jieħu miegħu

take (with you)

Ħu l-umbrella miegħek: take the umbrella with you. Miegħi: with me.

Illum trid tieħu l-umbrella miegħek.Today you must take the umbrella with you.

barra

outside

Going out: noħroġ barra. Inside: ġewwa.

Ċikku llum ma jridx joħroġ barra. Jiġifieri ġejja x-xita.Ċikku doesn't want to go outside today. That means rain is coming.

xugamanmasc.

towel

Naf, naf. Hawn hu x-xugaman.I know, I know. Here's a towel.

xitwafem.

winter

Fix-xitwa: in winter.

U kif inhi x-xitwa hawn?And what's winter like here?

U kif inhi x-xitwa hawn?And what's winter like here?

minus

minus

Below zero: taħt iż-żero.

Tmien gradi? Dak sħun! F'Hamburg kultant minus għaxra!Eight degrees? That's warm! In Hamburg it's sometimes minus ten!

Tmien gradi? Dak sħun! F'Hamburg kultant minus għaxra!Eight degrees? That's warm! In Hamburg it's sometimes minus ten!

preferut

favourite

preferut (m) · preferuta (f). After the noun, with the article: l-istaġun preferut tiegħek, your favourite season.

U int? X'inhu l-istaġun preferut tiegħek?And you? What's your favourite season?

jgħum

swim

Taf tgħum? Can you swim? In the sea: ngħum il-baħar.

Is-sajf! Il-ġranet itwal, il-baħar isħan, u tista' tgħum.Summer! The days are longer, the sea is warmer, and you can swim.

Is-sajf! Il-ġranet itwal, il-baħar isħan, u tista' tgħum.Summer! The days are longer, the sea is warmer, and you can swim.

baħarmasc.

sea

Several seas: ibħra.

Fis-sajf kulħadd imur il-baħar. Imma f'Għawdex isbaħ.In summer everyone goes to the sea. But in Gozo it's nicer.

qmisfem.

shirt

Several shirts: qomos.

Għandek il-bard? Int bil-qmis biss! U barra hemm ir-riħ.Are you cold? You're only in a shirt! And it's windy outside.

irħis

cheap

irħis (m) · rħisa (f) · rħas (pl). Cheaper: orħos.

Qed infittex ġakketta sħuna. U rħisa.I'm looking for a warm jacket. And a cheap one.

Qed infittex ġakketta sħuna. U rħisa.I'm looking for a warm jacket. And a cheap one.

sularmasc.

floor (storey)

It-tieni sular: the second floor. The floor you stand on is l-art.

“Ħwejjeġ: it-tieni sular.”“Clothes: second floor.”

“Ħwejjeġ: it-tieni sular.”“Clothes: second floor.”

daqsmasc.

size

For shoes it is numru: numru 40.

X'daqs tilbes?What's your size?

jipprova

try on

Ipprovaha: try it on (for a feminine word like ġakketta). It is also the verb for try.

Nista' nipprova din, jekk jogħġbok?Can I try this one on, please?

Nista' nipprova din, jekk jogħġbok?Can I try this one on, please?

merafem.

mirror

Several mirrors: mirja.

Żgur. Hemm, ħdejn il-mera.Of course. Over there, by the mirror.

kartafem.

card (bank card)

Pay by card: bil-karta. Karta is also paper.

Għalja... Imma sħuna. Nista' nħallas bil-karta?Expensive... But warm. Can I pay by card?

Għalja... Imma sħuna. Nista' nħallas bil-karta?Expensive... But warm. Can I pay by card?

kappellmasc.

hat

Several hats: kpiepel.

Trid xi ħaġa oħra? Kappell? Żraben?Do you want anything else? A hat? Shoes?

voluntiermasc.

helper

Someone who helps for nothing, at the festa or for a charity. Several: voluntiera.

Idħol, idħol! Is-Sibt id-dieħel il-festa, u l-festa għandha bżonn voluntiera.Come in, come in! Next Saturday is the feast, and the feast needs volunteers.

jaf

can (know how to: can you swim?)

With a second verb jaf is knowing how: taf tgħum? can you swim? Ma nafx inkanta: I can't sing.

U hu jaf?And does he know?

ikanta

sing

A song: kanzunetta.

U tkanta?And do you sing?

ħlief

except

Kulħadd ħlief Ġorġ: everyone except Ġorġ. Also barra minn.

“Ebda trumbetta wara l-għaxra ta' filgħaxija. Ħlief is-Sibt.” X'inhu dan?“No trumpet after ten in the evening. Except Saturday.” What's this?

bankarellmasc.

stall (at a market or festival)

At the festa, the nougat stall: il-bankarell tal-qubbajt. Several: bankarelli.

U int, il-bankarell tal-kafetterija. U Ċikku.And you: the café stall. And Ċikku.

is-sena l-oħra

last year

Literally the other year. Next year: is-sena d-dieħla.

Is-sena l-oħra kien rieqed fuq it-tanbur!Last year he was asleep on the drum!

utli

useful, good for you

The same for m, f and plural. Good for someone: jagħmillu l-ġid, it does him good.

