0:54 Tlift not klift 1:53 erbgħin ċenteżmu 3:30 not all schools teach using only English and also not all of the subjects. It really depends on the school you go to and the syllabus of the class. Everyone starts learning English when they're 6 years old. English is the second national language after Maltese. 4:23 A lot of people know Italian from cable television. Italian was nearly considered our second language before WWII, but back then we were under the British rule so English won. It is also one of the several choices of third languages in the Maltese curriculum. (when students turn 11, they have to choose a third language to study, some choose a fourth later on.) 5:19 ċentru, bonġu (good morning not good day like French), ċaw (only bye not hello too like Italian) Sorry I had too... Have a good day, I really enjoyed your video :)

I’ve never known I could speak maltese!! I’m a native arabian and I understood 70% of what the woman was saying. I’m shocked!!

@Akei51

2 жыл бұрын

@Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in sp[]ce probably egyptian as it’s the easiest and the most understood dialect among other arabs, but you will not understand much of the other dialects like the khaleeji (gulf) dialects and the magharebi (north african) dialects

@makkah3558

2 жыл бұрын

I am native Egyptian and suidi araibia accent and i would say to u that Arabic is so easy but start with letter then verbes and live in arab county and u will be legand .

@makkah3558

2 жыл бұрын

Ok my bro in first there's an important thing u have to know Arab countries 22 county , and u can say two types 1.khaleeg countries and those people are soo religious , but in the last year thay made alot of things u can visit and thay be sooooooo happy (specialty : suidi araibia ) . 2. North Africa countries and those people not religious at all and some places good and some poor and that's because president's u know what i mean but girls here can hang out with out specific clothes . so i don't know why i written all of that but u had to know

@makkah3558

2 жыл бұрын

Socend You are very welcome in all our countris To learn Arabic u can do some thing Different live in Egypt and learn first letter and then words and try to enjoy your time while u learn and practice i will do a search for u but u know i am like u i learn German and thay speak tooooooooooo fast 😂

@elaceaceak2357

2 жыл бұрын

@@makkah3558 where will Lebanon be ? 😂

It's more like the language of an Arabic person that spend his childhood in Itali!!Much more Arabic than Italian influence!!

@fadiaali1595

3 жыл бұрын

Correct

@xxheisenburnintell9244

2 жыл бұрын

Am algerian and i understood every word she said.. i never ever have heard maltese before. I speak arabic algerian arabic.

@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Tunisian dialect honey with some sicilian Italian

@Yasmine-dj8ks

Жыл бұрын

@@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee rien à voir c’est du dialecte algérien

@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee

Жыл бұрын

@@Yasmine-dj8ks hhhhhh billehi?? hhhhhhh dialect algerien?? Les algériens men wa9tech y9oulou kif enta?? A3tini café?? Ftita?? 9allou rien a voir hhhhh Sa77a lik ma3andich l5ol9 bch ne7ki ha essba7 donc get lost

Aħna bħalla Maltin ma tanx nidru bħalla pajjiż kbir imma xorta għana qalb (We as Maltese people may not have a big country but we still have heart)

I'm half English and half Maltese, and when I speak with my moroccoan friend he understand the Maltese words. The Maltese Language is 80% to 90% Arabic Language. It is written in Latin alphabet. The Maltese Language sounds very Arabic with a few Italian words. It's a sermetic Language. Malta is the only European country that speak Arabic dialect influence by a it of Italian mainly Arabic language speaking though. Love Natasha. Xxxxxx.

@stevenalanjacobs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Natasha!

@pipbread5637

3 жыл бұрын

I am also half English and half Maltese! I wasn't raised with the language, but I was raised with elements of the culture and grew up proud of being Maltese. I'm trying to learn the language now that I'm a language student at university!

@Penguins1999

2 жыл бұрын

I’m part Maltese, part English and part Welsh. Don’t know any Maltese cause I was adopted into an English speaking family, but trying to find good free apps to be able to learn

@user-ui7zf3uz5d

2 жыл бұрын

kidayr labas aalik kolchi bikhir

@user-nj8iv5yw1d

2 жыл бұрын

Native North Africans are not Arabs and Arabs can’t understand North Africans language!!! Plz plz educate yourself and stop saying Arabic while you don’t know Arabs actually speaking Bedouin language and Arabic that written in Quran its words actually Syriac and Hebrew and Persian but not Arabic

Historically speaking Malta were under Tunisian (arabic ) rule during almost 200 years also from the 19th and 20th centuries a large Maltese and Sicilian communities used to live in Tunisia especially Tunis almost 30000 Maltese in 1930 so there is strong connection between both cultures ! nevertheless Maltese language derive from the Sicilian Arabic (a dead dialect) .

