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Words of module 5: The first week at work
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
In this module you learned to
- tell the time, say when work starts and give my email address
- read a weekly plan and say what I do on which day and how often
- describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirs
- say where something is in the office and ask people to do something
- read a short notice and write a short message to colleagues
From this module's scenes
kwartmasc.
quarter
Quarter past nine: id-disgħa u kwart. Quarter to nine: id-disgħa nieqes kwart.
Fid-disgħa nieqes kwart? Kull ġurnata?At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Fid-disgħa nieqes kwart? Kull ġurnata?At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
raġelmasc.
man
Several: rġiel. Also husband: ir-raġel tagħha, her husband.
Stenna ftit... Jien naf lilek! Int ir-raġel tal-kafetterija, tal-mejda tlieta. Te bla zokkor!Wait a moment... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three. Tea without sugar!
Stenna ftit... Jien naf lilek! Int ir-raġel tal-kafetterija, tal-mejda tlieta. Te bla zokkor!Wait a moment... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three. Tea without sugar!
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
skrivanijafem.
desk
After the article it takes an i: l-iskrivanija.
L-ewwel: din l-iskrivanija tiegħek, bil-kompjuter, ħdejn it-tieqa. U l-iskrivanija tiegħi ħdejn tiegħek.First: this is your desk, with the computer, by the window. And my desk is next to yours.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
griż
grey
griż (m) · griża (f) · griżi (pl). One hair: xagħra; a grey hair: xagħra griża.
X'inhu dan? Xagħra griża... Din xagħra ta' qattus?What's this? A grey hair... Is this a cat hair?
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
il-Ħamismasc.
Thursday
The fifth day; five is ħamsa.
Sabiħ ħafna! U x'inhu dan, il-Ħamis fl-għaxra?Very nice! And what's this, on Thursday at ten?
Sabiħ ħafna! U x'inhu dan, il-Ħamis fl-għaxra?Very nice! And what's this, on Thursday at ten?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
ikla ta' nofsinharfem.
lunch
Literally: the meal of noon. Often just: għal nofsinhar, for lunch.
Nieklu f'nofsinhar u nofs. Dejjem.We have lunch at half past twelve. Always.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
siegħafem.
o'clock (at four o'clock)
O'clock is just the article and the number: fl-erbgħa, at four. One o'clock is is-siegħa, the hour; twelve noon is nofsinhar.
Dejjem? Qatt fis-siegħa?Always? Never at one?
Dejjem? Qatt fis-siegħa?Always? Never at one?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħedkullimkien
everywhere
Għax int toqgħod fin-numru sebgħa. U l-qattus tan-numru sebgħa jimxi kullimkien.Because you live at number 7. And the cat from number 7 goes everywhere.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
jieħu doċċa
shower
Literally: takes a shower. Nieħu doċċa: I have a shower.
Fis-sitta u nofs. Nieħu doċċa, u niġi hawn għall-kafè.At half past six. I have a shower, and I come here for coffee.
Fis-sitta u nofs. Nieħu doċċa, u niġi hawn għall-kafè.At half past six. I have a shower, and I come here for coffee.
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
quddiem
in front of
In front of me: quddiemi; quddiemek, quddiemu, quddiemha.
Wara l-kompjuter! Le, quddiem il-printer! Le, fuq l-iskrivanija tiegħi!Behind the computer! No, in front of the printer! No, on my desk!
Il-ġurdien
minn
since
The word for from: mill-Erbgħa, since Wednesday. With the article: mill-, mit-, mid-.
Ċikku hawn. Mill-Erbgħa jiġi kull ġurnata.Ċikku is here. He's come every day since Wednesday.
Ċikku hawn. Mill-Erbgħa jiġi kull ġurnata.Ċikku is here. He's come every day since Wednesday.
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
avviżmasc.
notice
Hawn hu l-avviż tiegħi. Huwa għall-ħajt tal-kċina.Here's my notice. It's for the kitchen wall.
