The Present Tense & The Imperative - Learning Maltese Course for Beginners
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In today's class, we learn the present (l-imperfett) tense, and by consequence the imperative/command (l-imperattiv). We will explore how a manipulation of the ''mamma'' can give us the imperative, and then how the imperfect builds off of that. I will also introduce the fun little mnemonic that Maltese children use to learn the present tense, that being ''Ninu Toninu Jaħasra Tibkix, Ninu Toninu Jaħasra''.
=========== VOCABULARY TO LEARN ===========
merħba → welcome
saħħa → goodbye
grazzi → thank you
l-imperattiv → the imperative
il-kmand → the command
l-imperfett → the imperfect
il-preżent → the present
kiteb, ikteb, iktbu → to write, write!
ħasel, aħsel, aħslu → to wash, wash!
għalaq, agħlaq, agħlqu → to close, close!
fetaħ, iftaħ, iftħu → to open, open!
raqad, orqod, orqdu → to sleep, sleep!
daħal, idħol, idħlu → to enter, enter!
jaħasra → poor thing
tibkix → don't cry
qagħad, oqgħod, oqgħodu → to sit, sit!
ħareġ, oħroġ, oħorġu → to go out, go out!
libes, ilbes, ilbsu → to dress, dress!
qabeż, aqbeż, aqbżu → to jump, jump!
raqad, orqod, orqdu → to sleep, sleep!
ħaseb, aħseb, aħsbu → to think, think!
xorob, ixrob, ixorbu → to drink, drink!
ħabat, aħbat, aħbtu → to bump, bump!
bagħat, ibgħat, ibagħtu → to send, send!
għamel, agħmel, agħmlu → to do, do!
wasal, asal, aslu → to arrive, arrive!
ħalaq, oħloq, oħolqu → to create, create!
qata', aqta', aqtgħu → to pick/cut, pick/cut!
kiser, ikser, iksru → to break, break!
daħak, idħak, idħku → to laugh, laugh!
kien, kun, kunu → to be, be!
qal, għid, għidu → to say, say!
mar, mur, morru → to go, go!
ġie, ejja, ejjew → to come, come!
ħa, ħu, ħudu → to take, take!
ra, ara, araw → to see/look, see/look!
kiel, kul, kulu → to eat, eat!
ta, agħti, agħtu → to give, give!
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE IN VIDEO ===============
ħasel → jiena naħsel, inti taħsel, huwa jaħsel, hija taħsel, aħna naħslu, intom taħslu, huma jaħslu
fetaħ → jiena niftaħ, inti tiftaħ, huwa jiftaħ, hija tiftaħ, aħna niftħu, intom tiftħu, huma jiftħu
raqad → jiena norqod, inti torqod, huwa jorqod, hija torqod, aħna norqdu, intom torqdu, huma jorqdu