1000 Most Common Maltese Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Maltese words. Learn english to maltese words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Maltese Words

 

Number	Maltese	in English
1	bħala	as
2	I	I
3	tiegħu	his
4	li	that
5	hu	he
6	kien	was
7	għal	for
8	fuq	on
9	huma	are
10	ma	with
11	huma	they
12	jkun	be
13	fi	at
14	wieħed	one
15	jkollhom	have
16	dan	this
17	minn	from
18	minn	by
19	sħun	hot
20	kelma	word
21	imma	but
22	liema	what
23	xi	some
24	huwa	is
25	dan	it
26	inti	you
27	jew	or
28	kellhom	had
29	l-	the
30	tal	of
31	li	to
32	u	and
33	a	a
34	fil	in
35	aħna	we
36	jista	can
37	out	out
38	oħra	other
39	kienu	were
40	li	which
41	do	do
42	tagħhom	their
43	ħin	time
44	jekk	if
45	se	will
46	kif	how
47	qal	said
48	l	an
49	kull	each
50	tell	tell
51	ma	does
52	sett	set
53	tlieta	three
54	trid	want
55	arja	air
56	ukoll	well
57	wkoll	also
58	play	play
59	żgħir	small
60	aħħar	end
61	tpoġġi	put
62	domiċilju	home
63	aqra	read
64	idejn	hand
65	port	port
66	kbir	large
67	jespliċitaw	spell
68	żid	add
69	anke	even
70	art	land
71	hawn	here
72	għandhom	must
73	big	big
74	għolja	high
75	bħal	such
76	isegwu	follow
77	att	act
78	għaliex	why
79	staqsi	ask
80	irġiel	men
81	bidla	change
82	marru	went
83	dawl	light
84	tip	kind
85	barra	off
86	bżonn	need
87	house	house
88	stampa	picture
89	jippruvaw	try
90	us	us
91	darb’oħra	again
92	annimali	animal
93	punt	point
94	omm	mother
95	dinja	world
96	qrib	near
97	jibnu	build
98	awto	self
99	earth	earth
100	missier	father
101	kwalunkwe	any
102	ġdida	new
103	xogħol	work
104	parti	part
105	tieħu	take
106	jiksbu	get
107	post	place
108	magħmula	made
109	jgħixu	live
110	fejn	where
111	wara	after
112	back	back
113	ftit	little
114	biss	only
115	rawnd	round
116	bniedem	man
117	sena	year
118	daħal	came
119	juru	show
120	kull	every
121	tajba	good
122	me	me
123	jagħtu	give
124	tagħna	our
125	taħt	under
126	isem	name
127	ħafna	very
128	permezz	through
129	biss	just
130	forma	form
131	sentenza	sentence
132	kbira	great
133	jaħsbu	think
134	jgħidu	say
135	jgħinu	help
136	baxxa	low
137	line	line
138	differenti	differ
139	dawran	turn
140	kawża	cause
141	ħafna	much
142	jfissru	mean
143	qabel	before
144	mossa	move
145	dritt	right
146	tifel	boy
147	qodma	old
148	wisq	too
149	istess	same
150	hi	she
151	kollha	all
152	hemm	there
153	meta	when
154	up	up
155	użu	use
156	tiegħek	your
157	mod	way
158	dwar	about
159	ħafna	many
160	imbagħad	then
161	minnhom	them
162	jiktbu	write
163	kieku	would
164	bħal	like
165	hekk	so
166	dawn	these
167	tagħha	her
168	twil	long
169	jagħmlu	make
170	ħaġa	thing
171	tara	see
172	lilu	him
173	tnejn	two
174	għandha	has
175	ħarsa	look
176	aktar	more
177	jum	day
178	jistgħu	could
179	go	go
180	come	come
181	għamlet	did
182	numru	number
183	ħoss	sound
184	ebda	no
185	aktar	most
186	nies	people
187	tiegħi	my
188	fuq	over
189	taf	know
190	ilma	water
191	minn	than
192	sejħa	call
193	ewwel	first
194	li	who
195	jista	may
196	isfel	down
197	ġenb	side
198	kien	been
199	issa	now
200	isibu	find
201	ras	head
202	toqgħod	stand
203	stess	own
204	paġna	page
205	għandhom	should
206	pajjiż	country
207	misjuba	found
208	tweġiba	answer
209	iskola	school
210	jikbru	grow
211	studju	study
212	xorta	still
213	jitgħallmu	learn
214	impjant	plant
215	kopertura	cover
216	ikel	food
217	xemx	sun
218	erbgħa	four
219	bejn	between
220	istat	state
221	iżommu	keep
