#learn maltese

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10 Maltese Expressions with ❤️

1. tgħidli qalbi.. (my heart tells me..)

tgħidli qalbi se tagħmel ix-xita llum! - something tells me it’s going to rain today!

2. qtajt qalbi - (I cut my heart)

qtajt qalbi minn kollox! - I give up from everything!

3. għal qalbi - (for my heart)

iċ-ċurkett tan-nanna vera qiegħed għal qalbi! - grandma’s ring is very important to me!

4. għamilt f'qalbi - (I made/did in my heart)

għamilt f'qalbi meta miet il-kelb - I was really sad when the dog died

5. qalbi tħabbat sitta sitta - (my heart beats six six)

kelli qalbi tħabbat sitta sitta meta waslu r-riżultati! - I was so anxious/excited when the results came in!

6. bla qalb - (without a heart)

dak ir-raġel bla qalb! - that man is just cruel!

7. qalb taz-zokkor - (a heart of sugar)

ħijja għandu qalb taz-zokkor! - my brother is so kind hearted!

8. niftaħ qalbi - (I open my heart)

ftaħt qalbi ma’ sħabi lbierah għax jifhmuni ħafna - I opened up to my friends yesterday because they understand me a lot

9. żammejt f’qalbi - (I kept in my heart)

żammejt f’qalbi wara l-inċident - I still remember/think about everything after the accident

10. qalbi ħebritni - (my heart informed me)

qalbi ħebritni li se nerbaħ! - it’s like I knew that I was going to win!

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il-Milied – Christmas

il-Milied it-tajjeb! – merry Christmas!

l-isbaħ xewqat! – best wishes!

il-festi t-tajbin! – happy holidays!

is-sena t-tajba! – happy new year!

anġlu – angel

il-Bambin – baby Jesus

borra – snow

ċelebrazzjoni – celebration

ċerva – deer

ċumnija – chimney

dawl – light

dekorazzjoni – decoration

Diċembru – December

familja – family

festa – holiday, party

Ġesù – Jesus 

ħaruf – lamb

ikel (tal-Milied) – (Christmas) food

imħabba – love

inbid – wine

kanzunetta (tal-Milied) – (Christmas) song

kartolina (tal-Milied) – (Christmas) card

ornament – ornament

presepju – nativity scene

quddies – mass

rigal – present

is-sena ġdida – (the) new year

silġ – ice

siġra tal-Milied – Christmas tree

stilla – star

tiżjin – decorations

tradizzjoni – tradition

twelid – birth

xemgħa – candle

xitwa – winter

fetaħ (ir-rigali) – to open (presents)

iċċelebra – to celebrate 

kanta – to sing

twieled – to be born

ta – to give

talab – to pray

xtaq – to wish

żejjen – to decorate

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New Year Vocab in Maltese

inspired by @arabskaya-devushka ‘s new year arabic vocabulary post 🥂✨

phrases

is-sena t-tajba! – happy new year!

il-festi t-tajba! – happy holidays!

awguri! – best wishes!

saħħa! – cheers!

nouns

bewsa – kiss

bidu – beginning

ċelebrazzjoni – celebration

ferħ – happiness

festa – holiday, party

għan – goal

imħabba – love

kunċert – concert

l-aħħar ta' Diċembru – the last day of December

l-ewwel ta' Jannar – January 1st

logħob tan-nar / nar – fireworks

nofsillejl – midnight

paċi – peace

pjan – plan

sena – year

is-sena l-ġdida – the new year

reżoluzzjoni – resolution

tama – hope

xampanja – champagne

xewqa – wish

verbs

beda – to begin

iċċelebra – to celebrate

spiċċa – to end

ttama – to hope

xtaq – to wish

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Negation in Maltese

ma [verb]-x

📝 to do negation in Maltese, all you need to do is add ma before the verb, and attach -x at the end of the verb

