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MALTESEBasics

il-lejl it-tajjeb

good night

MALTESEBasics

merħba

welcome

MALTESEBasics

grazzi

thank you

MALTESEBasics

jekk jogħġbok

please

MALTESEBasics

skużani

excuse me

MALTESEBasics

jiddispjaċini

sorry

MALTESEBasics

iva

yes

MALTESEBasics

le

no

MALTESEBasics

forsi

maybe

MALTESEBasics

tajjeb

good

MALTESEBasics

ħażin

bad

MALTESETime

issa

now

MALTESETime

illum

today

MALTESETime

għada

tomorrow

MALTESETime

ilbieraħ

yesterday

MALTESETime

dejjem

always

MALTESETime

qatt

never

MALTESETime

filgħodu

in the morning

MALTESETime

waranofsinhar

afternoon

MALTESETime

filgħaxija

in the evening

MALTESEPeople

raġel

man

MALTESEPeople

mara

woman

MALTESEPeople

tifel

boy

MALTESEPeople

tifla

girl

MALTESEPeople

familja

family

MALTESEPeople

ħabib

friend

MALTESEPeople

omm

mother

MALTESEPeople

missier

father

MALTESEPeople

ħu

brother

MALTESEPeople

oħt

sister

MALTESEPeople

tarbija

baby

MALTESEPlaces
house

dar

house

MALTESEPlaces

kamra

room

MALTESEPlaces
school

skola

school

MALTESEPlaces

xogħol

work

MALTESEPlaces

ħanut

shop

MALTESEPlaces

knisja

church

MALTESEPlaces

sptar

hospital

MALTESEPlaces

bank

bank

MALTESEPlaces

lukanda

hotel

MALTESEPlaces

ristorant

restaurant

MALTESETravel

triq

street

MALTESETravel
car

karozza

car

MALTESETravel
bicycle

rota

bicycle

MALTESETravel
helicopter

helikopter

helicopter

MALTESETravel
van

vann

van

MALTESETravel
motorcycle

mutur

motorcycle

MALTESETravel

xarabank

bus

MALTESETravel
ship

vapur

ship

MALTESETravel

ajruplan

airplane

MALTESETravel

stazzjon

station

MALTESETravel

biljett

ticket

MALTESETravel

vjaġġ

trip

MALTESETravel

mappa

map

MALTESETravel

xellug

left

MALTESETravel

lemin

right

MALTESETravel

dritt

straight

MALTESEFood
water

ilma

water

MALTESEFood
bread

ħobż

bread

MALTESEFood
Maltese pastries

pastizzi

Maltese pastries

MALTESEFood
tomato

tadama

tomato

MALTESEFood
Maltese cheeselet

ġbejna

Maltese cheeselet

MALTESEFood
lemon

lumija

lemon

MALTESEFood

ħalib

milk

MALTESEFood

kafè

coffee

MALTESEFood

te

tea

MALTESEFood
fruit

frott

fruit

MALTESEFood
vegetables

ħaxix

vegetables

MALTESEFood

laħam

meat

MALTESEFood

ħut

fish

MALTESEFood

tiġieġ

chicken

MALTESEFood

ġobon

cheese

MALTESEFood

zokkor

sugar

MALTESEFood

melħ

salt

MALTESEFood

ikel

food

MALTESEFood

kolazzjon

breakfast

MALTESEFood

ikla

meal

MALTESEFood

ikla ta' nofsinhar

lunch

MALTESEFood

ikla ta' filgħaxija

dinner

MALTESEVerbs

niekol

I eat

MALTESEVerbs

nixrob

I drink

MALTESEVerbs

immur

I go

MALTESEVerbs

niġi

I come

MALTESEVerbs

nara

I see

MALTESEVerbs

nisma'

I hear

MALTESEVerbs

nitkellem

I speak

MALTESEVerbs

naqra

I read

MALTESEVerbs

nikteb

I write

MALTESEVerbs

nilgħab

I play

MALTESEVerbs

naħdem

I work

MALTESEVerbs

nifhem

I understand

MALTESEUseful

ma nifhimx

I don't understand

MALTESEUseful

tista' tgħinni?

can you help me?

MALTESEUseful

fejn hu...?

where is...?

MALTESEUseful

kemm jiswa?

how much is it?

MALTESEUseful

nixtieq

I would like

MALTESEUseful

jisimni...

my name is...

MALTESEUseful

minn fejn int?

where are you from?

MALTESEUseful

jien minn...

I am from...

MALTESEUseful

saħħa

bye / cheers

MALTESEUseful

narak

see you

MALTESENature

xemx

sun

MALTESENature

qamar

moon

MALTESENature

baħar

sea

MALTESENature

art

earth

MALTESENature

riħ

wind

MALTESENature

xita

rain

MALTESENature

siġra

tree

MALTESENature
flower

fjura

flower

MALTESENature

kelb

dog

MALTESENature

qattus

cat

MALTESENature

għasfur

bird

MALTESENature

ħuta

fish