222	għajn	eye
223	qatt	never
224	aħħar	last
225	let	let
226	ħasbu	thought
227	belt	city
228	siġra	tree
229	jaqsmu	cross
230	farm	farm
231	diffiċli	hard
232	bidu	start
233	jista	might
234	istorja	story
235	serrieq	saw
236	ferm	far
237	baħar	sea
238	jiġbed	draw
239	xellug	left
240	tard	late
241	medda	run
242	ma	don’t
243	filwaqt li	while
244	istampa	press
245	qrib	close
246	lejl	night
247	reali	real
248	ħajja	life
249	ftit	few
250	tramuntana	north
251	ktieb	book
252	twettaq	carry
253	ħa	took
254	xjenza	science
255	jieklu	eat
256	kamra	room
257	ħabib	friend
258	beda	began
259	idea	idea
260	ħut	fish
261	muntanji	mountain
262	tieqaf	stop
263	ladarba	once
264	bażi	base
265	tisma	hear
266	żiemel	horse
267	qatgħa	cut
268	żgur	sure
269	watch	watch
270	kulur	color
271	wiċċ	face
272	injam	wood
273	prinċipali	main
274	miftuħa	open
275	jidhru	seem
276	flimkien	together
277	li jmiss	next
278	abjad	white
279	tfal	children
280	tibda	begin
281	ltqajna	got
282	jimxu	walk
283	eżempju	example
284	faċilità	ease
285	karta	paper
286	grupp	group
287	dejjem	always
288	mużika	music
289	dawk	those
290	kemm	both
291	marka	mark
292	spiss	often
293	ittra	letter
294	sakemm	until
295	mile	mile
296	xmara	river
297	karozza	car
298	saqajn	feet
299	kura	care
300	tieni	second
301	biżżejjed	enough
302	plain	plain
303	girl	girl
304	soltu	usual
305	żgħażagħ	young
306	lest	ready
307	hawn fuq	above
308	qatt	ever
309	aħmar	red
310	lista	list
311	għalkemm	though
312	jħossu	feel
313	talk	talk
314	għasfur	bird
315	dalwaqt	soon
316	korp	body
317	klieb	dog
318	familja	family
319	dirett	direct
320	joħolqu	pose
321	tħalli	leave
322	kanzunetta	song
323	ikejlu	measure
324	bieb	door
325	prodott	product
326	iswed	black
327	qasir	short
328	numerali	numeral
329	klassi	class
330	riħ	wind
331	kwistjoni	question
332	jiġri	happen
333	kompluta	complete
334	vapur	ship
335	żona	area
336	nofs	half
337	blat	rock
338	ordni	order
339	nar	fire
340	nofsinhar	south
341	problema	problem
342	biċċa	piece
343	told	told
344	kien jaf	knew
345	jgħaddu	pass
346	peress	since
347	top	top
348	kollu	whole
349	king	king
350	toroq	street
351	pulzier	inch
352	immoltiplika	multiply
353	xejn	nothing
354	kors	course
355	waqfa	stay
356	rota	wheel
357	sħiħa	full
358	forza	force
359	blu	blue
360	oġġett	object
361	tiddeċiedi	decide
362	wiċċ	surface
363	fond	deep
364	qamar	moon
365	gżira	island
366	sieq	foot
367	sistema	system
368	okkupati	busy
369	tal	test
370	rekord	record
371	dgħajsa	boat
372	komuni	common
373	deheb	gold
374	possibbli	possible
375	pjan	plane
376	minfloku	stead
377	xott	dry
378	wonder	wonder
379	tidħaq	laugh
380	elf	thousand
381	ilu	ago
382	dam	ran
383	jiċċekkjaw	check
384	logħba	game
385	forma	shape
386	qabblet	equate
387	sħun	hot
388	jitilfu	miss
389	miġjuba	brought
390	sħana	heat
391	borra	snow
392	tajer	tire
393	iġibu	bring
394	iva	yes
395	bogħod	distant
396	imla	fill
397	lvant	east
398	żebgħa	paint
399	lingwa	language
400	fost	among
401	unità	unit
402	qawwa	power
403	belt	town
404	multa	fine
405	ċerti	certain
406	fly	fly
407	jaqgħu	fall
408	ċomb	lead
409	cry	cry
410	dlam	dark
411	magna	machine
412	nota	note
413	stenna	wait
414	pjan	plan
415	figura	figure
416	stilla	star
417	kaxxa	box
418	nom	noun
419	qasam	field
420	bqija	rest
421	korretta	correct
422	kapaċi	able
423	lira	pound
424	isir	done
425	sbuħija	beauty
426	drive	drive
427	kien	stood
428	fihom	contain