@tunistick8044

2 жыл бұрын

ey bethabt 5atr zzouze la7jet twenaa

We have a lot Maltese migrants here in Australia. I've found a Maltese / English channel on a community television here in Melbourne, Australia. Talking to Maltese people here they tell me that all the young people in Mallta learn to speak Italian by listening to Italian TV from Sicily etc.

I've been watching some vlogs from Malta and I'm an Egyptian and I can comfortably understand alot of the Maltese language.

@GoldenBanglarural-saddam

Жыл бұрын

hi

This is so amazing and quite surprising! I'm from the Arabic gulf region and I understood almost everything!

The Maltese Language sounds very much like Algerian, morrocan and Tunisia and Sudan. Sermetic Language influences by the Arabic language French language abit Italian and English. Love Natasha. Xxxxxx.

@saddamammari9347

3 жыл бұрын

arabic 95%

@saddamammari9347

3 жыл бұрын

arabic 95%

@chawquee

2 жыл бұрын

Sudan!? Haha

@realitywins9020

Жыл бұрын

I don't know why you mentioned Sudan. The other three yes, but not Sudan. And Maltese has a lot of Italian, not just a bit. Far more Italian than French

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

Sounds nothing like it at all.

They guy in the book shop said that tunisien never visit well I guess I’m going to visit Malta soon coz this intrigued me of how similar our language to Maltese and people are as polite as tunisiens too

god !!!this is very similar to Arabic language we say (kifik enti) which means how r u and (kam) to say (how much) and so many similar words , that's amazing

I'm Tunisian and I understood 99℅ what the woman has said at the beginning

@lorsobruno7883

3 жыл бұрын

No shit...

@supportersofcheguevaraandc5551

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorsobruno7883 no one asked u to respond me u know ...

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

Try understanding without subtitles 🤣🤣🤣

My Wife is Maltese. She came to live with me in England so we don't speak it as much these days but, this was a beautiful watch. Thank you. Tini means "you give me" so, when you say tini kafé you're actually saying "You give me a coffeé", which as a Britishmen comes off incredibly rude to me but, is very normal for Maltese people as a tid bit for you. :) Tt at the beginning generally equals you. Ii at the end generally equals me.

@saddamammari9347

3 жыл бұрын

Tini aatini اعطيني arabic ( give me)

@insanepathology

2 жыл бұрын

Actually in sicilian dialect "tini" it means "do you have?" Not Give me. I'm pretty much sure the essence of that phrase is taken from sicilian dialect but i don't know how much it may differ from an arabic language.

@stevenalanjacobs

2 жыл бұрын

@@insanepathology this is likely just a coincidence. “Tiniri” in Sicilian, like “tenere” in Italian, is of Latin origin and means “to have”. While “Tini” is of Arabic origin, meaning “give,” and has no etymological relationship to the Sicilian “tiniri.”

Greetings from Algeria ,we understand u very well guys ❤️🙏🏼

I’m from Saudi Arabia and I understand everything she says 100%

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

No you don't. 🤣🤣🤣

@zelmanito

Ай бұрын

You comment that a lot don't you. Don't need to be insecure. ​@@magnuscorbin5040

@magnuscorbin5040

Ай бұрын

@@zelmanito You sure I'm the one who's insecure? 😂

Maltese can be easily classified as an arabic dialect considering that Moroccan is :) I understood her as much as I would understand a Moroccan lady talking (keep in mind that Moroccan dialect is also influenced highly by Amazigh and French)

I am Maltese cool video, it's very good you know English is also our language by law .. Even the University of Malta my bachelor's degree was done in English . I speak Maltese and English native and Also Italian as we studied in school

Saluti da Malta! Most people in Malta can speak Italian and of course English and Maltese

Hey, Valletta! That's where my dad's from :) I was born in Mosta. I've lived in Australia since I was a toddler though and haven't gone back to Malta yet. This was really interesting to watch. Thanks for posting!

@stevenalanjacobs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story, Jim! I hope you get back to Malta one day!

@Octopussyist

3 жыл бұрын

OMG - you should go there - it is so nice.

0:50 Hmm, in Bulgarian we have "karoutza" (probably from Latin) which sounds almost the same as "karozza" here, and means "cart" that is pulled by donkey or horse... Interesting that in English the word "coach" could be a bus, as well as a carriage, so it's essentially the same thing - a means of transportation...

Mix of tunisian and italian language

So nice

2023 I'm learning Malties from Bangladesh.

@stevenalanjacobs

8 ай бұрын

Keep it up!

