Lesson 4 Daily Activities Aktivitete e perditeshme This lesson will introduce you to: - How to ask for and tell time - Typical daily activities in Albania - The verbs “to go,” “to study,” “to play,” “to work,” “to watch,” “to read,” “to eat,” and “to get up” - The past tense of the verbs. In Albanian, when asking for the time you say: “Sa eshte ora?” There are different ways of answering, example: 4:15, is either “kater e pesembedhjete” (four fifteen), or “kater e nje qerek” (four and a quarter), which is used more often. 5:45 is either “pese e katerdhjete e pese” (five and forty five) or “gjashte pa nje qerek” (quarter till six), which is also used more. To say 2:30, 4:30, the term “dy e gjysme”, “kater e gjysme”, (two and half, four and a half) is used far more than dy e tridhjete (two thirty). In Albanian, we do not use a.m. or p.m. Instead, we have the terms paradite (am) and pasdite (pm). For example: It is 11:15 a.m. - ora eshte njembedhjete e nje qerek paradite. It is 3:30 p.m. - ora eshte tre e gjysme pasdite. The term for midnight is “Mesnate” and for noon is “Mesdite” 1. Listen as the speaker tells time in Albanian. Repeat after the speaker. What time is it? It is four o’clock. What time is it? It is four fifteen. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte kater. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte kater e pesembedhjete. What time is it? It is four thirty. What time is it? It is four forty-five. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte kater e tridhjete. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte kater e katerdhjete e pese. 47 What time is it? It is three twenty. What time is it? It is three forty. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte tre e njezet. Sa eshte ora? Ora eshte tre e katerdhjete. 2. What time is it? Fill in the clock faces with the correct times according to how they are listed in Albanian below. Check your work with the answer key. A. Tre e gjysme pasdite. B. Tete e katerdhjete e pese paradite. C. Gjashte e dhjete. D. Njembedhjete e gjysme pasdite. E. Trembedhjete e pesedhjete e pese. F. Mesnate. G. Kater e pesembedhjete. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. 48 3. Listen to the following exchanges and identify the clock time mentioned in each. Check your answers with the answer key. A. 8:15 - 9:00 B. 9:50 - 9:15 C. 5:10 - 8:50 D. 4:13 - 4:30 E. 7: 50 - 7:10 4. Compose dialogues according to the model below. Work in pairs or in small groups. Use the times listed below. Model: A. - Sa eshte ora? B. - Ora eshte dy. 8:00 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 12:00., 11:05. Study the table below to learn new verbs. I go Une shkoj I study Une mesoj you go Ti shkon you study Ti meson he goes Ai/Ajo shkon, he studies Ai/Ajo meson we go Ne shkojme we study Ne mesojme you go Ju shkoni you study Ju mesoni they go Ata/Ato shkojne they study Ata/Ato mesojne I work Une punoj I watch Une shikoj you work Ti punon you watch Ti shikon he works Ai/Ajo punon he watches Ai/Ajo shikon we work Ne punojme we watch Ne shikojme you work Ju punoni you watch Ju shikoni they work Ata/Ato punojne they watch Ata/Ato shikojne I eat Une ha I read Une lexoj you eat Ti han you read Ti lexon he eats Ai/Ajo ha he reads Ai/Ajo lexon we eat Ne hame we read Ne lexojme you eat Ju hani you read Ju lexoni they eat Ata/Ato hane they read Ata/Ato lexojne 49 I play Une luaj I get up Une zgjohem you play Ti luan you get up Ti zgjohesh he plays Ai/Ajo luan he gets up Ai/Ajo zgjohet we play Ne luajme we get up Ne zgjohemi you play Ju luani you get up Ju zgjoheni they play Ata/Ato luajne they get up Ata/Ato zghohen 5. Listen to the short statements that describe each activity in the pictures below. Repeat after the speaker. Pay attention to new verbs and other new vocabulary. They play basketball. She goes to the market. Ata luajne basketboll. Ajo shkon ne shitore. They study at school. She works in the hospital. Ata mesojne ne shkolle. Ajo punon ne spital. He plays soccer. The girl eats lunch. Ai luan futboll. Vajza ha dreke. 