Maltese People In Malta by Lillian Chetcuti Riolo

At Marsaxlokk Markets talking to a lovely lady and sharing a bit of her life story.

[@Hanniballo77]

Italian Arabic mixed with a Tunisian accent I am a Tunisian and I speak Italian I understood Maltese very well

[@xx_faty_xxgamer0731]

Yassine يــاسيــن ciao

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

Your gorgeous!

[@RamOfMx]

Bogosse bb

[@yassboh7658]

Yassine يــاسيــن é appiccicato!

[@battlefrontquickscoper647]

Sicilian Arabic*

[@yugandali]

It's great to read these comments with people saying they're not Maltese but understand 70%, half, 90%. Let me add my score: I'm an American whose main language is Mandarin Chinese, and I understood the part where the lady said, "She makes these bags... She sells potatoes." Cheers.

[@lexxypexxy2831]

ahahahahaha

[@nadinselma1000]

maltese is very similar to arabic espacially Algerian and tunisian accent

[@jamkop5298]

It's because you're imbecile honey.

[@fetyrol7108]

@@jamkop5298 "you are imbecile"

[@speartongamer6080]

Hahahaha

[@carmenpeters728]

the way they speak to each other is very loving. " yes, ask me my heart "..

[@joannecassar5443]

Um just cause I'm Maltese dosent mean u need to be a bitch

[@Creatura_TheAnarchist]

Literally, the most common way to say hello to someone in Maltese is "Ghaw siehbi!" Which loosly translates to "hello friend!" Malta is actually Canada's child lol

[@wiseye61]

I am alien from mars, and I too understand 70% of their dialogue

[@badibadri9752]

الغة المالطية المزيج الكلمات من بعض الدول العربية فيها كلمات تنطق بالمصرية وكلمات تنطق وكانها لبنانية وكلمات من الجزاير واغلب الكلمات والهجة تونسية100/100. تحياتي من الجزاير لكل العرب

[@leenal-sayed9444]

I’m Syrian Arab with good background knowledge of Italian language.. and I understood almost 85% of the conversation! Great :D

[@leader44747]

ده يحرق حريشك شلون عبتفهمي عليهم ! ... أنا سوري متلك والله ولا نص كلمة فهمت عليهم ! حكيهم خليط بين تونسي مغربي مع شوية إيطالي لا هاد بفهموا ولا هداك بفهموا ... الظاهر أنت معاشرة مغاربة يا خيتو وبتعرفي إيطالي ... هدول غير الله ما بيفهم عليهم ! ... يا محلى اللهجة الماردلية اللي ما بتنفهم جنبهم ! ...

[@Adam_Alarabi]

@@leader44747 اسمع بالدقيقة 1:17 بتقلها "شسمك" "كيف يجي منك" هما لو يبطأوا أكثر بنفهم

[@frankgoweser7410]

Im indonesian and i can understand 0% of dialogue

[@eastendyves]

Isal Acong Canadian: 0% lol

[@clod262]

😂😂😂😂

[@undead_phantom7698]

I'm maltese but it ain't hard trust ME LEARN MALTESE KT EASH ISSA AQBAT KTIEB U ISTUDJA GRAB A BOOK AND STUDY

[@rolandosolis110]

Xd

[@michael901]

Actually there is very few similaries to Indonesian as Im Malta and lived in Indonesia.. For example in Indo "world": Dunja, Maltese: Dinja ;)

[@nethacker91]

I'm Moroccan and I can understand at least 70% of what they're saying.

[@wendymuir5595]

PhoenixNoor i

[@MapperMalta]

which part DON'T you understand?

[@mizikoniss]

Voglio imparare il maltese )'; parlo arabo, italiano ed inglese.. come posso trovare corsi. grazzi

[@MapperMalta]

well basically Maltese is made of those languages but there are words which are a mixture of both which can confuse you. well you can come to malta and take Maltese as a foreign language

[@Ahsjdndiuwjwreiy]

I understand everything. im from malta

[@alessandroarrigo602]

It sounds like Arabic talked with english accent and italian words

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Sounds nothing like Arabic. In fact Hebrew sounds more like Arabic than Maltese does.

[@samcross5371]

I'm Brazilian, I'm learning Greek and Arabic, I could hear some Arabic words mixed with Italian accent, such a lovely language, I definitely want to learn Maltese!

[@DATSOCIETYSAYS]

They're not quite Arabic or Italian anymore. A lot of the words evolved over the years. Btw I love speaking Portugese, although the first year studying was rough.

[@Szafer20]

I am from Poland and I understood ''video'', ''facebook'' and ''grazie'' :v

[@danielep-yz5hi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zawali3971]

Lol

[@_adxm_958]

Grażi*

[@seum_city94]

I think Maltese is close to Polish

[@morceen]

@@seum_city94 I think Mexican is close to Taiwanese

[@Karim.Toronto]

Very friendly Nd nice people Maltese’s, i work in cruise ship 🚢 and I visited the island many time,I understand them perfectly a lot of Arabic words, I’m Arab and I speak English and Italian so it’s easy for me to understand!! Love from Morocco 🙌🏽💕

[@tippersimracing6070]

My grandmother is Maltese and I recall the Maltese accent. My mum while being born in England can pronounce the language with the accent and I'm currently learning the language. Great video and what an amazing lady.

