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English to Maltese Phrases

Greeting

Hi!Hi!

Good morning!Bonġu

Good afternoon!Wara nofs in-nhar it-tajjeb!

Good evening!Bonswa!

Welcome! (to greet someone)Merħba

Hello my friend!Hello sieħbi!

How are you? (friendly)Kif int?

How are you? (polite)Kif int?

I'm fine, thank you!Jien tajjeb grazzi (masculine) / Jiena tajba grazzi (feminine)

And you? (friendly)U int?

And you? (polite)U int?

GoodTajjeb

Not so goodMhux daqshekk tajjeb

Long time no seeIlni ma narak

I missed youĦassejtu nnuqas tiegħek

What's new?X'ġara ġdid?

Nothing newXejn ġdid?

Thank you (very much)!Grazzi ħafna

You're welcome! (for "thank you")Ta' xejn

My pleasurePjaċir tiegħi

Come in! (or: enter!)Għaddi!

Make yourself at home!Qisu tiegħek!

Farewell Expressions

Have a nice day!Il-ġurnata t-tajba!

Good night!Il-lejl it-tajjeb!

Good night and sweet dreams!Il-lejl it-tajjeb u oħlom sabiħ!

See you later!Narak iktar tard!

See you soon!Narak dalwaqt!

See you tomorrow!Narak għada!

Good bye!Ċaw

Have a good trip!Il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb!

I have to goSe jkolli mmur

I will be right back!Daqt nerġa nkun hawn

Holidays and Wishes

Good luck!Good luck!

Happy birthday!Happy birthday!

Happy new year!Is-sena t-tajba!

Merry Christmas!Il-Milied it-tajjeb!

Happy St. Valentine's Day!Awguri għal jum San Valentinu

Happy Patron Saint day!Il-festa t-tajba!

Congratulations!Congratulations!

Enjoy! (or: bon appetit)L-ikla t-tajba!

Bless you (when sneezing)Gesu' mieghek!

Best wishes!Awguri

Cheers! (or: to your health)Saħħa

Accept my best wishesAwguri min qiegħ qalbi

How to Introduce Yourself

What's your name?X'jismek?

My name is (John Doe)Jien jisimni John Doe

Nice to meet you!Għandi pjaċir!

Where are you from?Minn fejn int?

I'm from (the U.S/ Malta)Jien mill-Amerika / Jien minn Malta

I'm (American/ Malti)Jien Amerikan/Malti (m) / Jiena Amerikana/Maltija (f)

Where do you live?Fejn toqgħod?

I live in (the U.S/ Malta)Jien noqħod l-Amerika/Malta

Do you like it here?Jgħoġbok hawn?

Malta is a beautiful countryMalta pajjiż sabiħ

What do you do for a living?X'tagħmel fil-ħajja?

I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer)Jien għalliem/student/engineer (m) / Jiena għalliema/studenta/engineer (f)

Do you speak (English/ Maltese)?Titkellem bl-Ingliż / Titkellem bil-Malti?

Just a littleFtit

I like MalteseJgħoġobni l-Malti

I'm trying to learn MalteseQed nipprova nitgħallem il-Malti

It's a hard languageLingwa diffiċli

It's an easy languageLingwa ħafifa

Oh! That's good!Ah! Tajjeb!

Can I practice with you?Nista' nipprattika miegħek?

I will try my best to learnNagħmel mill-aħjar biex nitgħallem

How old are you?Kemm għandek żmien?

I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years oldJien ghandi (wieħed u għoxrin, tnejn u tletin) sena

It was nice talking to you!Ħadt pjaċir nitkellem miegħek

It was nice meeting you!Ħadt pjaċir niltaqa' miegħek

Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss...Sur / Sinjura / Sinjorina

This is my wifeDin il-mara tiegħi

This is my husbandDan ir-raġel tiegħi

Say hi to Thomas for meGħid hello lil Thomas minn għandi

Romance and Love Phrases

Are you free tomorrow evening?Għandek x'tagħmel għada filgħaxija?

