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DiscoveringAlbanian 1WORKBOOK
Linda Mniku and Hctor Campos
The University of Wisconsin Press
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CONTENTS
Msimi 1: Prezantimi dhe prshndetjet (Introductions and greetings) 3
Msimi 2: Nga jeni? gjuh flisni? (Where are you from? What language doyou speak?) 8
Msimi 3: Ku banoni? (Where do you live?) 16
Msimi 4: far profesioni keni? (What is your profession? lit., What professiondo you have?) 26
Msimi 5: N shtpi (At home) 35
Msimi 6: Prsritje (Review) 45
Msimi 7: far ka sonte n televizor? (Whats on TV tonight?) 54
Msimi 8: N dyqan (At the store) 68
Msimi 9: Shtpi dhe hotel (House and hotel) 81
Msimi 10: Festat zyrtare n Shqipri (Official holidays in Albania) 92
Msimi 11: Rrobat (Clothes) 101
Msimi 12: Prsritje (Review) 108Msimi 13: Pushime dhe libra (Vacations and books) 118
Msimi 14: Kinema, imejl dhe internet (Movies, e-mail, and the Internet) 131
Msimi 15: far dshironi? (How can I help you?) 144
Msimi 16: Pushime dhe histori (Vacations and history) 156
Msimi 17: Shndeti (Health) 169
Msimi 18: Prsritje (Review) 179
Solutions to Selected Exercises 187
Solutions to the Crossword Puzzles 215
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MSIMI 1Prezantimi dhe prshndetjet
Introductions and greetings
USHTRIMI 1.1
Read the following letters as fast as you can.
1. A O U Y I E
2. S B D F K L M J V T R G Z N V H C P X
3. C D Dh G Gj L Ll N Nj R Rr S Sh T Th X Xh Z Zh
4. S F Dh L Gj V Ll G Rr G Nj Gj H Sh N Xh B Zh D C R Th
USHTRIMI 1.2
Read and spell out the following names.
Albana iljeta Dhurata
ngjllushe Gjenovefa Kaltrina
Qershina Njomzak Redon
Rron Gjergj XixllimZamir Hekuran your name
your teachers name
USHTRIMI 1.3
Write out the following numbers.
5 pes
1____________________
11 ____________________
10 ____________________
0 ____________________
3 ____________________
8 ____________________
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2 ____________________
12 ____________________
6 ____________________
4 ____________________
7____________________
9 ____________________
USHTRIMI 1.4
Read the following numbers as fast as you can.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 3 5 7 9 5 2 9 10 3 1 8 7 6 11 4 2
USHTRIMI 1.5
Sa sht ora?
3:00 Ora sht tre.
1. 6:00 ____________________________________.
2. 9:00 ____________________________________.
3. 11:00 ____________________________________.
4. 2:00____________________________________
.5. 5:00 ____________________________________.
6. 10:00 ____________________________________.
7. 1:00 ____________________________________.
8. 4:00 ____________________________________.
9. 7:00 ____________________________________.
10. 8:00 ____________________________________.
11. 12:00 ____________________________________.
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USHTRIMI 1.6
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate pronoun or the appropriate form of the
verbjam.
1. _______ jam Gzimi.
2. ______ jeni mir, ne _________ keq.
3. Gzimi ________ shum mir.
4. Mirmngjes! _______ jam Iliri. Po ti, kush _____? Un ______ Teuta.
5. ___________ sht Arjani, ____ sht Albana.
6. Iliri dhe _______ jemi mir.
7. Albana dhe Vesa ________ keq.
8. Ajo dhe ai _______ shum mir.
9._____
jan Albana dhe Teuta.10. Ti dhe Albana ________ keq?
USHTRIMI 1.7
Follow the model and answer the questions negatively (indicated here as ).
Albani (), Arbi (+)
(A) sht ai Albani?
Jo, ai nuk sht Albani. Ai sht Arbi.
or Jo, ai ssht Albani. Ai sht Arbi.
1. Gjergji (), Arditi (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Krenari (), Fatosi (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Sidriti (), Blendi (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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4. Doruntina (), Vesa (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Antigona (), Elvana (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 1.8
Follow the model and answer the questions negatively (indicated here as ).
Albani dhe Arbi (), Ervini dhe Iliri (+)
(A) jan ata Albani dhe Arbi?
Jo, ata nuk jan Albani dhe Arbi.Ata jan Ervini dhe Iliri.
1. Gerti dhe Ardiani (), Sajmiri dhe Bardhyli (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Leutrimi dhe Shklzeni (), Bashkimi dhe Beni (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Viktori dhe Naimi (), Eltoni dhe Marku (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. Ujvara dhe Drilona (), Besarta dhe Juna (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Jetoni dhe Visari (), Aleksandri dhe Redoni (+)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 1.9
Write miniconversations, as in the example. Pay attention to the proper form of the names.
8:00 a.m., Genci
Mirmngjes, Genci!
Mirmngjes.Genci, sa sht ora?
Ora sht tet.
1. 5:00 p.m., Njomza
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. 10:00 a.m., Dardan
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. 2:00 p.m., Vesa
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. 11:00 p.m., Redon
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. 1:00 p.m., Edlira
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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MSIMI 2Nga jeni? gjuh fl isni?
Where are you from? What language do you speak?
USHTRIMI 2.1
Write an appropriate question for the following answers based on Dialogu 2.1. Remember that sub-
jects are usually omitted in Albanian when they are mentioned in the question.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Zonja Paola sht nga Italia.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, sht nga Franca.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, ai nuk flet italisht.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, flet frngjisht.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
Flet frngjisht.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht franceze. (Jo, ssht franceze.)
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, sht francez.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Drini sht shqiptar.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, sht shqiptar.
10.____________________________________________________________
?Po, flet anglisht.
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USHTRIMI 2.2
Now answer the following questions about yourself.
1. Nga jeni ju?
_____________________________________________________________
.2. A jeni ju nga Franca?
_____________________________________________________________ .
3. Flisni ju anglisht?
_____________________________________________________________ .
4. far gjuhe flisni ju?
_____________________________________________________________ .
5. Jeni ju nga Anglia?
_____________________________________________________________
.
6. Jeni ju nga Shtetet e Bashkuara?
_____________________________________________________________ .
USHTRIMI 2.3
Make sentences as in the example. Pay close attention to the way you form the definite form of the
country and to the agreement with the adjective of nationality.
Amerik Ai sht nga Amerika; sht amerikan.Ajo sht nga Amerika; sht amerikane.
1. Finland
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Rumani
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Portugali
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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4. Spanj
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. Greqi
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
6. Turqi
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
7. Kanada
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
8. Brazil
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
9. Egjipt
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. Izrael
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 2.4
Make sentences using the information given, as in the example.
Tom (male), Amerik Tomi sht nga Amerika; (ai) sht amerikan.
Maria (female), Spanj Maria sht nga Spanja; (ajo) sht spanjolle.
