule | ||
| third · the third rule | ||
| fourth · the fourth rule | ||
| fourth · the fourth rule | ||
From the fifth on it sounds like the number before a noun: , seven rules, but , the seventh rule.
The days
The days take the article. On a day needs nothing more; every week drops the article: .
| Day | Every week | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Monday · every Monday | ||
| Monday · every Monday | ||
| Tuesday · every Tuesday | ||
| Tuesday · every Tuesday | ||
| Wednesday · every Wednesday | ||
| Wednesday · every Wednesday | ||
| Thursday · every Thursday | ||
| Thursday · every Thursday | ||
| Friday · every Friday | ||
| Friday · every Friday | ||
| Saturday · every Saturday | ||
| Saturday · every Saturday | ||
| Sunday · every Sunday | ||
| Sunday · every Sunday | ||
The parts of the day: , , , ; and .
Now or always: qed
The plain present is a habit; in front makes it right now. Words for how often go before the verb, and takes .
| Word | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| right now · I'm drinking tea. | ||
| right now · I'm drinking tea. | ||
| always · I always drink coffee. | ||
| always · I always drink coffee. | ||
| usually · I usually get up at seven. | ||
| usually · I usually get up at seven. | ||
| sometimes · Sometimes I go running. | ||
| sometimes · Sometimes I go running. | ||
| never · I never cook. | ||
| never · I never cook. | ||
Qed nixrob it-te, u sejjer norqod.I'm having my tea, and I'm off to bed.
Do it! Don't!
The imperative is the present of without the ; to several people, the present of without the , ending in -u. Don't is the present itself with -x, or -ux to several.
| Present | Imperative | To several | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| look | |||
| look | |||
| write | |||
| write | |||
| read | |||
| read | |||
| come | |||
| come | |||
| take | |||
| take | |||
| Present | Don't! | To several | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't sit! | |||
| don't sit! | |||
| don't say it! | |||
| don't say it! | |||
| don't be afraid! | |||
| don't be afraid! | |||
| don't come! | |||
| don't come! | |||
, nothing, , nobody, and , never, go with , and the verb then has no -x: , , . A don't keeps its -x:
| Word | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nothing · I know nothing. | ||
| nothing · I know nothing. | ||
| nobody · Nobody knows. | ||
| nobody · Nobody knows. | ||
Practice 1/7 · The right form
A bit of everything
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ix-xogħol jibda .
Work starts at nine.
: l-imejl.
Second: the email.
Il-laqgħa nhar , fl-għaxra.
The meeting is on Thursday, at ten.
Issa nixrob it-te.
Right now I'm having my tea.
Ella, Ġorġ: ! Il-qattus fuq il-printer!
Ella, Ġorġ: look! The cat is on the printer!
Ella, Ġorġ, ! Il-kejk fuq il-mejda.
Ella, Ġorġ, come! The cake is on the table.
Imma lil ħadd!
But don't tell anyone!
Ħello lil kulħadd! U !
Hello, everyone! And don't be afraid!
Ħello lil kulħadd! U !
Hello, everyone! And don't be afraid!
X'jagħmel? . Jorqod.
What does he do? Nothing. He sleeps.
regola: qatt fuq il-printer!
Rule four: never on the printer!
regola: qatt fuq il-printer!
Rule four: never on the printer!
Days, times, do and don't
Choose the right word for the gap.
X'ħin hu? u kwart. Int tard!
What time is it? A quarter past nine. You're late!
X'ħin hu? ? Mela nieklu!
What time is it? One o'clock? Let's eat, then!
X'ħin hu? ? Mela nieklu!
What time is it? One o'clock? Let's eat, then!
X'jum hu llum? : il-kontroll tal-qtates!
What day is it today? Friday: the cat check!
u l-Ħadd ma naħdmux.
On Saturday and Sunday we don't work.
Ġorġ iqum fit-tlieta.
Ġorġ sometimes gets up at three.
Ġorġ, Lina: l-isem tagħkom hawn.
Ġorġ, Lina: write your names here.
Ġorġ, Lina: l-isem tagħkom hawn.
Ġorġ, Lina: write your names here.
Ella u Ġorġ, ir-regoli, jekk jogħġbok.
Ella and Ġorġ, read the rules, please.
Nanna, Ġorġ: kejk!
Grandma, Ġorġ: have some cake!
Ċikku, fuq is-siġġu tiegħi!
Ċikku, don't sit on my chair!
U għada tard!
And don't be late tomorrow!
Practice 2/7 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that tell someone to do something, or not to.
