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42 [quarenta e dois] Visita na cidade

Is the market open on Sundays?	O mercado está aberto aos domingos?
Is the fair open on Mondays?	A feira está aberta às segundas-feiras?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays?	A exposição está aberta às terças-feiras?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays?	O jardim zoológico está aberto às quartas-feiras?
Is the museum open on Thursdays?	O museu está aberto às quintas-feiras?
Is the gallery open on Fridays?	A galeria está aberta às sextas-feiras?
Can one take photographs?	Pode-se tirar fotografias?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee?	Tem que se pagar a entrada?
How much is the entrance fee?	Quanto custa a entrada?
Is there a discount for groups?	Há um desconto para grupos?
Is there a discount for children?	Há um desconto para crianças?
Is there a discount for students?	Há um desconto para estudantes?
What building is that?	Que edifício é este?
How old is the building?	Quantos anos tem este edifício?
Who built the building?	Quem construiu este edifício?
I’m interested in architecture.	Eu me interesso por arquitetura.
I’m interested in art.	Eu me interesso por arte.
I’m interested in paintings.	Eu me interesso por pintura.

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…