Im from United Arab Emirates.. when I listen to Maltese, I realize that its a distorted Arabic with Italian influence.

Name the best book for maltise language learning from Mumbai.

Thats it im going to malta after the pandemic

Daaaamn i speak arabic algerian & french & english & new one maltese 😂😂😂 ida wahad malti fahem wach nahder ...

@stevenalanjacobs

4 жыл бұрын

Jalil Marcko if only it were that easy to learn every language 😂

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm sure you understand 🤣🤣🤣

well because Malta used a part of Tunisia before and they speak much like Tunisian

Wow, this is beautiful! If I have the brain power, I would love to learn this language. Learning Hebrew, I managed to catch some similar words like "Kemm" - "kama" and "halib" - "halav".

@ma8723

2 жыл бұрын

The Maltese language has nothing to do with Hebrew 

@aliabassi8045

2 жыл бұрын

@@ma8723 it does, as both are semitic languages

@morceen

Жыл бұрын

@@aliabassi8045 There is no such thing as "semitic" languages. The group is called Mesopotamian-Peninsular, the term "semitic" is unhistoric and unscientific, and had long been removed from the academic circles. Maltese is a daughter language of Arabic, Arabic is a sister language of Canaanite, old Hebrew is a dialect of Canaanite, Neo (modern) Hebrew is an admixture of Syriac, old Hebrew, German, Yiddish and Arabic, with English influence.

@aliabassi8045

Жыл бұрын

@@morceen please elaborate. I haven't heard of that claim, so could you reference me some materials or websites to research up on?

A lot of words look like Hebrew. It's interesting to watch language transition is real life here and now. I've read all of Sicily spoke Arabic the same Malta, but Sicily switched to Italian dialect.

@mehdil7283

2 жыл бұрын

The moderne hebrew is a revived language the person who revived it and which I forgot his name btw.get inspired by the arabic language to create the new hebrew so the it's not like hebew but Maltese is more like arabic

Nice

HER MALTESE ON FLEAK-

I'm guessing that Maltese is the result of children who learned the language of their Arab fathers and a few words from their Italian mothers many years ago.

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

No it's a descendant of Phoenician. Has nothing to do with Arabic.

Bonju..jen naaf nitkelm ftit bil Malti perché Mio amico e Malti

Now i realize that i speak this language 💯

@andy80186

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

You don't. 😂

I’m Arab and I understood 75/100

كثير كثير كثير حلو

I am a Tunisian Arab and I understood everything the Maltese woman said, Malta is an Arab country, this cannot be denied

@Maria-kp4ws

2 жыл бұрын

Its not an arab country tho? Maltese is a semitic language. about 50-60% of words come from arab words. The rest is italian english and a bit of french. In general its very different from arab countries

@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee

2 жыл бұрын

No dear Malta is not an arab country neither Tunisia Speaking a language doesn't make ethnically one of the natives We are Tunisian as they are Maltease full stop

@realitywins9020

Жыл бұрын

It can easily be denied because its not true. Jamaica speaks English, does that make them an Anglo-Saxon country? Of course not!

Maltes is Arabic !! I'm from morocco and I can unterstad all !!

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

No it's not and no you don't. 😂

This is Arabic, as an arabic speaker i understand almost every word

I am a Moroccan and I can understand what she is saying 😂

@Klugger

Жыл бұрын

Who asked?

This is 90% Arabic! Wow

Daaaaam, I'm moroccan i understand almost everything hhhhhhh crazy stuff

is like arabic morrocan this is crasy

@alexdebono4087

3 жыл бұрын

Closer to Tunisian arabic you'll find

Hi frinds

It’s like the moroccan language 😮😮

Gets her to perform for the camera the coffee's only 40 cents he gives her like a dollar coin or something and keeps the change

Ergbin and harubaini means 40 in swahili

@mustafabrida2073

2 жыл бұрын

In moroccp we say erbain like the lady said in the video to 40

@morceen

Жыл бұрын

Swahili is the product of East African and Souther Arab merchants mixing their languages to form a common trade language for economic reasons. It shares a large vocabulary with Arabic.

I writ naw in arabic haw any malte understand me or not ok ana bent min elsaudia arabia w atklmu elarabia w elinglezia omri 23 sana

@atteindresiempredad

4 жыл бұрын

girl from saudi arabia speak arabic english Im 23 years old

@user-nd1fb8vw9e

3 жыл бұрын

@@atteindresiempredad omg thats rightt😳 Are you maltian?

Grazzi Hofna,,,

and how do you say hello in maltese?