[@chalkfarmcarsquadso1664]

My grandad was maltese and he spoke maltese at home in mile end all the time. Taught me basic maltese👍

[@tippersimracing6070]

@@chalkfarmcarsquadso1664 Thats really good to hear 🙂my mum really wishes she was taught Maltese, sadly when she grew up, being English was the best. She does know words and can understand the language, but isn't fluent.

[@restojon1]

My family moved to the east end from Sliema just before WW2. I remember all my aunties and my mum speaking Maltese at family gatherings when I was little. It's lovely hearing it again, they've all passed away now, bless them.

[@gaby300470]

I just was wondering how Maltese language sounds like. Thank you for uploading this video. Arabic + Italian + Latin + English + Spanish, i like it very much.

[@user-yh7gw6mn8n]

لنا الفخر كعرب ان لغتنا وصلت الى إشراق الأرض وغربها وذلك بفضل الإسلام

[@carmenborg368]

This is amazing because my Maltese nanny is teaching me what your saying!

[@hamoudilazaar4931]

je suis algerien et je comprends bien tout la discussion presque je passe un grand bonjour aux maltais

[@siratecyprien8100]

تقد تشرحلي واش قالت؟

[@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee]

What were they talking about? I dare you hhhhh

[@hamoudilazaar4931]

@@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee she talking about her family her life and her work. I can understand all discussion .

[@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee]

@@hamoudilazaar4931 in details... translate word per word

[@Zigotoification]

@@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee hahahahahahaha yall are pressing this guy

[@essamabedy8578]

Oh I'm Libyan and 30% of talks are understood well, long live malta

[@chasea7595]

I know it was 2016 but Lilian you're such a lovely and kind lady to take your time chatting to this woman . From a Maltese living in UK .bye bye .

[@LexiMcGtutorials]

I'm mixed, (African American, Maltese, Dutch Italian, Spanish) and I know the most about my Maltese Geaneaology. I love to watch videos of what m family's homeland and people are like... so beautiful!!

[@Kelly14UK]

Omni Maltija mil- Belt. Scottish. Those bags are beautifully done. Look at the colours. Maltese and Gozitan culture should be preserved forever.

[@jistenna]

God Bless her and all of her loved ones!

[@selmawinx8626]

Algerian + Tunisian + Libyan + Italian = Maltese ❤️

[@clod262]

It seems a mix of different languages.... Awesome!!!!

[@carmenpeters728]

thanks, you made me cry.

[@Micey-sx2wf]

Carmen Peters wtf

[@tamaristv99]

it's like the algerian "DARDJA"

[@fetyrol7108]

maghreb

[@DAMMOSitn]

Tunisie

[@user-pq5er8un9d]

Lovely language, Being Libyan I can taste some phrases that are so close to our Libyan dialect & Arabic language, Mixed with Italian Chao Chao 🇲🇹 ❤️

[@liliamch6760]

i'm Algerian and i can understand at least 80 %

[@user-yd3kn5wx2y]

c'est normale car nos ancêtres maghrébins étaient labas a une lointain époque et on fortement influencé la langue maltaise en grande partie mais pas que bien entendu il y a d'autre éléments linguistique dans leurs langue

[@krausssama8286]

@@user-yd3kn5wx2y C'est quoi cet alphabet ? Tu es touareg ou phénicien ?

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No you can't.

[@seeker119]

I don't speak Maltese but I uderstand every word they said, its very similar to North African region like Tunisia or Algeria

[@northafrica3486]

wala lihowa صراحة هي أقرب للهجة اللبنانية لكن لحن الكلام قريب للتونسي اما كلمات اغلبها باللهجة اللبنانية و كاين الي يقلك بلي ما قبل الاسلام يتكلموها لانهم فينيقيون و فعلا تاريخيا مالطا استقر بها الفينيقيون و لهجة شمال افريقيا الحالية مشتقة من الفينيقية و طالما سألت نفسي لما افتتح العرب شمال افريقيا كيف استطاعو التواصل مع اهلها .... لو لاحظت اللهجة الامازيغية مستحيل تفهم كلمة منها بالرغم احنا عايشين معاهم قرون فمبالك بالعرب الفاتحون اكيد كان قبل الاسلام اغلب البربر يتكلمون الفينيقية و الفينيقية هي اقرب لغة للعربية فالتواصل كان سريع و لهذا ايضا بعد قيام دول اسلامية يحكمها الامازيغ مثل الموحدون و المرابطون لم يؤلفو و لا كتاب واحد بالامازيغية ليسو لانهم يكرهونها لكن لانهم لا يعرفونها أصلا و لا يجيدونها فأجدادهم تكلمو الفينيقية و ابائهم تكلم العربية و حتى اللهجات الامازيغية في احد البحوث اكتشف ان بها كلمات فينيقية اندثرت كليا الا الامازيغ يحافظون عليهم مثل كلمة أقليد و التي تعني الحاكم و هي قريبة من كلمة عربية تعني قلد أي نصبه حاكما ... و كلمة سيدي

[@tunisianoflood]

@@northafrica3486 لا علاقة باللهجة اللبنانية اطلاقا. راك تخرط. كلامهم تونسي

[@Blackc0de]

I'm form Saudi Arabia I can understand their conversation very good

[@salahfaisal3515]

I'm from Libya and I speak Italian so I understood 80% of what they say .. but there are some strange words at least for me .. lovely language ❤❤

[@sladdenkenzie]

thank you

[@battlefrontquickscoper647]

What? In Libia italian is spoken?

