Maltese Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Maltese lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Maltese to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Maltese
one wiehed
first l-ewwel
two tnejn
second it-tieni
three tlieta
third it-tielet
four erbgha
fourth ir-raba'
five hamsa
fifth il-hames
six sitta
sixth is-sitt
seven sebgha
seventh is-seba'
eight tmienja
eighth it-tmien
nine disgha
ninth id-disa'
ten ghaxra
tenth l-ghaxar
eleven hdax
eleventh il-hdax
twelve tnax
twelfth it-tnax
thirteen tlettax
thirteenth it-tlettax
fourteen erbatax
once darba
fifteen hmistax
twice darbtejn
sixteen sittax
Monday it-tnejn
seventeen sbatax
Tuesday it-tlieta
eighteen tmintax
Wednesday l-erbgha
nineteen dsatax
Thursday il-hamis
twenty ghoxrin
Friday il-gimgha
seventy one wiehed u sebghin
Saturday is-sibt
one hundred mija
Sunday il-hadd

Numbers Grammar Rules

Maltese cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Maltese. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Maltese
I have three dogs [number + noun] ghandi tlett iklieb
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] binti ghandha zewgt iqtates
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hi titkellem seba lingwi
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] hija ghandu tifel wiehed
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] din hija t-tieni lezzjoni tieghi
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] inti qrajtu t-tielet ktieb?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow baqra

goat moghza

donkey hmar

horse ziemel

dog kelb

cat qattus

mouse gurdien

bird ghasfur

Conversation in Maltese

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Maltese
Where are you from? minn fejn int?
I'm from the U.S jien mill-amerka
I'm American jien amerikan
Where do you live? fejn toqghod?
I live in the U.S jien nghix l-amerka
What do you do for a living? x'taghmel fil-hajja?
I'm a student jien student

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