429	quddiem	front
430	jgħallmu	teach
431	ġimgħa	week
432	finali	final
433	taw	gave
434	aħdar	green
435	oh	oh
436	malajr	quick
437	jiżviluppaw	develop
438	oċean	ocean
439	sħun	warm
440	ħielsa	free
441	minuta	minute
442	qawwija	strong
443	speċjali	special
444	mind	mind
445	wara	behind
446	ċara	clear
447	denb	tail
448	jipproduċu	produce
449	fatt	fact
450	ispazju	space
451	jinstemgħu	heard
452	aħjar	best
453	siegħa	hour
454	aħjar	better
455	veru	true
456	matul	during
457	mitt	hundred
458	ħamsa	five
459	ftakar	remember
460	pass	step
461	kmieni	early
462	istiva	hold
463	punent	west
464	art	ground
465	interess	interest
466	jilħqu	reach
467	fast	fast
468	li	verb
469	nijet	sing
470	jisimgħu	listen
471	sitta	six
472	tabella	table
473	ivvjaġġar	travel
474	inqas	less
475	filgħodu	morning
476	għaxar	ten
477	sempliċi	simple
478	diversi	several
479	vokali	vowel
480	lejn	toward
481	gwerra	war
482	jistabbilixxu	lay
483	kontra	against
484	mudell	pattern
485	bil-mod	slow
486	ċentru	center
487	imħabba	love
488	persuna	person
489	flus	money
490	jservu	serve
491	jidhru	appear
492	triq	road
493	mappa	map
494	xita	rain
495	regola	rule
496	jirregolaw	govern
497	iġbed	pull
498	kiesaħ	cold
499	avviż	notice
500	vuċi	voice
501	enerġija	energy
502	kaċċa	hunt
503	probabbli	probable
504	sodda	bed
505	ħuh	brother
506	bajd	egg
507	rikba	ride
508	ċellula	cell
509	jemmnu	believe
510	forsi	perhaps
511	pick	pick
512	f’daqqa	sudden
513	għadd	count
514	kwadru	square
515	raġuni	reason
516	tul	length
517	jirrappreżentaw	represent
518	arti	art
519	suġġett	subject
520	reġjun	region
521	daqs	size
522	jvarjaw	vary
523	joqgħod	settle
524	jitkellmu	speak
525	piż	weight
526	ġenerali	general
527	silġ	ice
528	kwistjoni	matter
529	ċirku	circle
530	par	pair
531	jinkludu	include
532	firda	divide
533	sillaba	syllable
534	ħass	felt
535	grand	grand
536	logħob	ball
537	għadhom	yet
538	mewġa	wave
539	qatra	drop
540	qalb	heart
541	am	am
542	preżenti	present
543	tqil	heavy
544	żfin	dance
545	magna	engine
546	pożizzjoni	position
547	driegħ	arm
548	wiesgħa	wide
549	qlugħ	sail
550	materjal	material
551	frazzjoni	fraction
552	foresta	forest
553	ipoġġu	sit
554	razza	race
555	tieqa	window
556	maħżen	store
557	sajf	summer
558	ferrovija	train
559	irqad	sleep
560	jipprova	prove
561	isolati	lone
562	riġel	leg
563	eżerċizzju	exercise
564	ħajt	wall
565	qabda	catch
566	impunjazzjoni	mount
567	tixtieq	wish
568	sema	sky
569	abbord	board
570	ferħ	joy
571	xitwa	winter
572	sib	sat
573	miktub	written
574	selvaġġi	wild
575	istrument	instrument
576	miżmuma	kept
577	ħġieġ	glass
578	ħaxix	grass
579	baqra	cow
580	xogħol	job
581	tarf	edge
582	sinjal	sign
583	żjara	visit
584	passat	past
585	soft	soft
586	gost	fun
587	bright	bright
588	gass	gas
589	temp	weather
590	xahar	month
591	miljun	million
592	iġorru	bear
593	finitura	finish
594	kuntenti	happy
595	tama	hope
596	fjura	flower
597	b’saqaf	clothe
598	stramba	strange
599	marret	gone
600	kummerċ	trade
601	melodija	melody
602	vjaġġ	trip
603	uffiċċju	office
604	jirċievu	receive
605	ringiela	row
606	ħalq	mouth
607	eżatt	exact
608	simbolu	symbol
609	jmutu	die
610	inqas	least
611	trouble	trouble
612	shout	shout
613	ħlief	except
614	kiteb	wrote
615	żerriegħa	seed
616	tone	tone
617	jissieħbu	join
618	jissuġġerixxu	suggest
619	nadif	clean
620	waqfa	break
621	mara	lady
622	tarzna	yard
623	lok	rise
624	ħażina	bad
625	daqqa	blow
