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Maltese Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Maltese alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
Maltese Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
| Letter | A a | B b | Ċ ċ | D d | E e | F f | Ġ ġ | G g | Għ għ | H h | Ħ ħ | I i | Ie ie | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | Q q | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | X x | Ż ż | Z z |
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| IPA | /ɐ/ | /b/ | /t͡ʃ/ | /d/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /d͡ʒ/ | /ɡ/ | /ˤː/ | ∅ | /ħ/ | /ɪ/ | /iɛ, iː/ | /j/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /ʔ/ | /r/ | /s/ | /t/ | /ʊ/ | /v/ | /w/ | /ʃ, ʒ/ | /z/ | /t͡s, d͡z/ |
Alphabet and English Equivalent
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| LETTERS IN MALTESE | PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH SPEAKERS |
|---|---|
| a | ah |
| à | ah (stress) |
| b | b |
| b (final) | p |
| ċ | ch |
| d | d |
| d (final) | t |
| e | eh |
| è | eh (stress) |
| f | f |
| g | g |
| g (final) | k |
| ġ | j |
| ġ (final) | ch |
| għ | it lengthens vowel |
| għ (final) | h (stronger) |
| h | no sound |
| h (final) | h |
| ħ | h (stronger) |
| i | ih |
| j | ih |
| k | k |
| l | l |
| m | m |
| m + consonant | im |
| n | n |
| o | oh |
| p | p |
| q | k (gutural) |
| r | r |
| s | s |
| t | t |
| u | ou |
| v | v |
| w | ou |
| x | sh / zh |
| z | ts / dz |
| ż | z |
Video: Maltese Alphabet and Pronunciation by a Native Speaker