English–Maltese Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	jien	I am very tired today. Jien għajjien ħafna llum.
you	pronoun	int	You are my best friend. Int l-aqwa ħabib tiegħi.
he	pronoun	huwa	He works in the city. Huwa jaħdem fil-belt.
she	pronoun	hija	She reads every evening. Hija taqra kull filgħaxija.
we	pronoun	aħna	We live near the sea. Aħna ngħixu qrib il-baħar.
they	pronoun	huma	They come here every week. Huma jiġu hawn kull ġimgħa.
what	pronoun	xiex	What do you want now? Xiex trid issa?
where	adverb	fejn	Where is your new house? Fejn hi d-dar il-ġdida tiegħek?
when	adverb	meta	When do they arrive here? Meta jaslu hawn?
who	pronoun	min	Who is that young woman? Min hi dik il-mara żagħżugħa?
why	adverb	għaliex	Why are you so sad? Għaliex inti daqshekk imdejjaq?
how	adverb	kif	How do you know that? Kif taf dak?
to be	verb	ikun	They are very happy today. Huma ferħanin ħafna llum.
to have	verb	għandu	I have a small car. Għandi karozza żgħira.
to do	verb	jagħmel	We do our work well. Aħna nagħmlu x-xogħol tagħna sew.
to go	verb	imur	I go to school early. Immur l-iskola kmieni.
to come	verb	jiġi	They come every Sunday morning. Jiġu kull Ħadd filgħodu.
to see	verb	jara	I see the moon tonight. Nara l-qamar illejla.
to know	verb	jaf	She knows the right answer. Hija taf it-tweġiba t-tajba.
to think	verb	jaħseb	We think about life often. Aħna naħsbu fuq il-ħajja spiss.
to want	verb	irid	I want a cup of tea. Irrid tazza tè.
to need	verb	jeħtieġ	You need more time now. Għandek bżonn aktar ħin issa.
to make	verb	jagħmel	They make good bread here. Jagħmlu ħobż tajjeb hawn.
to take	verb	jieħu	Please take this book home. Jekk jogħġbok ħu dan il-ktieb id-dar.
to give	verb	jagħti	I give her the money. Nagħtiha l-flus.
to say	verb	jgħid	They say it every day. Jgħiduha kuljum.
to tell	verb	jgħid	Tell me the true story. Għedli l-istorja vera.
to ask	verb	jistaqsi	I ask one important question. Nistaqsi mistoqsija importanti waħda.
to find	verb	jsib	We find the house easily. Insibu d-dar faċilment.
to look	verb	iħares	Look at the blue sky. Ħares lejn is-sema blu.
to use	verb	juża	They use this room daily. Jużaw din il-kamra kuljum.
to work	verb	jaħdem	She works in a school. Hija taħdem fi skola.
to eat	verb	jiekol	We eat bread every morning. Nieklu ħobż kull filgħodu.
to drink	verb	jixrob	I drink coffee every morning. Nixrob kafè kull filgħodu.
to sleep	verb	jorqod	The child sleeps at night. It-tifel jorqod billejl.
to walk	verb	jimxi	They walk to school together. Jimxu lejn l-iskola flimkien.
to run	verb	jiġri	The boy runs very fast. It-tifel jiġri malajr ħafna.
to read	verb	jaqra	I read this book often. Naqra dan il-ktieb spiss.
to write	verb	jikteb	She writes a short story. Hija tikteb storja qasira.
to speak	verb	jitkellem	They speak two languages well. Jitkellmu żewġ lingwi sew.
to listen	verb	jisma'	Please listen to the music. Jekk jogħġbok isma' l-mużika.
to hear	verb	jisma'	I hear the wind outside. Nisma' r-riħ barra.
to buy	verb	jixtri	We buy fresh fruit today. Nixtru frott frisk illum.
to sell	verb	jbigħ	They sell bread and milk. Jbigħu ħobż u ħalib.
to pay	verb	jħallas	I pay with cash now. Inħallas bil-flus kontanti issa.
