Direct and indirect speech

Direct and indirect speech in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: fjalia-e-perberePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise and use “Direct and indirect speech” correctly in simple examples.

2. Discover

Read: Arta tha: «Po vij.»; Arta tha se po vinte.; Ai pyeti: «Ku je?»; Ai pyeti se ku isha.. What relation links the two pieces of information?

3. Understand

This lesson focuses on discours direct et indirect. First identify the meaning relation between the two ideas, then notice the Albanian word or structure that links them.

Arta tha: «Po vij.»Arta tha se po vinte.Ai pyeti: «Ku je?»Ai pyeti se ku isha.Mjeku tha: «Pushoni.»Mjeku tha që të pushonim.Shembull shtesë: Kolegia ime telefonon pas pune.

Watch out

Choose the connector from the meaning, not from an isolated translation. Languages do not always divide logical relations in the same way.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create two personal examples with “Direct and indirect speech”: one close to the model and one from your own day.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For discours direct et indirect: 1) identify the meaning relation; 2) choose the connector or structure; 3) check the verb form that follows.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Direct and indirect speech” in a new example.
I can explain my choice and create my own example.