Maltese - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Maltese language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
żero
zero
1
wieħed
one
2
tnejn
two
3
tlieta
three
4
erbgħa
four
5
ħamsa
five
6
sitta
six
7
sebgħa
seven
8
tmienja
eight
9
disgħa
nine
10
għaxra
ten
11
ħdax
eleven
12
tnax
twelve
13
tlettax
thirteen
14
erbatax
fourteen
15
ħmistax
fifteen
16
sittax
sixteen
17
sbatax
seventeen
18
tmintax
eighteen
19
dsatax
nineteen
20
għoxrin
twenty
30
tletin
thirty
40
erbgħin
forty
50
ħamsin
fifty
60
sittin
sixty
70
sebgħin
seventy
80
tmenin
eighty
90
disgħin
ninety
100
mija
hundred
1K
elf
thousand
1M
miljun
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
abjad
white
⚫
iswed
black
🔴
aħmar
red
🔵
blu
blue
🟡
isfar
yellow
🟢
aħdar
green
🟣
vjola
purple
🟤
kannella
brown
🟠
oranġjo
orange
🌸
roża
pink
⭐
deheb
gold
🌑
fidda
silver
☁️
griż
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
kelb
dog
🐱
qattus
cat
🐴
żiemel
horse
🐮
baqra
cow
🐷
ħanżir
pig
🐦
għasfur
bird
🐟
ħut
fish
🐭
ġurdien
mouse
🦊
volpi
fox
🐇
fenek
rabbit
🐻
ors
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
iljunfant
elephant
🐢
fekruna
turtle
🦒
ġiraffa
giraffe
🦆
papra
duck
🕷️
brimba
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familja
family
🧔
raġel
man
👩
mara
woman
👦
tifel
boy
👧
tifla
girl
👶
tifel
child
👨🦳
missier
father
👩🦳
omm
mother
👴
nannu
grandfather
👵
nanna
grandmother
🧑🦰
ħu
brother
👩🦱
oħt
sister
🧑
ħabib
friend
👥
nies
people
🙋
persuna
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
dar
house
🏢
bini
building
🏫
skola
school
🏪
ħanut
store
🛣️
triq
road
🌆
belt
city
🌳
siġra
tree
💧
ilma
water
☀️
xemx
sun
☁️
sħaba
cloud
📚
ktieb
book
🖊️
pinna
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
ċavetta
key
🚗
karozza
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
tuffieħa
apple
🍌
banana
banana
🍞
ħobż
bread
🧀
ġobon
cheese
🥩
laħam
meat
🥛
ħalib
milk
☕
kafè
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
ilma
water
🍺
birra
beer
🍷
nbid
wine
🍽️
ikel
food
🍳
bajda
egg
🍚
ross
rice
🥕
ħaxix
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
jum
day
🌙
lejl
night
⏰
siegħa
hour
🗓️
ġimgħa
week
📅
xahar
month
🗓️
sena
year
🗓️
it-Tnejn
Monday
🗓️
it-Tlieta
Tuesday
🗓️
l-Erbgħa
Wednesday
🗓️
il-Ħamis
Thursday
🗓️
il-Ġimgħa
Friday
🗓️
is-Sibt
Saturday
🗓️
il-Ħadd
Sunday
🌅
għodwa
morning
🌆
filgħaxija
evening
🕛
issa
now
🔜
dalwaqt
soon
🕒
ħin
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
titkellem
to speak
🚶
jimxi
to walk
🏃
tiġri
to run
🍽️
jiekol
to eat
🍷
jixrob
to drink
😴
jorqod
to sleep
📖
jaqra
to read
✍️
jikteb
to write
👀
jara
to see
👂
jisma'
to hear
💭
jaħseb
to think
🤔
jaf
to know
❤️
iħobb
to love
👍
jogħġob
to like
👋
jiġi
to come
🚪
tiftaħ
to open
🔒
jagħlaq
to close
💡
jitgħallem
to learn
➕
jagħti
to give
💸
jixtri
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
ferħan
happy
😢
imdejjaq
sad
😠
rabbjuż
angry
👍
tajjeb
good
👎
ħażin
bad
⬆️
kbir
big
⬇️
żgħir
small
🆕
ġdid
new
🕰️
qadim
old
💯
ħafna
many
🤏
ftit
few
🥵
sħun
hot
🥶
kiesħa
cold
💪
qawwi
strong
👶
dgħajjef
weak
✨
sbieħ
beautiful
👹
ikrah
ugly
✅
korrett
correct
❌
ħażin
wrong
⚡
malajr
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
u
and
➡️
iżda
but
👉
jew
or
🤔
għax
because
👉
hekk
so
🤨
madankollu
however
🤔
għalhekk
therefore
➕
ukoll
also
🕒
meta
when
🤔
jekk
if
🕒
qabel
before
🕒
wara
after
🕒
minn
since
🕒
waqt
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
għalliem
teacher
🧑⚕️
tabib
doctor
👩💻
inġinier
engineer
👨🍳
kok
chef
🧑🌾
bidwi
farmer
👮
pulizija
police officer
🧑🎨
artist
artist
🧑💼
ħaddiem tal-uffiċċju
office worker
🔬
xjenzat
scientist
🛒
bejjiegħ
salesperson
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