Arabic vs Maltese!

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[@LouisAgius1984]

Was great meeting you in London mate!! Saħħa Ħabbibi, can’t wait to give you a tour of Malta 🇲🇹

[@real.syrian.arabic]

It's amazing how close the languages are. I'm actually curious to learn your language.

[@schoolofyalla]

Likewise! Yalla Malta 2024 inshaAllah! 😁

[@ahmedalshalchi]

Amazing .... This is my first time to be introduced to Maltese language , it is just an Arabic with special dialect ... Great thanks for info. ...

[@Ahmed-pf3lg]

Also one could argue that Maltese was an Arabic dialect. It just has been affected, so so so much by Italian, Sicilian, and English that it became a different language from Arabic.

[@velocityjet1884]

Maltese has some basic Arabic with a Latin accent and other European languages

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Not even close. Maltese descends from Phoenician and it's not mutually intelligible with any Arabic dialect.

[@Ahmed-pf3lg]

@@magnuscorbin5040 Lol Maltese descends from Arabic, not Phoenician. It’s not mutually intelligible because only 30% of its vocabulary is Arabic today.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

@@Ahmed-pf3lg It does not. Nearly every semitic word in Maltese can be traced back to Phoenician.

[@Ahmed-pf3lg]

@@magnuscorbin5040 every semitic word in maltese is literally Arabic bro lol Are u trolling?

[@Zarqaa_]

In Saudi ‘Tayyeb’ is exactly the answer to How are you just like Maltese. Also we say Sh-esmik or Wsh-esmik for ‘What’s your name?’ Very fascinating!

[@faisalmustafa3272]

My mind was blown too when I visited in March 2023 - alot of similarity with some dialects of Arabic. Maltese language is beautiful and just mind blowing 🤩

[@MikeGill87]

To be honest, before I was doing my usual research for my trip to Malta (March 2024), I always thought Maltese is more like Gaelic or Welsh - more of a rarity these days: everyone speaking English and some the local language on top of it. I was pleasantly surprised that in Malta it's the exact opposite.

[@Modrovlasek]

Maltese is a descendent of Sicilian Arabic, which is itself a Maghrebi dialect of Arabic, so no wonder it's similar. :) And actually "hafna" for "a lot" is also Maghrebi Arabic.

[@schoolofyalla]

Good to know!

[@LouisAgius1984]

Spot on, it's something I actually mention outside the video that Maltese comes from Sicilian Arabic, and that it's said that Malta was once part of Sicily but got detached.

[@zeyadyahya1180]

​​@@LouisAgius1984yes Malta was conquered by Muslim at the time of Alagaliba ( a kingdom in Tunisia so it's the closest to Tunisian and other maghrabi dialects❤

[@Alpha-lt9zv]

@@zeyadyahya1180 Libyan and Tunisian dialects.

[@njoumellil]

اللغة المالطية تشبه اللهجة التونسية كثيرا نفس الأرقام و نفس نطق أيام الأسبوع، و نقول ايضا الأسبوع جمعة

[@hassanch.3130]

شكرا على الفيديو الجميل. عجيب ان أحدكما لم يذكر ان اللغة المالطية هي في الحقيقة متأثرة جدا بلهجة أهل تونس. مالطا كانت تحت الحكم الاسلامي الذي كان مقره تونس وقتها، ثم انه بين الحربين العالميتين، كانت هناك جالية مالطية كبيرة جدا تعيش في تونس، و تأثرت بلغتها و عاداتها و تقاليدها. تحياتي

[@rochedileo]

هذا من مظاهر الحقد الدفين الذي يكنه الخليجيين تجاه اهل المغرب الكبير. ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵣⵖⴰ

[@SeverityOne]

My late father-in-law, who was Maltese, said that Tunisians would understand him if he limited himself to words of Arabic origin. Maltese borrowed a lot from Sicilian, Italian and more recently English as well.