I would like to invite you to dinnerNixtieq nistiednek biex tiekol miegħi

You look beautiful! (to a woman)Tidher sabiħa

You have a beautiful nameGħandek ismek sabiħ

Can you tell me more about you?Tista' tgħidli iktar dwarek?

Are you married?Int miżżewweġ? (m) / Inti miżżewweġa? (f)

I'm singleJien single (m) / Jiena single (f)

I'm marriedJien miżżewweġ (m) / Jiena miżżewweġa (f)

Can I have your phone number?Nista' nsaqsik għan-numru tat-telfon?

Can I have your email?Nista' nsaqsik għall-email address?

Do you have any pictures of you?Għandek ritratti tiegħek?

Do you have children?Għandek tfal?

Would you like to go for a walk?Tixtieq mmorru mixja?

I like youTgħoġobni

I love youInħobbok

You're very special!Int speċjali ħafna

You're very kind!Għandek qalbek tajba

I'm very happyKuntent ħafna

Would you marry me?Trid tiżżewiġni?

I'm just kiddingQed niċċajta

I'm seriousBis-serjeta'!

My heart speaks the language of loveQalbi qed titkellem il-lingwa tal-imħabba

Solving a Misunderstanding

Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!)Skużani

Sorry (for a mistake)Skużani

No problem!Mhux problema!

Can you repeat please?Tista' terġa tirrepeti?

Can you speak slowly?Tista' titkellem bilmod?

Can you write it down?Tista' tiktibha?

Did you understand what I said?Fhimt x'għidtlek?

I don't understand!Ma nifhimx!

I don't know!Ma nafx!

What's that called in Maltese?X'jgħidulha dik bil-Malti?

What does that word mean in English?Xi tfisser dik il-kelma bl-Ingliż?

How do you say "thanks" in Maltese?Kif tgħid "grazzi" bil-Malti?

What is this?X'inhi din?

My Maltese is badIl-Malti tiegħi ħażin

Don't worry!Toqgħodx tinkwieta!

I agree with youNaqbel miegħek

Is that right?Tajjeb hekk?

Is that wrong?Ħażin hekk?

What should I say?X'suppost ngħid?

I just need to practiceKull m'għandi bżonn nipprattika

Your Maltese is goodIl-Malti tiegħek tajjeb

I have an accentL-aċċent barrani jingħaraf

You don't have an accentMa jingħarafx l-aċċent tiegħek

Asking for Directions

Excuse me! (before asking someone)Skużani

I'm lostIntlift

Can you help me?Tista' tgħini?

Can I help you?Nista' ngħinek?

I'm not from hereM'iniex minn hawn

How can I get to (this place, this city)? Kif nista' nasal (place/city)?

Go straightMur dritt

ThenImbagħad

Turn leftDur lejn ix-xellug

Turn rightDur lejn il-lemin

Can you show me?Tista' turini?

I can show you!Nista' nurik!

Come with me!Ejja miegħi!

How long does it take to get there?Kemm ddum biex tasal hemm?

Downtown (city center)Iċ-ċentru tar-raħal?

Historic center (old city)Ċentru storiku

It's near hereViċin ta' hawnhekk

It's far from hereIl-bogħod minn hawn

Can I walk there?Nista' nimxi s'hemm?

I'm looking for Mr. SmithQed nfittex lil Mr. Smith

One moment please!'Tini ċans jekk jgħoġbok

Hold on please! (when on the phone)Dalwaqt miegħek

Here is not hereHu mhux hawn

AirportL-ajruport

Bus stationL-istejġ ta' tal-linja

Train stationL-istazzjon tat-trejn

TaxiTaxi

NearViċin

FarIl-bogħod

Emergency Survival Phrases

Help!Ajjut!

Stop!Ieqaf!

Fire!Nar!

Thief!Ħalliel!

Run!Iġri!

Watch out! (or: be alert!)Oqgħod b'seba' għajnejn!

Call the police!Ċempel il-pulizija!

Call a doctor!Ċempel it-tabib!

