Colours & Nationalities - Learning Maltese Course for Beginners
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In today's class, we learn some basic vocabulary related to nationalities (demonyms) and colours. Through the words for colours, we also learn in more detail the two grammar types that exist in Maltese - European grammar, and Semitic grammar.
=========== VOCABULARY TO LEARN ===========
merħba → welcome
saħħa → goodbye
grazzi → thank you
kulur, kuluri (European etymology) → colour/s
lewn, lwien (Semitic etymology) → colour/s
aħmar, ħamra, ħomor → red
isfar, safra, sofor → yellow
ikħal, kaħla, koħol → blue (unused, see below)
iżraq, żerqa, żoroq → azure blue
abjad, bajda, bojod → white
iswed, sewda, suwed → black
aħdar, ħadra, ħodor → green
blu → blue
oranġjo → orange
kannella → brown
vjola → violet
roża → pink
griż, griża, griżi
karozza, karozzi → car/s
żiemel, debba → horse (m/f)
kelb, kelba, klieb → dog (m/f) dogs
qattus, qattusa, qtates → cat (m/f), cats
ktieb, kotba → book/s
pupa, pupi → doll/s
student, studenta, studenti → student (m/f), students
tiegħi, tiegħek, tiegħu, tagħha, tagħna, tagħkom, tagħhom → mine, yours, his, her, ours, yours, theirs
jien/a, int/i, hu/wa, hi/ja, aħna, intom, huma → I, you, he, she, we, you, they
m'iniex, m'intix, mhux/m'huwiex, mhix/m'hijiex, m'aħniex, m'intomx, m'humiex → I am not, you are not, he is not, she is not, we are not, you are not, they are not
Malta, Malti, Maltija, Maltin → Malta, Maltese
Għawdex, Għawdxi, Għawdxija, Għawdxin → Gozo, Gozitan
Ewropa, Ewropew, Ewropea, Ewropej → Europe, European
Franza, Franċiż, Franċiża, Franċiżi → France, French
Spanja, Spanjol, Spanjola, Spanjoli → Spain, Spanish
L-Italja, Taljan, Taljana, Taljani → Italy, Italian
Il-Ġappun, Ġappuniż, Ġappuniża, Ġappuniżi → Japan, Japanese
L-Ingilterra, Ingliż, Ingliża, Ingliżi → England, English
L-Amerika, Amerikan, Amerikana, Amerikani → America, American
L-Awstralja, Awstraljan, Awstraljana, Awstraljani → Australia, Australian
Il-Kanada, Kanadiż, Kanadiża, Kanadiżi → Canada, Canadian
Il-Belġju, Belġjan, Belġjana, Belġjani → Belgium, Belgian
Iċ-Ċina, Ċiniż, Ċiniża, Ċiniżi → China, Chinese
Il-Ġermanja, Ġermaniż, Ġermaniża, Ġermaniżi → Germany, German
L-Indja, Indjan, Indjana, Indjani → India, Indian
Ċipru, Ċiprijott, Ċiprijotta, Ċiprijotti → Cyprus, Cypriot
Il-Greċja, Grieg, Griega, Griegi → Greece, Greek
It-Turkija, Tork, Torka, Torok → Türkiye, Turkish
L-Olanda, Olandiż, Olandiża, Olandiżi → The Netherlands, Dutch
pajjiż, pajjiżi → country, countries
Ir-Renju Unit → The United Kingdom
L-Istati Uniti → The United States
Il-Ġnus Magħquda → The United Nations