Maltese is the main language of Malta.

Contents 1 Pronunciation guide 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Common diphthongs 2 Phrase list 2.1 Basics 2.2 Problems 2.3 Numbers 2.4 Time 2.4.1 Clock time 2.4.2 Duration 2.4.3 Days 2.4.4 Months 2.4.5 Writing time and date 2.5 Colours 2.6 Transportation 2.6.1 Bus and train 2.6.2 Directions 2.6.3 Taxi 2.7 Lodging 2.8 Money 2.9 Eating 2.10 Bars 2.11 Shopping 2.12 Driving 2.13 Authority

[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