Jista' jitgħallem. Jagħmillu l-ġid.He can learn. It'll do him good.

imxarrab

wet

imxarrab (m) · mxarrba (f) · mxarrbin (pl): soaked. After a vowel the i drops: kont mxarrab.

Imxarrab mill-ġdid!Wet again!

Imxarrba mill-ġdid!Wet again!

maltempatafem.

storm

Hemm maltempata barra! Il-ħwejjeġ tiegħi mxarrbin, u ż-żraben ukoll.There's a storm outside! My clothes are wet, and my shoes too.

Hemm maltempata barra! Il-ħwejjeġ tiegħi mxarrbin, u ż-żraben ukoll.There's a storm outside! My clothes are wet, and my shoes too.

jilbes

put on

Ilbes il-ġakketta: put on the jacket.

Il-kowt tax-xita tiegħi. Qadim, imma tajjeb. Ilbes!My raincoat. Old, but good. Put it on!

niexef

dry

niexef (m) · niexfa (f) · nexfin (pl)

Niexef! U sħun ħafna.It's dry! And very warm.

Niexef! U sħun ħafna.It's dry! And very warm.

jimtedd

lie (in bed)

To lie down. Lying in bed: mimdud (m), mimduda (f). To stay in bed: toqgħod fis-sodda.

Għada trid toqgħod mimdud fis-sodda. Il-ġurnata kollha.Tomorrow you must stay in bed. All day.

Għada trid toqgħod mimduda fis-sodda. Il-ġurnata kollha.Tomorrow you must stay in bed. All day.

iġib

bring

Ġibli: bring me. Also fetch: immur inġib il-ħobż, I'll go and get the bread.

U issa mmur inġib it-te.And now I'll go and get the tea.

umbrellafem.

umbrella

Several umbrellas: umbrelel.

Bonġu! Fejn sejjer bla umbrella?Good morning! Where are you off to without an umbrella?

Bonġu! Fejn sejra bla umbrella?Good morning! Where are you off to without an umbrella?

tempmasc.

weather

Il-qattus? Il-qattus hu t-tbassir tat-temp tiegħek?The cat? The cat is your weather forecast?

Il-qattus? Il-qattus hu t-tbassir tat-temp tiegħek?The cat? The cat is your weather forecast?

xemxfem.

sun

Hemm ix-xemx: it's sunny (literally: there is the sun).

Għada m'hemmx bżonn. Għada hemm ix-xemx.Tomorrow there's no need. Tomorrow it's sunny.

gradmasc.

degree

From eleven up the noun stays singular: ħamsa u għoxrin grad.

Għax-xogħol. Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.To work. Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.

Għax-xogħol. Ħares, x'temp sabiħ! Hemm ix-xemx, u sitta u għoxrin grad.To work. Look, what lovely weather! It's sunny, and twenty-six degrees.

irid

must

The verb for want; with a second verb it is must: trid tieħu l-umbrella, you must take the umbrella. Should: għandek tieħu.

Illum trid tieħu l-umbrella miegħek.Today you must take the umbrella with you.

sħabafem.

cloud

Clouds: sħab. M'hemmx sħab: there are no clouds.

L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.

L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.

riħmasc.

wind

Hemm ir-riħ: it's windy. Riħ is also a cold: għandi riħ.

L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.

L-umbrella? Imma ħares: m'hemmx sħab! U lanqas riħ.The umbrella? But look: there are no clouds! And no wind either.

xitafem.

rain

It's raining: qed tagħmel ix-xita (literally: it is making the rain). It rained: għamlet ix-xita.

Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!

Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!

tbassirmasc.

forecast

The weather forecast: it-tbassir tat-temp.

Min jgħid hekk? It-tbassir?Who says so? The forecast?

Min jgħid hekk? It-tbassir?Who says so? The forecast?

sħun

hot

Of food, a drink, a day: sħun (m) · sħuna (f) · sħan (pl). It's hot: jagħmel is-sħana (literally: it makes heat); I'm hot: għandi s-sħana. Hotter: isħan.

Bonġu! X'sħana llum, hux?Good morning! So hot today, isn't it?

għandu raġun

right (correct)

To be right is had: għandek raġun, you are right; kellek raġun, you were right. Correct, of a name or a date: korrett (m) · korretta (f).

Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!

Sinjura Marija... kellek raġun. X'xita!Mrs Marija... you were right. What rain!

dieħel

next (next week)

After the noun, with the article: il-ġimgħa d-dieħla (next week), is-Sibt id-dieħel (next Saturday). Next in a row: li jmiss, ir-ritratt li jmiss.

Le. Għaliex il-ġimgħa d-dieħla?No. Why next week?

Le. Għaliex il-ġimgħa d-dieħla?No. Why next week?

festafem.

festival

Il-festa: the village feast of the patron saint, with the band, fireworks and stalls in the square.

U għall-festa? X'jgħid it-tbassir?And for the feast? What does the forecast say?

U għall-festa? X'jgħid it-tbassir?And for the feast? What does the forecast say?

kiesaħ

cold

kiesaħ (m) · kiesħa (f). It's cold: jagħmel il-bard; I'm cold: għandi l-bard. Colder: iksaħ.

