Bongu! Good morning! / Hello!

Il-għodwa t-tajba! Good morning!

Il-lejla t-tajba! Good evening!

Ċaw! Hi! / Bye!

Saħħa! Goodbye!

Kif int? How are you?

Tajjeb, grazzi. Fine, thank you.

Narak aktar tard. See you later.

2. Politeness

Maltese English

Grazzi. Thank you.

Grazzi ħafna. Thank you very much.

Jekk jogħġbok. Please.

Ta' xejn. You're welcome.

Skużani. Excuse me / Sorry.

Jiddispjaċini. I'm sorry.

M'hemmx problema. No problem.

3. Introducing Yourself

Maltese English

Jisimni Alex. My name is Alex.

Kif jismek? What is your name?

Jien minn Malta. I am from Malta.

Minn fejn int? Where are you from?

Jien student. I am a student.

Jien studenta. I am a female student.

Għandi ... snin. I am ... years old.

Għandi pjaċir insir nafek. Nice to meet you.

4. Questions

Maltese English

X'inhu dan? What is this?

Min hu dak? Who is that?

Fejn? Where?

Meta? When?

Għaliex? Why?

Kif? How?

Kemm jiswa? How much does it cost?

X'qed tagħmel? What are you doing?

5. Yes / No / Agreement

Maltese English

Iva. Yes.

Le. No.

Tajjeb. Good / Okay.

Eżatt. Exactly.

Żgur. Certainly / Sure.

Forsi. Maybe.

Naqbel. I agree.

Ma naqbilx. I disagree.

6. Everyday Conversation

Maltese English

X'qed tagħmel? What are you doing?

Qed nistudja. I am studying.

Qed naħdem. I am working.

Fejn sejjer? Where are you going?

Fejn sejra? Where are you going? (female)

Sejjer id-dar. I am going home.

Stenna ftit. Wait a little.

Narak aktar tard. See you later.

7. Feelings

Maltese English

Jien kuntent. I am happy.

Jien kuntenta. I am happy. (female)

Jien imdejjaq. I am sad.

Jien imdejqa. I am sad. (female)

Jien għajjien. I am tired.

Jien għajjiena. I am tired. (female)

Għandi l-ġuħ. I am hungry.

Għandi l-għatx. I am thirsty.

Jiena nibża'. I am afraid.

8. Likes & Dislikes

Maltese English

Jogħġobni dan. I like this.

Ma jogħġobnix dan. I don't like this.

Inħobb il-mużika. I like/love music.

Inħobb naqra. I like reading.

Inħobb il-futbol. I like football.

Ma nħobbx dan. I don't like this.

Jogħġobni ħafna. I like it very much.

9. Family & People

Maltese English

Dan hu ħija. This is my brother.

Din hi oħti. This is my sister.

Din ommi. This is my mother.

Dan missieri. This is my father.

Dan hu ħabib tiegħi. This is my friend.

Din ħabiba tiegħi. This is my female friend.

Għandi familja kbira. I have a big family.

10. School

Maltese English

Jien student. I am a student.

Fejn hi l-klassi? Where is the classroom?

Għandi lezzjoni. I have a lesson/class.

Għandi xogħol tad-dar. I have homework.

Ma nifhimx. I don't understand.

Tista' tirrepeti? Can you repeat?

X'inhi t-tweġiba? What is the answer?

L-għalliem tiegħi hu tajjeb ħafna. My teacher is very good.

11. Food & Drink

Maltese English

Għandi l-ġuħ. I am hungry.

Għandi l-għatx. I am thirsty.

Irrid l-ilma. I want water.

Irrid kafè. I want coffee.

Irrid niekol. I want to eat.

Din l-ikel tajba ħafna. This food is very good.

Huwa delizzjuż. It is delicious.

M'għadix bil-ġuħ. I am no longer hungry.

12. Shopping

Maltese English

Kemm jiswa dan? How much does this cost?

Huwa għali wisq. It is too expensive.

Għandkom wieħed irħas? Do you have a cheaper one?

Irrid nixtri dan. I want to buy this.

Qed inħares biss. I'm just looking.

Għandkom daqs ieħor? Do you have another size?

Nista' nipprovah? Can I try it?

13. Directions & Travel

Maltese English

Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija? Where is the train station?

Fejn hu l-lukanda? Where is the hotel?

Kif nasal fiċ-ċentru? How do I get to the center?

Dawwar fuq ix-xellug. Turn left.

Dawwar fuq il-lemin. Turn right.

Mur dritt. Go straight.

Qrib. Near.

Bogħod. Far.

14. Time

Maltese English

X'ħin hu? What time is it?

Issa. Now.

Illum. Today.

Għada. Tomorrow.

Ilbieraħ. Yesterday.

Dalgħodu. This morning.

Illejla. Tonight / This evening.

Aktar tard. Later.

15. Weather

Maltese English

Kif inhu t-temp? How is the weather?

Huwa sħun. It is hot.

Huwa kiesaħ. It is cold.

Qed tagħmel ix-xita. It is raining.

Għadu x-xita. It is still raining.

Ix-xemx qed tiddi. The sun is shining.

Is-sema msaħħab. The sky is cloudy.

Illum hemm riħ. It is windy today.

16. Phone & Internet

Maltese English

X'inhu n-numru tat-telefon tiegħek? What is your phone number?

It-telefon tiegħi spiċċatlu l-batterija. My phone has run out of battery.

M'għandix internet. I don't have internet.

Tista' ċċempilli? Can you call me?

Ibgħatli messaġġ. Send me a message.

L-internet huwa bil-mod. The internet is slow.

X'inhi l-password tal-Wi-Fi? What is the Wi-Fi password?

17. Problems & Emergencies

Maltese English

Għajnuna! Help!

Għinni! Help me!

Għandi problema. I have a problem.

Ċemplu lill-pulizija! Call the police!

Ċemplu ambulanza! Call an ambulance!

Għandi bżonn l-għajnuna. I need help.

Tliftha. I am lost.

Hemm emerġenza! There is an emergency!

18. Common Conversational Expressions

Maltese English

Tassew? Really?

Serjament? Seriously?

Ma nafx. I don't know.

M'hemmx problema. No problem.

Sewwa. Okay / All right.

Tinkwetax. Don't worry.

Ejja! Come on! / Let's go!

Stenna ftit. Wait a little.

Żgur? Are you sure?

Mela tajjeb. Alright then.

19. Useful Sentence Patterns

Maltese English

Irrid... I want to...

Nista'... I can...

Ma nistax... I can't...

Għandi bżonn... I need...

Għandi... I have...

M'għandix... I don't have...

Qed... I am ...ing / I am currently...

Se... I am going to...

Naħseb li... I think that...

Naf li... I know that...

Ma nafx jekk... I don't know if...

20. Short Natural Dialogue

Maltese English

Ċaw! Kif int? Hi! How are you?

Tajjeb, grazzi. U int? Fine, thank you. And you?

Jien tajjeb ukoll. I'm fine too.

X'qed tagħmel illum? What are you doing today?

Se mmur il-ħanut. I'm going to the shop.

X'se tixtri? What are you going to buy?

Se nixtri xi ikel. I'm going to buy some food.

Tajjeb. Ejja mmorru! Okay. Let's go!

Grazzi! Thank you!

Ta' xejn! You're welcome!