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċjuspiss
often
Also: ta' spiss.
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?How many times does he eat? Often?
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?How many times does he eat? Often?
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
wara nofsinharmasc.
afternoon
Literally after noon. In the afternoon: wara nofsinhar, with no preposition.
U x'jagħmel wara nofsinhar?And what does he do in the afternoon?
U x'jagħmel wara nofsinhar?And what does he do in the afternoon?
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
messaġġmasc.
message
Issa ikteb messaġġ lil kulħadd, jekk jogħġbok.Now write a message to everyone, please.
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
tard
late
I'm late: wasalt tard, I arrived late. Later: iktar tard.
Tard? Imma issa d-disgħa nieqes ħamsa!Late? But it's five to nine now!
Tard? Imma issa d-disgħa nieqes ħamsa!Late? But it's five to nine now!
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
jibda
start
Ix-xogħol jibda fid-disgħa: work starts at nine. Beda: it started.
Ix-xogħol jibda fid-disgħa. Jien inkun hawn fid-disgħa nieqes kwart. Kull ġurnata.Work starts at nine. I'm here at a quarter to nine. Every day.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
kollegamasc.
colleague
The same word for a man and a woman. Several: kollegi.
U int il-kollega l-ġdid tiegħi. Min-numru sebgħa, mid-dar tal-qattus.And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
U int il-kollega l-ġdida tiegħi. Min-numru sebgħa, mid-dar tal-qattus.And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
kompjutermasc.
computer
L-ewwel: din l-iskrivanija tiegħek, bil-kompjuter, ħdejn it-tieqa. U l-iskrivanija tiegħi ħdejn tiegħek.First: this is your desk, with the computer, by the window. And my desk is next to yours.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
imejlmasc.
email
It-tieni: l-imejl. Il-kunjom tiegħek, ittra b'ittra, jekk jogħġbok.Second: the email. Your surname, letter by letter, please.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
indirizzmasc.
address
Several: indirizzi.
Tajjeb. Hawn hu l-indirizz il-ġdid tiegħek.Good. Here's your new address.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsasa
until
With the article: sal-ħamsa, until five. Before a verb: sakemm.
U sa x'ħin naħdmu?And until what time do we work?
U sa x'ħin naħdmu?And until what time do we work?
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
siegħafem.
hour (sixty minutes)
Two hours: sagħtejn; three hours: tliet sigħat. Is-siegħa is also one o'clock.
Tmien sigħat u tletin minuta.Eight hours and thirty minutes.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
minutafem.
minute
Five minutes: ħames minuti.
Tmien sigħat u tletin minuta.Eight hours and thirty minutes.
Id-disgħa nieqes ħamsa
ġimgħafem.
week
Two weeks: ġimagħtejn. Next week: il-ġimgħa d-dieħla. Il-Ġimgħa is also Friday.
Bonġu. Hawn hi l-ġimgħa tiegħek. Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed.Good morning. Here's your week. One day, one colour.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
it-Tnejnmasc.
Monday
The second day; tnejn is two. On Monday: nhar it-Tnejn.
It-Tnejn blu, it-Tlieta aħdar, l-Erbgħa isfar, il-Ħamis aħmar u l-Ġimgħa abjad.Monday is blue, Tuesday green, Wednesday yellow, Thursday red and Friday white.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
it-Tlietamasc.
Tuesday
The third day; tlieta is three.
It-Tnejn blu, it-Tlieta aħdar, l-Erbgħa isfar, il-Ħamis aħmar u l-Ġimgħa abjad.Monday is blue, Tuesday green, Wednesday yellow, Thursday red and Friday white.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
l-Erbgħamasc.
Wednesday
The fourth day; erbgħa is four.
U x'inhu dan, il-Ġimgħa fl-erbgħa?And what's this, on Friday at four?
