Maltese alphabet
The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language. It contains 30 letters:
- Aa Bb Ċċ Dd Ee Ff Ġġ Gg Għgħ Hh Ħħ Ii Ieie Jj Kk
- Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Zz Żż
Samples
Letter (ittra) IPA Words (kliem) First Word (l-ewwel kelma) Last Word (l-aħħar kelma)A a /ɐ/ abjad (white), aċċola (amberjack), aħjar (better), Amerka (America), azzarin (rifle), ankra (anchor) abbaku (abacus) azzjonist (shareholder)
B b /b/ ballun (ball), berquq (apricot), bellus (velvet), burò (bureau), bżar (pepper) bababa (say for nothing) bżulija (diligence)
Ċ ċ /t͡ʃ/ ċaċċiż (frame), ċarezza (clearness),ċikkulata (chocolate), ċitazzjoni (summons), ċoff (bow)[disambiguation needed], ċurkett (ring) ċabattin (cobbler) ċuwingam (chewing gum)
D d /d/ daħka (laugh), damma (dice), dawl (light), debba (mare), Dumnikan (Dominican), dura (hut) dan (this) dwett (duet)
E e /ɛ/ elf (one thousand), ekkleżjastikament (ecclesiastically), erbgħa (four), Ewropew (European), eżilju (exile) ebbanist (ebonist) eżumazzjonijiet (exhumations)
F f /f/ fallakka (plank), fehma (understanding), Franċiż (French), futbol (football), fwieħa (perfume) fabbli (affable) fwieħa (perfume)
Ġ ġ /d͡ʒ/ ġabra (collection), ġenerazzjoni (generation), ġewnaħ (wing), Ġunju (June), ġwież (walnuts) ġa (already) ġwież (pulse)
G g /ɡ/ gabarrè (tray), gejxa (geisha), grad (degree), Grieg (Greek), gżira (island) gabardin (gabardine) gżira (island)
Għ għ /ˤː/ għada (tomorrow), għajn (eye), għamara (furniture), għemeż (he winked), Għid il-Kbir (Easter), għuda (wood) għa (hoy!) għuda (wood)
H h -- hedded (he threatened), hena (comfort), hi (she), hu (he), huma (they) haġra (hegira) hżunija (wickedness)
Ħ ħ /ħ/ ħabaq (basil), ħabsi (prisoner), ħajja (life), ħu (brother), ħażen (badness) ħa (take) ħuttafa (swallow)
I i /ɪ/ iben (son), idroġenu (hydrogen), induratur (gilder), Ingilterra (England), iżraq (azure) ibbies (grew hard) iżżuffjetta (to deride)
Ie ie /iɛ, iː/ iebes (hard), ieħor (another), ieqaf (stop) iebes (hard) ieqaf (stop)
J j /j/ jaf (knows), jarda (yard), jasar (imprisonment), Jew (or), jott (yacht), jum (day) ja (oh!) jupp (hah!)
K k /k/ kabina (cabin), kaligrafija (calligraphy), Kalifornja (California), karru (wagon), kurżità (curiosity) kaballetta (cabaletta) Kżar (Czar)
L l /l/ labirint (maze), lejl (night), lejla (evening), Lhudi (Hebrew), lvant (east) la (nor) lwiża (vervain three-leaved)
M m /m/ Malti (Maltese), maternità (maternity), Mediterran (Mediterranean), mina (tunnel), mżegleg (dislocated) mama' (mother) mżużi (nasty)
N n /n/ nadif (clean), nerv (nerve), niċċa (niche), nuċċali (spectacles), nżul ix-xemx (sunset) nabba (to foretell) nżul (descending)
O o /ɔ/ oċean (ocean), opra (opera), orizzont (horizon), ors (bear), ożonu (ozone) oasi (oasis) ożmjum (osmium)
P p /p/ paċi (peace), paragrafu (paragraph), pazjent (patient), poeta (poet), pultruna (armchair) paċi (peace) pużata (cover)
Q q /ʔ/ qabar (grave), qaddis (saint), qalb (heart), qoxra (shell), qażquż (piglet) qabad (captive) qżużijat (nastiness)
R r /r/ raba' (land), raff (garret), replika (replica), riħa (smell), rvell (rebellion) ra (he saw) rżit (lean)
S s /s/ saba' (finger), safi (clear), saqaf (ceiling), serrieq (saw), suttana (gown) sa (until) swiċċ (switch)
T t /t/ tabakk (tobacco), tarġa (step), terrazzin (belvedere), Turkija (Turkey), twissija (advice), tuffieħa (apple) ta (gave) twittijat (levelling)
U u /ʊ/ udjenza (audience), uffiċċju (office), uman (human), uviera (egg-cup), użin (weight) ubbidjent (obedient) użinijiet (weights)
V v /v/ vaċċin (vaccine), vaska (pond), viċi (vice), vjaġġ (trip), vapur (ship) vaċċin (vaccine) vvumtat (vomited)
W w /w/ warda (rose), werrej (index), wied (valley), wirt (inheritance), wweldjat (welded) wadab (sling) wweldjat (welded)
X x /ʃ, ʒ/ xabla (sword), xandir (broadcasting), xehda (honeycomb), xoffa (lip), xxuttjat (kicked) xaba' (satiate) xxuttjat (kicked)
Z z /t͡s, d͡z/ zalliera (salt-cellar), zalza (sauce), zalzett (sausage), zokk (trunk), zuntier (church-square) zakak (white wagtail) zzuppjat (crippled)
Ż ż /z/ żagħżugħ (youth), żaqq (stomach), żifna (dance), żunżan (wasps), żżuffjetta (he mocked) żabar (prune) żżuffjetta (he mocked)
See also
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