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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? | |
| 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! |
| I don't understand | M'inix nifhem / Mhux qiegħed nifhem / Ma nifhimx / Mhux nifhem |
| Please speak more slowly | Jekk jogħġbok, tkellem iktar bil-mod |
| Please write it down | Iktibha jekk jogħġbok |
| Do you speak Maltese? Yes, a little |
Titkellem bil-Malti? |
| Ftit | |
| Excuse me | Skużi! Skużani! |
| How much is this? | Kemm jiswa dan? |
| Sorry | Skużani! Jiddispjaċini! Ahfirli! |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) |
Grazzi / Grazzi ħafna |
| Merħba bik / Ta' xejn / M'hemmx mn'hiex / Xejn, xejn | |
| Where's the toilet? | Fejn it-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 love you | Inħobbok / Inħobbok hafna |
| Get well soon | Nawguralek fejqan ta' malajr |
| How do you say ... in Maltese? | Kif tghid ... bil-Malti? |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
Il-Milied Ħieni u s-Sena t-Tajba
Awguri għas-sena l-ġdida
|
| Happy Easter | L-Għid it-tajjeb |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Il-hovercraft tiegħi hu mimli sallur |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
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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