@stevenalanjacobs

2 жыл бұрын

Bongu- like bonjour in French

@Pedro60037

2 жыл бұрын

​@@stevenalanjacobs thanks I"m going to Malta in june.

@stevenalanjacobs

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pedro60037 I’m jealous! Have fun and try and speak some Maltese 😊airmalta.com/en/blog/travel/speak-like-a-local-some-handy-maltese-phrases

@Pedro60037

2 жыл бұрын

@dan ko in potuguese we just say "Olá"

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

@@stevenalanjacobs Bongu is good morning not hello.

It's like Arabic!

@lorsobruno7883

3 жыл бұрын

No shit

@user-hq3vt2zo8u

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorsobruno7883 This language is similar to Arabic because I understand all of its speech

My boyfriends mothers language ❤

Che bello! Parli Italiano!!

@stevenalanjacobs

Жыл бұрын

Ora mi tocca il maltese!!

Why is Maltese the only Arab based language of Europe, if ones like Hebrew, Turkish and Armenian are also similar?

I am Algerian and I feel like they speak like us I understood 95% of what they say

Do they also speak Italian?

@stevenalanjacobs

3 жыл бұрын

Around 2/3 of the population of Malta are estimated to speak Italian

I kamig malta u help

Maltese is regarded as one of the dialects of Arabic language.....

The guy with you sounds like Lichtenstein 🤔

I'm Maltese, from Valletta. Jien Malti, mill-Belt (Valletta). If you have Facebook, I could speak to you. Jekk ghandek Facebook, nista' nkellmek.

@art.achqir

4 жыл бұрын

hello I'm Moroccan i can understand little bit

@samicruz8289

4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I'm Brazilian, and I love your language.

@LE-kf4ql

4 жыл бұрын

@@samicruz8289 Hello! From Malta, how are you?

@LE-kf4ql

4 жыл бұрын

@@art.achqir Hello

@samicruz8289

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm doing great, thanks! I'm learning Maltese 'cos it's a very interesting language. 🇲🇹👍

As an Arab, I don't think I have to speak English or learn a new language if I go to Malta 👽

malta was belong tu tunisia in the past and this is history

What ever we r Maltese not Arabic , and all speak English, hi 👋 Mary from 🇦🇺

Im ftom morocco ,livvr in austria,i met today 3 women from malta near the bus station i understand all what they were saying,i thought they are from lebanon,then i ask them if they speak arabic and they say no,haha its arabic they just call it maltese

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

No you didn't because it's a separate language. You guys are so full of shit. 🤣🤣🤣

صراحة غيرانة ما ابغى احد يتكلم عربي مثلنا

i'm an Arab and i almost understood everything, honestly it sounds like a North African Arabian dialect

it's more like Tunisian arabic mix with Hebrew and italian

My dreem malta take me yur shop for wark

Mix italy arab

هذه لغة عربيه

She speak like marrocain

I can't understand arabic Moroccan but I can understand the Malta language very weird

It's like Arabic language

Maltese is basically one of north african arabic accents

Its just like Moroccan dialect 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

This is similar to Arabic language

Am a tunisian and I can say that in Tunisia we speak the same language almost

algerian language

@hannibalhannibal7026

4 жыл бұрын

Tunesiche sprache

@abdullabdullah5852

4 жыл бұрын

Loool not language it is acsient

@Ooooiops

4 жыл бұрын

Arabic language

They are speaking Arabic with different slang

like arabic language

This is literally arabic !

It is literally arabic (especially north african) 😮

This is purely an arabic dialect Like Dutch and german

تشبه العربية😭

that moment when Algeria speak a closer dialect and you don't mention it

I've just found out that i understand maltese and i have two language in spite of i am an arab 😂😂

@stevenalanjacobs

4 жыл бұрын

just human That’s awesome!! Which dialect do you speak?

@wisam.bashar

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenalanjacobs I am iraqi , so it's iraqi

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

@@wisam.bashar Hahaha you're beyond delusional if you think you understand Maltese. 😂

Sounds like algerian

So close to arabic

Arabic

Come arabo

Milk is the same as Arabic

It’s a Tunisian island 🏝 💯

Malta returns to Tunisia and the Bey gave it to Italy in exchange for a maid

@magnuscorbin5040

2 ай бұрын

Are you crazy? Malta was conquered by the Normans from the Arabs nearly 1000 years ago. They didn't hand over anything.

so close to arabic all words are arabic

Maltese is Arabic

Car: Maltese = Karozza, Algerian = Karrossa

Haha... Arabic 😁

The woman is speaking arabic with a dialect