Alphabet in Maltese Language

Alphabet in Maltese Language

Knowing the Maltese alphabet is vital in mastering the Maltese Language. Maltese alphabet composition is used in a daily conversation. With out the Maltese alphabet, it is extremely hard to say the Maltese terms properly even if you know how to write those terms in Maltese. Learn More

As with any language, the far better anyone articulate a letter in a word, the more grasped you’ll be in talking the Maltese language. Take a look at web links which guides you to the Maltese alphabet and how it is pronounced in English.

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• Maltese Vowels
• Maltese Consonants
• Maltese Diphthongs

Vowels in Maltese Alphabet

a	like 'a' in "after"
e	like 'e' in "enter"
i	like 'e' in "evil"
o	like 'o' in "often"
u	like 'u' in "emu"
ie	like 'ea' in "mean"

Consonants in Maltese Alphabet

b	like 'b' in "ball"
ċ	like 'ch' in "church"
d	like 'd' in "door"
f	like 'f' in "fork"
g	like 'g' in "gone"
ġ	like 'j' in "jump"
għ	mostly silent, except at the end of a word or immediately before 'h', in which case, it sounds like 'ħ'
h	mostly silent, except at the end of a word, in which case, it sounds like 'ħ'
ħ	like 'h' in "hold"
j	like 'y' in "yellow"
k	like 'c' in "cake"
l	like 'l' in "love"
m	like 'm' in "make"
n	like 'n' in "nice"
p	like 'p' in "pig"
q	glottal stop, no direct equivalent. Similar to the Cockney English pronunciation of 'tt' in "bottle"
r	like 'r' in "rail". Rolled like the Spanish 'r'.
s	like 's' in "saw"
t	like 't' in "tail"
v	like 'v' in "victory"
w	like 'w' in "weight"
x	like 'sh' in "shore"
z	like 'ts' in "dots"
ż	like 'z' in "zero"

Semi Vowels/ Diphthongs in Maltese Alphabet

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