1. Manuel (male), Portugali
_____________________________________________________________
2. Ava (female), Kanada
_____________________________________________________________
3. Mohamed (male), Egjipt
_____________________________________________________________
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4. Sigal (female), Izrael
_____________________________________________________________
5. Emilia (female), Finland
_____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 2.5
Refer to the list of countries, nationalities, and languages in your textbook and then complete the
following sentences.
1. Martini sht nga _______________ (Austri). Ai sht _____________ dhe flet
______________.
2. Marta sht nga _______________ (Meksik). Ajo sht _____________ dhe flet
______________
.
3. Vladimiri sht nga _________________ (Rusi). Ai sht ____________ dhe flet
______________.
4. Tomi sht nga _____________________ (Shtetet e Bashkuara). Ai sht
____________ dhe flet ______________.
5. Dhurata sht nga __________________ (Kosov). Ajo sht _______________
dhe flet ___________________.
USHTRIMI 2.6
Refer to the list of countries, nationalities, and languages in your textbook and write five original
sentences as in the examples in the exercise above. Try to use countries not used in the previous
exercises.
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 2.7
Write out the following numbers.
29 ___________________________________
38___________________________________
47 ___________________________________
56 ___________________________________
65 ___________________________________
74 ___________________________________
83 ___________________________________
92 ___________________________________
12 ___________________________________
20___________________________________
40 ___________________________________
15 ___________________________________
50 ___________________________________
USHTRIMI 2.8
Write down the following times. Where there is more than one option, write out all the options.
4:45 Ora sht katr e dyzet e pes.
Ora sht pes pa pesmbdhjet.
Ora sht pes pa nj erek.
1. 3:20 _______________________________________________
2. 4:40 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
3. 7:30 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
4. 8:50 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
5. 10:45 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
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6. 11:10 _______________________________________________
7. 9:25 _______________________________________________
8. 2:35 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
9. 5:15_______________________________________________
10. 6:05 _______________________________________________
11. 1:55 _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
12. 10:00 _______________________________________________
USHTRIMI 2.9
Answer the following questions based on Dialogu 2.2.
1. Nga sht Paola?
____________________________________________________________
2. Jan Pjeri dhe Ava nga Spanja?
____________________________________________________________
3. Nga jan ata?
____________________________________________________________
4. A flasin ata italisht? ____________________________________________________________
5. Kush flet pak spanjisht?
____________________________________________________________
6. A flet Paola frngjisht?
____________________________________________________________
7. Pse flasin frngjisht Pjeri dhe Ava?
____________________________________________________________
8. Pse flet Besa shqip?
____________________________________________________________
9. A flet Besa italisht?
____________________________________________________________
10. Sa sht ora tani?
____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 2.10
Write the appropriate question for each of the following answers.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, jam nga Shqipria.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk flas frngjisht, por flas pak shqip.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
sht nga Italia.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Ajo sht nga Shqipria.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
Pjeri dhe Ava flasin frngjisht.6. ____________________________________________________________?
Ne flasim rusisht dhe pak rumanisht.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, flasim rumanisht.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, por flasin japonisht.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Nuk jemi nga Kina.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Jemi nga Spanja.
11. ____________________________________________________________?
Ora sht pes e nj erek tani.
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USHTRIMI 2.11
The following chart includes the name and nationality of seven students together with the language
each one speaks. Complete the chart with the missing information. Then invent five questions based
on the chart and answer them.
nga . . . kombsi italisht frngjisht gjermanisht anglisht shqip
Tara,
Canada+ + +
Dominik,
Slovenia+ + + +
Eva,
Slovakia + + + +
Greg,
United States +
Jasna,
Croatia+ + +
Marko,
Serbia+ + + +
Sokol,
Albania+ +
1. ____________________________________________________________?
_____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________?
_____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________?
_____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________?
_____________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________?
_____________________________________________________________
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MSIMI 3Ku banoni?Where do you live?
USHTRIMI 3.1
Complete the following chart with the information from Dialogu 3.1. If the answer is not provided
in the dialogue, just write nuk e di I dont know (it).
Nga sht? Ku banon? A ka fmij?
Si quhet
vajza/djali?
Sa vje(e) sht
vajza/djali?
Zonja Paola
Zoti Pjer
Drini
USHTRIMI 3.2
Write the correct question for each of the following answers based on Dialogu 3.1.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Paola (sht nga Italia).
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Jan nga Italia, nga Roma.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Ajo sht n Shqipri me pushime.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht nga Parisi.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
N Paris.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, banon n Sarand.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, ai po mson shqip n Shqipri.
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8. ____________________________________________________________?
N universitet.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk po punojn n Shqipri. Jan n Shqipri me pushime.
10.____________________________________________________________
?
N Rom.
11. ____________________________________________________________?
sht 10 vjee.
12. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht 10 vje.
USHTRIMI 3.3
Conjugate the verbs banoj, flas, punoj, andjam in the present tense indicative.
banoj flas punoj jam
un
ti
ai, ajo
ne
ju
ata, ato
USHTRIMI 3.4
Complete the following summary of Dialogu 3.1 with the translation of the words in parentheses.
Paola sht_________________
(Italian), sht nga______________
(Rome). Ajo__________ (lives) n ____________ (Rome), por tani sht n __________ (Albania)
________________ (on vacation). Ajo ________ (speaks) __________ (Italian) dhe pak
___________ (Albanian). sht __________ (married) dhe ________ (has) nj _______
(daughter). ________________________. (Shes ten years old.)
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Pjeri sht ____________ (French); sht nga ____________ (France). ___________
(He lives) n ________________ (Paris), por nuk sht nga ________________ (Paris).
Tani ______________ (is) n ____________ (Albania) dhe ___________ (is learning)
_________ (Albanian) n ______________ (university).
Pjeri___________
(speaks)______________
(French),_____________
(English)
dhe pak ______________ (Albanian). Edhe Pjeri sht i martuar. __________ (He has) nj
djal. __________________________________. (Hes twelve years old.)
Drini _______________ (is) ____________ (Albanian). _____________ (He is)
___________ (from Tirana), por ________________ (he doesnt live) _____________
(in Tirana). ______________ (He lives) _____________ (in Saranda). ________ (He)
________________ (isnt married); _________________ (he is single).
USHTRIMI 3.5
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb and with the correct country.
Itali, Franc, Slloveni, Greqi, Angli, Turqi, Gjermani, Suedi, Spanj, Bullgari
1. Melita __________ (flas) greqisht. Ajo _________ (banoj) n ________________.
2. Ahmeti _______________ (flas) turqisht. Ai ____________ (punoj) n
_______________.
3. Pjeri dhe Ava___________
(jam) nga Parisi. Ata____________
(banoj) n__________.
4. Ju _______________ (jam) nga Londra. Ju _____________ (punoj) n
__________________________.
5. Maria ________________ ( jam) nga Roma. Ajo _______________ (banoj)
n _____________________.
