familjafem.

family

Several: familji.

Il-familja tiegħek bogħod, hux? F'Hamburg.Your family is far away, isn't it? In Hamburg.

ibenmasc.

son

Ibni: my son. The children of a family: ulied.

Kemm għandu żmien ibnek?How old is your son?

Kemm għandu żmien ibnek?How old is your son?

żagħżugħ

young

żagħżugħ (m) · żagħżugħa (f) · żgħażagħ (pl); also a young man, a young woman. Still young: għadu żgħir.

U dan min hu? Kemm hu żagħżugħ!And who's this? He's so young!

U dan min hu? Kemm hu żagħżugħ!And who's this? He's so young!

tarbijafem.

baby

For a baby boy or girl alike. Several: trabi.

U hawn Ella u ħuha. Għadu tarbija.And here's Ella and her brother. He's still a baby.

mistoqsijafem.

question

It-tieni mistoqsija. Għandek aħwa?Second question. Do you have brothers and sisters?

oħtfem.

sister

Oħti: my sister; oħtok: your sister. Brothers and sisters: aħwa.

Iva, ħu wieħed u oħt waħda.Yes, one brother and one sister.

Iva, ħu wieħed u oħt waħda.Yes, one brother and one sister.

Marzumasc.

March

U tiegħi t-tmienja u għoxrin ta' Marzu, dan is-Sibt! Għaxar snin!And mine is the twenty-eighth of March, this Saturday! Ten years old!

interessanti

interesting

The same for m, f and plural. More interesting: iktar interessanti.

Ċikku interessanti ħafna!Ċikku is very interesting!

Frarmasc.

February

In February: fi Frar, not f'.

Mejjumasc.

May

The first of May: l-ewwel ta' Mejju.

Awwissumasc.

August

Settembrumasc.

September

Ottubrumasc.

October

Novembrumasc.

November

Diċembrumasc.

December

nuċċalimasc.

glasses

One pair or several: nuċċali.

Tajbin ħafna. Is-Sinjura Marija żgħira u anzjana, bin-nuċċali. U taf kollox.Very nice. Mrs Marija is small and elderly, with glasses. And she knows everything.

Tajbin ħafna. Is-Sinjura Marija żgħira u anzjana, bin-nuċċali. U taf kollox.Very nice. Mrs Marija is small and elderly, with glasses. And she knows everything.

kannella

brown

It does not change: għajnejn kannella, brown eyes.

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

kaboċċi

curly

Xagħar kaboċċi: curly hair, literally hair of curls; it does not change. One curl: kaboċċa.

Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...Wait... black hair... black curls...

Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...Wait... black hair... black curls...

żebgħafem.

paints

Paint, as stuff: żebgħa. Children often just say il-kuluri, the colours.

Żebgħa għaliha, forsi? Tajba ħafna.Paints for her, maybe? Very good ones.

ipinġi

draw

Also paint. A drawing or a painting: pittura.

Għandha ħafna żebgħa. Tpinġi l-ħin kollu.She's got lots of paints. She draws all the time.

ktieb tat-tpinġijamasc.

sketchbook

Literally: a book of drawing. Many people just say sketchbook.

Ktieb tat-tpinġija, forsi?A sketchbook, maybe?

Ktieb tat-tpinġija, forsi?A sketchbook, maybe?

miżżewweġ

married

miżżewweġ (m) · miżżewġa (f) · miżżewġin (pl)

Le, m'inix miżżewweġ.No, I'm not married.

Le, m'inix miżżewġa.No, I'm not married.

ġeniturimasc.

parents

A plural: il-ġenituri tiegħi, my parents.

U l-ġenituri tiegħek? Fejn joqogħdu?And your parents? Where do they live?

qatgħafem.

haircut

In full: qatgħa tax-xagħar, a cut of the hair.

Ġorġ! X'qatgħa kellek!Ġorġ! What a haircut you had!

terribbli

terrible

The same for m, f and plural.

Iva, qatgħa terribbli. Għalhekk ir-ritratt kien b'wiċċu mal-ħajt.Yes, a terrible haircut. That's why it faced the wall.

wiċċmasc.

face

Several: uċuħ. Wiċċha: her face.

Iva, qatgħa terribbli. Għalhekk ir-ritratt kien b'wiċċu mal-ħajt.Yes, a terrible haircut. That's why it faced the wall.

qawwi

strong

qawwi (m) · qawwija (f) · qawwijin (pl). Strong tea is qawwi too. Stronger: aqwa; l-aqwa also means the best.

Oh! Qawwi ħafna!Oh! Very strong!

Oh! Qawwi ħafna!Oh! Very strong!

ritrattmasc.

photo

Kemm hawn ritratti! Din il-familja tiegħek?So many photos! Is this your family?

Kemm hawn ritratti! Din il-familja tiegħek?So many photos! Is this your family?

bintfem.

daughter

Binti: my daughter. Bint is also a girl; several: bniet.

