Maltese basics

  1. yes
    iva
  2. no
    le
  3. please
    Jekk joghgbok (yek yo:jbok)
  4. Thank you
    grazzi
  5. Thank you very much
    grazzi hafna
  6. You are welcome
    M'hemmx mn'hiex (memsh mni: sh)
  7. good morning
    bongu
  8. good evening
    bonswa
  9. good night
    il-leijl it-tajjeb
  10. good-bye
    Sahha
  11. so long
    caw (ciao?)
  12. see you later
    narak iktar tard
  13. how are you ?
    kif inti?
  14. Very well, and you?
    Tajjeb hafna. U inti ?
  15. excuse me
    skuzi
  16. where
    fejn?
  17. how
    kif?
  18. when
    meta?
  19. what
    x' hini ? (shiniy)
  20. why?
    ghaliex (a:li:sh)
  21. who?
    min?
  22. which?
    liema? (lima)
  23. where is ... ?
    fejn hu ... ? (feyn uw.. ?)
  24. where are... ?
    fejn huma.. ?
  25. What do you call this/that in Maltese ?
    kif tghid dan/dak bil-Malti (kif teyd... )
  26. what does that mean ?
    xi jfisser dan/dak
  27. Do you speak english ?
    titkellem bl-ingliz?
  28. I dont speak Maltese
    Ma nitkellimx bil-Malti
  29. I understand
    nifhem
  30. I don't understand
    Ma nifhimx
  31. Do you understand ?
    Qed tifhem?
  32. I can't
    Ma nistash
  33. Can you tell me?
    Tista' tghidli?
  34. Can you help me?
    Tista tghinni
  35. Can I help you?
    Nista' nghinek
  36. I am hungry
    ghandi l-guh (a:ndi il ju:h)
  37. I am thirsty
    ghandi l-ghatx (a:ndi la:tch)
  38. I am tired
    Jien ghajjien
  39. It's important
    Importanti (hafna)
  40. It's urgent
    Urgenti (hafna)
  41. Hurry up!
    ghaggel!
  42. and
    u
  43. or
    jew
  44. never
    qatt ('at)
  45. always
    dejjem
  46. nothing
    xejn
  47. something
    xi haga (shi haja)
  48. none
    hadd (had)
  49. too, also
    anki
  50. but
    izda
  51. soon
    malajr
  52. now
    issa
  53. then
    imbaghad (imba:d)
  54. again
    mill-gdid
  55. perhaps
    forsi / aktarx
  56. only
    biss
  57. I/I'm not
    Jien/M'iniex
  58. You/You are not
    Int/M'intix
  59. He/He isn't
    Hu/M'hux
  60. She/She isn't
    Hi/M'hix
  61. We/We aren't
    Ahna/M'ahniex
  62. you/you aren't (plur)
    Intom/M'intomx
  63. They/They aren't
    Huma/M'humiex
  64. My name is Berndt
    Jien jisimni
  65. What is your name ?
    Inti, x'jismek?
  66. How are you?
    Kinf inti?
  67. I am German
    Jien Germaniz
  68. It's cold/hot today
    Il-kesha/is-shana llum
  69. Call the police
    Sejjah pulizija
  70. Call a doctor
    Sejjah tabib
  71. Help
    Ajut
  72. Look out!
    Attenzjoni!
  73. Quick!
    Malajr
  74. Stop
    Ieqaf(s); Ieqfu (p) (i:'af; i:'fu)
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Anonymous
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Card Set
Maltese basics
Description
Maltese basic phrases and vocabulary
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