6. Helga ______________ (jam) nga Berlini. Ajo ______________ (punoj) n
______________________.
7. Djali___________________
(flas) suedisht. Ai_________________
(punoj)
n _________________________.
8. Ne ______________ (flas) bullgarisht. Ne _______________ (banoj) n
___________________________.
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9. Ana _________________ (flas) sllovenisht. Ajo punon n ___________________.
10. Un _____________ (jam) nga Madridi. Un banoj n ______________________.
USHTRIMI 3.6
Complete the following sentences by adding the missing endings to the words.
1. Ne flas____ shqip dhe bano____ n Shqipri.
2. Ahmeti dhe Manjola puno____ n Meksik.
3. Ata flas____ kinezisht dhe bano____ n Kin.
4. Un mso____ shqip.
5. Ti mso____ armenisht dhe puno____ n Armeni.
6. Ata bano____ n Holand dhe flas____ holandisht.
7. Ne flas____ frngjisht dhe bano____ n Zvicr.
8. Ti puno____ n Athin.
9. Ai bano____ n Poloni.
10. Ajo puno____ n Rusi dhe mso____ rusisht.
USHTRIMI 3.7
Who does what? Based on Dialogu 3.2, indicate whether Drilona (D), Gzimi (G), Sokoli (S), or
the children (fmijt) (F) do the following.
1. _____ Po vjen nga puna.
2. _____ Po shkon te Sokoli.
3. _____ Po shkon n shtpi.
4. _____ Po shkon me autobus.
5. _____ Po shkon m kmb.
6. _____ Shkon n shkoll.
7._____
Shkon n kopsht me biiklet.8. _____ Ajo vjen nga kopshti me makin.
9. _____ Ka dy fmij.
10. _____ Lexon, shikon televizor ose gatuan.
11. _____ Lexon ose shikon televizor.
12. _____ Shkon me autobus.
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13. _____ Shkon m kmb.
14. _____ Punon n aeroport.
15. _____ Vajza sht tet vjee dhe djali sht dhjet vje.
USHTRIMI 3.8
Write the appropriate question for each of the following answers based on Dialogu 3.2.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Nga puna.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
N shtpi.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Shkojm me biiklet.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Ajo lexon dhe shikon televizor.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
Vajza luan.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Ka dy fmij.
7.____________________________________________________________
?Jo, sshkon n shtpi m kmb.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, fmijt shkojn n shkoll.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Vjen me makin.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Te Sokoli.
11.____________________________________________________________
?
Jo, nuk shkon tek Sokoli me autobus.
12. ____________________________________________________________?
sht 8 vjee.
13. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk shte 8 vje.
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USHTRIMI 3.9
Lets summarize Dialogu 3.2. Write the appropriate endings where necessary.
Drilona dhe Gzimi jan nga Durrs___, por tani po bano____ dhe po puno____ n
Tiran.Sokol__ sht n shtpi___. Drilona po vjen nga Sokol___ dhe po shko___ n pun. Gzimi
vjen nga shtpi___ dhe po shko___ te Sokol___. Gzimi po shko___ n shtpi m kmb, kurse
Drilona po shko___ me autobus___.
Sokol__ ka dy fmij. Vajz _____ sht 8 vje__, kurse djal__ sht 10 vje___. Ata
shko___ n shkoll. Gzim__ ka vetm nj vajz__. Vajz__ shko____ n kopsht___.
Pasdite, Drilona lexo____ , shiko____ televizor ose gatua__, kurse vajza lua__.
USHTRIMI 3.10
Here are some telephone numbers from Tirana. Notice the different ways in which they can be read.
Following the examples, read the following telephone numbers. A classmate will write the num-
bers on the board.
22-28-402 njzet e dy, njzet e tet, katrqind e dy
ose
222-84-02 dyqind e njzet e dy, tetdhjet e katr, zero, dy
ose
2-228-402 dy, dyqind e njzet e tet, katrqind e dy
2-235-350_______________________________________________________________
223-5347
_______________________________________________________________
225-0474
_______________________________________________________________
2-228-399
_______________________________________________________________
52-22-310
_______________________________________________________________
545-3195
_______________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________
2-242-331
_______________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 3.11
Write out and calculate the following operations.
1. 745 + 126 = ____________________________________________________
2. 328 140 = ____________________________________________________
3. 34 + 63 = ______________________________________________________
4. 199 90 = _____________________________________________________
5. 15 + 6 = _______________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 3.12
Make original sentences combining elements from the different columns. Column C is optional
with some verbs. Conjugate the verbs appropriately and use the nouns in the correct form after the
indicated prepositions. Make sure your sentences make sense!
A B C D
un jam n ShqipriDrini banoj nga shtpi
Borana dhe Vjollca punoj me mngjes
ne gatuaj mbrmje
ju kndoj pun
Sknderi shkoj makin
ata shikoj televizor
ajo lexoj shkoll
ato luaj kopsht
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________
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7. _____________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 3.13
Write the appropriate specific question for each of the following answers using the following ques-
tion words. Use each word only once!
far, what nga where from
ku where pse why
kur when sa how many
kush who sa vje/vjee how old
me se how (transport) si how
1.____________________________________________________________
?
sht nga Vlora.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
N Tiran.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Flet lirisht.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Pasdite von.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
sht msuese.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Hert n mngjes.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Kan nj vajz dhe nj djal.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Me vshtirsi.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Mson.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Luan.
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USHTRIMI 3.14
Write the appropriate question for each of the following answers based on Lexim 3.1. Make sure
you include the subject, which is not always expressed in the answer in Albanian.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Ai sht Sknderi.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Nga Shqipria.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Tani banon n Tiran.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
sht mjek.
5.____________________________________________________________
?Jo, punon n nj spital n Tiran.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, kupton anglisht shum mir.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Lirisht.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, kupton pak.
9.____________________________________________________________
?
Jo, nuk flet lirisht.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht beqar.
11. ____________________________________________________________?
Quhet Ema.
12. ____________________________________________________________?
sht msuese.
13.____________________________________________________________
?
N nj shkoll n Tiran.
14. ____________________________________________________________?
Me makin.
15. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, kan nj vajz dhe nj djal.
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16. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, sshkon n shkoll.
17. ____________________________________________________________?
Djali luan, kurse vajza mson.
USHTRIMI 3.15
Complete the following text with one of the following vowels: -a, -e, -, -i.
Ai sht Sknder__. Sknder___ sht nga Shqipri__, nga Vlor___, por tani banon n
Tiran__. Sknder__ sht mjek dhe punon n nj spital n Tiran__.
Sknder__ sht ___ martuar. Gruaja e tij quhet Ema. Ajo sht msues___ dhe punon n nj
shkoll___ n Tiran__. Sknder__ punon shum, sepse pun__ n spital fillon hert n mngjes
dhe mbaron pasdite von.
USHTRIMI 3.16
Complete the chart with the appropriate forms of the present indicative of each verb.
jam kam vij kndoj bj luaj
ti
juai, ajo
un
ne
ata, ato
USHTRIMI 3.17
Briefly describe your family.
