Language/Maltese/Vocabulary/Food

Maltese Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some Maltese words related to food. We will also learn some phrases using these words. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Maltese	Pronunciation	English Translation
ilma	[ˈilma]	apple
bżar	[ˈbʒar]	bread
ħobż	[ˈħɔbʒ]	cake
ħelu	[ˈħelu]	cheese
ħaxu	[ˈħaxu]	chicken
ġir	[ˈdʒir]	fish
lumi	[ˈlumi]	milk
qastan	[ˈqastan]	nut
pastizzi	[pɐsˈtitːsi]	pastry
qagħaq	[ˈqaɣːaχ]	cookie
żejt	[ˈzɛjt]	oil
suġġar	[ˈsuɟːar]	sugar
tuffieħa	[tufˈfiːħa]	tomato
xorb	[ˈxɔrb]	water
zalza	[ˈzalza]	juice

Phrases

• Ilma ħobża huwa delizzjuża. (ˈilma ˈħɔbʒa ˈhuwa dɛliˈzzjuːza) – Apple pie is delicious.
• Inti tixtieq tikseb ħelu? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈħelu?) – Do you want to eat cheese?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb qastan? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈqastan?) – Do you want to eat nuts?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb pastizzi? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈpɐstitːsi?) – Do you want to eat pastries?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb qagħaq? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈqaɣːaχ?) – Do you want to eat cookies?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb żejt? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈzɛjt?) – Do you want to eat oil?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb suġġar? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈsuɟːar?) – Do you want to eat sugar?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb tuffieħa? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈtufːfiːħa?) – Do you want to eat tomatoes?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb xorb? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈxɔrb?) – Do you want to drink water?
• Inti tixtieq tikseb zalza? (ˈinti ˈtiːxtiɛq ˈtiksɛb ˈzalza?) – Do you want to drink juice?

Related Lessons

• Health
• Weather
• Clothes
• Basic Phrases in Maltese
• Camping
• Asking Directions
• Drinks
• Days of the Week
• Dinner Table
• Problems in Maltese

Sources

• Food vocabulary in Maltese and English - Learn Entry
• Maltese language - Wikipedia
• Learn Maltese with fun vocabulary practice games