to help	verb	jgħin	Friends help each other always. Il-ħbieb jgħinu lil xulxin dejjem.
to love	verb	iħobb	I love my family deeply. Inħobb lill-familja tiegħi ħafna.
to live	verb	jgħix	They live in a big city. Jgħixu f'belt kbira.
to die	verb	imut	All people die one day. In-nies kollha jmutu xi darba.
to learn	verb	jitgħallem	Children learn new words quickly. It-tfal jitgħallmu kliem ġdid malajr.
to teach	verb	jgħallem	They teach language at school. Jgħallmu l-lingwa fl-iskola.
to open	verb	jiftaħ	Please open the door now. Jekk jogħġbok iftaħ il-bieb issa.
to close	verb	jagħlaq	Close the window at night. Agħlaq it-tieqa billejl.
person	noun	persuna	Each person needs clean water. Kull persuna teħtieġ ilma nadif.
man	noun	raġel	The man works every day. Ir-raġel jaħdem kuljum.
woman	noun	mara	The woman reads that book. Il-mara taqra dak il-ktieb.
child	noun	tifel	The child is very happy. It-tifel ferħan ħafna.
boy	noun	tifel	The boy runs in school. It-tifel jiġri fl-iskola.
girl	noun	tifla	The girl has a book. It-tifla għandha ktieb.
family	noun	familja	My family lives near here. Il-familja tiegħi tgħix qrib hawn.
mother	noun	omm	My mother makes good food. Ommi tagħmel ikel tajjeb.
father	noun	missier	His father works at home. Missieru jaħdem id-dar.
friend	noun	ħabib	My friend knows your name. Ħabibi jaf ismek.
house	noun	dar	Their house is very big. Id-dar tagħhom kbira ħafna.
home	noun	dar	We are home by evening. Aħna d-dar salgħaxija.
school	noun	skola	The school opens very early. L-iskola tiftaħ kmieni ħafna.
city	noun	belt	This city is old and beautiful. Din il-belt qadima u sabiħa.
country	noun	pajjiż	Our country is very small. Pajjiżna żgħir ħafna.
world	noun	dinja	The world is very big. Id-dinja kbira ħafna.
street	noun	triq	The street is long and busy. It-triq twila u mimlija nies.
room	noun	kamra	The room is small but clean. Il-kamra żgħira imma nadifa.
time	noun	ħin	We have little time now. Għandna ftit ħin issa.
day	noun	jum	Every day starts with light. Kull jum jibda bid-dawl.
night	noun	lejl	The night is cold outside. Il-lejl kiesaħ barra.
morning	noun	filgħodu	The morning is fresh and quiet. Ilgħodu frisk u kwiet.
evening	noun	filgħaxija	We walk together every evening. Nimxu flimkien kull filgħaxija.
week	noun	ġimgħa	I work six days a week. Naħdem sitt ijiem fil-ġimgħa.
month	noun	xahar	This month is very busy. Dan ix-xahar impenjattiv ħafna.
year	noun	sena	This year feels very long. Din is-sena tidher twila ħafna.
today	adverb	illum	I am very busy today. Jien impenjat ħafna llum.
tomorrow	adverb	għada	We leave for home tomorrow. Nitilqu lejn id-dar għada.
yesterday	adverb	lbieraħ	Yesterday was cold and windy. Ilbieraħ kien kiesaħ u bir-riħ.
now	adverb	issa	I need your help now. Għandi bżonn l-għajnuna tiegħek issa.
sun	noun	xemx	The sun is very hot. Ix-xemx sħuna ħafna.
moon	noun	qamar	The moon is bright tonight. Il-qamar jiddi illejla.
star	noun	stilla	That star is very bright. Dik l-istilla tiddi ħafna.
sky	noun	sema	The sky is blue today. Is-sema blu llum.
earth	noun	art	The earth moves around the sun. L-art iddur madwar ix-xemx.
fire	noun	nar	The fire is hot and bright. In-nar jaħraq u jiddi.