Iksaħ minn hawn, u iktar xita.Colder than here, and more rain.

Iksaħ minn hawn, u iktar xita.Colder than here, and more rain.

sħun

warm

Maltese has one word for warm and hot: sħun (m) · sħuna (f) · sħan (pl): ħwejjeġ sħan, warm clothes. It-temp sħun: the weather is warm. Warmer: isħan.

Tmien gradi? Dak sħun! F'Hamburg kultant minus għaxra!Eight degrees? That's warm! In Hamburg it's sometimes minus ten!

Tmien gradi? Dak sħun! F'Hamburg kultant minus għaxra!Eight degrees? That's warm! In Hamburg it's sometimes minus ten!

sajfmasc.

summer

Fis-sajf: in summer.

Iksaħ mis-sajf! F'Jannar, bil-lejl, tmien gradi.Colder than summer! In January, at night, eight degrees.

borrafem.

snow

It almost never snows in Malta. It's snowing: qed tagħmel il-borra.

Il-borra? F'Malta?Snow? In Malta?

Il-borra? F'Malta?Snow? In Malta?

ħwejjeġfem.

clothes

Always plural: il-ħwejjeġ tiegħi, my clothes.

“Ħwejjeġ: it-tieni sular.”“Clothes: second floor.”

“Ħwejjeġ: it-tieni sular.”“Clothes: second floor.”

jaħseb

think (have an opinion)

Naħseb li ...: I think that .... X'taħseb? What do you think?

L. Akbar milli taħseb.L. Bigger than you think.

jixraq

suit (it suits you)

The person is the ending: il-kulur jixraqlek, the colour suits you; tixraqlek for a feminine thing. For fit Maltese says tiġik tajba, it comes to you well.

Mhux importanti. Hi sħuna, u tixraqlek ħafna.It doesn't matter. It's warm, and it really suits you.

l-aħħar

last (final: the last page)

Before the noun, with the article: l-aħħar paġna, the last page. Alone: l-aħħar waħda, the last one. Fl-aħħar: in the end.

U hi l-aħħar waħda. L-isħan u l-isbaħ tal-ħanut kollu!And it's the last one. The warmest and the nicest in the whole shop!

mija

hundred

Before a noun: mitt (mitt ewro). 120: mija u għoxrin. 200: mitejn; 700: seba' mija.

Mija u għoxrin ewro.A hundred and twenty euros.

żarbunmasc.

shoes

One shoe: żarbun; shoes: żraben.

Trid xi ħaġa oħra? Kappell? Żraben?Do you want anything else? A hat? Shoes?

jiżfen

dance

Dancing, the noun: żfin.

Tonio, iż-żfin.Tonio: the dancing.

wara

after

Also behind. After meals: wara l-ikel.

U s-Sibt wara nofsillejl? Nista' ndoqq?And on Saturday after midnight? Can I play?

kunċertmasc.

concert

Several: kunċerti.

Issa x-xogħlijiet. Lina tagħmel il-kejk. Ġorġ, il-kunċert. Ella tkanta mat-tfal.Now the jobs. Lina makes the cakes. Ġorġ: the concert. Ella sings with the children.

jieħu ħsieb

look after

Literally: takes thought. Ħu ħsieb il-qattus: look after the cat. La tieħux ħsieb! Don't worry!

Xi ħadd irid jieħu ħsiebu. Il-palk jogħġbu ħafna.Somebody has to look after him. He really likes the stage.

palkmasc.

stage

On stage: fuq il-palk.

Xi ħadd irid jieħu ħsiebu. Il-palk jogħġbu ħafna.Somebody has to look after him. He really likes the stage.

tanburmasc.

drum

Several drums: tnabar.

Is-sena l-oħra kien rieqed fuq it-tanbur!Last year he was asleep on the drum!

kowt tax-xitamasc.

raincoat

Literally: a coat of the rain. A coat: kowt.

Imxarrba wkoll. Hi sħuna, imma mhix kowt tax-xita.Wet too. It's warm, but it isn't a raincoat.

Imxarrba wkoll. Hi sħuna, imma mhix kowt tax-xita.Wet too. It's warm, but it isn't a raincoat.

butmasc.

pocket

Several pockets: bwiet. Fil-but: in the pocket.

X'hemm fil-but? Ċavetta. Qadima u tqila.What's in the pocket? A key. Old and heavy.

X'hemm fil-but? Ċavetta. Qadima u tqila.What's in the pocket? A key. Old and heavy.

kamra tal-bejtfem.

roof room

Maltese houses have flat roofs and no attic: old things go up to the room on the roof, il-kamra tal-bejt.

U x'hemm fil-kamra tal-bejt?And what's in the roof room?

U x'hemm fil-kamra tal-bejt?And what's in the roof room?

iżomm

keep

Żommha: keep it (for a feminine word). Also hold: żomm sew, hold tight.

Żommha.Keep it.

provafem.

rehearsal

Also a test, a try. Several: provi.

Imma għada hemm il-prova...But tomorrow there's the rehearsal...

Imma għada hemm il-prova...But tomorrow there's the rehearsal...