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42 [tIokIitIurje tIurje] Kjelje jekskursier

Is the market open on Sundays?	Тхьаумэфэ мафэхэм бэдзэрыр мэлажьа?; Th'aumjefje mafjehjem bjedzjeryr mjelazh'a?
Is the fair open on Mondays?	Блыпэ мафэхэм ермэлыкъым Iоф ешIа?; Blypje mafjehjem ermjelykym Iof eshIa?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays?	Гъубдж мафэхэм къэгъэлъэгъонхэр рагъэкIокIыха?; Gubdzh mafjehjem kjegjeljegonhjer ragjekIokIyha?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays?	Бэрэскэжъые мафэхэм зоопаркыр зэIухыгъа?; Bjerjeskjezhye mafjehjem zooparkyr zjeIuhyga?
Is the museum open on Thursdays?	Мэфэку мафэхэм музеир зэIухыгъа?; Mjefjeku mafjehjem muzeir zjeIuhyga?
Is the gallery open on Fridays?	Бэрэскэшхо мафэхэм галереир зэIухыгъа?; Bjerjeskjeshho mafjehjem galereir zjeIuhyga?
Can one take photographs?	Сурэт тепхы хъущта?; Surjet tephy hushhta?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee?	ЧIэхьапкIэ птынэу щыта?; ChIjeh'apkIje ptynjeu shhyta?
How much is the entrance fee?	ЧIэхьапкIэр сыд фэдиз?; ChIjeh'apkIjer syd fjediz?
Is there a discount for groups?	Купхэм къафыкIырагъэча?; Kuphjem kafykIyragjecha?
Is there a discount for children?	КIэлэцIыкIумэ къафыкIырагъэча?; KIjeljecIykIumje kafykIyragjecha?
Is there a discount for students?	Студентхэм къафыкIырагъэча?; Studenthjem kafykIyragjecha?
What building is that?	Мыр сыд уна?; Myr syd una?
How old is the building?	Мы унэм тхьапш ыныбжь?; My unjem th'apsh ynybzh'?
Who built the building?	Мы унэр хэт зышIыгъэр?; My unjer hjet zyshIygjer?
I’m interested in architecture.	Сэ архитектурэр сшIогъэшIэгъон.; Sje arhitekturjer sshIogjeshIjegon.
I’m interested in art.	Сэ искусствэр сшIогъэшIэгъон.; Sje iskusstvjer sshIogjeshIjegon.
I’m interested in paintings.	Сэ сурэтшIыныр сшIогъэшIэгъон.; Sje surjetshIynyr sshIogjeshIjegon.

The Maltese language

Many Europeans who want to improve their English travel to Malta. This is because English is the official language in the European island country. And Malta is known for its many language schools. But this isn't what makes the country interesting to linguists. They are interested in Malta for another reason. The Republic of Malta has another official language: Maltese (or Malti). This language developed from an Arabic dialect. With that, Malti is the only Semitic language of Europe. The syntax and phonology are different from that of Arabic, however. Maltese is also written in Latin letters. The alphabet contains a few special characters, however. And the letters c and y are completely absent. The vocabulary contains elements from many different languages. Aside from Arabic, Italian and English are among the influential languages. But Phoenicians and Carthaginians influenced the language as well. Therefore, some researchers consider Malti an Arabic Creole language. Throughout its history, Malta was occupied by various powers. All of them left their marks on the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. For a very long time, Malti was only a local vernacular. But it always remained the native language of the ‘real’ Maltese. It too was exclusively orally passed down. Not until the 19th century did people begin to write in the language. Today the number of speakers is estimated at around 330,000. Malta has been a member of the European Union since 2004. With that, Malti is also one of the official European languages. But for the Maltese the language is simply a part of their culture. And they are pleased when foreigners want to learn Malti. There are definitely enough language schools in Malta…