Call the ambulance!Ċempel l-ambulanza!

Are you okay?Kollox sew?

I feel sickJħossni ħażin

I need a doctorGħandi bżonn tabib

AccidentInċident

Food poisoningFood poisoning

Where is the closest pharmacy?Fejn hi l-eqreb spiżerija?

It hurts hereQed jgħuġani hawn

It's urgent!Urgenti!

Calm down!Ikkalma!

You will be okay!Kollox se jmur sew!

Can you help me?Tista' tgħini?

Can I help you?Nista' ngħinek?

Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases

I have a reservation (for a room)Għandi reservation

Do you have rooms available?Għandkom kmamar vojta?

With shower / With bathroomBix-xawer/Bil-banju

I would like a non-smoking roomNixtieq kamra non-smoking

What is the charge per night?X'inhi l-kirja għal kull lejl?

I'm here on business /on vacationQiegħed (m) / Qedgħa (f) hawnhekk fuq xogħol /vakanza

DirtyMaħmuġ

CleanNadif

Do you accept credit cards?Taċċetaw credit cards?

I'd like to rent a carNixtieq nikri karozza

How much will it cost?Kemm se tiġi tiswa?

A table for (one / two) please!Mejda għal (wieħed/tnejn) jekk jgħoġbok!

Is this seat taken?Dan is-siġġu meħud?

I'm vegetarianJien vegeterian

I don't eat porkMa niekolx majjal

I don't drink alcoholMa nixrobx alkohol

What's the name of this dish?X'jismu dan il-platt?

Waiter / waitress!Waiter!

Can we have the check please?Nistgħu nieħdu l-kont jekk jgħoġbok?

It is very delicious!Tajjeb ħafna!

I don't like itMa jgħoġobniex

Shopping Expressions

How much is this?Kemm hu dan?

I'm just lookingBiex nara biss

I don't have changeM'għandiex żgħar

This is too expensiveDan wisq għali

ExpensiveGħali

CheapIrħis

Daily Expressions

What time is it?X'ħin hu?

It's 3 o'clockIt-tlieta ta' wara nofsinnhar

Give me this!Tihieli!

Are you sure?Żġur?

Take this! (when giving something)Ħudha!

It's freezing (weather)Kesħa kbira!

It's cold (weather)Il-kesħa!

It's hot (weather)Is-sħana!

Do you like it?Jgħoġbok?

I really like it!Tgħoġobni ħafna!

I'm hungryGħandi l-ġuħ!

I'm thirstyGħandi l-għatx!

He is funnyKemm hu tad-daħk!

In The MorningFilgħodu

In the eveningFilgħaxija

At NightBil-lejl

Hurry up!Għaġġel!

Cuss Words (polite)

This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness)Bla sens!

My God! (to show amazement)Alla tiegħi!

Oh gosh! (when making a mistake)Il-ħanina!

It sucks! (or: this is not good)Xejn sew!

What's wrong with you?Xi ġralek?

Are you crazy?Int miġnun? (m) Int miġnuna? (f)

Get lost! (or: go away!)U mur l'hemm!

Leave me alone!Ħallini waħdi!

I'm not interested!M'iniex interessat (m) M'iniex interessata (f)

Writing a Letter

Dear JohnGħażiż John

My trip was very niceIl-vjaġġ tiegħi kien sabiħ ħafna

The culture and people were very interestingIl-kultura u n-nies kienu interessanti ħafna

I had a good time with youĦadt pjaċir bil-ħin li qattajt miegħek

I would love to visit your country againNixtieq nerġa nżur pajjizek

Don't forget to write me back from time to timeTinsiex tiktibli darba kultant

Short Expressions and words

GoodTajjeb

BadĦażin

So-so (or: not bad not good)Hekk u hekk

BigKbir

SmallŻgħir

TodayIllum

NowIssa

TomorrowGħada

YesterdayIl-bieraħ

YesIva

NoLe

FastBil-għaġla

SlowBil-mod

HotSħana

ColdKesħa

ThisDin

ThatDak (m) Dik (f)

HereHawn

ThereHemm

Me (ie. Who did this? - Me)Jien (m) Jiena (f)

YouInt

HimHu

HerHi

UsAħna

ThemHuma

Really?Veru?