Ibni għandu ħamsin sena, u binti erbgħa u erbgħin.My son is fifty, and my daughter forty-four.

ommfem.

mother

The ending goes straight on, no tiegħi: ommi, my mother; ommok, your mother. Children say mama.

Iva, il-familja kollha. Dan ibni. U din binti, omm Ella.Yes, the whole family. This is my son. And this is my daughter, Ella's mother.

senafem.

year

Two years: sentejn; 3 to 10: snin (tliet snin); from 11 on, sena again (ħdax-il sena).

Żewġi. Hawn għandu għoxrin sena.My husband. He's twenty here.

żewġmasc.

husband

Żewġha: her husband. Before a noun żewġ is also two: żewġ kafejiet. A wife: mara (marti, my wife).

Żewġi. Hawn għandu għoxrin sena.My husband. He's twenty here.

ħumasc.

brother

Ħija: my brother; ħuk: your brother. My brothers and sisters: ħuti. Not hu (he), with a plain h.

U hawn Ella u ħuha. Għadu tarbija.And here's Ella and her brother. He's still a baby.

xaharmasc.

month

Two months: xahrejn; 3 to 10: xhur (tliet xhur); from 11 on, xahar again.

Sitt xhur biss. U Ella għandha disa' snin, kważi għaxra.Only six months. And Ella is nine, almost ten.

bogħod

far

Mhux bogħod: not far. Far away: 'il bogħod. Farther: ibgħad.

Iva. Bogħod ħafna.Yes. Very far.

Iva. Bogħod ħafna.Yes. Very far.

tifelmasc.

boy

Several boys: subien. Children, boys and girls: tfal.

Ajma! U min hu dak it-tifel?Oh no! And who's that boy?

Ajma! U min hu dak it-tifel?Oh no! And who's that boy?

xogħol tad-darmasc.

homework

Literally work of the house. Many children just say il-homework.

Iva, nista'. X'xogħol tad-dar?Yes, I can. What homework?

Iva, nista'. X'xogħol tad-dar?Yes, I can. What homework?

ewwel

first (ordinal)

Before the noun, with the article: l-ewwel jum, l-ewwel triq. It does not change for gender or plural.

L-ewwel mistoqsija. Kemm għandek żmien?First question. How old are you?

xiħ

old (of people)

xiħ (m) · xiħa (f) · xjuħ (pl); also an old man, an old woman. Politer: anzjan (anzjana). Older, of people: akbar (akbar minni).

Tletin! Mela int diġà xiħ!Thirty! So you're old already!

Tletin! Mela int diġà xiħa!Thirty! So you're old already!

tieni

second (ordinal)

Before the noun, with the article: it-tieni triq, it-tieni sular.

It-tieni mistoqsija. Għandek aħwa?Second question. Do you have brothers and sisters?

għeluq is-sninmasc.

birthday

Literally the closing of the years. My birthday: għeluq snini; yours: għeluq sninek; hers: għeluq sninha.

"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'

"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'

Luljumasc.

July

L-għaxra ta' Lulju.The tenth of July.

L-għaxra ta' Lulju.The tenth of July.

is-Sibtmasc.

Saturday

The sabbath.

"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'

"Is-Sibt, għeluq snini! Ejja ma' Ċikku!"'Saturday, my birthday! Come with Ċikku!'

jisma'

listen

The verb for hear: isma'! listen! To several: isimgħu.

Isma'! "Il-ġar tiegħi. Għandu tletin sena. Għandu ħu u oħt."Listen! 'My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister.'

Isma'! "Il-ġara tiegħi. Għandha tletin sena. Għandha ħu u oħt."Listen! 'My neighbour. Thirty years old. Has a brother and a sister.'

dwar

about

About you: dwarek; about him: dwaru. In speech fuq is common too: nitkellmu fuq il-qattus.

Stenna... Dwari dan biss? U dwar Ċikku żewġ paġni?Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Ċikku?

Stenna... Dwari dan biss? U dwar Ċikku żewġ paġni?Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Ċikku?

Jannarmasc.

January

In January: f'Jannar.

Aprilmasc.

April

Ġunjumasc.

June

jitgħallem

learn

Qed nitgħallem il-Malti: I'm learning Maltese.

Ħello! Kif int? Ejja nitkellmu bil-Malti! Jien ukoll qed nitgħallem il-Malti!Hi! How are you? Let's speak Maltese! I'm learning Maltese too!

xogħolmasc.

job

Work and a job both. X'xogħol tagħmel? What's your job?

Għax għandi xogħol ġdid. Issa noqgħod il-Belt!Because I've got a new job. I live in Valletta now!

sabiħ

beautiful

sabiħ (m) · sabiħa (f) · sbieħ (pl). Also nice, pretty, lovely: x'temp sabiħ! More beautiful: isbaħ.