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MSIMI 4far profesioni keni?
What is your profession? (lit., What profession do you have?)
USHTRIMI 4.1
Write the appropriate endings where necessary to summarize Leximi 4.1.
1. Ai sht mjek dhe puno__ n spital. Alma sht mjek___ dhe puno__ n ambulanc__. Ne
jemi mjek__ dhe puno__ n Tiran. Doruntina dhe Adea jan mjek. Doruntina, Adea dhe un
puno__ ktu.
2. Kta ja__ Pjeri dhe Ana. far kombsie dhe far profesioni ka__ ata? Pjeri sht francez__,
por tani jeto__ n Shqipri. sht dentist__ dhe puno__ n nj klinik___ n Tiran. Gruaja e
tij, Ana, sht francez___. Edhe ajo sht dentist___ dhe puno__ n nj laborator n Tiran.
Pjeri dhe Ana ja________ francez___ dhe puno________ si dentist___ n Tiran___.
3. Elena dhe Johani vi__ nga Gjermania. Ja__ burr e grua. Ja__ gjerman__, por tani jeto__ n
Shqipri. Burri i saj, Johan__, nuk sht msues___. Nuk puno__ n Kor. Ai puno__ n
Tiran__, por shko__ n Kor___ do fundjav.
USHTRIMI 4.2
Write the appropriate question for each of the following answers.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
sht mjeke dhe punon n ambulanc n Tiran.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Jan inxhinier. Beni punon n fabrik, kurse Elda punon n uzin.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Jan francez, por nuk jetojn n Franc. Ata jetojn n Shqipri.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, jan ekonomist dhe banojn n Shtetet e Bashkuara.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, jan ekonomiste dhe punojn n nj firm n Durrs.
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6. ____________________________________________________________?
Vijn nga Gjermania. Gruaja sht msuese, kurse burri sht avokat.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Shkon n Kor do fundjav, sepse gruaja e tij (his wife) jeton atje.
8.____________________________________________________________
?
Punojn vetm n fundjav.
USHTRIMI 4.3
Complete the following text with the appropriate form of the words given in parentheses.
1. _______ (Ky) sht Agimi. ______ (Ai) sht student n universitet.
2. _____ (Ky) sht Fatbardha. ______ (Ai) sht _________ (msues) n nj shkoll n
Tiran.
3. kombsi kan ____ (ai) aktor? ____ (Ai) aktor jan kosovar, por __________
(ky) jan italian.
4. _____ (Ky) studente sht __________ (shqiptar), por flet anglisht shum mir.
5. _____ (Ky) studente jan nga Shtetet e Bashkuara t Ameriks. Jan _________ (ameri-
kan), por studiojn n universitet n Tiran. ________ (Flas) shqip lirisht.
6. _____ (Ai) burra jan _________ (mjek). __________ (Punoj) n spital.
7._____
(Ky) gra jan___________
(msues). Jan_____________
(francez), portani po _____________ (punoj) n Shqipri.
8. _____ (Ai) burr sht __________ (ekonomist). ___________ (Vij) nga
__________ (Angli), por tani nuk ___________ (jetoj) n __________ (Angli);
__________ ( jetoj) dhe _________ (punoj) n ____________ (Kosov).
9. ______ (Ai) __________ (aktor) jan francez. __________ (Kndoj) dhe _______
(krcej) do fundjav n teatr.
10. ______ (Ky) _______________ (muzikant) ___________ (vij) nga Lisbona.
____________
(Punoj) ktu t shtunn dhe t dieln.
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USHTRIMI 4.4
Make sentences indicating the profession. Use the information provided, as in the examples.
burr, Sarand (seller, Albanian)
Ky burr sht shits. sht shqiptar dhe punon n Sarand.
Ky burr sht shits. sht shqiptar, sht nga Saranda.Ky shits sht shqiptar. sht nga Saranda, por punon n Tiran.
burra, Sarand (seller, Albanian)
Kta burra jan shits. Jan shqiptar dhe punojn n Sarand.
Kta burra jan shits. Jan shqiptar, jan nga Saranda.
Kta shits jan shqiptar. Jan nga Saranda, por punojn n Tiran.
1. burra, Tiran (cook, Greek)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. grua, Shkodr (singer, English)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. gra, Kor (seller, German)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. burr, Vlor (painter, Hungarian)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. burra, Butrint (musician, Polish)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6. burr, Durrs (waiter, Portuguese)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
7. grua, Kavaj (economist, Irish)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
8. burr, Kor (lawyer, Kosovar)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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9. gra, Tiran (actress, Canadian)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. burr, Berat (teacher, Norwegian)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11. burra, Vlor (football player, Armenian)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
12. grua, Gjirokastr (cleaning lady, Russian)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
13. burr, Delvin (doctor, Czech)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
14. burr, Kruj (writer, Swedish)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
15. gra, Tiran (reporter, Albanian)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 4.5
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate day of the week. Be careful with the correct
form of the linking article required by the day of the week in the different constructions.
1. Pardje ishte e hn, sot sht ____________ dhe nesr sht ___________. Dje ishte
__________
.2. Sokoli nuk punon __________ (on Saturday). Punon vetm nga ___________ (Mon-
day) deri _____________ (Friday).
3. Un nuk shkoj n universitet __________ (on Wednesday) dhe ___________ (on
Friday). Shkoj vetm ___________ (on Monday), ____________ (on Tuesday) dhe
______________ (on Thursday).
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4. Bledi dhe Bora nuk punojn shum. Punojn vetm ____________ (on Friday) dhe
___________ (on Saturday). ______________________ (From Monday to Thurs-
day) ato shkojn n universitet. _____________ (On Sunday) pushojn.
USHTRIMI 4.6
Complete the following summary of Dialogu 4.2 with the appropriate form of the words in paren-
theses.
Mira dhe Agimi tani ______________ (are taking a walk) n ____________ (city).
___________ (They find) nj __________ (coffee shop) dhe ______________ (go in).
Agimi __________ (wants) nj _________ (beer), kurse Mira ___________ (wants) nj
___________ (coffee) dhe nj ________________ (glass of water).
Gjergji_____________________
(is a doctor).________________
(He works)
________________ (at a hospital) dhe ___________ (teaches) ____________ (at the
university). sht ______________ (forty-eight years old). Teuta ______________ (is
a journalist) dhe _____________ (works) _____________________ (for a newspaper)
___________ (in Tirana).
Ajo sht _______________ (forty-one years old) dhe sht _____________ (young)
and ____________ (pretty).
Mira _________ (has) ___________ (one sister) and __________ (one brother). Motra
_________ (is called) Brikena dhe _____________ (she is a student) _______________
(at the university), por n fundjav ______________ (she works).
Albani _________________ (is a student). _____________ (He goes) n universitet
nga _________________ (Monday) deri _____________ (Friday).
USHTRIMI 4.7
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in parentheses.
