This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Maltese words.

Number Maltese in English

1 bħala as

2 I I

3 tiegħu his

4 li that

5 hu he

6 kien was

7 għal for

8 fuq on

9 huma are

10 ma with

11 huma they

12 jkun be

13 fi at

14 wieħed one

15 jkollhom have

16 dan this

17 minn from

18 minn by

19 sħun hot

20 kelma word

21 imma but

22 liema what

23 xi some

24 huwa is

25 dan it

26 inti you

27 jew or

28 kellhom had

29 l- the

30 tal of

31 li to

32 u and

33 a a

34 fil in

35 aħna we

36 jista can

37 out out

38 oħra other

39 kienu were

40 li which

41 do do

42 tagħhom their

43 ħin time

44 jekk if

45 se will

46 kif how

47 qal said

48 l an

49 kull each

50 tell tell

51 ma does

52 sett set

53 tlieta three

54 trid want

55 arja air

56 ukoll well

57 wkoll also

58 play play

59 żgħir small

60 aħħar end

61 tpoġġi put

62 domiċilju home

63 aqra read

64 idejn hand

65 port port

66 kbir large

67 jespliċitaw spell

68 żid add

69 anke even

70 art land

71 hawn here

72 għandhom must

73 big big

74 għolja high

75 bħal such

76 isegwu follow

77 att act

78 għaliex why

79 staqsi ask

80 irġiel men

81 bidla change

82 marru went

83 dawl light

84 tip kind

85 barra off

86 bżonn need

87 house house

88 stampa picture

89 jippruvaw try

90 us us

91 darb’oħra again

92 annimali animal

93 punt point

94 omm mother

95 dinja world

96 qrib near

97 jibnu build

98 awto self

99 earth earth

100 missier father

101 kwalunkwe any

102 ġdida new

103 xogħol work

104 parti part

105 tieħu take

106 jiksbu get

107 post place

108 magħmula made

109 jgħixu live

110 fejn where

111 wara after

112 back back

113 ftit little

114 biss only

115 rawnd round

116 bniedem man

117 sena year

118 daħal came

119 juru show

120 kull every

121 tajba good

122 me me

123 jagħtu give

124 tagħna our

125 taħt under

126 isem name

127 ħafna very

128 permezz through

129 biss just

130 forma form

131 sentenza sentence

132 kbira great

133 jaħsbu think

134 jgħidu say

135 jgħinu help

136 baxxa low

137 line line

138 differenti differ

139 dawran turn

140 kawża cause

141 ħafna much

142 jfissru mean

143 qabel before

144 mossa move

145 dritt right

146 tifel boy

147 qodma old

148 wisq too

149 istess same

150 hi she

151 kollha all

152 hemm there

153 meta when

154 up up

155 użu use

156 tiegħek your

157 mod way

158 dwar about

159 ħafna many

160 imbagħad then

161 minnhom them

162 jiktbu write

163 kieku would

164 bħal like

165 hekk so

166 dawn these

167 tagħha her

168 twil long

169 jagħmlu make

170 ħaġa thing

171 tara see

172 lilu him

173 tnejn two

174 għandha has

175 ħarsa look

176 aktar more

177 jum day

178 jistgħu could

179 go go

180 come come

181 għamlet did

182 numru number

183 ħoss sound

184 ebda no

185 aktar most

186 nies people

187 tiegħi my

188 fuq over

189 taf know

190 ilma water

191 minn than

192 sejħa call

193 ewwel first

194 li who

195 jista may

196 isfel down

197 ġenb side

198 kien been

199 issa now

200 isibu find

201 ras head

202 toqgħod stand

203 stess own

204 paġna page

205 għandhom should

206 pajjiż country

207 misjuba found

208 tweġiba answer

209 iskola school

210 jikbru grow

211 studju study

212 xorta still

213 jitgħallmu learn

214 impjant plant

215 kopertura cover

216 ikel food

217 xemx sun

218 erbgħa four

219 bejn between

220 istat state

221 iżommu keep

222 għajn eye

223 qatt never

224 aħħar last

225 let let

