Bits of Maltese – Daqsxejn Malti – Episode 02
Channel: Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki
Date: 22/02/2021

An attempt to explain the Maltese language in small bits (so that you don’t choke).
In this episode: reading vs. writing in Maltese. A continuation of the first one (still focusing on the alphabet).
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a = a as in army
b = b as in bike
ċ = ch as in cherry
d = d as in day
e = e as in bed
f = f as in fun
ġ = g as in gin
g = g as in game
għ = għajn, silent, always next to a vowel, slightly elongates the vowel
h = akka, silent
(both silent letters are pronounced as ħ if they’re at the end of the word or next to one another)
ħ = deep h as in horror
i = i as in inn or like e in me
ie = like ee in beer
j = like y in yet
k = k as in kin
l = l as in lime
m = m as in mom
n = n as in night
o = o as in boy
p = p as in pea
q = like t in Scottish (glottal stop)
r = r as in room
s = s as in sand
t = t as in time
u = u as in put
v = v as in vent
x = sh as in shoe
(no y)
ż = z as in zone
z = like ts in tsar