Award in Maltese as a Foreign Language – Level 1 Vocabulary & Grammar

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering basic grammar rules, pronouns, verb structures, greetings, and key terms from the Level 1 Maltese lecture notes.

L-Alfabett Malti

The Maltese Alphabet, consisting of 30 letters made up of 24 consonants and 6 vowels (a, e, i, o, u, ie).

Mamma

The past tense third-person singular masculine form of a verb in Maltese grammar, used as the base from which the root is derived.

Għerq

The root consonants of a verb derived from the Mamma, which can be trilitteru (3 consonants) or kwadrilitteru (4 consonants).

Konsonanti Likwidi

The five liquid consonants in Maltese (l, m, n, r, għ) that require a helper vowel (vokali tal-leħen) when positioned between two other consonants.

Plural Sħiħ

The Sound Plural in Maltese, created by adding standard endings (such as -in/-n, -t, -ijiet, -ien/-an, or -i) to singular nouns or adjectives without altering the root word structure.

Plural Miksur

The Broken Plural in Maltese, formed by changing internal vowel patterns or breaking the original singular word structure into different forms.

In-Numri Kardinali

Cardinal numbers used for counting items by answering the question 'How many are there?' (e.g., wieħed, tnejn, tlieta).

In-Numri Ordinali

Ordinal numbers indicating position, sequence, or numerical rank (e.g., l-ewwel, it-tieni, it-tielet).

L-Imperattiv

The imperative form of a verb used to give orders or commands to one person (Int) or multiple people (Intom).

L-Imperfett

The present tense in Maltese grammar, constructed by attaching person prefixes to the imperative root form of the verb.

Bonġu

A standard Maltese greeting meaning 'Good morning' or 'Good day'.

Merħba

A Maltese greeting meaning 'Welcome'.

Saħħa

A Maltese salutation used to say 'Goodbye' or 'Cheers!'.

Ġuvni

The Maltese marital status term for a single male or bachelor.

Xebba

The Maltese marital status term for a single female or spinster.

Armel

The Maltese word for a widower.

Armla

The Maltese word for a widow.

Ir-rebbiegħa

The Maltese word for the season of Spring.

Is-sajf

The Maltese word for the season of Summer.

Il-ħarifa

The Maltese word for the season of Autumn.

Ix-xitwa

The Maltese word for the season of Winter.

Jien / Jiena

First-person singular personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'I' (also used to express 'I am').

Int / Inti

Second-person singular personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'You' (also used to express 'You are').

Hu / Huwa

Third-person masculine singular personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'He' or 'It' for masculine singular non-human nouns.

Hi / Hija

Third-person feminine singular personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'She' or 'It' for feminine singular non-human nouns.

Aħna

First-person plural personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'We' (also used to express 'We are').

Intom

Second-person plural personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'You' (plural) (also used to express 'You are').

Huma

Third-person plural personal pronoun in Maltese meaning 'They', referring to both human persons and non-human objects.

Timpana

A traditional Maltese dish variation where baked macaroni (imqarrun il-forn) mixture is enclosed inside pastry.