226 ħasbu thought

227 belt city

228 siġra tree

229 jaqsmu cross

230 farm farm

231 diffiċli hard

232 bidu start

233 jista might

234 istorja story

235 serrieq saw

236 ferm far

237 baħar sea

238 jiġbed draw

239 xellug left

240 tard late

241 medda run

242 ma don’t

243 filwaqt li while

244 istampa press

245 qrib close

246 lejl night

247 reali real

248 ħajja life

249 ftit few

250 tramuntana north

251 ktieb book

252 twettaq carry

253 ħa took

254 xjenza science

255 jieklu eat

256 kamra room

257 ħabib friend

258 beda began

259 idea idea

260 ħut fish

261 muntanji mountain

262 tieqaf stop

263 ladarba once

264 bażi base

265 tisma hear

266 żiemel horse

267 qatgħa cut

268 żgur sure

269 watch watch

270 kulur color

271 wiċċ face

272 injam wood

273 prinċipali main

274 miftuħa open

275 jidhru seem

276 flimkien together

277 li jmiss next

278 abjad white

279 tfal children

280 tibda begin

281 ltqajna got

282 jimxu walk

283 eżempju example

284 faċilità ease

285 karta paper

286 grupp group

287 dejjem always

288 mużika music

289 dawk those

290 kemm both

291 marka mark

292 spiss often

293 ittra letter

294 sakemm until

295 mile mile

296 xmara river

297 karozza car

298 saqajn feet

299 kura care

300 tieni second

301 biżżejjed enough

302 plain plain

303 girl girl

304 soltu usual

305 żgħażagħ young

306 lest ready

307 hawn fuq above

308 qatt ever

309 aħmar red

310 lista list

311 għalkemm though

312 jħossu feel

313 talk talk

314 għasfur bird

315 dalwaqt soon

316 korp body

317 klieb dog

318 familja family

319 dirett direct

320 joħolqu pose

321 tħalli leave

322 kanzunetta song

323 ikejlu measure

324 bieb door

325 prodott product

326 iswed black

327 qasir short

328 numerali numeral

329 klassi class

330 riħ wind

331 kwistjoni question

332 jiġri happen

333 kompluta complete

334 vapur ship

335 żona area

336 nofs half

337 blat rock

338 ordni order

339 nar fire

340 nofsinhar south

341 problema problem

342 biċċa piece

343 told told

344 kien jaf knew

345 jgħaddu pass

346 peress since

347 top top

348 kollu whole

349 king king

350 toroq street

351 pulzier inch

352 immoltiplika multiply

353 xejn nothing

354 kors course

355 waqfa stay

356 rota wheel

357 sħiħa full

358 forza force

359 blu blue

360 oġġett object

361 tiddeċiedi decide

362 wiċċ surface

363 fond deep

364 qamar moon

365 gżira island

366 sieq foot

367 sistema system

368 okkupati busy

369 tal test

370 rekord record

371 dgħajsa boat

372 komuni common

373 deheb gold

374 possibbli possible

375 pjan plane

376 minfloku stead

377 xott dry

378 wonder wonder

379 tidħaq laugh

380 elf thousand

381 ilu ago

382 dam ran

383 jiċċekkjaw check

384 logħba game

385 forma shape

386 qabblet equate

387 sħun hot

388 jitilfu miss

389 miġjuba brought

390 sħana heat

391 borra snow

392 tajer tire

393 iġibu bring

394 iva yes

395 bogħod distant

396 imla fill

397 lvant east

398 żebgħa paint

399 lingwa language

400 fost among

401 unità unit

402 qawwa power

403 belt town

404 multa fine

405 ċerti certain

406 fly fly

407 jaqgħu fall

408 ċomb lead

409 cry cry

410 dlam dark

411 magna machine

412 nota note

413 stenna wait

414 pjan plan

415 figura figure

416 stilla star

417 kaxxa box

418 nom noun

419 qasam field

420 bqija rest

421 korretta correct

422 kapaċi able

423 lira pound

424 isir done

425 sbuħija beauty

426 drive drive

427 kien stood

428 fihom contain