Look!Ħares!

What?Xiex?

Where?Fejn?

Who?Min?

How?Kif?

When?Meta?

Why?Għaliex?

ZeroXejn

OneWieħed

TwoTnejn

ThreeTlieta

FourErbgħa

FiveĦamsa

SixSitta

SevenSebgħa

EightTmienja

NineDisgħa

TenGħaxra

Maltese Plural

Learning the Maltese Plural

is very important because its structure is used in every day

conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to

mastering the Maltese language. But first we need to know what the role

of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Maltese.

Maltese

Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of

the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and

plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:

English PluralMaltese Plural

PluralPlural

my bookil-ktieb tiegħi

my booksil-kotba tiegħi

our daughteril-bint tagħna = bintna

our daughtersil-bniet tagħna

I'm coldJiena kiesaħ (masc.) / Jiena kiesħa (fem.)

we're coldaħna kesħin

his chickensit-tiġieġ tiegħu

their chickenit-tiġieġ tagħhom

As you can see from the example above, the structure

of the Plural in Maltese has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above

and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malti.

List of Plurals in Maltese Below

is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Maltese placed in a table.

Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words

to your Maltese vocabulary.

English PluralMaltese Plural

alligatoralligatur

alligatorsalligaturi

bearors

bearsorsijiet

birdgħasfur

birdsgħasafar

bullbarri

bullsbarrin

catqattus

catsqtates

cowbaqra

cowsbaqar

deerċerv (S) / ċriev (Pl.)

many deerħafna ċriev

dogkelb

dogsklieb

donkeyħmar

donkeysħmir

eagleajkla

eaglesajkli

elephantIljunfant

elephantsiljunfanti

giraffeġiraffa

giraffesġiraffi

goatmogħoż

goatsmogħoż

horseżiemel

horsesżwiemel

lionljun

lionsljuni

monkeyxadina

monkeysxadini

mouseġurdien

miceġrieden

rabbitfenek

rabbitsfniek

snakeserp

snakessriep

tigertigra

tigerstigri

wolflupu

wolveslpup

Maltese Prepositions Learning the Maltese Prepositions

is very important because its structure is used in every day

conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to

mastering the Maltese language. But first we need to know what the role

of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Maltese.

Maltese

prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a

sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called

the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:

English PrepositionsMaltese Prepositions

PrepositionsPrepożizzjonijiet

inside the houseġewwa d-dar

outside the carbarra l-karozza

with memiegħi

without himmingħajru

under the tabletaħt il-mejda

after tomorrowwara għada

before sunsetqabel inżul ix-xemx

but I'm busyimma jien għandi x'nagħmel

As you can see from the example above, the structure

of the Prepositions in Maltese has a logical pattern. Locate the

Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in

Malti.

List of Prepositions in Maltese Below is a list of

the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Maltese placed in a table.

Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words

to your Maltese vocabulary.

English PrepositionsMaltese Prepositions

aboutdwar

abovefuq

acrossminn naħa għal oħra

afterwara

againstkontra

amongfost

aroundmadwar

askif

atfi

beforeqabel

behindwara

belowtaħt

beneathtaħt

besideħdejn

betweenbejn

beyondlil hinn

butimma

byminn

despiteminkejja

downisfel

duringmatul

exceptħlief

forgħall- / għal

fromminn

infi

insideġewwa

intofi

nearqrib

nextħdejn

ofta'

onfuq

oppositeoppost (masc.) / opposta (fem.) / opposti (Pl.)