water	noun	ilma	Clean water is very important. L-ilma nadif importanti ħafna.
rain	noun	xita	The rain falls all night. Ix-xita tinżel il-lejl kollu.
wind	noun	riħ	The wind feels cold today. Ir-riħ iħossu kiesaħ illum.
tree	noun	siġra	That tree is very old. Dik is-siġra qadima ħafna.
flower	noun	fjura	This flower is very beautiful. Din il-fjura sabiħa ħafna.
mountain	noun	muntanja	The mountain is high and cold. Il-muntanja għolja u kiesħa.
river	noun	xmara	The river is long and wide. Ix-xmara twila u wiesgħa.
sea	noun	baħar	The sea looks blue today. Il-baħar jidher blu llum.
food	noun	ikel	The food is hot now. L-ikel sħun issa.
bread	noun	ħobż	Fresh bread smells very good. Il-ħobż frisk jinxtamm tajjeb ħafna.
rice	noun	ross	We eat rice with fish. Nieklu ross mal-ħut.
meat	noun	laħam	The meat is ready now. Il-laħam lest issa.
fish	noun	ħut	We cook fish every Friday. Insajru ħut kull Ġimgħa.
egg	noun	bajda	I eat one egg daily. Niekol bajda waħda kuljum.
milk	noun	ħalib	The child drinks warm milk. It-tifel jixrob ħalib sħun.
fruit	noun	frott	Fresh fruit is good food. Il-frott frisk huwa ikel tajjeb.
tea	noun	tè	She drinks tea every morning. Hija tixrob tè kull filgħodu.
coffee	noun	kafè	Hot coffee wakes me quickly. Il-kafè sħun iqajjimni malajr.
head	noun	ras	My head hurts today. Rasi tweġġa' llum.
eye	noun	għajn	Her eye is blue. Għajnejha blu.
ear	noun	widna	My ear hurts a little. Widinti tweġġa' ftit.
mouth	noun	ħalq	Open your mouth, please. Iftaħ ħalqek, jekk jogħġbok.
nose	noun	imnieħer	My nose is very cold. Imnieħri kiesaħ ħafna.
hand	noun	id	Wash your hand with water. Aħsel idek bl-ilma.
foot	noun	sieq	My foot hurts after work. Sieqi tweġġa' wara x-xogħol.
heart	noun	qalb	Her heart is very strong. Qalbha b'saħħitha ħafna.
name	noun	isem	What is your name? X'inhu ismek?
book	noun	ktieb	This book is very old. Dan il-ktieb qadim ħafna.
word	noun	kelma	This word is very important. Din il-kelma importanti ħafna.
language	noun	lingwa	Maltese is a beautiful language. Il-Malti huwa lingwa sabiħa.
money	noun	flus	I need money for food. Għandi bżonn flus għall-ikel.
work	noun	xogħol	Work takes much time daily. Ix-xogħol jieħu ħafna ħin kuljum.
love	noun	imħabba	Love makes life more beautiful. L-imħabba tagħmel il-ħajja isbaħ.
music	noun	mużika	This music is calm and beautiful. Din il-mużika kalma u sabiħa.
story	noun	storja	Her story is long and sad. L-istorja tagħha twila u ta' niket.
way	noun	mod	This way is easy and fast. Dan il-mod faċli u mgħaġġel.
thing	noun	ħaġa	That thing is very useful. Dik il-ħaġa utli ħafna.
life	noun	ħajja	Life is not always easy. Il-ħajja mhux dejjem faċli.
door	noun	bieb	The door is open now. Il-bieb miftuħ issa.
table	noun	mejda	The book is on the table. Il-ktieb fuq il-mejda.
chair	noun	siġġu	The chair is near the door. Is-siġġu qrib il-bieb.
car	noun	karozza	Their car is very new. Il-karozza tagħhom ġdida ħafna.
good	adjective	tajjeb	This bread is very good. Dan il-ħobż tajjeb ħafna.