1. N or _____ (shkoj) ti n pun?
Un _____ (shkoj) n orn shtat. __________ (Punoj) nga ora tet deri n orn pes.
__________ (Shkoj) ti do dit me autobus?
Po, un __________ (shkoj) me autobus.
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2. far profesioni _________ (kam) ti? Po gruaja jote?
Gruaja ime sht msuese. Ajo jep msim n nj shkoll, n Tiran, kurse un ________
(jap) msim n universitet.
far _______ (jap) ju?
_______
(Jap) frngjisht.
3. (Un) _____ (kam) nj vlla dhe nj motr. Vllai im _____ ( jam) 15 vje. Ai _____
(kndoj) dhe ______ (krcej) shum mir. N fundjav ai ______ (studioj) pak, _______
(shikoj) televizor, ______ (luaj) futboll dhe _______ (pushoj) n shtpi. Motra ime
_____ (jam) 20 vjee. Ajo ______ (studioj) n universitet. Ajo ______ (flas) dhe _____
(shkruaj) anglisht dhe frngjisht shum mir. N fundjav _______ (punoj) si sekretare pr
nj firm angleze.
USHTRIMI 4.8
Change the following sentences to the plural form as in the example.
Un jam francez. Ne jemi francez.
Ai sht gazetar. Ata jan gazetar.
Ti flet me nj inxhinier. Ju flisni me disa inxhinier.1
1. Ai artist jeton n Paris.
_____________________________________________________________
2. Ajo sht gazetare.
_____________________________________________________________
3. Ai sht msues dhe vjen n shkoll n orn tet.
_____________________________________________________________
4. Un shkoj n kinema me nj artiste.
_____________________________________________________________
5. Ky avokat sht shqiptar.
_____________________________________________________________
6. Kjo gazetare sht spanjolle.
_____________________________________________________________
1. Disa means some and is typically used as the plural of the indefinite article nj one. As in English, you wouldsay I spoke with some engineers.
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7. Ti vjen n shtpi me nj msues n orn shtat.
____________________________________________________________
8. Kjo kuzhiniere kineze zakonisht shkon n pun n orn pes.
____________________________________________________________
9. Ky kngtar kndon nj kng.
____________________________________________________________
10. Ajo msuese shkon n klas dhe shpjegon mir.
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 4.9
Complete the charts with the correct forms of the following verbs in the present indicative.
jam kam pushoj bj shkruaj vij
un
ne
ti
ju
ai, ajo
ata, ato
flas jap dua them
un
ne
ti
ju
ai, ajo
ata, ato
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USHTRIMI 4.10
Write the appropriate questions for the following answers based on Leximi 4.2. Remember to in-
clude a subject!
1. ____________________________________________________________?
N ikago.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Babai i tij (sht shqiptar).
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht shqiptare.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
sht 20 vje.
5.____________________________________________________________
?Sepse nna e tij nuk flet shqip.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
N konvikt.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Lexon dhe mson atje.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, ai shkon do dit n universitet.
9.____________________________________________________________
?
T shtunn.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Bora sht sekretare dhe punon pr nj firm italiane.
USHTRIMI 4.11
Write out the following numbers.
1 912
_______________________________________________________________
4 444
_______________________________________________________________
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9 876
_______________________________________________________________
3 456
_______________________________________________________________
8 492
_______________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 4.12
Write a dialogue between Agroni and Mira using information provided in Leximi 4.2.
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MSIMI 5N shtpi
At home
USHTRIMI 5.1
Write the appropriate questions based on the information given in Dialogu 5.1.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
Jan n shtpi.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Nna flet n telefon.
3. ____________________________________________________________?
Nj shok i Ers (a friend of Eras).
4. ____________________________________________________________?
N orn nnt e gjysm.
5. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, sht e martuar.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, nuk sht beqar.7. ____________________________________________________________?
Sepse sht i smur.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
Fillon n orn tet.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Ai po shikon televizor.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Gatuan.
11. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, gjyshi dhe gjyshja jan n shtpi.
12. ____________________________________________________________?
Djathtas.
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13. ____________________________________________________________?
sht nn kolltuk.
14. ____________________________________________________________?
Jo, sht mbi divan.
USHTRIMI 5.2
Write minidialogues as in the example.
telephone, left
far sht ky? Ky sht nj telefon.
Ku sht telefoni? Telefoni sht majtas
1. bird, right
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. student, university
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. fish, refrigerator
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. couch, room
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. pencil, table
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6. house, near
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
7. refrigerator, kitchen
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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8. girl, school
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
9. TV, store
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. school, near
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11. chess set, table
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
12. student (female), university
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
13. key, table
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
14. flag, outside
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
15. (male) teacher, school
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
16. book, house
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
17. chair, room
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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18. box, drawer1
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
19. table, garden
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
20. spoon, table
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 5.3
Write minidialogues as in the example.
clock, table
far sht kjo? sht nj or.
Ku sht ora? Ora sht mbi tryez.
1. fork, table
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. flower, vase
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. car, garage
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. book, table
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. doctor, hospital
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
1. sirtar, -i drawer.
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6. couch, home
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
7. key, here
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
8. glass, kitchen
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
9. tree, garden
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. window, there
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 5.4
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate (definite or indefinite) form of the word in
parentheses.
1. bn _____ (zog)?
______ (Zog) kndon n ______ (pem).
Ku sht __________ (pem)?
sht jasht n _______ (oborr).
Ku sht ____________ (mace)?
sht nn __________ (pem).
2. Ku sht ___________ (msuese) tani?
__________
(Msuese) sht n shkoll.Po __________ (nxns), ku sht?
Edhe __________ (nxns) sht n shkoll.
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3. far sht ______ (ky/kjo)?
_____ (Ky/Kjo) sht nj __________ (shtpi).
Si sht __________ (shtpi)?
sht e bukur.
4.___________
(Nn) ime sht____________
(inxhinier). Po_____________
(nn) jote ku punon?
___________ (Nn) ime sht ____________ (mjek). Punon n _______ (spital).
N or shkon n ________ (pun) n _________ (mngjes)?
Shkon n orn shtat. Punon nga __________ (or) shtat e gjysm deri n _______
(or) pes.
5. far bn _______ (baba) yt?
_______ (Baba) im sht ____________ (ekonomist).
Jeton n ________ (Shqipri)?
Jo, jeton n ____________ (Gjermani), n ________ (Mynih).
Vjen shpesh nga __________ (Mynih) n __________ (Tiran)?
Po.
USHTRIMI 5.5
Complete the following summary of Dialogu 5.2 with the translation of the word in parentheses.
Shngjini sht nj __________________ (small city). sht shum ____________
(pleasant) n ___________ (spring) dhe n __________ (summer), por _____________
(gloomy) n ____________ (fall) dhe n ____________ (winter). N __________ (fall)
dhe n _____________ (winter) qyteti sht ____________________ (very quiet) dhe
pa gjallri. Koha nuk sht ______________ (cold), por _________________ (it rains)
dhe _______________________ (it is windy). _____________ (The sky) sht shpesh
___________ (gray) dhe nganjher _______________ (it is foggy). __________ (The
winter) sht______________
(mild) dhe jo shum__________
(long).___________
(It
rains), por _______________ (it never snows). ____________ (The weather) n dimr nuk
sht __________ (bad). ______________ (The summer) n Tiran sht ___________
(hot). ________________ (It is hot) dhe _____________ (rarely) ___________ (rains).
