Maltese Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

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

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

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

Under

taħt

Before

qabel

After

wara

Inside

ġewwa

Outside

barra

With

ma'

But

imma

For

għall- / għal

From

minn

lejn / għall- / għal

ġo

What?

liema?

Who?

min?

How?

kif?

Why?

għaliex?

Where?

fejn?

Never

qatt

Rarely

rari

Sometimes

kultant

Usually

normalment

Always

dejjem

Very

ħafna

jien

You

int

She

aħna

They

huma

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!

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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