Useful Phrases

1. Jien għamilt din l-app

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Maltese is a mix of Arabic and Romance languages with SVO order

2. Din l-app hija bla ħlas

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Bla ħlas" means without payment/free in Maltese

3. Ipprova tniżżilha

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Ipprova" is from Italian "provare" meaning to try

4. Jien Ġappuniż

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Ġappuniż" is the Maltese adaptation of English "Japanese"

5. Jien turista

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Turista" is from Italian/English tourist

6. Qed nivvjaġġa waħdi

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Waħdi" is from Arabic meaning alone/by myself

7. Din hija l-ewwel darba li ġejt hawn

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Ewwel" is from Arabic meaning first

8. Nista' nieħu ritratt?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Nista'" is from Arabic meaning I can/am able

9. Nistgħu nieħdu ritratt flimkien?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Flimkien" means together in Maltese

10. Jekk jogħġbok iskenja l-QR code

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Jekk jogħġbok" literally means "if it pleases you" = please

11. Toqgħodx tqarraqni!

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used when protesting an unfair price or being cheated

    Grammar Note

    Maltese negative imperative uses "toqgħodx + verb". "tqarraqni" is "qerreq" (cheat) with 1st person object

12. Toqgħodx tistħaqarni!

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone is underestimating or disrespecting you

    Grammar Note

    "stħaqar" is an Arabic-origin verb meaning to despise or look down on someone

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