________________________ (My favorite season) sht ____________ ([the] spring).
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Koha n ___________ (spring) sht ___________ (warm) dhe ____________ (nature)
sht _______________ (very pretty). _____________ (The sky) sht __________
(blue); __________ (the day) sht _____________ (long); ___________ (the night)
sht __________ (short) dhe _______________________ (on the street) ka m shum
____________
(hustle and bustle).______________
(In summer),___________
(the
sun) ___________ (shines), ____________ (the sea) sht ____________ (blue) dhe
_____________ (the city) sht _____________ (full of life).
USHTRIMI 5.6
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the adjective in parentheses. Make
sure you understand the meaning of the adjective you are using!
1. Djali sht_____________
(shqiptar), kurse vajza sht____________
(i huaj).
2. Shkolla sht _____________ (i mbyllur) t dieln.
3. Gjyshja sht ______________ (i lumtur), kurse gjyshi sht ______________ (i
trishtuar).
4. Valixhja jote sht ___________ (i leht), kurse valixhja ime sht shum
_____________ (i rnd).
5. Gzimi sht shum __________ (i zgjuar), por vllai i tij sht pak ___________
(budalla).2
6. Besa sht shum ____________ (i zgjuar), por motra e saj sht pak ___________
(budalla).
7. Tryeza nuk sht ___________ (i zi), por ___________ (i kaltr).
8. Libri __________ (i ri) sht ktu. Ku sht revista ____________ (i ri)?
9. Kjo vajz sht ____________ (i vogl), kurse ajo vajz sht _______________
(i madh).
10. Motra ime nuk sht vajz ________________ (i shndetshm), sht gjithmon
____________
(i smur).
2. Budalla (fem. budallaqe) means stupid. It is a colloquial form. As in English, it can be an insult.
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USHTRIMI 5.7
Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the adjective. Then rewrite the same sentence
using the opposite adjective.
1. Ky libr sht shum ____________ (good).
____________________________________________________________
2. Libri sht ______________ (cheap).
____________________________________________________________
3. Sot nuk jam ________________ (free).
____________________________________________________________
4. Koha sht pak _______________ (hot).
____________________________________________________________
5. Parku sht________________
(big). ____________________________________________________________
6. Radioja sht ___________________ (black).
____________________________________________________________
7. Klienti sht ___________________ (satisfied).
____________________________________________________________
8. Valixhja jote sht pak ________________ (heavy).
____________________________________________________________
9. Ky msim sht_____________________
(easy).
____________________________________________________________
10. Motra ime sht _____________________ (busy) sot.
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 5.8
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. Kjo sht _____________ (the big bicycle). Ku sht _______________ (the small
bicycle)?
2. ________________ (The big hotel) sht larg, kurse _________________ (the small
hotel) sht afr.
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3. _____________ (The girl) sht _____________ (tall), kurse _____________
(the boy) sht ______________ (short).
4. N dimr, ____________ (the day) sht ____________ (short) dhe __________
(the night) sht ____________ (long).
5._______________
(This store) sht___________
(open), kurse ai atje sht
___________ (closed).
6. _______________ (This suitcase) sht ____________ (light), ndrsa ajo atje sht
______________ (heavy).
7. ________________ (This exercise) sht ___________ (easy), kurse ai sht
______________ (difficult).
8. _______________ (The notebook) sht __________ (new). Edhe ___________
(the book) sht _____________ (new).
9. _________________ (The apartment) sht ___________ (small). Edhe
_______________ (the house) sht _______________ (small).
10. ______________ (The small girl) dhe _____________ (the big boy) banojn ktu.
USHTRIMI 5.9
Answer the following questions.
1. Kur fillon dhe kur mbaron vera?
_____________________________________________________________
2. Si sht koha n ver?
_____________________________________________________________
3. Kur fillon dhe kur mbaron dimri?
_____________________________________________________________
4. Si sht koha n dimr?
_____________________________________________________________
5. Kur fillon dhe kur mbaron pranvera? _____________________________________________________________
6. Si sht koha n pranver?
_____________________________________________________________
7. Kur fillon dhe kur mbaron vjeshta?
_____________________________________________________________
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8. Kur jan Krishtlindjet (Christmas)?
____________________________________________________________
9. Kur sht Dita e Pavarsis s Ameriks (Americas Independence Day)?
____________________________________________________________
10. Kur sht Dita e Pavarsis s Shqipris (Albanias Independence Day)?
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 5.10
Describe your city during the different seasons of the year.
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Review
USHTRIMI 6.1
Create sentences based on Dialogu 6.1, as in the example. Make sure you use all the given words
and make all the necessary changes.
Pamela, jam, Uashington, nga
Pamela sht nga Uashingtoni.
1. Pamela, vje, 20, jam
____________________________________________________________
2. matematik, pr, n, studioj, Pamela, universitet
____________________________________________________________
3. burs, nuk, universitet, prandaj, punoj, kam, nga
____________________________________________________________
4. prindrit, nuk, dy, me, n, por, me, shoqe, shtpi, jetoj, konvikt
____________________________________________________________
5. kam, semester, lnd, katr, kt
____________________________________________________________
6. n, shqip, anglisht, nuk, sepse, shtpi, flas, nn, e saj
____________________________________________________________
7. ver, Pamela, kaloj, muaj, Shqipri, n, dy, do
____________________________________________________________
8. baba, dentist, Uashington, n, punoj, i saj, klinik dentare, sht
____________________________________________________________
9. nn, universitet, jap, jam, dhe, n, e saj, letrsi, pedagoge ____________________________________________________________
10. t shtunn, mngjes, vrapoj, ose, notoj, n
____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 6.2
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the following words. Make all the
necessary changes.
banoj, bj, dshiroj, dua, hyj, jam, kndoj, krcej, notoj, shkoj, vij, studioj
1. far _______ ti n fundjav? T shtunn __________ n pishin dhe __________.
T dieln ______ n diskotek.
2. Ne ________ kng shqiptare.
3. Ktu sht kafeneja. A __________ brenda?
4. Porosia ___________ menjher.
5. Ahmeti __________ nga Turqia, por __________ n Shqipri.
6. ____________ (ju)? __________ nj aj dhe nj kafe, ju lutem.
flas, gatuaj, jam, jap, jetoj, filloj, luaj, msoj, punoj, pushoj, studioj, shkoj, notoj
1. Un nuk ___________ shqip.
2. Motra ime ___________ n universitet dhe _________ n konvikt.
3. ______ ju n universitet?
