#learning maltese

[malteseboy]

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

[malteseboy]

daħlet ix-xemx, il-baħar qed jitqalleb qabad jonfoħ ir-riħ, mhux sinjal tajjeb f'moħħi hemm dlam, erġajt waqajt f'koma xuftejja imqarqċin u tgħoma morra

lura fil-ħolm, kullħadd qiegħed jispara il-gwerra wara l-bieb, funeral f'darna ma tagħmlu xejn, ma' ġens qalbieni bħalna m'hemmx ċans l-invażur li jidħol f’darna amen, amen

daħlet ix-xemx, il-baħar qed jitqalleb qabad jonfoħ ir-riħ, mhux sinjal tajjeb agħmlu kuraġġ, għandna naħbtu ma’ gżira nies twajba li jilqħuk b'ħobża u sardina amen, amen

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Learning the Maltese Language

The Maltese language is the national language of the island of Malta, and according to the Maltese Constitution, is the co-official language of the country alongside the English language. Maltese serves as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. According to MED Magazine (2005), Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic. This Arabic dialect developed in Malta, Sicily and the rest of Southern Italy sometime between the ninth and the fourteenth centuries. AMED Magazine (2005) reports that approximately half of the vocabulary is borrowed from Italian and Sicilian,and according to the BBC Education, English words make up as much as 20% of the Maltese vocabulary. It is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet in its standard form. Our Squidoo lens includes a number of learning Maltese resources, recommended learning tools, videos, rss feeds, and more. So if you are interested in learning Maltese.