The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Maltese language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Maltese (Malti) |
| I | jien jiena |
| you (singular) | int inti |
| he | hu huwa |
| we | aħna |
| you (plural) | intom |
| they | huma |
| this | dan |
| that | dak |
| here | hawn |
| there | hemm |
| who | min |
| what | x'inhu għal xiex x' |
| where | fejn |
| when | meta |
| how | kif |
| not | mhux |
| all | kull |
| many | ħafna |
| some | xi |
| few | ftit |
| other | ieħor |
| one | wieħed |
| two | tnejn żewġ |
| three | tlieta |
| four | erbgħa |
| five | ħamsa |
| big | kbir |
| long | twil |
| wide | wiesa' |
| thick | oħxon |
| heavy | tqil |
| small | żgħir |
| short | qasir |
| narrow | dejjaq |
| thin | irqiq |
| woman | mara |
| man (adult male) | raġel |
| man (human being) | uman |
| child | tifel |
| wife | mara |
| husband | raġel |
| mother | omm |
| father | missier |
| animal | annimal |
| fish | ħuta |
| bird | għasfur |
| dog | kelb |
| louse | qamla |
| snake | serp |
| worm | dudu |
| tree | siġra |
| forest | foresta |
| stick | bastun ħatar stikka |
| fruit | frott |
| seed | żerriegħa |
| leaf | werqa |
| root | għerq |
| bark (of a tree) | qoxra |
| flower | fjura warda |
| grass | ħaxix |
| rope | ħabel |
| skin | ġilda |
| meat | laħam |
| blood | demm |
| bone | għadma |
| fat (noun) | xaħam |
| egg | bajda |
| horn | qarn |
| tail | demb |
| feather | rixa |
| hair | xagħar |
| head | ras |
| ear | widna |
| eye | għajn |
| nose | mnieħer |
| mouth | ħalq |
| tooth | sinna |
| tongue (organ) | ilsien |
| fingernail | difer |
| foot | sieq |
| leg | riġel |
| knee | irkoppa |
| hand | id |
| wing | ġewnaħ |
| belly | żaqq |
| guts | msaren |
| neck | għonq |
| back | dahar |
| breast | sider, ħdan, ħodon, żejża (one female breast) |
| heart | qalb |
| liver | ifwda |
| to drink | xorob |
| to eat | kiel |
| to bite | gidem |
| to suck | reda' |
| to spit | beżaq |
| to vomit | remetta qala' |
| to blow | nefah |
| to breathe | ħa nifs |
| to laugh | daħaq |
| to see | ra |
| to hear | sema' |
| to know | għaf |
| to think | ħaseb |
| to smell | xamm |
| to fear | beża' |
| to sleep | raqad |
| to live | għex |
| to die | miet |
| to kill | qatel |
| to fight | ġġieled |
| to hunt | kaċċa |
| to hit | laqat |
| to cut | qata' |
| to split | qassam |
| to stab | sabbat |
| to scratch | giref |
| to dig | ħaffer |
| to swim | għam |
| to fly | tar |
| to walk | mexa |
| to come | ġie |
| to lie (as in a bed) | ntelaq |
| to sit | poġġa |
| to stand | wieqaf |
| to turn (intransitive) | dar |
| to fall | waqa' |
| to give | ta'/tal- |
| to hold | żżomm |
| to squeeze | tgħaffeġ |
| to rub | tħakk |
| to wash | taħsel |
| to wipe | timsaħ |
| to pull | tiġbed |
| to push | timbutta |
| to throw | titfa' |
| to tie | qafel |
| to sew | hiet |
| to count | għadd |
| to say | qal |
| to sing | għana |
| to play | tilgħab |
| to float | żamm fil-wiċċ |
| to flow | ġerra |
| to freeze | tiksaħ |
| to swell | tintefaħ |
| sun | xemx |
| moon | qamar |
| star | stilla niġma kewkba |
| water | ilma |
| rain | xita |
| river | xmara |
| lake | għadira |
| sea | baħar |
| salt | melħ |
| stone | ġebla ħaġra |
| sand | ramel |
| dust | trab |
| earth | ħamrija |
| cloud | sħaba |
| fog | ċpar |
| sky | sema |
| wind | riħ |
| snow | silġ borra |
| ice | silġ |
| smoke | duħħan |
| fire | nar |
| ash | rmied |
| to burn | taħraq |
| road | triq |
| mountain | muntanja għolja |
| red | aħmar |
| green | aħdar |
| yellow | isfar |
| white | abjad |
| black | iswed |
| night | lejl |
| day | nhar |
| year | sena |
| warm | sħun |
| cold | kiesaħ |
| full | mimli |
| new | ġdid |
| old | qadim antik xiħ |
| good | tajjeb |
| bad | ħażin |
| rotten | mermer |
| dirty | maħmuġ |
| straight | dritt |
| round | tond |
| sharp (as a knife) | taqta' |
| dull (as a knife) | ma taqtax |
| smooth | lixx |
| wet | mxarrab |
| dry | xott |
| correct | tajjeb sewwa sura |
| near | ħdejn |
| far | bogħod |
| right | lemin |