4. Vllai im ____________ futboll n fundjav.
5. Ata _____________ n pishin.
6. Kush ___________ n shtpi?
7. N or ___________ takimi?
8. Ata ___________ n Sarand me pushime.
9. Vllai im tani _____________ anglisht n shkoll.
10. T shtunn (ne) nuk ___________, por _____________.
bj, jam, lexoj, quhem, shikoj, shkoj, punoj
1. Ku _________________ (ti) tani? N pun.
2. Kur ______________ televizor? N mbrmje.
3. Pse ______________ tek mjeku tani? Sepse nuk jam mir.
4. Elena dhe Filipi nuk ____________ shqiptar. ____________ spanjoll.
5. __________ (ju) tani? ___________.
6. Un ____________ Marta. ___________ n teatr.
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aktor, ambulanc, fabrik, futbollist, gazetar, kmb, klinik, shkoll, shtpi, teatr
1. Nna ime sht mjeke. Punon n _______________.
2. Beni sht inxhinier. Punon n ______________.
3. Pjeri sht dentist. Zakonisht vjen nga ____________ n orn shtat.
4. Elena sht msuese. Shpesh shkon n_________
m_____________
.
5. Ato jan __________ dhe punojn n ___________ n fundjav.
6. Kta _____________ luajn shum mir.
7. Kjo ______________ raporton nj aksident tani.
gjuh, g juhe, kombsi, kombsie, kopsht, profesion, profesioni, shtitje
1. ____________ ka ajo? sht shqiptare.
2. ____________ ka ai? sht ekonomist.
3. ____________ flet Pamela? Flet anglisht dhe shqip.
4. far __________ ka ajo? sht shqiptare.
5. far __________ ka ai? sht ekonomist.
6. far __________ flet Pamela? Flet anglisht dhe shqip.
7. Ne bjm ___________ n park do dit.
8. Sara vjen nga _________ n orn katr.
USHTRIMI 6.3
Read and then write out the following times and numbers.
A. Time
1:15 _______________________________________
2:20 _______________________________________
3:25 _______________________________________
4:30 _______________________________________
5:40_______________________________________
6:35 _______________________________________
7:45 _______________________________________
8:50 _______________________________________
9:55 _______________________________________
10:00 _______________________________________
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11:30 ________________________________________
12:00 ________________________________________
B. Military time (assume its afternoon or evening)
1:15 ________________________________________
2:20 ________________________________________
3:25 ________________________________________
4:30 ________________________________________
5:40 ________________________________________
6:35 ________________________________________
7:45 ________________________________________
8:50 ________________________________________
9:55________________________________________
10:00 ________________________________________
11:30 ________________________________________
12:00 ________________________________________
C. Numbers
2 007 ________________________________________
122 ________________________________________
640________________________________________
1 492 ________________________________________
599 ________________________________________
1 012 ________________________________________
801 ________________________________________
2 012 ________________________________________
9 876 ________________________________________
1 243 ________________________________________
D. Mathematical operations
12 + 20 = ________________________________________
349 27 = ________________________________________
4 980 + 487 = ________________________________________
240 48 = ________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 6.4
Write sentences as in the example to practice countries, nationalities, and languages.
Danieli, Angli Danieli sht nga Anglia, sht anglez dhe flet anglisht.
1. Stanka, Bullgari ____________________________________________________________
2. Johani, Danimark
____________________________________________________________
3. Dora, Greqi
____________________________________________________________
4. Mika, Japoni
____________________________________________________________
5. Paola, Itali
____________________________________________________________
6. Elena, Austri
____________________________________________________________
7. Vladimiri, Rusi
____________________________________________________________
8. Kevini, Shtetet e Bashkuara
____________________________________________________________
9. Edi, Kanada
____________________________________________________________
10. Kristiani, Zvicr
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 6.5
Create the appropriate question for each of the following answers. Imagine you are being inter-viewed. Write the question the other person would ask you. Use theju form for the question.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
(Jam) nga Shtetet e Bashkuara, nga Uashingtoni.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
Jam amerikan.
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3. ____________________________________________________________?
Jam 25 vje.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
Po studioj shqip n universitet (ktu n Tiran).
5.____________________________________________________________
?
Jetoj n konvikt, n universitet.
6. ____________________________________________________________?
Anglisht, spanjisht dhe pak shqip.
7. ____________________________________________________________?
Nga e hna deri t premten.
8. ____________________________________________________________?
N orn nnt dhe mbaron n orn katr pasdite.
9. ____________________________________________________________?
Shkoj n diskotek ose n kinema.
10. ____________________________________________________________?
Po, kam nj vlla dhe nj motr.
USHTRIMI 6.6
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate (definite or indefinite) form of the word in
parentheses.
1. Ku sht _______ (thik)?
sht mbi ___________ (tryez).
Po _______ (got), ku sht?
sht n _________ (kuzhin).
Ku sht __________ (kuzhin)?
sht atje, majtas.
2. ka n__________
(dhom)?Ka nj _________ (kolltuk), nj _________ (televizor) dhe nj __________ (tryez).
Ku sht ___________ (kolltuk)?
sht majtas, kurse _________ (televizor) dhe ____________ (tryez) jan djathtas.
A ka nj _________ (libr) n _________ (dhom)?
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Po, _________ (libr) sht mbi ___________ (tryez).
Si sht _________ (dhom)?
sht e bukur.
3. bn ________ (burr) yt?
sht____________
(msues). Po_________
(grua) jote?
sht __________ (dentist).
A ke fmij?
Po, kam nj _________ (djal).
Sa __________ (vje) sht __________ (djal)?
sht 10 ________ (vje). Po ti, a ke fmij?
Po, kam nj ___________ (vajz).
Sa _______ (vje) sht ________ (vajz)?
Edhe _______ (ajo) sht 10 ________ (vje).
4. A shkojm n ________ (park)?
Ku sht _________ (kinema)?
Nuk sht shum larg.
5. ___________ (Gjyshe) po gatuan dhe _______________ (gjysh) po shikon
televizor. ____________ (Motr) ime sht n _____________ (universitet), kurse
___________ (vlla) im sht n _________ (shtpi). Tani po luan n __________
(oborr) me nj_________
(shok).__________
(Shok) quhet Ardian.
USHTRIMI 6.7
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. Then re-
write the same sentence using the opposite adjective.
1. Ky fjalor sht shum ___________________ (expensive).
_____________________________________________________________
2. Dyqani sht____________________
(closed)._____________________________________________________________
3. Msuesja sht ___________________ (happy).
_____________________________________________________________
4. Studentja sht ___________________ (Albanian).
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5. Nna ime sht ____________________ (sick).
_____________________________________________________________
6. Sokoli sht ______________________ (smart).
_____________________________________________________________
7. Kutia sht________________________
(small).
_____________________________________________________________
8. Kjo revist sht shum _________________ (bad).
_____________________________________________________________
9. Kompjuteri sht _________________ (new).
_____________________________________________________________
10. Gruaja sht _____________________ (young).
_____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 6.8
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. Ku jan ______________ (the red box) dhe _____________ (the black pencil)?