outbarra

outsidebarra

overfuq

perkull

plusflimkien ma'

roundtond

sinceperess

thanminn

throughpermezz

tillsa

tolejn / għall- / għal

towardlejn

undertaħt

unlikedifferenti

untilsakemm

upsa

viapermezz

withma' / bi

withinfi

withoutmingħajr

two wordsżewġ kelmiet

according toskont

because ofminħabba

close toqrib

due tominħabba

except forħlief għall- / ħlief għal

far frombogħod minn

inside ofġo

instead ofminflok

near toqrib

next toħdejn

outside ofbarra

prior toqabel

three wordstliet kelmiet

as far assa fejn

as well askif ukoll

in addition toflimkien ma'

in front ofquddiem

in spite ofminkejja

on behalf off'isem

on top offuq

demonstrative pronounsprepożizzjonijiet dimostrattivi

thisdan

thatdak

thesedawn

thosedawk

Maltese Questions Learning the Maltese Questions

is very important because its structure is used in every day

conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to

mastering the Maltese language. But first we need to know what the role

of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Maltese.

Maltese

questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request

for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression.

Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:

English QuestionsMaltese Questions

QuestionsMistoqsijiet

how?kif?

what?xiex?

who?min?

why?għaliex?

where?fejn?

As you can see from the example above, the structure

of the Questions in Maltese has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions

above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malti.

List of Questions in Maltese Below

is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Maltese

placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful

and important words to your Maltese vocabulary.

English QuestionsMaltese Questions

where is he?fejnu?

what is this?meta hu dan?

why are you sad?għaliex int imdejjaq?

how do you want to pay?kif trid li tħallas?

can I come?nista niġi?

is he sleeping?hu/huwa rieqed?

do you know me?int/inti tafni?

do you have my book?int/inti għandek il-ktieb tiegħi?

how big is it?kemm huwa kbit?

can I help you?nista' ngħinek?

can you help me?int/inti tista' tgħini?

do you speak English?int/inti titkellem bl-Ingliż?

how far is this?kemm qiegħed (masc.) / qegħda (fem.) 'l bogħod?

what time is it?x'ħin hu?

how much is this?kemm hu dan (masc.) / hi din (fem.)?

what is your name?x'jismek?

where do you live?fejn toqgħod?

Maltese Pronouns Learning the Maltese Pronouns

is very important because its structure is used in every day

conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to

mastering the Maltese language. But first we need to know what the role

of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Maltese.

Maltese

pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the

persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite

pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal

or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on

by verb's subject). Here are some examples:

English PronounsMaltese Pronouns

PronounsPronomi

Ijien / jiena

youint / inti (S) / intom (Pl.)

hehu / huwa

shehi / hija

weaħna

theyhuma

mejien / jiena, lili

youint / inti, lilek (S) intom / lilkom (Pl.)

himhu / huwa, lilu

herhi / hija, lilha

usaħna, lilna

themhuma, lilhom

mytiegħi

yourtiegħek (S) / tagħkom (Pl.)

histiegħu

hertagħha

ourtagħna

theirtagħhom

minetiegħi

yourstiegħek (S) / tagħkom (Pl.)

histiegħu

herstagħha

ourstagħna

theirstagħhom

As you can see from the example above, the structure

of the Pronouns in Maltese has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns

above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malti.

List of Pronouns in Maltese Below

is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative

pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Maltese placed in a table.

Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words

to your Maltese vocabulary.

English PronounsMaltese Pronouns

I speakjien/a nitkellem

you speakint/i titkellem (S) intom titkellmu (Pl.)

he speakshu/wa jitkellem

she speakshi/ja titkellem

we speakaħna nitkellmu

they speakhuma jitkellmu

give meagħtini (S) / agħtuni (Pl.)

agħtik (S) / agħtukom (Pl.)

give himagħtih (S) / agħtuh (Pl.)

give heragħtiha (S) / agħtuha (Pl.)

give usagħtina (S) / agħtuna (Pl.)

give themagħtihom (S) / agħtuhom (Pl.)

my bookil-ktieb tiegħi

your bookil-ktieb tiegħek (S) / il-ktieb tagħkom (Pl.)

his bookil-ktieb tiegħu

her bookil-ktieb tagħha

our bookil-ktieb tagħna

their bookil-kontabbli tagħhom

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