[@sarahzahiamohammedi6518]

​@@rochedileoتحياتنا من المحيط العربي الى الخليج العربي......لا يوجد أهل حقد و بعض اكتر من أهل الخرافة التي ليسا لها وجود....

[@amybriffa1073]

WAAAAAAA!! Hello I just discovered your channel and just started (finally) seriously learning Arabic, and then this pops up! Oh my heart haha ❤ love from Malta! And yes please do come! If you need guidance I would love to help! You helped me already so much in just a few days with your videos :)

[@LouisAgius1984]

Saħħa Amy, Maltin u kburin 😉

[@amybriffa1073]

Mija fil-mija! 💓 (Kareem you should understand this too!)

[@schoolofyalla]

@@amybriffa1073 Saħħa Amy

[@schoolofyalla]

Thank you! Great to hear we have a worldwide community now, even reaching Malta! Thank you for the support and glad you're enjoying the content!

[@njoumellil]

In Tunisian dialect we say sh'ismek

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

He sounds like an Italian speaking Arabic.

[@hisham4395]

In lebanon we use jomaa for the week as well For "Tayeb khafna" I khafna sounds like is derived from arabic

[@SeverityOne]

In Maltese it's spelt as "tajjeb ħafna". The "ħ" sounds harsher than in most European languages, but less so than in Arabic. I know that you're writing the approximate pronunciation, but the funny thing about Maltese is that it is spelt using the Latin alphabet. With some diacritics, of course. Even though I don't speak or read it, the spelling is very straightforward.

[@zeyadyahya1180]

Maltese is closer to Tunisian and other maghrabi dialects because the state of الاغالبة was in Tunisia and then they conquered Malta at that time

[@SARAH-fn5zo]

In saudi dialect we say , ish esmak , which is what's your name , I think it's the nearest to maltes

[@rochedileo]

Maltese is closer to north African dialects as Malta is only 150 km from Tunisia & Libya and it was under Aghlabide Berber Dynasty domination during many centuries.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

It's actually 300 km away and Maltese is not mutually intelligible with any Arabic dialect.

[@user-gx1jg7wv2s]

اللغة المالطية 80بالمئة عربية ودولة الاغالبة عرب اخفاد الفاتحين في المغرب العربي

[@alexthothful]

Very cool!

[@schoolofyalla]

Thanks!

[@njoumellil]

The Maltese language is very similar to the Tunisian dialect The same numbers and the same pronunciation of the days of the week, and we also say the week is Friday (jim'aa) And what is your name = sh'ismek

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

Maltese is a Arabic language influenced by Latin not vice versa does the structure of the Maltese language semitic

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Maltese descends from Punic not Arabic. Semitic =/= Arabic

[@joyoftraveling2020]

Very close to Libyan and Tunisian accent ❤

[@schoolofyalla]

Nice!

[@JustPeachy24]

How cool is this!

[@schoolofyalla]

I know, right!!

[@wolfnaj3664]

For a tunisian you can communicate witha maltese easily

[@Ahmed-pf3lg]

It's closer to Tunisian and Libyan dialects, not Levantine.

[@atteindresiempredad]

yes arabs in medal ages never say usbuu but jumaa refering toba week

[@karlvella4460]

Tuesday sounds different because the Maltese guy didnt maybe realise while videoing but we say 'nahr' before days of the wekk and most time in conversation tuesday would be referred to as 'Nahr it-tlieta' which is basically what the arabic man said :)

[@Azatmail-vo5gb]

Maltese is very close to tunisian arabic. Hafna means many or much.

[@tamimsalem6471]

Maltese is closer to Tunisian Arabic , the Island used to be part of Tunisia during the Aghlabide dynasty in the 9th Century !

[@aymenlouhibi5775]

You're basically comparing standard and Tunisian Arabic in this video

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Maltese is not mutually intelligible with the Tunisian dialect either. Here they're just focusing on the similar parts.

