Maltese Adjectives

Welcome to the second Maltese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Maltese to help you practice your daily phrases.

black iswed

grey griz

white abjad

blue blu

green ahdar

yellow isfar

red ahmar

brown kannella

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Maltese
my house is white [noun + adjective] id-dar tieghi hija bajda
your country is big [noun + adjective] il-pajjiz tieghek huwa kbir
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] kotba godda huma ghaljin
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ahna kuntenti hawn
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] hi ghandha tlett iklieb zghar
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] din il-lingwa hija facli hafna
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] jien ghandi serra zghira

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold kiesah

hot jahraq

cloudy imsahhab

rainy ix-xita

snowy jinzel is-silg

sunny xemxi

windy rih

warm shun

Conversation in Maltese

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Maltese
hi hi!
how are you? kif int?
I'm good, thank you jien tajjeb grazzi
and you? u int?
what is your name? x'jismek?
my name is Maya jien jisimni maya
nice to meet you ghandi pjacir!

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