📝 ma can be shortened to m’ before silent consonants

example:

inħobbok – I love you

ma nħobbokx – I don’t love you

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🌿 garden vocab in Maltese 🌿

nouns

bank – bench

bexxiexa – watering can

bir – well

farfett – butterfly

fekruna – turtle

fjura – flower

frott – fruit

funtana – fountain

ġardinar – gardener

ġnien – garden

grada – gate

għasfur – bird

ħamrija – soil

ħaxix – grass, vegetables

ilma – water

insett – insect

mgħażqa – hoe

naħla – bee

pjanta – plant

siġra – tree

statwa – statue

tixtil – planting

warda – rose

werqa – leaf

żerriegħa – seeds

żrinġ – frog

verbs

saqqa – to water (plants)

xettel – to plant

żerra’ – to produce seeds

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Maltese Pronunciation

A a – like a in father

B b – like b in ball

Ċ ċ – like ch in church

D d – like d in dad

E e – like e in enter

F f – like f in father

Ġ ġ – like g in giraffe

G g – like g in gone

Għ għ – silent, except at the end of a word or after “h,” in which case, it sounds like ħ (voice audio w/ examples)

H h – silent, except at the end of a word, in which case, it sounds like ħ

Ħ ħ – like h in house

I i – like e in evil

Ie ie – like ee in eerie 

J j – like y in yellow

K k – like c in cake

L l – like l in love

M m – like m in mother

N n – like n in nice

O o – like o in often

P p – like p in purse 

Q q – glottal stop, (voice audio w/ examples)

R r – like r in rail, not thrilled

S s – like s in snake

T t – like t in tail

U u – like u in emu

V v – like v in voice

W w – like w in worth

X x – like sh in shore

Ż ż – like z in zebra

Z z – like ts in dots

notes: 1. after a consonant i and u become long vowels, so i changes its sound to ij, and u changes to uw. however if they are preceded by 2 consonants, they stay a short vowel.

iva - (long i, sounds like ijva) 

kul - (long u, sounds like kuwl) 

mitt - (short i) 

kull - (short u)

2. sometimes an à appears at the end of words, this shows that the a should be stressed, like in università

3. hard consonants become soft at the end so: b > p  d > t ġ > ċ g > k v > f ż > s

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May I request Choir/Music vocab in Maltese?

il-mużika 🎼🎻🎶

armonija– harmony

arpa– harp

artist– artist

banda – band

diska – song,record

flawt – flute

ħoss– noise, sound  

mikrofonu –microphone

mużiċist– musician

mużika – music

noti –notes

kantant –singer

kanzunetta – song

kitarra –guitar

kompożitur –composer

kompożizzjoni –composition

kor – choir

palk – stage

pjanu –piano

prestazzjoni –performance

rekordju – record

sinfonija –symphony

strument –instrument

tanbur –drums

trumpetta –trumpet

udjenza –audience

vjolin –violin

baxx – low(sound)

għoli – high,loud

mużikali –musical

daqq – to play(an instrument)

ikkompona – to compose

kanta – to sing

kiteb –to write

sema’ – to hear

semma’ – to cause to hear

int idoqq xi strument?- do you play any instrument?

ndoqq il-kitarra – I play the guitar

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Travel Vocab in Maltese

nouns

ajruplan – plane

ajruport – airport

attrazzjoni – attraction

bagalja – luggage

belt (kapitali) – (capital) city

biljett – ticket

destinazzjoni – destination

dgħajsa – boat

ferrovija – train

gwida (turistika) – (tour) guide

kamera – camera

karrozza – car

kartolina – postcard

lingwa – language

lukanda – hotel

mappa – map

mutur – motor

mużew – museum

pajjiż – country

passaport – passport

passiġġier / passiġiera – passenger

port – port

raħal – town

ritratt – picture, photo

rota – bike

safar – travel

tal-linja – bus

tifkira – souvenir

titjira – flight

tluq – departures

tur – tour

turist / turista – tourist

vaganza – vacation, holiday

vapur – ship

veduta – view

villaġġ – village

vjaġġ – trip, journey

wasliet – arrivals

xenarju – scenery

żjara – visit

verbs

bbukkja – to book

saq – to drive

ħa ritratt – to take a picture

ppakkja – to pack

rikeb – to ride

siefer – to travel

tar – to fly

vjaġġa – to travel (to go on a trip)

żar –  to visit