If you're trying to learn Maltese Numbers which is also called Malti, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... 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 Numbers displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
Notice the structure of the 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 |
| once | darba |
| twice | darbtejn |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Maltese. 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.
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