Malti

The alphabet

1. A a

   a as in father

   ara

   look

2. B b

   b

   bieb

   door

3. Ċ ċ

   ch

   ċavetta

   key

4. D d

   d

   dar

   house

5. E e

   e

   erba'

   four

6. F f

   f

   fjura

   flower

7. Ġ ġ

   j as in jam

   ġelat

   ice cream

8. G g

   g

   gżira

   island

9. Għ għ

   usually silent

   għajn

   eye

10. H h

    usually silent

    hemm

    there

11. Ħ ħ

    h

    ħobż

    bread

12. I i

    ee

    isem

    name

13. IE ie

    ee-eh

    iebes

    hard

14. J j

    y

    jien

    I

15. K k

    k

    kelb

    dog

16. L l

    l

    lejl

    night

17. M m

    m

    mara

    woman

18. N n

    n

    nanna

    grandmother

19. O o

    o

    omm

    mother

20. P p

    p

    papà

    dad

21. Q q

    a catch in the throat

    qalb

    heart

22. R r

    r

    raġel

    man

23. S s

    s

    siġra

    tree

24. T t

    t

    tieqa

    window

25. U u

    oo

    ulied

    children

26. V v

    v

    vjaġġ

    trip

27. W w

    w

    wara

    after

28. X x

    sh

    xita

    rain

29. Ż ż

    z

    żarbun

    shoe

30. Z z

    ts

    zija

    aunt

C and Y appear only in foreign names. Ċ is its own letter. Għ is one letter. IE is one letter. The stress is usually on the next-to-last syllable.

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