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Maltese is the main language of Malta.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

The Maltese alphabet consist of 30 letters. It is usually Semitic in sound. It has short vowels and also long vowels.

Some pronunciation hints: the common letter combination għ is a direct descendant of the Arabic ayin and is silent most of the time, except: when it is the last letter at the end of a word, or the letter immediately before a silent h, in which case the għ takes on a hard h sound. H (h) is silent, and ħ (Ħ) is hard. Ġ(ġ) is soft, and g (G) is hard. Likewise ż and z, whilst ċ and j are always soft. X is pronounced "sh", and the ie group has a prolonged ee sound.

In brief:

Ħ = Hat

Ġ = Lodge

G = Goat

Ż = Zero

Z = Its

Ċ = Cherry

J = Yellow

X = Shogun

GĦH (Tagħha) = Hers

-GĦ (Qlugħ) = Hound

IE (Jiena) = Mean

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

Hello. (Hello )

Hello. (informal) 

. ( )

How are you? 

Kif inti? ( kiyf int-ee?)

Fine, thank you. 

Tajjeb. Grazzi. ( TAI-yeb GRUTS-ee)

What is your name? 

X'jismek? ( SHYI-smack?)

My name is ______ . 

Jisimni ______ . ( yi-SIM-nee_____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

Ghandi pjacir. (Aandee pia-CHEER)

Please. 

Jekk joghgbok. (Yek YOH-jbok )

Thank you. 

Grazzi. ( GRUTS-ee)

You're welcome. 

You're welcom

Yes. 

Iva. ( Eve-a)

No. 

Le. (le)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Skuzi. (SCOO-zee )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Jiddispjacini. ( Yid-dis-pya-chi-nee)

Goodbye 

Sahha. ( Sah-ha)

Goodbye (informal) 

Caw. (Ciao )

I can't speak Maltese [well]. 

Ma nitkellimx bil-Malti[tajjeb ]. ( Ma nit-kel-limsh bill multi [thai-yeb ])

Do you speak English? 

Titkellem bl-Ingliz? ( Tit-kel-lem blin-gleez?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Hawn xi hadd jitkellem bl-Ingliz? (Awn shi hut jit-kel-lem blin-gleez ?)

Help! 

Ajjut! ( I-yut!)

Look out! 

Attent! ( Ut-tent!)

Good morning. 

bongu. (bon-ju )

Good day. 

il-gurnata t-tajba. (ill jur-na-ta it thai-ba)

Good evening. 

. ( )

Good night. 

. (il-lejl it-tajjeb )

Good night (to sleep) 

. ( )

I don't understand. 

. (Ma nifhimx )

Where is the toilet? 

Nista' nuza t-toilet, jekk joghgbok? ( Nees-TAH noose-AH t-toilet, Yeah-KH yoh-JBOK?)

[edit] Problems

[edit] Numbers

One - wieħed

Two - tnejn

Three - tlieta

Four - erbgħa

Five - ħamsa

Six - sitta

Seven - sebgħa

Eight - tmienja

Nine - disgħa

Ten - għaxra

Eleven - ħdax

Twelve - tnax

Thirteen - tlettax

Fourteen - erbatax

Fifteen - ħmistax

Sixteen - sittax

Seventeen - sbatax

Eighteen - tmintax

Nineteen - dsatax

Twenty - għoxrin

Twenty-one - wieħed u għoxrin (ie. one and twenty)

Thirty - tletin

Forty - erbgħin

Fifty - ħamsin

Sixty - sittin

Seventy - sebgħin

Eighty - tmenin

Ninety - disgħin

Hundred - mija

Thousand - elf

Million - milljun

Billion - billjun

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

[edit] Duration

Second - sekonda (pl. sekondi)

Minute - minuta (pl. minuti)

Hour - siegħa (pl. siegħat)

Day - ġurnata (pl. ġranet)

Week - ġimgħa (pl. ġimgħat)

Month - xahar (pl. xhur)

Year - sena (pl. snin)

Century - seklu (pl. sekli)

Millennium - millennju (pl. millennji)

[edit] Days

Monday - it-Tnejn (it-tneyn)

Tuesday - it-Tlieta (it-tleeta)

Wednesday - l-Erbgħa (l-erba)

Thursday - il-Ħamis (il-hamees)

Friday - il-Ġimgħa (il-jimah)

Saturday - is-Sibt (is-sipt)

Sunday - il-Ħadd (il-hatt)

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[edit] Months

January - Jannar

February - Frar

March - Marzu

April - April

May - Mejju

June - Ġunju

July - Lulju

August - Awissu

September - Settembru

October - Ottubru

November - Novermbru

December - Diċembru

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[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] Colours

Red - Aħmar

Purple - Vjola

Orange - Oranġjo

Black - Iswed

Green - Aħdar

White - Abjad

Yellow - Isfar

Indigo - Ikħal

Blue - Blu

Grey - Griż

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

[edit] Directions

Left - xellug

Right - lemin

Centre - fin-nofs

Straight - dritt

[edit] Taxi

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

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