Maltese Phrases

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English to Maltese Phrases

Greeting
Hi!Hi! Good morning!Bonġu Good afternoon!Wara nofs in-nhar it-tajjeb! Good evening!Bonswa! Welcome! (to greet someone)Merħba Hello my friend!Hello sieħbi! How are you? (friendly)Kif int? How are you? (polite)Kif int? I'm fine, thank you!Jien tajjeb grazzi (masculine) / Jiena tajba grazzi (feminine) And you? (friendly)U int? And you? (polite)U int? GoodTajjeb Not so goodMhux daqshekk tajjeb Long time no seeIlni ma narak I missed youĦassejtu nnuqas tiegħek What's new?X'ġara ġdid? Nothing newXejn ġdid? Thank you (very much)!Grazzi ħafna You're welcome! (for "thank you")Ta' xejn My pleasurePjaċir tiegħi Come in! (or: enter!)Għaddi! Make yourself at home!Qisu tiegħek! Farewell Expressions
Have a nice day!Il-ġurnata t-tajba! Good night!Il-lejl it-tajjeb! Good night and sweet dreams!Il-lejl it-tajjeb u oħlom sabiħ! See you later!Narak iktar tard! See you soon!Narak dalwaqt! See you tomorrow!Narak għada! Good bye!Ċaw Have a good trip!Il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb! I have to goSe jkolli mmur I will be right back!Daqt nerġa nkun hawn Holidays and Wishes
Good luck!Good luck! Happy birthday!Happy birthday! Happy new year!Is-sena t-tajba! Merry Christmas!Il-Milied it-tajjeb! Happy St. Valentine's Day!Awguri għal jum San Valentinu Happy Patron Saint day!Il-festa t-tajba! Congratulations!Congratulations! Enjoy! (or: bon appetit)L-ikla t-tajba! Bless you (when sneezing)Gesu' mieghek! Best wishes!Awguri Cheers! (or: to your health)Saħħa Accept my best wishesAwguri min qiegħ qalbi How to Introduce Yourself
What's your name?X'jismek? My name is (John Doe)Jien jisimni John Doe Nice to meet you!Għandi pjaċir! Where are you from?Minn fejn int? I'm from (the U.S/ Malta)Jien mill-Amerika / Jien minn Malta I'm (American/ Malti)Jien Amerikan/Malti (m) / Jiena Amerikana/Maltija (f) Where do you live?Fejn toqgħod? I live in (the U.S/ Malta)Jien noqħod l-Amerika/Malta Do you like it here?Jgħoġbok hawn? Malta is a beautiful countryMalta pajjiż sabiħ What do you do for a living?X'tagħmel fil-ħajja? I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer)Jien għalliem/student/engineer (m) / Jiena għalliema/studenta/engineer (f) Do you speak (English/ Maltese)?Titkellem bl-Ingliż / Titkellem bil-Malti? Just a littleFtit I like MalteseJgħoġobni l-Malti I'm trying to learn MalteseQed nipprova nitgħallem il-Malti It's a hard languageLingwa diffiċli It's an easy languageLingwa ħafifa Oh! That's good!Ah! Tajjeb! Can I practice with you?Nista' nipprattika miegħek? I will try my best to learnNagħmel mill-aħjar biex nitgħallem How old are you?Kemm għandek żmien? I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years oldJien ghandi (wieħed u għoxrin, tnejn u tletin) sena It was nice talking to you!Ħadt pjaċir nitkellem miegħek It was nice meeting you!Ħadt pjaċir niltaqa' miegħek Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss...Sur / Sinjura / Sinjorina This is my wifeDin il-mara tiegħi This is my husbandDan ir-raġel tiegħi Say hi to Thomas for meGħid hello lil Thomas minn għandi Romance and Love Phrases