U x'inhu dan, il-Ġimgħa fl-erbgħa?And what's this, on Friday at four?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
il-Ġimgħamasc.
Friday
The day of gathering; also the word for week.
U x'inhu dan, il-Ġimgħa fl-erbgħa?And what's this, on Friday at four?
U x'inhu dan, il-Ġimgħa fl-erbgħa?And what's this, on Friday at four?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
laqgħafem.
meeting
Several: laqgħat.
Hemm laqgħa mas-sid, kull nhar ta' Ħamis. Dejjem bil-kafè, qatt bit-te.There's a meeting with the boss, every Thursday. Always with coffee, never with tea.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħedqatt
never
With ma: qatt ma nixrob te, I never drink tea. As an answer, alone: qatt!
Dejjem? Qatt fis-siegħa?Always? Never at one?
Dejjem? Qatt fis-siegħa?Always? Never at one?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
soppafem.
soup
Minestra: the thick Maltese vegetable soup.
Niekol soppa u ħobż... u kejk.I have soup and bread... and cake.
Niekol soppa u ħobż... u kejk.I have soup and bread... and cake.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
il-Ħaddmasc.
Sunday
The first day. Without the capital, ħadd is nobody.
U s-Sibt u l-Ħadd?And on Saturday and Sunday?
U s-Sibt u l-Ħadd?And on Saturday and Sunday?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
weekendmasc.
weekend
Everyone says il-weekend. Formally: tmiem il-ġimgħa.
Fil-weekend niekol bajd. U int, x'tiekol normalment għal nofsinhar?At the weekend I have eggs. And you, what do you usually have for lunch?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħednormalment
usually
Also: is-soltu.
Fil-weekend niekol bajd. U int, x'tiekol normalment għal nofsinhar?At the weekend I have eggs. And you, what do you usually have for lunch?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħedkultant
sometimes
Also: xi drabi.
Mhux kull ġurnata. Kultant biss.Not every day. Only sometimes.
Mhux kull ġurnata. Kultant biss.Not every day. Only sometimes.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
kontrollmasc.
check (a control)
Kontroll tal-qtates: a cat check.
Mela għaliex kontroll tal-qtates?Then why a cat check?
Mela għaliex kontroll tal-qtates?Then why a cat check?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
uffiċċjumasc.
office
Several: uffiċċji.
Kontroll tal-qtates? Hemm qtates fl-uffiċċju?A cat check? Are there cats in the office?
Kontroll tal-qtates? Hemm qtates fl-uffiċċju?A cat check? Are there cats in the office?
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
jimxi
walk
On foot: bil-mixi. Imxi dritt: go straight on.
Għax int toqgħod fin-numru sebgħa. U l-qattus tan-numru sebgħa jimxi kullimkien.Because you live at number 7. And the cat from number 7 goes everywhere.
Ġurnata waħda, kulur wieħed
iqum
get up
Nqum fis-sebgħa: I get up at seven. Qomt: I got up.
U int, meta tqum?And you, when do you get up?
U int, meta tqum?And you, when do you get up?
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
liberu
free (not busy)
liberu (m) · libera (f) · liberi (pl). Free time: ħin liberu. Free of charge is b'xejn.
U fil-ħin liberu tiegħek? X'jogħġbok tagħmel?And in your free time? What do you like doing?
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
jagħmel
do
X'qed tagħmel? What are you doing? The weather does it too: qed tagħmel ix-xita, it is raining.
Bonġu, Ġorġ! X'qed tagħmel hawn?Good morning, Ġorġ! What are you doing here?
Bonġu, Ġorġ! X'qed tagħmel hawn?Good morning, Ġorġ! What are you doing here?
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
jaqra
read
In speech naqra also means a little: naqra ħalib.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
isajjar
cook (make food)
Taf issajjar? Can you cook? Cooking, the noun: tisjir.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
jiġri
run
Jiġri also means happen: x'qed jiġri? what's going on? Its past is then ġara: x'ġara? what happened?
