Today I will teach you the Maltese alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Maltese letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Maltese contains 28 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [ɐ] like ask |
| B b | [b] like bat |
| Ċ ċ | [t͡ʃ] like chat |
| D d | [d] like day |
| E e | [ɛ] like egg |
| F f | [f] like fun |
| Ġ ġ | [d͡ʒ] like jar |
| G g | [ɡ] like gold |
| Għ għ | [ˤː] like Ghana |
| H h | [silent] like honor |
| Ħ ħ | [ħ] like Khan |
| I i | [ɪ] like ink |
| Ie ie | [iɛ, iː] like neat |
| J j | [j] like yes |
| K k | [k] like kit |
| L l | [l] like line |
| M m | [m] like Malti |
| N n | [n] like nice |
| O o | [ɔ] like old |
| P p | [p] like pen |
| Q q | [ʔ] like queue |
| R r | [r] like ring |
| S s | [s] like sea |
| T t | [t] like table |
| U u | [ʊ] like urge |
| V v | [v] like van |
| W w | [w] like wax |
| X x | [ʃ, ʒ] like shiny |
| Z z | [t͡s, d͡z] like cats, kids |
| Ż ż | [z] like zoo |
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