Counting in Maltese! - Learning Maltese Course for Beginners
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In today's class, we learn how to count in Maltese up to 100 (cardinal numbers), as well as how to use numbers as adjectives for nouns. This includes an explanation on the difference between the 'numbers as adjectives' as applied to monosyllabic and multi-syllabic nouns.
=========== VOCABULARY TO LEARN ===========
merħba → welcome
saħħa → goodbye
grazzi → thank you
in-numri → the numbers
għadd → counting
wieħed (f: waħda), tnejn, tlieta, erbgħa, ħamsa, sitta, sebgħa, tmienja, disgħa, għaxra → 1-10
ħdax, tnax, tletta, erbatax, ħmistax, sittax, sbatax, tmintax, dsatax → 11-19
żewġ, tliet, erba', ħames, sitt, seba', tmien, disa', għaxar → 1-10 (as an adjective, for multi-syllabic nouns)
żewġt, tlett (or tlitt), ħamest, sitt, sebat, tmint, disat, għaxart → 1-10 (as an adjective, for monosyllabic nouns)
ħdax-il, tnax-il, tlettax-il, erbatax-il, ħmistax-il, sittax-il, sbatax-il, tmintax-il, dsatax-il → 1-19 (as an adjective, with singular nouns)
triq, toroq → street/s
dar, djar → house/s
għoxrin → 20
tletin → 30
erbgħin → 40
ħamsin → 50
sittin → 60
sebgħin → 70
tmenin → 80
disgħin → 90
one street → triq waħda
five streets → ħames toroq
five houses → ħamest idjar
fifteen streets, houses → ħmistax-il triq, ħmistax-il dar
fifty streets → ħamsin triq
fifty-five streets → ħamsa u ħamsin triq
mija → 100
mitejn → 200
tliet mija → 300
erba' mija → 400
ħames mija → 500
sitta mija → 600
seba' mija → 700
tmien mija → 800
disa' mija → 900
elf → 1000
elfejn → 2000
tlett elef → 3000
erbat elef → 4000
ħamest elef → 5000
sitt elef → 6000
sebat elef → 7000
tmint elef → 8000
disat elef → 9000
għaxart elef → 10,000