|
| Maltese
word |
Pronunciation |
English
translation |
| kif
inti |
key-fin-tee |
hi,
how are you |
| tajjeb |
thai-yep |
good
(masculine) |
| tajba |
thai-bah |
good
(feminine) |
| grazzi |
grut-tse |
thanks |
| xita |
she-ta |
rain |
| bicca |
bit-cha |
towel |
| iva |
eva |
yes |
| le |
le
(as in let) |
no |
| x'hemm |
shem |
hello |
| sahha |
sah-ha |
bye |
| berdej |
bird-day |
Birthday |
| fatta |
fat-ta |
bingo |
| tifel |
tea-fel |
boy |
| tifla |
tiff-la |
girl |
| mama |
mum-ha |
mum |
| papa |
papa |
dad |
| nannu |
nun-u |
grandad |
| nanna |
nun-ha |
granny |
| helu |
helloo |
lollies |
| flus |
flues |
money |
| fenek |
fenech |
rabbit |
| hut |
hoot |
fish |
| sajd |
said
(as in Port Said) |
fishing |
| hobs |
hobs |
bread |
| ilma |
ill-ma |
water |
| haxix |
hasheesh |
vegetables,
grass |
| laham |
la-hum |
meat |
| ghagin |
ah-gene |
pasta,
noodles |
| dar |
dar
as in dart |
house |
| bitha |
bit-ha |
backyard |
| sigra |
seeg-rah |
tree |
| fjuri |
few-re |
flowers
|
| ejja |
ay-ya |
come |
| mur |
moor |
go |
| habib |
ha-beeb |
friend
(male) |
| habiba |
ha-beeb-ha |
friend
(female) |
| xejn |
sheyn |
nothing |
| numru |
noom-roo |
number |
| doxxa |
dish-sha |
shower |
| papocc |
pa-poch |
slippers |
| sufan |
sue-fan |
sofa |
| tikka |
tick-a |
speck,
dot, just a little |
| sikkina |
sick-key-na |
knife |
| furketta |
foor-cat-ta |
fork
|
| mgharfa |
mar-fa |
spoon |
| kuccarina |
kooch-cha-rena |
teaspoon |
| plat |
plat |
plate |
| kikkra |
kick-ra |
tea
cup |
| nuccali |
nu-cha-lee |
spectacles
also sun glasses |
| Lira |
lira |
Maltese
currency |
| Lukanda |
loo-cun-dah |
hotel |
| xugaman |
shoo-ga-man |
towel |
| sapun |
sa-poon |
soap |
| bahar |
bah-har |
sea,
beach |
| hanut |
ha-noot |
shop,
bar |
| kont |
cont |
bill
|
| Birra |
beer-rah |
beer |
| grok |
grog |
shot
of whiskey, spirit |
| triq |
tree-k |
street |
| xorb |
shorb |
alcohol |
| pastizzi |
past-it-see |
Maltese
pasties |
| xarabank |
xharabank |
bus |
| festa |
fest-ta |
feast |
| murtali |
moor-ta-lee |
fireworks |
| dwana |
duan-na |
customs |
| bank |
bunk |
bank |
| officju |
of-fich-you |
office |
| dghajsa |
dye-sa |
boat |
| belt |
belt |
city |
| gita |
gee-ta |
trip,
tour |
| pulizija |
pulitsi'ya |
police |
| posta |
pos-ta |
post
office |
| frigg |
fridge |
refrigerator |
| vapur |
va-pur |
ship |
| lanca |
la'n-cha |
ferry
boat |
| rahal |
ra-hull |
village |
| merhba |
merh-bah |
welcome |
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