The Maltese alphabet consist of 30 letters. It is usually Semitic in sound. It has short vowels and also long vowels.
Some pronunciation hints: the common letter combination ''għ'' is a direct descendant of the Arabic ''ayin'' and is silent most of the time, except: when it is the last letter at the end of a word, or the letter immediately before a silent ''h'', in which case the g? takes on a hard h sound. ''H'' (h) is silent, and ''?'' (?) is hard. ''?''(?) is soft, and ''g'' (G) is hard. Likewise ''?'' and ''z'', whilst ''?'' and ''j'' are always soft. ''X'' is pronounced "sh", and the ''ie'' group has a prolonged ''ee'' sound.
In brief:
? = ''H''at
? = Lo''dg''e
G = ''G''oat
? = ''Z''ero
Z = I''ts''
? = ''Ch''erry
J = ''Y''ellow
X = ''Sh''ogun
G?H (Ta''g?h''a) = ''H''ers
-G? (Qlu''g?'') = ''H''ound
IE (J''ie''na) = M''ea''n
Two - tnejn
Three - tlieta
Four - erbg?a
Five - ?amsa
Six - sitta
Seven - sebg?a
Eight - tmienja
Nine - disg?a
Ten - g?axra
Eleven - ?dax
Twelve - tnax
Thirteen - tlettax
Fourteen - erbatax
Fifteen - ?mistax
Sixteen - sittax
Seventeen - sbatax
Eighteen - tmintax
Nineteen - dsatax
Twenty - g?oxrin
Twenty-one - wie?ed u g?oxrin (ie. one and twenty)
Thirty - tletin
Forty - erbg?in
Fifty - ?amsin
Sixty - sittin
Seventy - sebg?in
Eighty - tmenin
Ninety - disg?in
Hundred - mija
Thousand - elf
Million - milljun
Billion - billjun
Second - sekonda (pl. sekondi)
Minute - minuta (pl. minuti)
Hour - sieg?a (pl. sieg?at)
Day - ?urnata (pl. ?ranet)
Week - ?img?a (pl. ?img?at)
Month - xahar (pl. xhur)
Year - sena (pl. snin)
Century - seklu (pl. sekli)
Millennium - millennju (pl. millennji)
Tuesday - it-Tlieta (it-tleeta) <br>
Wednesday - l-Erbg?a (l-erba) <br>
Thursday - il-?amis (il-hamees) <br>
Friday - il-?img?a (il-jimah) <br>
Saturday - is-Sibt (is-sipt) <br>
Sunday - il-?add (il-hatt) <br>
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January - Jannar <br>
February - Frar <br>
March - Marzu <br>
April - April <br>
May - Mejju <br>
June - ?unju <br>
July - Lulju <br>
August - Awissu <br>
September - Settembru <br>
October - Ottubru <br>
November - Novermbru <br>
December - Di?embru <br> <hr>
Red - A?mar
Purple - Vjola
Orange - Oran?jo
Black - Iswed
Green - A?dar
White - Abjad
Yellow - Isfar
Indigo - Ik?al
Blue - Blu
Grey - Gri?
Left - xellug
Right - lemin
Centre - fin-nofs
Straight - dritt
The Valletta waterfront is the best place to be to dine out in the evening with a wonderful atmosphere/ Valletta also has a number of nice places, just look into the sidestreets for the very best.
For a night on the town, visit the Saint Julians. Saint Julians or Paceville, as its called by the locals boasts most of Malta's popular night clubs. The music ranges from Pop, RnB, Hip Hop, Dance and Rock music. Paceville's night clubs open from 8pm until 4am. Most of the clubs are free to enter and will offer vouchers at the entrance but drinking responsably is advised as police will be on the lookout. Smoking is not permitted inside the clubs and if caught by the POLICE, one may be fined!