[@MikeGill87]

@@magnuscorbin5040 It would be; easily. You just need to drop all the non-Arabic (Italian, French, English) vocabulary. If you do that with English, it gets way closer to Dutch or German, as it originally was, as well.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

@@MikeGill87 It wouldn't be at all. Majority of words are very different and so is the pronunciation. There's significant difference in structure and conjugation as well.

[@njoumellil]

​@@magnuscorbin5040 The only difference between the Maltese language and the Tunisian dialect is that the Maltese language has been greatly influenced by Latin languages, but we are the same language and originally belong to the same country.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

njoumellil You wish. Maltese comes from Phoenician and it has nothing to do with the Tunisian dialect. Stop making racist and imperialistic statements that the Maltese are not a separate ethnicity and that they somehow belong to the Arab world. We have nothing in common with you. 😀

[@aamirkhan6692]

Maltese was born out of Arabic, kind of like the different dialects of Arabic which went way further to form a different language

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No it was born out of Phoenician.

[@aamirkhan6692]

@@magnuscorbin5040 It was not

[@user-dz5tw6eo5z]

It’s the closest to Maghrebi dialects not Levantine like you said.

[@mostafaelraies344]

في المصري وفي كتير لهجات بنقول جمعة على الاسبوع برضه.

[@zeyadyahya1180]

Maltese is closer to Tunisian and other North African dialects

[@rosemallia5252]

Maltese is based on Siculo Arabic, the ancient Sicilian Arabic language.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No it's based on Phoenician. The Arabic origin lie was pushed by Maltese politicians a couple of decades ago to establish a strong relationship with Libya. Sadly the myth stuck.

[@joecachia2]

Bon appetit ??? goood health ? thats from french .

[@memysonactivity596]

Both of your faces are almost the same too 😅

[@magnuscorbin5040]

🤣🤣🤣 No they're not

[@MikeGill87]

Yeah, Maltese was fascinating to me, as at one time or another I used to be learning Arabic, Italian, Latin, French... I suck at all of them, luckilly everyone also speaks the one language I managed to pick up, English. :D :D

[@3Bubbles]

Tunisian accent 😂😂😂😂a

[@houcinezorgui4201]

المالطية لهجة تونسية بنسبة 70% في تونس العاصمة نقول (نهار ثلاثة) it-Tlieta والأسبوع نقول (جمعة) ġimgħa في تونس نقول آش إسمك ؟ شيسمك بالمالطي x'jismek? شكرا جزيلا في مالطة Grazzi ħafna قراتسي حفنة. حفنة في تونس معناها (ملء كفّي اليدين) في تونس نقول (صحّة ) ومعانها بالشّفاء وونقولها لشخص عند لبسه ثياب جديد (saħħa)

[@user-gx1jg7wv2s]

معليش معظمها كلمات عربية حتى لهجة التونسية عربية

[@wolfnaj3664]

Fi kairouan n9oulou Yena w shesmek w man9oulouch sabbela n9oulou shosha w 3al sghar n9oulou zoghzogh nahki 3la kairouan centre abban 3an jadd ki mchit el malta tesdamt kifech yahkiw nafs el kelmet hethom

[@njoumellil]

لواه نطولو فيها آش اسمك احنا في تونس نقولو شيسمك كيما في المالطا

[@aligattor2639]

No ! The Maltese people is a semitic people that came from Middle East before the 7th century ! That's why the roots of the maltese language are arabic. Nothing to do with the Moors who appeared in North Africa during the middle ages..

[@fred30084]

Not in history the Normans came in to Sicily in 1061 Sicily shared the same history as the Maltese island until it was given to the knights of st John by king of Spain it was uninhabited for 2 century's it was unsafe place as it was often visited by pirates and lack of water. The knights found it difficult difficult to obtain water as well. The language derived from Sicilian as many of them settled there

[@hammadimaalej2106]

😅😅😅😅😅