Are you free tomorrow evening?Għandek x'tagħmel għada filgħaxija? I would like to invite you to dinnerNixtieq nistiednek biex tiekol miegħi You look beautiful! (to a woman)Tidher sabiħa You have a beautiful nameGħandek ismek sabiħ Can you tell me more about you?Tista' tgħidli iktar dwarek? Are you married?Int miżżewweġ? (m) / Inti miżżewweġa? (f) I'm singleJien single (m) / Jiena single (f) I'm marriedJien miżżewweġ (m) / Jiena miżżewweġa (f) Can I have your phone number?Nista' nsaqsik għan-numru tat-telfon? Can I have your email?Nista' nsaqsik għall-email address? Do you have any pictures of you?Għandek ritratti tiegħek? Do you have children?Għandek tfal? Would you like to go for a walk?Tixtieq mmorru mixja? I like youTgħoġobni I love youInħobbok You're very special!Int speċjali ħafna You're very kind!Għandek qalbek tajba I'm very happyKuntent ħafna Would you marry me?Trid tiżżewiġni? I'm just kiddingQed niċċajta I'm seriousBis-serjeta'! My heart speaks the language of loveQalbi qed titkellem il-lingwa tal-imħabba Solving a Misunderstanding
Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!)Skużani Sorry (for a mistake)Skużani No problem!Mhux problema! Can you repeat please?Tista' terġa tirrepeti? Can you speak slowly?Tista' titkellem bilmod? Can you write it down?Tista' tiktibha? Did you understand what I said?Fhimt x'għidtlek? I don't understand!Ma nifhimx! I don't know!Ma nafx! What's that called in Maltese?X'jgħidulha dik bil-Malti? What does that word mean in English?Xi tfisser dik il-kelma bl-Ingliż? How do you say "thanks" in Maltese?Kif tgħid "grazzi" bil-Malti? What is this?X'inhi din? My Maltese is badIl-Malti tiegħi ħażin Don't worry!Toqgħodx tinkwieta! I agree with youNaqbel miegħek Is that right?Tajjeb hekk? Is that wrong?Ħażin hekk? What should I say?X'suppost ngħid? I just need to practiceKull m'għandi bżonn nipprattika Your Maltese is goodIl-Malti tiegħek tajjeb I have an accentL-aċċent barrani jingħaraf You don't have an accentMa jingħarafx l-aċċent tiegħek Asking for Directions
Excuse me! (before asking someone)Skużani I'm lostIntlift Can you help me?Tista' tgħini? Can I help you?Nista' ngħinek? I'm not from hereM'iniex minn hawn How can I get to (this place, this city)? Kif nista' nasal (place/city)? Go straightMur dritt ThenImbagħad Turn leftDur lejn ix-xellug Turn rightDur lejn il-lemin Can you show me?Tista' turini? I can show you!Nista' nurik! Come with me!Ejja miegħi! How long does it take to get there?Kemm ddum biex tasal hemm? Downtown (city center)Iċ-ċentru tar-raħal? Historic center (old city)Ċentru storiku It's near hereViċin ta' hawnhekk It's far from hereIl-bogħod minn hawn Can I walk there?Nista' nimxi s'hemm? I'm looking for Mr. SmithQed nfittex lil Mr. Smith One moment please!'Tini ċans jekk jgħoġbok Hold on please! (when on the phone)Dalwaqt miegħek Here is not hereHu mhux hawn AirportL-ajruport Bus stationL-istejġ ta' tal-linja Train stationL-istazzjon tat-trejn TaxiTaxi NearViċin FarIl-bogħod Emergency Survival Phrases
Help!Ajjut! Stop!Ieqaf! Fire!Nar! Thief!Ħalliel! Run!Iġri! Watch out! (or: be alert!)Oqgħod b'seba' għajnejn! Call the police!Ċempel il-pulizija! Call a doctor!Ċempel it-tabib! Call the ambulance!Ċempel l-ambulanza! Are you okay?Kollox sew? I feel sickJħossni ħażin I need a doctorGħandi bżonn tabib AccidentInċident Food poisoningFood poisoning Where is the closest pharmacy?Fejn hi l-eqreb spiżerija? It hurts hereQed jgħuġani hawn It's urgent!Urgenti! Calm down!Ikkalma! You will be okay!Kollox se jmur sew! Can you help me?Tista' tgħini? Can I help you?Nista' ngħinek? Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases
I have a reservation (for a room)Għandi reservation Do you have rooms available?Għandkom kmamar vojta? With shower / With bathroomBix-xawer/Bil-banju I would like a non-smoking roomNixtieq kamra non-smoking What is the charge per night?X'inhi l-kirja għal kull lejl? I'm here on business /on vacationQiegħed (m) / Qedgħa (f) hawnhekk fuq xogħol /vakanza DirtyMaħmuġ CleanNadif Do you accept credit cards?Taċċetaw credit cards? I'd like to rent a carNixtieq nikri karozza How much will it cost?Kemm se tiġi tiswa? A table for (one / two) please!Mejda għal (wieħed/tnejn) jekk jgħoġbok! Is this seat taken?Dan is-siġġu meħud? I'm vegetarianJien vegeterian I don't eat porkMa niekolx majjal I don't drink alcoholMa nixrobx alkohol What's the name of this dish?X'jismu dan il-platt? Waiter / waitress!Waiter! Can we have the check please?Nistgħu nieħdu l-kont jekk jgħoġbok? It is very delicious!Tajjeb ħafna! I don't like itMa jgħoġobniex Shopping Expressions
How much is this?Kemm hu dan? I'm just lookingBiex nara biss I don't have changeM'għandiex żgħar This is too expensiveDan wisq għali ExpensiveGħali CheapIrħis Daily Expressions
What time is it?X'ħin hu? It's 3 o'clockIt-tlieta ta' wara nofsinnhar Give me this!Tihieli! Are you sure?Żġur? Take this! (when giving something)Ħudha! It's freezing (weather)Kesħa kbira! It's cold (weather)Il-kesħa! It's hot (weather)Is-sħana! Do you like it?Jgħoġbok? I really like it!Tgħoġobni ħafna! I'm hungryGħandi l-ġuħ! I'm thirstyGħandi l-għatx! He is funnyKemm hu tad-daħk! In The MorningFilgħodu In the eveningFilgħaxija At NightBil-lejl Hurry up!Għaġġel! Cuss Words (polite)
This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness)Bla sens! My God! (to show amazement)Alla tiegħi! Oh gosh! (when making a mistake)Il-ħanina! It sucks! (or: this is not good)Xejn sew! What's wrong with you?Xi ġralek? Are you crazy?Int miġnun? (m) Int miġnuna? (f) Get lost! (or: go away!)U mur l'hemm! Leave me alone!Ħallini waħdi! I'm not interested!M'iniex interessat (m) M'iniex interessata (f) Writing a Letter
Dear JohnGħażiż John My trip was very niceIl-vjaġġ tiegħi kien sabiħ ħafna The culture and people were very interestingIl-kultura u n-nies kienu interessanti ħafna I had a good time with youĦadt pjaċir bil-ħin li qattajt miegħek I would love to visit your country againNixtieq nerġa nżur pajjizek Don't forget to write me back from time to timeTinsiex tiktibli darba kultant Short Expressions and words
GoodTajjeb BadĦażin So-so (or: not bad not good)Hekk u hekk BigKbir SmallŻgħir TodayIllum NowIssa TomorrowGħada YesterdayIl-bieraħ YesIva NoLe FastBil-għaġla SlowBil-mod HotSħana ColdKesħa ThisDin ThatDak (m) Dik (f) HereHawn ThereHemm Me (ie. Who did this? - Me)Jien (m) Jiena (f) YouInt HimHu HerHi UsAħna ThemHuma Really?Veru? Look!Ħares! What?Xiex? Where?Fejn? Who?Min? How?Kif? When?Meta? Why?Għaliex? ZeroXejn OneWieħed TwoTnejn ThreeTlieta FourErbgħa FiveĦamsa SixSitta SevenSebgħa EightTmienja NineDisgħa TenGħaxra

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