If you're trying to learn Maltese Feminine which is also called Malti, check our courses about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Maltese grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Maltese. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Maltese Feminine displayed below is vital to the language. Maltese feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Maltese Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Femminil |
| he is happy | hu/huwa kuntent |
| she is happy | hi/hija kuntenta |
| he is American | hu/huwa Amerikan |
| she is American | hi/hija Amerikana |
| man | raġel |
| woman | mara |
| father | missier |
| mother | omm |
| brother | ħu |
| sister | oħt |
| uncle | ziju |
| aunt | zija |
| bull | barri |
| cow | baqra |
| boy | tifel |
| girl | tifla |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Maltese.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Maltese? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Maltese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Maltese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | oġġetti |
| bathroom | kamra tal-banju |
| bed | sodda |
| bedroom | kamra tas-sodda |
| ceiling | saqaf |
| chair | siġġu |
| clothes | ħwejjeġ |
| coat | kowt |
| cup | kikkra |
| desk | desk |
| dress | libsa |
| floor | art |
| fork | furketta |
| furniture | għamara |
| glass | ħġieġ |
| hat | kappell |
| house | dar |
| ink | linka |
| jacket | ġakketta |
| kitchen | kċina |
| knife | sikkina |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | ittra |
| map | mappa |
| newspaper | gazzetta |
| notebook | ktejjeb tan-noti |
| pants | qalziet |
| paper | karta |
| pen | pinna |
| pencil | lapes |
| pharmacy | spiżerija |
| picture | stampa |
| plate | platt |
| refrigerator | friġġ |
| restaurant | ristorant |
| roof | saqaf |
| room | kamra |
| rug | tapit |
| scissors | mqass |
| shampoo | xampù |
| shirt | qmis |
| shoes | żarbun (S) / żraben (Pl.) |
| soap | sapuna (S) / sapun (Pl.) |
| socks | kalzetti |
| spoon | mgħarfa |
| table | mejda |
| toilet | tojlit |
| toothbrush | toothbrush (xkupilja tas-snien) |
| toothpaste | toothpaste |
| towel | xugaman |
| umbrella | umbrella |
| underwear | ħwejjeġ ta' taħt |
| wall | ħajt |
| wallet | kartiera |
| window | tieqa |
| telephone | telefown |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Maltese. Once you're done with the Malti Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Maltese lessons here: Learn Maltese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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