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Jogħġobni naqra u nsajjar. Kultant immur niġri.I like reading and cooking. Sometimes I go running.
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
darfem.
home
At home and going home both say id-dar, with no preposition: jien id-dar, I'm at home; immur id-dar, I go home.
Hu qatt ma jsajjar. Jorqod id-dar, imma jiekol hawn. U issa qed jiekol il-panina tiegħek!He never cooks. He sleeps at home, but he eats here. And right now he's eating your roll!
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
jara
see
Ara! Look! Rajt: I saw.
Ara? Hu wkoll iqum fis-sitta u nofs.See? He gets up at half past six too.
Bonġu jew il-lejl it-tajjeb?
borżafem.
bag
Several bags: boroż.
Poġġi l-qattus lura fil-borża! Malajr!Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
Il-ġurdien
tqil
heavy
tqil (m) · tqila (f) · tqal (pl). Heavier: itqal.
Bonġu. Għaliex il-borża tiegħek daqshekk tqila? X'għandek ġol-borża?Good morning. Why is your bag so heavy? What have you got in the bag?
Il-ġurdien
ipoġġi
put
Poġġih fuq il-mejda: put it on the table. The same verb means sit down: poġġi! sit down!
Poġġi l-qattus lura fil-borża! Malajr!Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
Il-ġurdien
lura
back (come back)
Niġi lura: I'll come back. Ejja lura! Come back!
Poġġi l-qattus lura fil-borża! Malajr!Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
Il-ġurdien
wara
behind
Behind me: warajja; warajk, warajh, warajha. Also after.
Wara l-kompjuter! Le, quddiem il-printer! Le, fuq l-iskrivanija tiegħi!Behind the computer! No, in front of the printer! No, on my desk!
Il-ġurdien
printermasc.
printer
Wara l-kompjuter! Le, quddiem il-printer! Le, fuq l-iskrivanija tiegħi!Behind the computer! No, in front of the printer! No, on my desk!
Il-ġurdien
importanti
important
The same for m, f and plural. More important: iktar importanti.
Ma jiġix! Ħu l-qattus minn hawn! Fil-ħdax għandi laqgħa importanti mas-sid!He isn't coming! Take the cat out of here! At eleven I have an important meeting with the boss!
Il-ġurdien
ġurdienmasc.
mouse
Several: ġrieden. Also the computer mouse, though many just say il-mouse.
Il-ġurdien tiegħi!My mouse!
Il-ġurdien
jagħti
give
Agħtini: give me. Tajt: I gave.
Tajjeb. Agħtini karta, jekk jogħġbok. U pinna.All right. Give me some paper, please. And a pen.
Il-ġurdien
kartafem.
paper
Paper, and a sheet of it: karta. A piece of paper: biċċa karta.
Tajjeb. Agħtini karta, jekk jogħġbok. U pinna.All right. Give me some paper, please. And a pen.
Il-ġurdien
regolafem.
rule
Regoli għal Ċikku? Imma Ċikku ma jaqrax!Rules for Ċikku? But Ċikku doesn't read!
Regoli għal Ċikku? Imma Ċikku ma jaqrax!Rules for Ċikku? But Ċikku doesn't read!
Il-ġurdien
darbafem.
times (three times a day)
Once: darba; twice: darbtejn; three times: tliet darbiet. A day: kuljum (darbtejn kuljum).
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?How many times does he eat? Often?
Kemm-il darba jiekol? Spiss?How many times does he eat? Often?
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
jikteb
write
Ikteb ismek hawn: write your name here.
Issa ikteb messaġġ lil kulħadd, jekk jogħġbok.Now write a message to everyone, please.
