Colloquial Albanian: The Complete Course for Beginners [Audio]

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction to the Albanian language
Introduction to the Albanian sound system
	The Albanian alphabet (CD1; 2)
	Exercise (CD1; 3)
1 Si jeni? – How are you?
	Dialogue 1 – Mirëmbrëma, si jeni? (CD1; 4)
	Dialogue 2 – Si quheni ju? (CD1; 6)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Greetings
			Farewells
			Subject pronouns
			The verbs jam and kam in the presen tindicative
			The interrogative pronoun kush ‘who’
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 3 – Jam shqiptar (CD1; 9)
	Dialogue 4 – Jam anglez (CD1; 12)
	Dialogue 5 – Ju jeni gjermane? (CD1; 13)
	Dialogue 6 – Ju jeni austriak? (CD1; 14)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Negative sentences
			Asking yes/no questions
			Answering yes/no questions
			Nationality adjectives
			Asking about nationality
			The indefinite form of proper nouns
			Using proper nouns as subjects
			Saying where you are from
			Calling someone by his/her name
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
		Bledi (CD1; 16)
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 10
		Culture point
2 U në jam anglez, po ju? – I am English, and you?
	Dialogue 1 – Unë jam anglez, po ju? (CD1; 17)
	Dialogue 2 – Jeni në Shqipëri për pushime? (CD1; 19)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Verb classes in Albanian
			Present tense indicative: Class 1 verbs
			Question words
			The preposition në ‘at’
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Shendi Guri (CD1; 23)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Adjective classes in Albanian
			Class 2 adjectives: Predicative use
			Asking about professions
			Talking about professions
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
		Exercise 10
		Exercise 11
		Exercise 12
		Culture points
3 Në kafe – At the coffee shop
	Dialogue 1 – Çfarë dëshironi? (CD1; 25)
	Dialogue 2 – Unë dua një sanduiç, po ti? (CD1; 29)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			The indefinite article: Singular nouns
			The definite article: Singular masculine nouns
			The definite article: Singular feminine nouns
			Present indicative of Class 3 verbs
			Present progressive
			The present indicative of the verb dua ‘to want’
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 3 – Në hotel (CD1; 31)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			The indefinite plural of masculine nouns
			The definite article: Nominative definite plural masculine nouns
			The indefinite plural of feminine nouns
			The definite article: Nominative definite plural feminine nouns
			Ja
			Majtas ‘on the left’, djathtas ‘on the right’
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Culture points
4 Suvenire nga Shqipëria – Souvenirs from Albania
	Dialogue 1 – Në telefon (CD1; 34)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Attributive Class 2 adjectives with singular nouns
			Cardinal numbers
			Telling the time
			Expressing when an event takes place
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Në një dyqan në Krujë (CD1; 36)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Attributive Class 2 adjectives with plural masculine nouns
			Masculine nouns that change gender in the plural
			Adjectives ending in –ëm, –shëm
			Attributive Class 2 adjectives with plural feminine nouns
			Some irregular adjectives
			Predicative Class 2 adjectives: Plural forms
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
5 A partamenti im – My apartment
	Dialogue 1 – Apartamenti im (CD1; 40)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Accusative indefinite nouns and Class 2 adjectives: Singular forms
			Accusative indefinite nouns and Class 2 adjectives: Plural forms
			Më pëlqen
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
	Dialogue 2 – Klara po kërkon një apartament me qira (CD1; 42)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Accusative definite nouns
			Accusative definite nouns and Class 2 adjectives: Singular
			Accusative definite nouns and Class 2 adjectives: Plural
			Prepositions used with the accusative case
			Ordinal numbers
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Vocabulary
6 Në dyqan – At the store
	Dialogue 1 – Te gazetashitësi (CD1; 45)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Cili ‘which’
			Accusative pronouns and clitics
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Në dyqan (CD1; 47)
		Vocabulary
			Additional vocabulary
		Language points
			Present tense indicative of Class 2 verbs
			Weights, Part I: Fruits and vegetables
			The use of Albanian money
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Ballokumja (CD1; 49, 50)
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 9
		Vocabulary
		Culture point
7 Në restorant – At the restaurant
	Dialogue 1 – Në minimarket (CD1; 51)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Attributive ablative case
			Uses of the attributive ablative case
			Weights, Part II: Dairy products and liquids
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
	Dialogue 2 – Në pastiçeri (CD1; 53)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Comparative adjectives
			Comparative adverbs
			Possessive adjectives, Part I: Nominative singular possessee
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
	Dialogue 3 – Në restorant (CD1; 54)
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 6
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 7
		Vocabulary
		Culture point – Albanian cuisine
8 Pushimet – Vacation
	Dialogue 1 – Në agjenci (CD1; 57)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Present subjunctive
			The modal verbs duhet ‘must’ and mund ‘can’
			Subjunctive and negation
			Days of the week
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
	Dialogue 2 – Pushimet (CD1; 59)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			The future tense
			Months of the year
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Thethi (CD1; 61)
		Vocabulary
9 Në rrugë – On the street
	Dialogue 1 – Në rrugë (CD2; 1)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Definite ablative case
			Demonstrative: Nominative forms
			Demonstrative: Accusative forms
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Si mund të shkoj tek Ambasada Angleze? (CD2; 4)
	Dialogue 3 – Kam nevojë për një taksi për në aeroport (CD2; 6)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Imperative
			Negative imperative
			The verbs iki ‘to go, to leave’, eci ‘to walk’, hipi ‘to go in, to climb’
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Shkodra, qyteti i biçikletave (CD2; 8)
		Vocabulary
10 Në postë – At the post office
	Dialogue 1 – Në postë (CD2; 9)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Dative forms of personal pronouns
			Other verbs like më pëlqen ‘to like’
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Dialogue 2 – Çfarë po bën këtu? (CD2; 11)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Indirect objects: Nouns and dative case
			Clitic doubling with indirect and direct objects
			Possessive adjectives, Part II: Nominative plural possessees
		Exercise 5
	Dialogue 3 – A mund të bisedoj me zotin Adam, ju lutem? (CD2; 13)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Dative clitic pronouns and subjunctive/future të
			Accusative clitic pronouns and subjunctive/future të
			Direct and indirect object clitics
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
		Exercise 10
		Interneti në Shqipëri (CD2; 14)
		Vocabulary
11 Në Tiranë – In Tirana
	Dialogue 1 – Në Tiranë (CD2; 15)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Class 6 –(h)em verbs
			Class 6 psychological verbs
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Atëherë, shihemi të dielën! (CD2; 18)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Passive constructions
			Reciprocal constructions
			Impersonal constructions
			Class 6 verbs: Imperative forms
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Shqipëria në 10 destinacionet më mira per vitin 2011 CD2; 20)