429 quddiem front

430 jgħallmu teach

431 ġimgħa week

432 finali final

433 taw gave

434 aħdar green

435 oh oh

436 malajr quick

437 jiżviluppaw develop

438 oċean ocean

439 sħun warm

440 ħielsa free

441 minuta minute

442 qawwija strong

443 speċjali special

444 mind mind

445 wara behind

446 ċara clear

447 denb tail

448 jipproduċu produce

449 fatt fact

450 ispazju space

451 jinstemgħu heard

452 aħjar best

453 siegħa hour

454 aħjar better

455 veru true

456 matul during

457 mitt hundred

458 ħamsa five

459 ftakar remember

460 pass step

461 kmieni early

462 istiva hold

463 punent west

464 art ground

465 interess interest

466 jilħqu reach

467 fast fast

468 li verb

469 nijet sing

470 jisimgħu listen

471 sitta six

472 tabella table

473 ivvjaġġar travel

474 inqas less

475 filgħodu morning

476 għaxar ten

477 sempliċi simple

478 diversi several

479 vokali vowel

480 lejn toward

481 gwerra war

482 jistabbilixxu lay

483 kontra against

484 mudell pattern

485 bil-mod slow

486 ċentru center

487 imħabba love

488 persuna person

489 flus money

490 jservu serve

491 jidhru appear

492 triq road

493 mappa map

494 xita rain

495 regola rule

496 jirregolaw govern

497 iġbed pull

498 kiesaħ cold

499 avviż notice

500 vuċi voice

501 enerġija energy

502 kaċċa hunt

503 probabbli probable

504 sodda bed

505 ħuh brother

506 bajd egg

507 rikba ride

508 ċellula cell

509 jemmnu believe

510 forsi perhaps

511 pick pick

512 f’daqqa sudden

513 għadd count

514 kwadru square

515 raġuni reason

516 tul length

517 jirrappreżentaw represent

518 arti art

519 suġġett subject

520 reġjun region

521 daqs size

522 jvarjaw vary

523 joqgħod settle

524 jitkellmu speak

525 piż weight

526 ġenerali general

527 silġ ice

528 kwistjoni matter

529 ċirku circle

530 par pair

531 jinkludu include

532 firda divide

533 sillaba syllable

534 ħass felt

535 grand grand

536 logħob ball

537 għadhom yet

538 mewġa wave

539 qatra drop

540 qalb heart

541 am am

542 preżenti present

543 tqil heavy

544 żfin dance

545 magna engine

546 pożizzjoni position

547 driegħ arm

548 wiesgħa wide

549 qlugħ sail

550 materjal material

551 frazzjoni fraction

552 foresta forest

553 ipoġġu sit

554 razza race

555 tieqa window

556 maħżen store

557 sajf summer

558 ferrovija train

559 irqad sleep

560 jipprova prove

561 isolati lone

562 riġel leg

563 eżerċizzju exercise

564 ħajt wall

565 qabda catch

566 impunjazzjoni mount

567 tixtieq wish

568 sema sky

569 abbord board

570 ferħ joy

571 xitwa winter

572 sib sat

573 miktub written

574 selvaġġi wild

575 istrument instrument

576 miżmuma kept

577 ħġieġ glass

578 ħaxix grass

579 baqra cow

580 xogħol job

581 tarf edge

582 sinjal sign

583 żjara visit

584 passat past

585 soft soft

586 gost fun

587 bright bright

588 gass gas

589 temp weather

590 xahar month

591 miljun million

592 iġorru bear

593 finitura finish

594 kuntenti happy

595 tama hope

596 fjura flower

597 b’saqaf clothe

598 stramba strange

599 marret gone

600 kummerċ trade

601 melodija melody

602 vjaġġ trip

603 uffiċċju office

604 jirċievu receive

605 ringiela row

606 ħalq mouth

607 eżatt exact

608 simbolu symbol

609 jmutu die

610 inqas least

611 trouble trouble

612 shout shout

613 ħlief except

614 kiteb wrote

615 żerriegħa seed

616 tone tone

617 jissieħbu join

618 jissuġġerixxu suggest

619 nadif clean

620 waqfa break

621 mara lady

622 tarzna yard

623 lok rise

624 ħażina bad