50 The man reads a book. The woman watches television. Njeriu lexon nje liber. Gruaja shikon televizor. Grammar note: Albanian prepositions: A. in – ne Example: She is in school. - Ajo eshte ne shkolle. B. on - ne, mbi Example: The book is on the table. - Libri eshte mbi tavoline. The shoes are on the floor. - Kepucet jane ne dysheme. C. to - ne, te Example: We go to school. - Ne shkojne ne shkolle. She goes to her aunt’s. - Ajo shkon te tezja e saj. D. at - ne, te Example: I am at the hospital. - Une jam ne spital or une jam te spitali. 6. Listen to the following statements in Albanian and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in the workbook. Replay the audio if necessary. A. The boy goes to school at 7:30. A. Djali shkon ne shkolle ne ora 7:30. B. The man eats breakfast at seven o’clock. B. Njeriu ha mengjes ne ora shtate. C. The woman watches television in the evening. C. Gruaja shikon televizor ne mbremje. D. The girl studies at home in the afternoon. D. Vajza meson ne shtepi pasdite. E. Gresa goes to the market in the morning. E. Gresa shkon ne shitore ne mengjes. 51 F. Guri plays soccer on Friday. F. Guri luan futboll te Premten. G. I get up at 7:00. G. Une zgjohem ne ora 7:00. 7. Match the following sentences with the pictures below. Check your answers with the answer key. 1. Une shkoj ne shkolle ne ora 9:30. 2. Ata hane mengjes ne ora 7:00. 3. Ne mesojme ne mengjes. 4. Ajo lexon nje liber ne mbremje. #______________ #_______________ #____________ #_________________ 8. Read the following text and try to translate the paragraph into English. Check your work with the answer key. Beni eshte student. Ai meson ne shkolle. Cdo dite ai zgjohet ne ora 7:15. Ai ha mengjes ne ora 7:30. Ai shkon ne shkolle ne ora 8:00. Pas shkolles ai luan basketboll. Ai lexon libra dhe shikon televizor ne mbemje. Beni nuk meson te Shtunen the te Dielen. 52 9. Rearrange the following statements into a logical order for a daily schedule. Check your answer with the answer key. 1. Une shkoj per drake me shoke. 2. Une shikoj televizor. 3. Une shkoj ne shkolle. 4. Une ha darke me shoke. 5. Une luaj basketboll. 6. Une ha mengjes. 7. Une mesoj ne shtepi. 10. Tell your partner about your daily schedule. Use the words and word combinations given below. Cdo dite zgjohem ha mengjes shkoj ne pune ha dreke Luaj basketboll shkoj ne shitore lexoj liber shikoj televizor ne mbremje 11. Listen to the five short statements. Circle the English statement that is the equivalent of each Albanian statement you hear. Replay the audio as many times as you need to. Check your work with the answer key. 1. A. I play soccer after school. B. I play soccer after dinner. C. I play soccer after work. 2. A. She goes to the market in the evening. B. She goes to the market in the afternoon. C. She goes to the market in the morning. 3. A. I go to work in the morning. B. I go to school in the morning. C. I go to the market in the morning. 4. A. I study at home on Saturday. B. I play soccer at home on Saturday. C. I eat breakfast at home on Saturday. 5. A. He watches television in the afternoon. B. He watches television in the evening. C. He watches television in the morning. 53 Study the table below to learn new verbs. I went Une shkova I studied Une mesova you went Ti shkove you studied Ti mesove he went Ai/ajo shkoi he studied Ai mesoi we went Ne shkuam we studied Ne mesuam you went Ju shkuat you studied Ju mesuat they went Ata/Ato shkuan they studied Ata/Ato mesuan I worked Une punova I watched Une shikova you worked Ti punove you watched Ti shikove he worked Ai/Ajo punoi he watched Ai/Ajo shikoi we worked Ne punuam we watched Ne shikuam you worked Ju punuat you watched Ju shikuat they worked Ata/Ato punuan they watched Ata/Ato shikuan I ate Une hengra I read Une lexova you ate Ti hengre you read Ti lexove he ate Ai/ajo hengri he read Ai/ajo lexovi we ate Ne hengrem we read Ne lexuam you ate You hengret you read Ju lexuat they ate Ata/ato hengren they read Ata/ato lexuan I played Une luajta I got up Une u zgjova you played ti luajte you got up Ti u zgjove he played Ai/ajo luajti he got up Ai/ajo u zgjua we played Ne luajtem we got up Ne u zgjuam you played Ju luajtet you got up Ju u zgjuat they played Ata/ato luajten they got up Ata/ato u zgjuan In Albanian, the past tense is created in many different ways for different groups of irregular verbs.