Maltese Numbers
Learning the Maltese Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Maltese language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Maltese.
Maltese cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Maltese Numbers |
| numbers | numri |
| one | wieħed (masc.) / waħda (fem.) |
| two | tnejn / żewġ / żewġt |
| three | tlieta / tliet / tlett |
| four | erbgħa / erba' |
| five | ħamsa / ħames / ħamest |
| six | sitta / sitt |
| seven | sebgħa / seba' / sebat |
| eight | tmienja / tmien / tmint |
| nine | disgħa / disa' / disat |
| ten | għaxra / għaxar / għaxart |
| eleven | ħdax / ħdax-il |
| twelve | tnax / tnax-il |
| thirteen | tlettax / tlettax -il |
| fourteen | erbatax / erbatax-il |
| fifteen | ħmistax / ħmistax -il |
| sixteen | sittax / sittax-il |
| seventeen | sbatax / sbatax -il |
| eighteen | tmintax / tmintax -il |
| nineteen | dsatax / dsatax -il |
| twenty | għoxrin |
| hundred | mija / mitt |
| one thousand | elf |
| million | miljun |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Maltese has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malti.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Maltese
Maltese Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Maltese. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Maltese vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Maltese Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | Numri Ordinali |
| first | l-ewwel |
| second | it-tieni |
| third | it-tielet |
| fourth | ir-raba' |
| fifth | il-ħames |
| sixth | is-sitt |
| seventh | is-seba' |
| eighth | it-tmien |
| ninth | id-disa' |
| tenth | l-għaxar |
| eleventh | il-ħdax |
| twelfth | it-tnax |
| thirteenth | it-tlettax |
| fourteenth | l-erbatax |
| fifteenth | il-ħmistax |
| sixteenth | is-sittax |
| seventeenth | is-sbatax |
| eighteenth | it-tmintax |
| nineteenth | id-dsatax |
| twentieth | l-għoxrin |
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| once | darba |
| twice | darbtejn |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Maltese, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malti Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Maltese lessons here: Learn Maltese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.