bad	adjective	ħażin	That is a bad idea. Dik idea ħażina.
big	adjective	kbir	The house is very big. Id-dar kbira ħafna.
small	adjective	żgħir	The room is very small. Il-kamra żgħira ħafna.
new	adjective	ġdid	I have a new book. Għandi ktieb ġdid.
old	adjective	qadim	This house is very old. Din id-dar qadima ħafna.
long	adjective	twil	The road is very long. It-triq twila ħafna.
short	adjective	qasir	The story is very short. L-istorja qasira ħafna.
high	adjective	għoli	That mountain is very high. Dik il-muntanja għolja ħafna.
low	adjective	baxx	The table is too low. Il-mejda baxxa wisq.
hot	adjective	sħun	The tea is very hot. It-tè sħun ħafna.
cold	adjective	kiesaħ	The water is very cold. L-ilma kiesaħ ħafna.
happy	adjective	ferħan	The child is very happy. It-tifel ferħan ħafna.
sad	adjective	imdejjaq	She feels sad today. Hija tħossha mdejqa llum.
beautiful	adjective	sabiħ	The flower is very beautiful. Il-fjura sabiħa ħafna.
easy	adjective	faċli	This work is very easy. Dan ix-xogħol faċli ħafna.
hard	adjective	iebes	This bread is too hard. Dan il-ħobż iebes wisq.
fast	adjective	mgħaġġel	That car is very fast. Dik il-karozza mgħaġġla ħafna.
slow	adjective	bil-mod	The old man walks slow. Ir-raġel ix-xiħ jimxi bil-mod.
right	adjective	tajjeb	Your answer is right. It-tweġiba tiegħek tajba.
wrong	adjective	ħażin	That answer is wrong. Dik it-tweġiba ħażina.
important	adjective	importanti	Water is important for life. L-ilma importanti għall-ħajja.
true	adjective	veru	This story is true. Din l-istorja vera.
full	adjective	mimli	The glass is full now. It-tazza mimlija issa.
empty	adjective	vojt	The room is empty now. Il-kamra vojta issa.
young	adjective	żagħżugħ	He is still very young. Għadu żagħżugħ ħafna.
strong	adjective	b'saħħtu	That man is very strong. Dak ir-raġel b'saħħtu ħafna.
weak	adjective	dgħajjef	I feel weak today. Inħossni dgħajjef illum.
red	adjective	aħmar	The flower is bright red. Il-fjura ħamra tiddi.
blue	adjective	blu	The sky is blue today. Is-sema blu llum.
green	adjective	aħdar	The tree is green now. Is-siġra ħadra issa.
yellow	adjective	isfar	The sun looks yellow. Ix-xemx tidher safra.
black	adjective	iswed	The car is black. Il-karozza sewda.
white	adjective	abjad	The milk is white. Il-ħalib abjad.
yes	interjection	iva	Yes, I know the answer. Iva, naf it-tweġiba.
no	interjection	le	No, I do not agree. Le, ma naqbilx.
not	adverb	mhux	This water is not hot. Dan l-ilma mhux sħun.
and	conjunction	u	Tea and coffee are ready. It-tè u l-kafè lesti.
or	conjunction	jew	Tea or coffee for you? Tè jew kafè għalik?
but	conjunction	imma	The house is small but clean. Id-dar żgħira imma nadifa.
if	conjunction	jekk	If it rains, we stay home. Jekk tagħmel ix-xita, nibqgħu d-dar.
because	conjunction	għax	I stay home because it rains. Nibqa' d-dar għax tagħmel ix-xita.
with	preposition	ma'	I drink tea with milk. Nixrob tè mal-ħalib.
without	preposition	mingħajr	He drinks coffee without sugar. Huwa jixrob kafè mingħajr zokkor.
for	preposition	għal	This gift is for you. Dan ir-rigal għalik.
from	preposition	minn	She comes from the city. Hija tiġi mill-belt.
to	preposition	lejn	We go to school early. Immorru lejn l-iskola kmieni.