At varying levels, English is spoken and understood by all in Malta (in certain regions it is also the language of choice). Italian is also widely spoken. Having said this, attempting to say a couple of words in ‘Malti’ when seeking assistance or receiving a service will go a long way to break the ice and turn a hesitant local into an amiable character!

Essentials		*(pronounced)*
Yes	Iva	iva
No	Le	le
Please to meet you	Ghandi pjacir	undee pyachir
How are you ?	Kif inti ?	Kiyf intee
Do you speak English	Titkellem bl-Ingliz	titkellem blinglis
My name is	Jisimni	yisimnee
So long	Caw	chaw
Good morning	Bongu	bonju
Good evening	Bonswa	bonswa
Good night	Il-lejl it-tajjeb	illeyl itayeb
Good-bye	Sahha	sahha
Please	Jekk joghgbok	yek yojbok
Thank you	Grazzi	gratsee
Many thanks	Grazzi hafna	gratsee hafna
Very good/well	Tajjeb hafna	tayeb hafna
Welcome	M’hemmx mn’hiex	memsh mnish
Sorry / Excuse me	Skuzani	skuzanee
I need a doctor	Ghandi bzonn tabib	undee bson tabib

Questions
Where?	Fejn?	feyn
How?	Kif?	kiyf
When?	Meta?	meta
What?	X'hini?	shinee
Why?	Ghaliex?	alish
Who?	Min?	mean
Which?	Liema?	lima
Where is?	Fejn hu?	feyn uw
Where are?	Fejn huma?	feyn uma
Where can I find?	Fejn insib?	feyn insib
How far?	Kemm hu boghod	kem u bod
How long?	Kemm iddum?	kem iddum
How much/many?	Kemm?	kem

Wishes
Merry Christmas	Il-Milied it-Tajjeb	il milid it tayeb
Happy New Year	Is-Sena t-Tajba	is sena it tayba
Happy Easter	L-Ghid it-Tajjeb	leyd it tayeb
Happy Birthday	Awguri tal-birthday	awguri tal 'birthday'
Best Wishes	Awguri	awguree
Congratulations	Nifrahlek	nifrahlek
Good luck	Ix-Xorti t-Tajba	ish shortee it tayba
Regards	Inselli ghalik	insellee alik
Goodbye	Sahha	sahha
Bye	Ciao	chaw

Time
During the day	Matul il-gurnata	matul il jurnata
In the afternoon	Wara nofs in-nhar	wara nofs inar
In the evening	Fil-ghaxija	filashiya
At night	Bil-lejl	billeyl
Yesterday	Il-bierah	ilbirah
Today	Illum	illum
Tomorrow	Ghada	ada

The weather
What a lovely day!	X'gurnata sabiha!	shjurnata sabiha
What awful weather!	X'temp hazin!	shtemp hazin
It's cold / hot	Il-kesha / is-shana	il kesha / iss shana
Do you think it's	Tahseb li se taghmel	tahseb li se tamel
going to rain?	ix-xita?	ish shita

Emergency
Call the police	Sejjah pulizija	seyyah pulitsiya
Danger	Periklu	periklu
Fire	Nar	nar
Get a doctor	Sejjah tabib	seyyah tabiyb
Go away	Mur 'l hemm	muwr lem
Help	Ajut	ayut
Get help quickly	Sejjah ghajnuna malajr	seyyah aynuwna malayr
I'm ill	Inhossni hazin	inhossni haziyn
I'm lost	Intlift	intlift
Leave me alone	Hallini kwiet/a(f)	halliyni kwit/a(f)
Look out!	Attenzjoni!	attentsyoni
Police	Pulizija	pulitsiya
Quick	Malajr	malayr
Stop	Ieqaf	e'af / e'fu (p)

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