626	żejt	oil
627	demm	blood
628	tmissx	touch
629	kiber	grew
630	ċenteżmu	cent
631	taħlita	mix
632	tim	team
633	wajer	wire
634	ispiża	cost
635	mitlufa	lost
636	kannella	brown
637	jilbsu	wear
638	ġnien	garden
639	ugwali	equal
640	mibgħuta	sent
641	jagħżlu	choose
642	waqgħet	fell
643	tajbin	fit
644	fluss	flow
645	ġust	fair
646	bank	bank
647	jiġbru	collect
648	jiffranka	save
649	kontroll	control
650	informazzjoni	decimal
651	widna	ear
652	inkella	else
653	pjuttost	quite
654	kissru	broke
655	każ	case
656	nofs	middle
657	joqtlu	kill
658	iben	son
659	lag	lake
660	mument	moment
661	iskala	scale
662	qawwi	loud
663	rebbiegħa	spring
664	josservaw	observe
665	tfal	child
666	dritta	straight
667	konsonanti	consonant
668	nazzjon	nation
669	dizzjunarju	dictionary
670	ħalib	milk
671	veloċità	speed
672	metodu	method
673	organu	organ
674	tħallas	pay
675	età	age
676	taqsima	section
677	libsa	dress
678	sħaba	cloud
679	sorpriża	surprise
680	kwieta	quiet
681	ġebel	stone
682	ċkejkna	tiny
683	tluq	climb
684	jibred	cool
685	disinn	design
686	foqra	poor
687	lott	lot
688	esperiment	experiment
689	qiegħ	bottom
690	ċavetta	key
691	ħadid	iron
692	wieħed	single
693	stick	stick
694	ċatt	flat
695	għoxrin	twenty
696	ġilda	skin
697	daħka	smile
698	titkemmex	crease
699	toqba	hole
700	jaqbżu	jump
701	baby	baby
702	tmienja	eight
703	raħal	village
704	jissodisfaw	meet
705	għerq	root
706	jixtru	buy
707	jgħollu	raise
708	isolvu	solve
709	metall	metal
710	jekk	whether
711	timbotta	push
712	seba	seven
713	paragrafu	paragraph
714	tielet	third
715	għandhom	shall
716	miżmuma	held
717	xagħar	hair
718	jiddeskrivu	describe
719	kok	cook
720	art	floor
721	jew	either
722	riżultat	result
723	burn	burn
724	hill	hill
725	sikur	safe
726	qattus	cat
727	seklu	century
728	jikkunsidraw	consider
729	tip	type
730	liġi	law
731	daqsxejn	bit
732	kosta	coast
733	kopja	copy
734	frażi	phrase
735	siekta	silent
736	tall	tall
737	ramel	sand
738	ħamrija	soil
739	romblu	roll
740	temperatura	temperature
741	finger	finger
742	industrija	industry
743	valur	value
744	ġlieda	fight
745	jimteddu	lie
746	taħbit	beat
747	eċitati	excite
748	naturali	natural
749	fehma	view
750	sens	sense
751	kapital	capital
752	mhux se	won’t
753	president	chair
754	periklu	danger
755	frott	fruit
756	sinjuri	rich
757	ħoxna	thick
758	suldat	soldier
759	proċess	process
760	joperaw	operate
761	prattika	practice
762	separata	separate
763	diffiċli	difficult
764	tabib	doctor
765	jekk jogħġbok	please
766	jipproteġu	protect
767	nofsinhar	noon
768	uċuħ tar-raba	crop
769	modern	modern
770	element	element
771	hit	hit
772	istudent	student
773	kantuniera	corner
774	parti	party
775	provvista	supply
776	li	whose
777	lokalizzar	locate
778	ring	ring
779	karattru	character
780	insetti	insect
781	maqbuda	caught
782	perjodu	period
783	jindikaw	indicate
784	radju	radio
785	Tkellem	spoke
786	atomu	atom
787	bniedem	human
788	istorja	history
789	effett	effect
790	elettriku	electric
791	jistennew	expect
792	għadam	bone
793	ferrovija	rail
794	jimmaġina	imagine
795	jipprovdu	provide
796	jaqblu	agree
797	b’hekk	thus
798	ġentili	gentle
799	mara	woman
800	kaptan	captain
801	raden	guess
802	meħtieġ	necessary
803	sharp	sharp
804	ġwienaħ	wing
805	joħolqu	create
806	proxxmu	neighbor
807	aħsel	wash
808	maġina	bat
809	pjuttost	rather
810	folla	crowd
811	qamħ	corn
812	iqabblu	compare
813	poeżija	poem
814	sekwenza	string