Żgħir imma sabiħ. U fil-kamra tal-banju hemm sufan isfar.Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.

Żgħir imma sabiħ. U fil-kamra tal-banju hemm sufan isfar.Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.

twil

long

twil (m) · twila (f) · twal (pl). Longer: itwal. Storja twila: a long story.

Storja twila.It's a long story.

Storja twila.It's a long story.

storjafem.

story

Several stories: stejjer. Storja twila: a long story.

Storja twila.It's a long story.

Storja twila.It's a long story.

raħalmasc.

village

Most Maltese towns are villages: ir-raħal, several rħula. A city is belt (bliet); il-Belt alone is Valletta.

U r-raħal? Kbir?And the village? Is it big?

ħdejn

next to

Next to me: ħdejja; ħdejk, ħdejh, ħdejha. Ħdejn il-wied: by the valley.

Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.

Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.

wiedmasc.

valley

Malta has no rivers. A wied is a valley, dry most of the year, with a stream after the rain. Several: widien.

Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.

Le, żgħir, imma sabiħ ħafna. Id-djar qodma u sbieħ, ħdejn il-wied.No, small, but very pretty. The houses are old and lovely, by the valley.

twil

tall, high

Of people, tall is twil, the same word as long: twil (m) · twila (f) · twal (pl). High, of a wall or a temperature: għoli (għolja).

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

għajnfem.

eye

Eyes: għajnejn, the dual. Għajnejja: my eyes.

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

Ġorġ, il-mużiċist ta' fuq. Twil, għandu għajnejn kannella u xagħar iswed, kollu kaboċċi...Ġorġ, the musician upstairs. He's tall, with brown eyes and black hair, all curls...

xagħarmasc.

hair (on the head)

A collective noun: all of it. One hair: xagħra. Għandha xagħar twil: she has long hair.

Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...Wait... black hair... black curls...

Stenna... xagħar iswed... kaboċċi suwed...Wait... black hair... black curls...

jistaqsi

ask

Nista' nistaqsik? Can I ask you? A question: mistoqsija.

Tmienja u għoxrin. Għaliex tistaqsi?Twenty-eight. Why do you ask?

ifittex

look for

Qed infittex iċ-ċavetta: I'm looking for the key.

Bonġu! X'qed tfittxu?Good morning! What are you looking for?

rigalmasc.

present

Rigal għall-ħabiba tagħna.A present for our friend.

Rigal għall-ħabiba tagħna.A present for our friend.

ġugarellmasc.

toy

Ġugarell, forsi? Hawn hu qattus żgħir.A toy, maybe? Here's a little cat.

kulurmasc.

colour

Several colours: kuluri.

Hawn: wieħed kbir u wieħed żgħir. X'kulur? Hemm blu, aħdar u isfar.Here: a big one and a small one. What colour? There's blue, green and yellow.

blu

blue

Blu does not change. Light blue, of the sky and of eyes: ikħal (m) · kaħla (f) · kaħlin (pl).

Hawn: wieħed kbir u wieħed żgħir. X'kulur? Hemm blu, aħdar u isfar.Here: a big one and a small one. What colour? There's blue, green and yellow.

għali

expensive

għali (m) · għalja (f) · għaljin (pl). More expensive: iktar għali.

Uff, għali!Ooh, expensive!

wisq

too (too big)

After the adjective: kbira wisq, too big; żgħir wisq, too small. Before a noun: too much, wisq kafè.

Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.The small one is too small for her. Ella draws a lot.

Iż-żgħir żgħir wisq għaliha. Ella tpinġi ħafna.The small one is too small for her. Ella draws a lot.

nofsmasc.

half

Half past nine: id-disgħa u nofs. Half a kilo: nofs kilo.

Tajjeb, il-kbir. Nofs inħallas jien, u nofs int.OK, the big one. I pay half, and you pay half.

iħallas

pay

Nista' nħallas bil-kard? Can I pay by card?

Tajjeb, il-kbir. Nofs inħallas jien, u nofs int.OK, the big one. I pay half, and you pay half.

għeluq sninek it-tajjeb

happy birthday

Literally: a good closing of your years. Awguri! (best wishes) works for any celebration.

Għeluq sninek it-tajjeb, Ella!Happy birthday to you, Ella!

xemgħafem.

candle

Several candles: xemgħat.

Ċikku! Ix-xemgħa numru għaxra!Ċikku! Candle number ten!

tifelmasc.

child

A boy: tifel; a girl: tifla; children: tfal. Għandek tfal? Do you have children?

U għandek tfal?And do you have children?

ħajtmasc.

wall

Several walls: ħitan.

Iva, qatgħa terribbli. Għalhekk ir-ritratt kien b'wiċċu mal-ħajt.Yes, a terrible haircut. That's why it faced the wall.

possibbli

possible

The same for m, f and plural. Mhux possibbli: it's not possible.

Iva! Bi nhar, kollox possibbli.Yes! In the daytime, anything's possible.