2. __________ (The room) sht _____________ (cheap), por _____________ ([the]
breakfast) sht pak ______________ (expensive).
3._______________
(This magazine) sht shum______________
(expen-sive). _____________ (This newspaper), nga ana tjetr (on the other hand), sht
_____________ (cheap).
4. _________________ (The female teacher) sht ____________ (busy) sot, por
_________________ (the male teacher) sht ____________ (free).
5. Fjalori (the dictionary) sht shum ____________ (necessary) pr ne.
6. A sht ________________ (expensive) ________________ (that dictionary)?
7. ________________ (The grandfather) sht ______________ (happy), por
_____________
(grandmother) sht___________
(sad).
8. ______________ (This client) sht _____________ (satisfied), kurse
______________ (that client) sht ________________ (unsatisfied).
9. ____________________ (The big flower) sht _____________ (green), kurse
____________________ (the small flower) sht ______________ (yellow).
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10. ___________________ (The black pencil) sht mbi tryez dhe _______________
(the black notebook) sht mbi karrige. Edhe ___________ (the dictionary) sht mbi
tryez.
USHTRIMI 6.9
Describe your best friends family. Describe the city where he or she lives during the different
seasons of the year.
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MSIMI 7far ka sonte n televizor?
Whats on TV tonight?
USHTRIMI 7.1
Reread Dialogu 7.1. The following statements are all false. Briefly say why.
1. Klasa ka 20 student.
____________________________________________________________
2. Ka shum prkthyes n klas.
____________________________________________________________
3. Prkthyesit flasin vetm anglisht.
____________________________________________________________
4. Studentt vetm lexojn tekste n klas.
____________________________________________________________
5. Studentt flasin shqip pa gabime (without mistakes).
____________________________________________________________
6. Studentt nuk diskutojn shum pr tekstet q lexojn.
____________________________________________________________
7. Ata shfaqin interes n veanti pr tekstet shkencore (scientific).
____________________________________________________________
8. Studentt shkruajn gjat pr filmat q shohin n shtpi.
____________________________________________________________
9. Studentt punojn kryesisht n mnyr individuale.
____________________________________________________________
10. Studentt kuptojn filmat n mnyr t prsosur (perfectly).
____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 7.2
Here are some nouns that appear in Dialogu 7.1. Write the corresponding forms, as in the example.
Singular Indefinite Singular Definite Plural Indefinite Plural Definite
student studenti student studentt
gabim
qytet
tekst
mendim
emision
film
prkthyes
studiues
ushtrim
USHTRIMI 7.3
Make the following sentences plural. Make all the necessary additional changes.
1. Ky msues sht nga Tirana.
_____________________________________________________________
2. Ne bjm nj ushtrim n fletore.
_____________________________________________________________
3. Ti sheh nj shok.
_____________________________________________________________
4. Kemi nj takim nesr.
_____________________________________________________________
5. Ata flasin me nj burr.
_____________________________________________________________
6. Msuesi shpjegon.
_____________________________________________________________
7. Babai po flet me nj djal.
_____________________________________________________________
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8. Ekonomisti bisedon me nj gazetar.
____________________________________________________________
9. Vllai po luan n oborr.
____________________________________________________________
10. Ktu ka nj student.
____________________________________________________________
11. Ata po lexojn nj libr.
____________________________________________________________
12. Lapsi sht mbi tryez.
____________________________________________________________
13. Universiteti sht larg.
____________________________________________________________
14. Ky msim sht interesant.
____________________________________________________________
15. Libri sht mbi tryez.
____________________________________________________________
16. A shihni ju nj film shqiptar?
____________________________________________________________
17. Djali po mson n shtpi.
____________________________________________________________
18. Burri po lexon nj libr.
____________________________________________________________
19. Ku sht vllai?
____________________________________________________________
20. Prkthyesi po prkthen nj libr.
____________________________________________________________
USHTRIMI 7.4
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. ____________ (The [male] teachers) lexojn __________________ (interesting
texts).
2. ____________________ (The [male] American teachers) po msojn shqip.
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3. ____________________ (The Albanian [male] teachers) shpjegojn n klas.
4. Bjm shum _______ (mistakes) kur flasim, sepse jemi ______________ (beginning
students).
5. Lexojm __________________ (interesting articles).
6. Kta jan____________________
(Greek writers).
7. Lexojm shpesh _______________________ (scientific texts).
8. Flasim shpesh me ____________________ (Italians).
9. ______________ (The Americans) punojn shum.
10. Pirunt jan ______________ (French).
11. _________________ (The Japanese doctor) punon n _________ (the American
hospitals).
12. Po ftoj (I invite) ______________ (some Slovenian friends) dhe _________ (Croatian)
n fest.
13. N universitet ka ___________________ (some Swiss students). Ata flasin anglisht
shum mir.
USHTRIMI 7.5
Reread Dialogu 7.2. The following statements are false. Briefly explain why.
1. Ajkuna po gatuan n kuzhin. _____________________________________________________________
2. Ajkuna po lexon nj lajm n gazet.
_____________________________________________________________
3. Kjo sht nj olimpiad n letrsi.
_____________________________________________________________
4. Kjo sht olimpiad botrore.
_____________________________________________________________
5. Ekipi shqiptar ka student vetm nga shkolla private.
_____________________________________________________________
6. Ekipi shqiptar ka vetm vajza.
_____________________________________________________________
7. Studentt nuk studiojn shum, prandaj nuk kan rezultate t larta.
_____________________________________________________________
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USHTRIMI 7.6
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the adjective in parentheses. Then
change the sentences to the plural.
1. Qyteti sht ___________ (i madh) dhe ___________ (i bukur).
____________________________________________________________
2. Rruga sht ___________ (i zhurmshm).
____________________________________________________________
3. Dimri sht ___________ (i ftoht).
____________________________________________________________
4. Dita sht ___________ (i gjat).
____________________________________________________________
5. Shtpia sht___________
(i qet). ____________________________________________________________
6. Nata sht ___________ (e bukur) dhe pak ___________ (e trishtuar).
____________________________________________________________
7. Djali sht _____________ (shqiptar), kurse vajza sht ____________ (i huaj).
____________________________________________________________
8. Shkolla sht _____________ (i mbyllur) t dieln.
____________________________________________________________
9. Msuesi sht______________
(i lumtur), kurse msuesja sht______________
(i trishtuar).
____________________________________________________________
10. Kjo valixhe sht ___________ (i leht). Ajo valixhe sht shum _____________
(i rnd).
____________________________________________________________
11. Ky djal sht shum ___________ (i zgjuar).
____________________________________________________________
12. Kjo vajz sht shum _____________ (i zgjuar).
____________________________________________________________
13. Tryeza nuk sht ___________ (i zi), por ___________ (i kaltr).
____________________________________________________________
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14. Libri __________ (i ri) sht ktu, por ku sht revista ____________ (i ri)?
_______________________________________________________