		Vocabulary
12 Si e kalove fundjavën? – How did you spend your weekend?
	Dialogue 1 – Si e kalove fundjavën? (CD2; 21)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Expressions typically used with the simple past tense
			Simple past tense: Class 1 verbs
			Simple past tense: Class 3 verbs
			Simple past tense: Irregular verbs
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Si të shkoi udhëtimi? (CD2; 24)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Simple past tense: Class 2 verbs
			Simple past tense: Class 4 verbs
			Simple past tense: Class 6 verbs
			The simple past tense: Passive and reciprocal constructions
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Panairi i librit “Tirana 2010” (CD2; 26)
		Vocabulary
13 Te mjeku – At the doctor’s office
	Dialogue 1 – Te mjeku (CD2; 27)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Present perfect
			The past participle
			Other constructions that use the pas tparticiple
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Në klinikë (CD2; 29)
	Dialogue 3 – Në farmaci (CD2; 30)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Genitive case: Using the genitive after nominative forms
			Genitive case: Using the genitive after accusative forms
			Genitive versus attributive ablative
			How to ask for the possessor
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Për shëndetin e dhëmbëve (CD2; 33)
		Vocabulary
14 I ntervistë për punë – A job interview
	Dialogue 1 – Intervistë për punë (CD2; 34)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Imperfect indicative
			Imperfect subjunctive
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
	Dialogue 2 – Në bankë (CD2; 36)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Conditional tense
			Possessive adjectives, Part III: Accusative forms
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
		Rritja ekonomike në Shqipëri (CD2; 38)
		Vocabulary
15 I smail Kadare
	Biografi (CD2; 39)
	Vocabulary
	Language points
		Genitive constructions after a genitive or ablative noun
		Class 2 adjectives after a genitive or ablative noun
	Exercise 1
	Exercise 2
	Exercise 3
	Dialogue 1 – Një artikull për Kadarenë (CD2; 40)
		Vocabulary
		Language points
			Admirative mood: Present and imperfect tense
			Admirative mood: Present perfect and pluperfect
			Admirative mood: Class 6 verbs
			Optative mood
			Optative mood: Present tense
			Optative mood: Irregular forms in the present optative
			Negative optative
			Present optative for Class 6 verbs
			Optative mood: Present perfect tense
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9 (CD2; 43)
		Vocabulary
		Exercise 10 (CD2; 44)
		Exercise 11
		(CD2; 45)
		Vocabulary
Appendices
	Appendix 1 Auxiliary verbs
	Appendix 2 Main verb classes
		Class 1 – shkoj ‘to go’
		Class 2 – hap ‘to open’
		Class 3 – pi ‘to drink’
		Class 4 – eci ‘to go, walk’
		Class 6 – takohem ‘to meet’
Key to selected exercises
	Unit 1
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
	Unit 2
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
		Exercise 11
		Exercise 12
	Unit 3
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
	Unit 4
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
	Unit 5
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
	Unit 6
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
	Unit 7
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
	Unit 8
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
	Unit 9
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
	Unit 10
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
		Exercise 9
	Unit 11
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
	Unit 12
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
	Unit 13
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
	Unit 14
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
	Unit 15
		Exercise 1
		Exercise 2
		Exercise 3
		Exercise 4
		Exercise 5
		Exercise 6
		Exercise 7
		Exercise 8
Albanian–English glossary
	A
	B
	C
	Ç
	D
	DH
	E
	Ë
	F
	G
	Gj
	H
	I
	J
	K
	L
	LL
	M
	N
	NJ
	O
	P
	Q
	R
	RR
	S
	SH
	T
	U
	V
	XH
	Y
	Z
	ZH
Grammatical index
	Articles
	Adjectives
	Case
	Clitic pronouns
	Negation
	Nouns
	Numbers
	Past participle
	Prepositions
	Pronouns
	Questions
	Tenses/Moods
	Verbs