Stage 1 · A1
Level A1
The verb jam in the present
Learn the six present forms of Albanian jam and use them for identity, state and location.
1. Objective
By the end, you will conjugate jam in the present with personal pronouns.
2. I discover
Read: “Unë jam këtu. Ti je gati. Ne jemi në Tiranë.” Notice the verb form after each pronoun.
3. I understand
Jam is irregular: unë jam, ti je, ai/ajo është, ne jemi, ju jeni, ata/ato janë. It is used for identity, state and location.
Unë jam student.Ti je këtu.Ajo është mjeke.Ne jemi në Tiranë.Ju jeni gati.Ata janë në punë.
Watch out
English has am/is/are, but Albanian has its own set of forms. Learn pronoun + verb form as a pair.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Write six short sentences, one with each form: jam, je, është, jemi, jeni, janë.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
unë jam · ti je · ai/ajo është · ne jemi · ju jeni · ata/ato janë.
9. Now I can…
- I can conjugate jam in the present.
- I can choose the form that matches the pronoun.