, : ! !
Ella, Ġorġ: look! The cat is on the printer!
! , !
Hello, everyone! Read the rules, and don't be afraid!
! , !
Hello, everyone! Read the rules, and don't be afraid!
, .
Write your names here, please. (to several people)
!
But don't tell anyone!
, !
Ċikku, don't sit on my chair!
!
And don't be late tomorrow!
, ! .
Ella, don't be afraid! Ċikku isn't bad.
, : !
Ġorġ, Lina: don't be late on Saturday!
Practice 3/7 · Fill the gaps
Tonio's Friday
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Tonio jiġi l-uffiċċju nieqes kwart.
On Friday Tonio comes to the office at a quarter to nine.
Tonio qatt ma jiekol : f'nofsinhar u nofs.
Tonio never eats at one: always at half past twelve.
wara nofsinhar hemm il-kontroll tal-qtates.
At four in the afternoon there's the cat check.
Ċikku jorqod fuq il-printer, imma llum jorqod fuq is-siġġu ta' Tonio.
Ċikku usually sleeps on the printer, but today he's sleeping on Tonio's chair.
Is-seba' regola. Imma lil !
The seventh rule. But don't tell anyone!
As Lukas
U jien? id-dar u nofs.
And me? I'm off home at half past five.
As Lena
U jien? d-dar u nofs.
And me? I'm off home at half past five.
Practice 4/7 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
A quarter to nine, and Tonio is already in the office.
Second: the email. Third: the meeting.
Rule four: never on the printer!
Rule four: never on the printer!
On Thursday there's a meeting, always with coffee.
Right now I'm having my tea, and I'm off to bed.
On Monday I have soup, on Tuesday fish.
On Sunday and Saturday I don't work.
As Lukas
I'm off to bed, Ċikku. Good night!
As Lena
I'm off to bed, Ċikku. Good night!
Half past five: everyone is off home.
On Saturday Ċikku sometimes sleeps in the office.
At four: the cat check.
Ella, Ġorġ: come here and have some cake.
Practice 5/7 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
It's 8:55. Tonio says you're late. Tell him the time.
You say:
The hour is the plain number, disgħa; disa' is the ninth.
It's 8:55. Tonio says you're late. Tell him the time.
You say:
The hour is the plain number, disgħa; disa' is the ninth.
Tonio asks what you usually have for lunch.
You say:
Tonio asks what you usually have for lunch.
You say:
Ġorġ is in the café at seven in the morning. Ask him what he's doing here.
You say:
Ġorġ is in the café at seven in the morning. Ask him what he's doing here.
You say:
As Lukas
It's late. Tell Ċikku you're off to bed.
You say:
As Lena
It's late. Tell Ċikku you're off to bed.
You say:
Ċikku is on the printer. Tell him to come here.
You say:
Ċikku is on the printer. Tell him to come here.
You say:
Tonio is afraid of Ċikku. Tell him not to be.
You say:
Tonio is afraid of Ċikku. Tell him not to be.
You say:
Tonio tells Ella and Ġorġ not to sit on his chair.
Tonio says:
Lina asks who is in the café at five in the morning. Nobody.
You say:
Lina asks who is in the café at five in the morning. Nobody.
You say:
Lina asks what Ċikku does in the afternoon.
You say:
Lina asks what Ċikku does in the afternoon.
You say:
Tell Tonio the first rule: come at nine.
You say:
Tell Tonio the first rule: come at nine.
You say:
Practice 6/7 · Questions
The week at number 7
Answer the questions.
Meta jibda x-xogħol?
When does work start?
At nine is fid-disgħa. Tonio is there at a quarter to nine, but work starts at nine.
Meta l-laqgħa mas-sid?
When is the meeting with the boss?
Meta jiekol ħut Tonio?
When does Tonio have fish?
U meta jiekol soppa?
And when does he have soup?
U meta jiekol bajd?
And when does he have eggs?
Ġorġ, x'qed tagħmel issa?
Ġorġ, what are you doing now?
Ġorġ isajjar?
Does Ġorġ cook?
X'ħin hu? (5:30)
What time is it? (5:30)
Ċikku, x'jagħmel wara nofsinhar?
Ċikku: what does he do in the afternoon?
Tonio jgħid lil kulħadd dwar is-seba' regola?
Does Tonio tell everyone about the seventh rule?
Ħadd goes with ma: ma jgħid lil ħadd, he tells nobody.
Practice 7/7 · Matching
Question and answer
Match each question to its answer.
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