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Maltese Flashcards
Study the words (211)
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | wieħed |
| Two | tnejn |
| Three | tlieta |
| Four | erbgħa |
| Five | ħamsa |
| Six | sitta |
| Seven | sebgħa |
| Eight | tmienja |
| Nine | disgħa |
| Ten | għaxra |
| First | l-ewwel |
| Second | it-tieni |
| Monday | it-tnejn |
| Tuesday | it-tlieta |
| Wednesday | l-erbgħa |
| Thursday | il-ħamis |
| Friday | il-ġimgħa |
| Saturday | is-sibt |
| Sunday | il-ħadd |
| Now | issa |
| Yesterday | ilbieraħ |
| Today | illum |
| Tonight | illejla |
| Tomorrow | għada |
| Fruits | frott |
| Apples | tuffieħ |
| Bananas | banana |
| Tomatoes | tadam |
| Potatoes | patata |
| Onions | basal |
| Red | aħmar |
| Green | aħdar |
| Blue | blu |
| White | abjad |
| Black | iswed |
| Grey | griż |
| Breakfast | kolazzjon |
| Lunch | ikla ta' nofsinhar |
| Dinner | ikla ta' filgħaxija |
| Milk | ħalib |
| Coffee | kafè |
| Bread | ħobż |
| Sunny | xemxi |
| Windy | riħ |
| Rainy | ix-xita |
| Snowy | jinżel is-silġ |
| Cold | kiesaħ |
| Hot | jaħraq |
| Boy | tifel |
| Girl | tifla |
| Son | iben |
| Daughter | bint |
| Brother | ħu |
| Sister | oħt |
| Man | raġel |
| Woman | mara |
| Father | missier |
| Mother | omm |
| Grandfather | nannu |
| Grandmother | nanna |
| House | dar |
| Toilet | tojlit |
| Room | kamra |
| Bedroom | kamra tas-sodda |
| Kitchen | kċina |
| Table | mejda |
| Cat | qattus |
| Dog | kelb |
| Mouse | ġurdien |
| Bird | għasfur |
| Cow | baqra |
| Horse | żiemel |
| Socks | kalzetti |
| Shoes | żarbun |
| Trousers | qalziet |
| Shirt | qmis |
| Sweater | flokk |
| Coat | kowt |
| English | ingliż |
| French | franċiż |
| German | ġermaniż |
| Spanish | spanjol |
| Italian | taljan |
| Portuguese | portugiż |
| Greek | grieg |
| Russian | russu |
| Arabic | għarbi |
| Hindi | ħindi |
| Chinese | ċiniż |
| Japanese | ġappuniż |
| Taxi | tat-taxi |
| Bus | xarabank |
| Hotel | lukanda |
| Reservation | riserva |
| Airport | ajruport |
| Passport | passaport |
| Student | student |
| Teacher | għalliem |
| Pen | pinna |
| Books | kotba |
| Page | paġna |
| Dictionary | dizzjunarju |
| Hand | id |
| Feet | saqajn |
| Hair | xagħar |
| Eye | għajn |
| Mouth | ħalq |
| Nose | imnieħer |
| Ambulance | ambulanza |
| Doctor | tabib |
| Hospital | sptar |
| Pharmacy | spiżerija |
| Police | pulizija |
| Stomach ache | uġiegħ fl-istonku |
| And | u |
| Under | taħt |
| Before | qabel |
| After | wara |
| Inside | ġewwa |
| Outside | barra |
| With | ma' |
| But | imma |
| For | għall- / għal |
| From | minn |
| To | lejn / għall- / għal |
| In | ġo |
| What? | liema? |
| Who? | min? |
| How? | kif? |
| Why? | għaliex? |
| Where? | fejn? |
| Never | qatt |
| Rarely | rari |
| Sometimes | kultant |
| Usually | normalment |
| Always | dejjem |
| Very | ħafna |
| I | jien |
| You | int |
| He | hu |
| She | hi |
| We | aħna |
| They | huma |
| My | tiegħi |
| Your | tiegħek |
| His | tiegħu |
| Her | tagħha |
| Our | tagħna |
| Their | tagħhom |
| I speak English | jien nitkellem bl-ingliż |
| You speak French | inti titkellem bil-franċiż |
| He speaks German | hu jitkellem bil-ġermaniż |
| She speaks Italian | hi titkellem bit-taljan |
| I visited France | jien żort franza |
| I will drink milk | jien se nixrob ħalib |
| I understand you | nifhemek |
| I don't understand you | ma nifhmekx |
| I don't speak French | ma nitkellimx bil-franċiż |
| This is my house | din hija d-dar tiegħi |
| That restaurant is far | dak ir-restorant huwa 'l bogħod |
| No problem | mhux problema |
| Hi | hi! |
| What is your name? | x'jismek? |
| Nice to meet you | għandi pjaċir! |
| How are you? | kif int? |
| I'm good, thanks | jien tajjeb grazzi |
| And you? | u int? |
| Do you speak (English/Maltese)? | titkellem (bl-ingliż/ bil-malti)? |
| Does she speak Chinese? | hi titkellem biċ-ċiniż? |
| A little bit | ftit |
| How old are you? | kemm għandek żmien? |
| I'm 33 years old | jien għandi 33 sena |
| It was nice talking to you | ħadt pjaċir nitkellem miegħek |
| What do you mean? | x'jiġifieri? |
| I don't understand | ma nifhimx! |
| I don't know | ma nafx! |
| Sorry | skużani |
| What is that called in Maltese? | x'jgħidulha dik bil-malti? |
| What does that word mean in English? | xi tfisser dik il-kelma bl-ingliż? |
| Where are you from? | minn fejn int? |
| I'm from the U.S | jien mill-amerka |
| I'm American | jien amerikan |
| Where do you live? | fejn toqgħod? |
| I live in the U.S | jien ngħix l-amerka |
| What do you do for a living? | x'tagħmel fil-ħajja? |
| I'm a student | jien student |
| Can I help you? | nista' ngħinek? |
| Can you help me? | tista' tgħini? |
| Where is the airport? | fejn hu l-ajruport? |
| Go straight | mur dritt |
| Then | imbagħad |
| Turn left | dur lejn ix-xellug |
| Turn right | dur lejn il-lemin |
| Happy birthday | happy birthday! |
| Happy New Year | is-sena t-tajba! |
| Merry Christmas | il-milied it-tajjeb! |
| Good luck | good luck! |
| Congratulations | nawguralek |
| I have a reservation | għandi reservation |
| Do you have rooms available? | għandkom kmamar vojta? |
| I would like a non-smoking room | nixtieq kamra non-smoking |
| How much it costs per night? | x'inhi l-kirja għal kull lejl? |
| Waiter | waiter! |
| How much is this? | kemm hu dan? |
| What is this? | x'inhi din? |
| Are you okay? | kollox sew? |
| I need a doctor | għandi bżonn tabib |
| Help | ajjut! |
| Call the ambulance | ċempel l-ambulanza! |
| Call the police | ċempel il-pulizija! |
| I am sick | qed iħossni ħażin |
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