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42 [сорок два] Екскурсія до міста

42 [sorok dva] Ekskursiya do mista

Is the market open on Sundays?	Чи відкритий pинок щонеділі?; Chy vidkrytyy̆ pynok shchonedili?
Is the fair open on Mondays	Чи відкритий Ярмарок щопонеділка; Chy vidkrytyy̆ Yarmarok shchoponedilka
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays?	Чи відкрита виставка щовівтірка?; Chy vidkryta vystavka shchovivtirka?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays?	Чи відкритий зоопарк щосереди?; Chy vidkrytyy̆ zoopark shchoseredy?
Is the museum open on Thursdays?	Чи відкритий музей щочетверга?; Chy vidkrytyy̆ muzey̆ shchochetverha?
Is the gallery open on Fridays?	Чи відкрита галерея щоп’ятниці?; Chy vidkryta halereya shchop'yatnytsi?
Can one take photographs?	Чи можна фотографувати?; Chy mozhna fotohrafuvaty?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee?	Чи потрібно платити за вхід?; Chy potribno platyty za vkhid?
How much is the entrance fee?	Скільки коштує вхід?; Skilʹky koshtuye vkhid?
Is there a discount for groups?	Чи є знижка для груп?; Chy ye znyzhka dlya hrup?
Is there a discount for children?	Чи є знижка для дітей?; Chy ye znyzhka dlya ditey̆?
Is there a discount for students?	Чи є знижка для студентів?; Chy ye znyzhka dlya studentiv?
What building is that?	Що це за будівля?; Shcho tse za budivlya?
How old is the building?	Скільки років цій будівлі?; Skilʹky rokiv tsiy̆ budivli?
Who built the building?	Хто побудував цю будівлю?; Khto pobuduvav tsyu budivlyu?
I’m interested in architecture.	Я цікавлюся архітектурою.; YA tsikavlyusya arkhitekturoyu.
I’m interested in art.	Я цікавлюся мистецтвом.; YA tsikavlyusya mystetstvom.
I’m interested in paintings.	Я цікавлюся живописом.; YA tsikavlyusya zhyvopysom.

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…