Looking for practical Maltese to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maltese phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Mam.
Tip: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Maltese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ħello
Xo'j(sho'j)
Grazzi
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bongu
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bongu filgħaxija
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Il-lejl it-tajba
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Il-lejl it-tajba
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Naraw x'imkien
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Addio
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
X'jismek?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Jien jisimni John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Kif inti?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Nice li niltaqgħu
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Titkellem bl-Ingliż?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ma nitkellimx sew il-Hindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ma nifhimx.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Jekk jogħġbok, itkellem bil-mod.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Tista' tgħid dan mill-ġdid?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Fejn hi l-banju?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Kif nista' naslu ċ-ċentru tal-belt?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Iċċaqlaq lemin.
K'utun k'ux.
Iċċaqlaq xellug.
K'utun k'ux.
Mur dritt.
K'utun k'ux.
Kemm hi l-prezz?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Biljetta waħda, jekk jogħġbok.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Huwa 'l bogħod minn hawn?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Jien mitluf.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Fejn nista' nixtri SIM card?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iva
Juj(hoo)
Le
Man(mah)
Forse
K'ux(k'ush)
Naqbel
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ma naqblux
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Dak jismu tajjeb
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
X'jidhrulek?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Tista' tgħinni?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Għandi bżonn għajnuna
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Staqsi ftit
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Jien skużani
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
L-ebda problema
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Prosit
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Happy birthday
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Ikollok vjaġġ sikur
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Fejn hi l-ħanut tal-linja?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Liema pjattaforma hi?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
X'ħin titlaq?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Hija din it-triq it-tajba?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Hija viċin hawn.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Hija 'l bogħod minn hawn.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Tista' turi lili fuq il-mappa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Waqqaf hawn, jekk jogħġbok.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Kemm tieħu?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.