625 daqqa blow

626 żejt oil

627 demm blood

628 tmissx touch

629 kiber grew

630 ċenteżmu cent

631 taħlita mix

632 tim team

633 wajer wire

634 ispiża cost

635 mitlufa lost

636 kannella brown

637 jilbsu wear

638 ġnien garden

639 ugwali equal

640 mibgħuta sent

641 jagħżlu choose

642 waqgħet fell

643 tajbin fit

644 fluss flow

645 ġust fair

646 bank bank

647 jiġbru collect

648 jiffranka save

649 kontroll control

650 informazzjoni decimal

651 widna ear

652 inkella else

653 pjuttost quite

654 kissru broke

655 każ case

656 nofs middle

657 joqtlu kill

658 iben son

659 lag lake

660 mument moment

661 iskala scale

662 qawwi loud

663 rebbiegħa spring

664 josservaw observe

665 tfal child

666 dritta straight

667 konsonanti consonant

668 nazzjon nation

669 dizzjunarju dictionary

670 ħalib milk

671 veloċità speed

672 metodu method

673 organu organ

674 tħallas pay

675 età age

676 taqsima section

677 libsa dress

678 sħaba cloud

679 sorpriża surprise

680 kwieta quiet

681 ġebel stone

682 ċkejkna tiny

683 tluq climb

684 jibred cool

685 disinn design

686 foqra poor

687 lott lot

688 esperiment experiment

689 qiegħ bottom

690 ċavetta key

691 ħadid iron

692 wieħed single

693 stick stick

694 ċatt flat

695 għoxrin twenty

696 ġilda skin

697 daħka smile

698 titkemmex crease

699 toqba hole

700 jaqbżu jump

701 baby baby

702 tmienja eight

703 raħal village

704 jissodisfaw meet

705 għerq root

706 jixtru buy

707 jgħollu raise

708 isolvu solve

709 metall metal

710 jekk whether

711 timbotta push

712 seba seven

713 paragrafu paragraph

714 tielet third

715 għandhom shall

716 miżmuma held

717 xagħar hair

718 jiddeskrivu describe

719 kok cook

720 art floor

721 jew either

722 riżultat result

723 burn burn

724 hill hill

725 sikur safe

726 qattus cat

727 seklu century

728 jikkunsidraw consider

729 tip type

730 liġi law

731 daqsxejn bit

732 kosta coast

733 kopja copy

734 frażi phrase

735 siekta silent

736 tall tall

737 ramel sand

738 ħamrija soil

739 romblu roll

740 temperatura temperature

741 finger finger

742 industrija industry

743 valur value

744 ġlieda fight

745 jimteddu lie

746 taħbit beat

747 eċitati excite

748 naturali natural

749 fehma view

750 sens sense

751 kapital capital

752 mhux se won’t

753 president chair

754 periklu danger

755 frott fruit

756 sinjuri rich

757 ħoxna thick

758 suldat soldier

759 proċess process

760 joperaw operate

761 prattika practice

762 separata separate

763 diffiċli difficult

764 tabib doctor

765 jekk jogħġbok please

766 jipproteġu protect

767 nofsinhar noon

768 uċuħ tar-raba crop

769 modern modern

770 element element

771 hit hit

772 istudent student

773 kantuniera corner

774 parti party

775 provvista supply

776 li whose

777 lokalizzar locate

778 ring ring

779 karattru character

780 insetti insect

781 maqbuda caught

782 perjodu period

783 jindikaw indicate

784 radju radio

785 Tkellem spoke

786 atomu atom

787 bniedem human

788 istorja history

789 effett effect

790 elettriku electric

791 jistennew expect

792 għadam bone

793 ferrovija rail

794 jimmaġina imagine

795 jipprovdu provide

796 jaqblu agree

797 b’hekk thus

798 ġentili gentle

799 mara woman

800 kaptan captain

801 raden guess

802 meħtieġ necessary

803 sharp sharp

804 ġwienaħ wing

805 joħolqu create

806 proxxmu neighbor

807 aħsel wash

808 maġina bat

809 pjuttost rather

810 folla crowd

811 qamħ corn

812 iqabblu compare