Regoli għall-qattus tal-uffiċċju
Practice 1/8 · Pictures
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Practice 2/8 · Listening
Listen and choose
Listen and choose the word you hear.
ikla ta' nofsinhar: lunch
kwart: quarter
kullimkien: everywhere
siegħa: o'clock (at four o'clock)
raġel: man
Practice 3/8 · Meanings
What does it mean?
skrivanija
ikla ta' nofsinhar
metru
kwart
minn
raġel
Practice 4/8 · Matching
At the office
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/8 · Fill the gaps
Tonio's Thursday
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
fl-għaxra Tonio għandu laqgħa mas-sid.
On Thursday at ten, Tonio has a meeting with the boss.
Hu jkun fl-uffiċċju fid-disgħa nieqes .
He's at the office at a quarter to nine.
L-iskrivanija tiegħu ħdejn tiegħi: wieħed biss.
His desk is next to mine: just one metre away.
Nieklu f' u nofs. Il-Ħamis, ħut.
We have lunch at half past twelve. On Thursday, fish.
Ċikku jorqod fuq il-printer, u nofsinhar fuq is-siġġu ta' Tonio.
Ċikku often sleeps on the printer, and in the afternoon on Tonio's chair.
As Lukas
Jien il-kollega l-. L-iskrivanija tiegħi it-tieqa.
I'm the new colleague. My desk is in front of the window.
As Lena
Jien il-kollega l-. L-iskrivanija tiegħi it-tieqa.
I'm the new colleague. My desk is in front of the window.
Practice 6/8 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Lina asks who the man at table three is. Say he's your colleague.
You say:
Lina asks who the man at table three is. Say he's your colleague.
You say:
Tell Ġorġ you have a shower at half past six.
You say:
Tell Ġorġ you have a shower at half past six.
You say:
Tonio asks since when Ċikku has been coming. Every day since Wednesday.
You say:
Tonio asks since when Ċikku has been coming. Every day since Wednesday.
You say:
As Lukas
Your first morning at the office. Tell the man at the next desk who you are.
You say:
As Lena
Your first morning at the office. Tell the man at the next desk who you are.
You say:
Ask how often the cat eats.
You say:
Ask how often the cat eats.
You say:
Tonio asks where the printer is. It's in front of the window.
You say:
Tonio asks where the printer is. It's in front of the window.
You say:
Practice 7/8 · Comic strip
Ir-raba' regola
Fill the speech bubbles.
1 LukasTonio, fejn int? Diġà l-għaxra nieqes !
Tonio, where are you? It's a quarter to ten already!
2 TonioJien hawn, il-printer. Il-karti tiegħi fil-printer!
I'm here, in front of the printer. My papers are in the printer!
3 TonioImma fuq il-karti hemm qattus !
But there's a grey cat on the papers!
4 LukasĦares, fuq il-ħajt hemm l-. Ir-raba' regola!
Look, there's the notice on the wall. Rule four!
1 LenaTonio, fejn int? Diġà l-għaxra nieqes !
Tonio, where are you? It's a quarter to ten already!
2 TonioJien hawn, il-printer. Il-karti tiegħi fil-printer!
I'm here, in front of the printer. My papers are in the printer!
3 TonioImma fuq il-karti hemm qattus !
But there's a grey cat on the papers!
4 LenaĦares, fuq il-ħajt hemm l-. Ir-raba' regola!
Look, there's the notice on the wall. Rule four!
Practice 8/8 · Questions
The first week
Answer the questions.
Meta jibda x-xogħol?
When does work start?
Tonio is there at a quarter to nine, but work starts at nine.
X'jiekol Tonio it-Tlieta?
What does Tonio eat on Tuesday?
Min iqum fit-tnejn ta' wara nofsinhar?
Who gets up at two in the afternoon?
Kemm-il darba jiekol il-qattus tal-uffiċċju?
How many times a day does the office cat eat?
Fejn joqgħod Ċikku nhar ta' Ġimgħa?
Where does Ċikku sit on Fridays?
That's the seventh rule; the fourth says never on the printer.
Unit complete
