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Useful foreign phrases |
Individual languages |
Colours |
Numbers |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Maltese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m = male (said by men), f = female (said by women), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| English | Malti (Maltese) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Merħba |
| Hello | Hello / Hawn, x'ghandnda |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
Kif int? (inf) Kif intom? (frm) |
| Tajjeb (m) Tajba (f), grazzi. U inti? | |
| Long time no see | Kemm ili ma ma narak |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
X'jismek? |
| Jisimni ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Minn fejn int? |
| Jien minn ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Għandi pjaċir (bil-konoxxenza) |
| Good morning | Bonġu / L-għodwa t-tajba / Bonġornu |
| Good afternoon | Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb |
| Good evening/night | Bonswa / Il-Lejla it-tajba |
| Goodbye | Ċaw / Saħħa / Saħħiet (pl) |
| Good luck | Xewqat sbieħ / Awguri |
| Cheers/Good health! | Evviva! Cirs! |
| Have a nice day | Il-gurnata t-tajba |
| Bon appetit | L-ikla t-tajba |
| Bon voyage | Il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb! |
| Do you understand? | Fhimt? / Fhimtni? |
| I understand | Fhimt / Fhimtek / Nifhem / Qed nifhmek |
| I don't understand | M'inix nifhem / Mhux qiegħed nifhem / Ma nifhimx / Mhux nifhem |
| I don't know | |
| Please speak more slowly | Jekk jogħġbok, tkellem iktar bil-mod |
| Please say that again | Erġa għidli jekk jogħġbok / Tista terga tirrepeti? |
| Please write it down | Iktibha jekk jogħġbok |
| Do you speak Maltese? Yes, a little |
Titkellem bil-Malti? |
| Ftit | |
| How do you say ... in Maltese? | Kif tghid ... bil-Malti? |
| Excuse me | Skużi! Skużani! |
| How much is this? | Kemm jiswa dan? |
| Sorry | Skużani! Jiddispjaċini! Ahfirli! |
| Please | Jekk jogħġbok |
| Thank you Response |
Grazzi / Grazzi ħafna |
| Merħba bik / Ta' xejn / M'hemmx mn'hiex / Xejn, xejn | |
| Where's the toilet? | Fejn hu t-tojlit? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Se jħallas is-sinjur/is-sinjura ta' kollox |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Tixtieq tiżfen miegħi? Għandek pjaċir tizfen miegħi? |
| I miss you | Nimmissjak / Inħoss in-nuqqas tiegħek |
| I love you | Inħobbok / Inħobbok hafna |
| Get well soon | Nawguralek fejqan ta' malajr |
| Go away! | Itlaq! / Żul! / Mur ‘l hemm! / Warrab! / Kixxi! |
| Leave me alone! | Ħallini kwiet(a)! / Ħallini! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Ajjut! Ħruq! Ieqaf! |
| Call the police! | Ċempel lill-pulizija! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Il-Milied Ħieni u s-Sena t-Tajba Awguri għas-sena l-ġdida |
| Happy Easter | L-Għid it-tajjeb |
| Happy Birthday | Heppi berdej / Nixtieqlek jum għeluq sninek sabiħ |
| One language is never enough | Dejjem tajjeb lit kun taf iżjed minn ilsien wieħd Dejjem tajjeb lit kun taf iżjed minn lingwa wieħd |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Il-hovercraft tiegħi hu mimli sallur |
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Information about written and spoken Maltese
Language learning materials for Maltese
Other collections of Maltese phrases (some with audio)
http://www.choosemalta.com/en/about-malta/maltese-language.php
http://linguanaut.com/english_maltese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language
http://www.downloadalanguage.com/downloadalanguage/Maltese_phrases.html
http://www.linguata.com/linguata/Learn_Maltese.html
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