813 poeżija poem

814 sekwenza string

815 qanpiena bell

816 jiddependu depend

817 laħam meat

818 Togħrokx rub

819 tubu tube

820 famuż famous

921 dollaru dollar

822 nixxiegħa stream

823 biża fear

284 vista sight

825 irqiq thin

826 trijanglu triangle

827 pjaneta planet

828 hurry hurry

829 kap chief

830 kolonja colony

831 arloġġ clock

832 minjiera mine

833 tie tie

834 jidħol enter

835 maġġuri major

836 frisk fresh

837 tfittxija search

838 tibgħat send

839 isfar yellow

840 gun gun

841 jippermettu allow

842 istampar print

843 mejta dead

844 post spot

845 deżert desert

846 libsa suit

847 attwali current

848 lift lift

840 tela rose

850 jaslu arrive

851 kaptan master

852 binarju track

853 ġenitur parent

854 shore shore

855 diviżjoni division

856 folja sheet

857 sustanza substance

858 favur favor

859 jgħaqqdu connect

860 wara post

861 jonfqu spend

862 korda chord

863 xaħam fat

864 ferħan glad

865 oriġinali original

866 sehem share

867 istazzjon station

868 dad dad

869 ħobż bread

870 ħlas charge

871 xierqa proper

872 bar bar

873 offerta offer

874 segment segment

875 slave slave

876 papra duck

877 instant instant

878 suq market

879 grad degree

880 timla populate

881 flieles chick

882 għażiż dear

883 ghadu enemy

884 risposta reply

885 xarba drink

886 jseħħu occur

887 appoġġ support

888 diskors speech

889 natura nature

890 firxa range

891 fwar steam

892 mozzjoni motion

893 triq path

894 likwidu liquid

895 log log

896 fisser meant

897 kwozjent quotient

898 snien teeth

899 qoxra shell

900 għonq neck

901 ossiġnu oxygen

902 zokkor sugar

903 mewt death

904 pretty pretty

905 ħiliet skill

906 nisa women

907 istaġun season

908 soluzzjoni solution

909 kalamita magnet

910 fidda silver

911 nirringrazzja thank

912 fergħa branch

913 logħba match

914 suffiss suffix

915 speċjalment especially

916 fig fig

917 jibżgħu afraid

918 enormi huge

919 sister sister

920 azzar steel

921 jiddiskutu discuss

922 quddiem forward

923 simili similar

924 gwida guide

925 esperjenza experience

926 F’ħin score

927 tuffieħ apple

928 mixtrija bought

929 wassal led

930 żift pitch

931 kowt coat

932 massa mass

933 karta card

934 band band

935 ħabel rope

936 slip slip

937 win win

938 ħolma dream

939 filgħaxija evening

940 kundizzjoni condition

941 għalf feed

942 għodda tool

943 total total

944 bażiku basic

945 riħa smell

946 wied valley

947 lanqas nor

948 double double

949 sedil seat

950 tkompli continue

951 blokk block

952 grafika chart

953 kpiepel hat

954 jbiegħu sell

955 suċċess success

956 kumpanija company

957 naqqas subtract

958 avveniment event

959 partikolari particular

960 jittrattaw deal

961 jgħum swim

962 tul term

963 oppost opposite

964 mara wife

965 żarbun shoe

966 ispalla shoulder

967 tixrid spread

968 tirranġa arrange

969 camp camp

970 nivvintaw invent

971 qoton cotton

972 Mwieled born

973 jiddeterminaw determine

974 quart quart

975 disa nine

976 trakk truck

977 istorbju noise

978 livell level

979 ċans chance

980 jiġbru gather

981 shop shop

982 stretch stretch

983 tarmi throw

984 shine shine

985 proprjetà property

986 kolonna column

987 molekula molecule

988 tagħżel select

989 ħażin wrong

990 griż gray

991 irrepeti repeat

992 jeħtieġu require

993 wiesgħa broad

994 jippreparaw prepare

995 melħ salt

996 imnieħer nose

997 plurali plural

998 rabja anger

999 pretensjoni claim

1000 kontinent continent