Learning Maltese for Beginners - Intro & Alphabet
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In today's class, I talk a little bit about Malta and the history of the language, as well as introduce the sounds of the Maltese alphabet. I also give an outline of the beginner's Maltese course that this video will form a part of.
=========== VOCABULARY TO LEARN ===========
merħba → welcome
saħħa → goodbye
grazzi → thank you
anġlu → angel
ballun → ball
ċavetta → key
dar → house/home
envelopp → envelope
fjura → flower
ġelat → ice cream
gallettina → biscuit
għasfur → bird
hu → he
ħanut → shop
ikel → food
ieqaf → stop
jum → day
kelb → dog
libsa → dress
mara → woman
nanna → grandmother
ors → bear (animal)
paġna → page
qattus → cat
re → king
sliem → peace
tieqa → window
uviera → egg cup
vjola → violet
widna → ear
xadina → money
żarbun → shoe
zalza → sauce
Malta → Malta
Għawdex → Gozo
Kemmuna → Comino
Kemmunett → Cominotto
Filfla → Filfla
Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl → The Islands of St Paul
ġżira/ġżejjer → island/s
Ħal → a title for certain Maltese villages, literally meaning ''village''
lingwa (also: ilsien) → language
alfabett → alphabet
bil-Malti → in Maltese
bl-Ingliż → in English
nannu → grandfather
nanna → grandmother
missier → father
omm → mother