815	qanpiena	bell
816	jiddependu	depend
817	laħam	meat
818	Togħrokx	rub
819	tubu	tube
820	famuż	famous
921	dollaru	dollar
822	nixxiegħa	stream
823	biża	fear
284	vista	sight
825	irqiq	thin
826	trijanglu	triangle
827	pjaneta	planet
828	hurry	hurry
829	kap	chief
830	kolonja	colony
831	arloġġ	clock
832	minjiera	mine
833	tie	tie
834	jidħol	enter
835	maġġuri	major
836	frisk	fresh
837	tfittxija	search
838	tibgħat	send
839	isfar	yellow
840	gun	gun
841	jippermettu	allow
842	istampar	print
843	mejta	dead
844	post	spot
845	deżert	desert
846	libsa	suit
847	attwali	current
848	lift	lift
840	tela	rose
850	jaslu	arrive
851	kaptan	master
852	binarju	track
853	ġenitur	parent
854	shore	shore
855	diviżjoni	division
856	folja	sheet
857	sustanza	substance
858	favur	favor
859	jgħaqqdu	connect
860	wara	post
861	jonfqu	spend
862	korda	chord
863	xaħam	fat
864	ferħan	glad
865	oriġinali	original
866	sehem	share
867	istazzjon	station
868	dad	dad
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870	ħlas	charge
871	xierqa	proper
872	bar	bar
873	offerta	offer
874	segment	segment
875	slave	slave
876	papra	duck
877	instant	instant
878	suq	market
879	grad	degree
880	timla	populate
881	flieles	chick
882	għażiż	dear
883	ghadu	enemy
884	risposta	reply
885	xarba	drink
886	jseħħu	occur
887	appoġġ	support
888	diskors	speech
889	natura	nature
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891	fwar	steam
892	mozzjoni	motion
893	triq	path
894	likwidu	liquid
895	log	log
896	fisser	meant
897	kwozjent	quotient
898	snien	teeth
899	qoxra	shell
900	għonq	neck
901	ossiġnu	oxygen
902	zokkor	sugar
903	mewt	death
904	pretty	pretty
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906	nisa	women
907	istaġun	season
908	soluzzjoni	solution
909	kalamita	magnet
910	fidda	silver
911	nirringrazzja	thank
912	fergħa	branch
913	logħba	match
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915	speċjalment	especially
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918	enormi	huge
919	sister	sister
920	azzar	steel
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922	quddiem	forward
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929	wassal	led
930	żift	pitch
931	kowt	coat
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933	karta	card
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936	slip	slip
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947	lanqas	nor
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949	sedil	seat
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951	blokk	block
952	grafika	chart
953	kpiepel	hat
954	jbiegħu	sell
955	suċċess	success
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957	naqqas	subtract
958	avveniment	event
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960	jittrattaw	deal
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965	żarbun	shoe
966	ispalla	shoulder
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968	tirranġa	arrange
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975	disa	nine
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977	istorbju	noise
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980	jiġbru	gather
981	shop	shop
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993	wiesgħa	broad
994	jippreparaw	prepare
995	melħ	salt
996	imnieħer	nose
997	plurali	plural
998	rabja	anger
999	pretensjoni	claim
1000	kontinent	continent