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Below you'll find a list of Maltese phrases to help you learn the Maltese language. New phrases added daily. Keep checking back to learn more...

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Shopping

English Maltese
Ham perzut
Cheese gobon
Bread hobza
Milk halib
Butter butir
I want... irrid...
Give me... tini...
I want to buy... irrid nixtri

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Days of the Week

English Maltese
Sunday il-hadd
Monday it-tnejn
Tuesday it-tlieta
Wednesday l-erba
Thurday il-hamis
Friday il-gimgha
Saturday is-sibt
Tomorrow ghada
Yesterday il-bierah
Week gimgha
Month xaghar
Week sena

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Animals

English Maltese
Cat qattus
Dog kelb
Mouse gurdien
Horse ziemel
Cow baqra
Pig hanzir
Bird ghasfur
Snake serp
Lizard wiza
Donkey hamar

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Colours

English Maltese
White abjad
Green ahdar
Red ahmar
Blue blu
Light Blue celesti
Yellow isfar
Black iswed
Brown kannella
Orange orangjo
Pink roza
Purple vjola

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Food and Drink

English Maltese
Food ikel
Drink xorb
Meat laham
Fish hut
Wine inbid
Water ilma
Beer birra
Chicken tigiega
Pork majjal
Pasta ghagin

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Modes of Transport

English Maltese
Bicycle rota
Motorcycle mutur
Car karozza
Bus xarabank
Aeroplane ajruplan
Boat dghajsa
Ship vapur

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Fruit and Vegetables

English Maltese
Cucumber hjara
Capers kappar
Orange laringa
Apple tuffieha
Spinach spinaci
Banana banana
Grapes gheneb
Cauliflower pastarda
Peach hawha
Pear langasa

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People at Work

English Maltese
Lawyer avukat
Barber barbier
Builder bennej
Baker furnar
Tailor hajjat
Pilot pilota
Postman pustier
Maid seftura
Secretary segretarja
Soldier suldat
Chef kok
Priest patri

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Months of the Year

English Maltese
January jannar
February frar
March marzu
April april
May mejju
June gunju
July lulju
August awwissu
Setpember settembru
October ottubru
November novembru
December dicembru

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