[@ProSwirly]

@@battlefrontquickscoper647 yes, italy occupied libya for 30 years

[@essamabedy8578]

@@battlefrontquickscoper647 not the vast majority, but my grand parents are good in Italian

[@battlefrontquickscoper647]

@@essamabedy8578 Oh Ok

[@jamesfrill5894]

i'm algerian and i can understand almost all of it

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No you don't.

[@amineamine-nw4ov]

I am Algerian and I understood everything in this discussion I find very interesting

[@med_dzproducts1893]

i am algerian and i understand about 70٪ of what she saying... woow i want to visit this county ♥♥♥

[@zouzouzahou4129]

I am an Algerian and I understand Maltese. This is wonderful in which some of the dialect of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco

[@llyes44]

Im algerian when you hear it it just like tnisian dialect with a bit of fransh and italian

[@GMTabone]

Lillian...your warmth is so beautiful, if you are ever in Australia, you are very welcome to have a meal with me and my Aussie wife, we live down The South Coast,I like watching your Videos, I was born in Zabbar, but lived in Birgu, and left Malta in 1963.Well Done.

[@se7li08]

They sound like they were half tunesien half italien, I understood most of it and this is no wonder if you look into the history of the tow countries they lived together on both sides for a long time. AMAZING

[@AnalogOpher]

What an incredible language! So beautiful. As a native Hebrew and English speaker who studies Italian, I can actually understand some of it.

[@jazura2]

Me too!..

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Both Maltese and Hebrew are descended from Phoenician so you should be able to understand some of it.

[@sanchoodell6789]

@@magnuscorbin5040 Maltese descends from *Arabic* primarily. Particularly berber/Azidigh varieties which were introduced to Malta via Sicily. However it has some Italian pollution in it though!

[@magnuscorbin5040]

@@sanchoodell6789 No it descends from Phoenician. Purcinell Nazzjonalist.

[@manueldesousa5054]

The old lady is so lovely ❤

[@sanjiiskander7507]

i'm Algerian Origin french native and I can understand 90% of your language "Alla bless you" ...!

[@cherrypiekn4963]

Pied noir :)? Tu vivais ou en Algérie ?

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No you don't.

[@umcezam7726]

I understood most of it ... I like this language

[@kingthugger4652]

My mom she come from malta 🇲🇹 and my dad come from Uruguay 🇺🇾

[@x8..]

kingthugger 4 Congratulations

[@azzymationz1230]

My mum comes from malta too

[@katherinecumbo5906]

Great video, I guess this has been taken in Marsaxlokk it's a beautiful fishing village

[@anfelrosa5661]

So similiar to our maghrebian dialects

[@alonsolekue]

similar? its a maghrebian dialect with many italics loans.

[@linalooney1446]

I see, sister, you folow Dina's chanel. I do too, l love her.

[@othmanyahouz4676]

@@alonsolekue no Tunisian dialect

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Not even close. It's a different language.

[@YOUDONEKNOW12]

Respect to this elder woman. U know she lived and probably spent her childhood or teenage years during the war. Hat off to you my dear

[@laurablake4732]

maltese is a really nice language

[@YvonneMendezRealtor]

I love those bags at :40.

[@Reina-in9zk]

Omg I'm tunisian and I can understand everything she's saying woooow

[@joecachia2]

The language is mostly semitic ( from Sicily ) with lots of Italian words , most are also used in Sicily.

[@magnuscorbin5040]

No you can't.

[@FreeGazapl]

😍😍😍 والله العظيم اني فهمت كل ما قالت سبحان الله 😍😍😍😍😍 اول مرة في حياتي اسمع اللغة المالطية

[@zikonis]

سبحان الله وهل تفهم اللهجة المغربية والجزائرية والتونسية ؟

[@neenabzamro3759]

Sniper Dz بدينا نكذب

[@FreeGazapl]

Scopes 94 سقساتها على الخدمة وعلى حياتها وحكاتلها على ولادها وقاتلها نخدم الصاك وولادها في سيدني استراليا واصلها من ايطاليا وهي زايد قاللها هذا حفيدي وساقسا الشيخ الصحافية من انت وعندها ثلاثه ولالدها عايشين في سدني وتزوجت

[@rhaouatimohammed2047]

ااشارفة كلامها مفهوم شوية لخرى الحاجة الوحيدة اللي فهمت قالت ليها انا مالطية ساكنة في استراليا

[@HAYOUUOYAH]

أنت إنسان صريح كل من قال أنه يفهم فهو يدعي يمكن أن تفهم بعض الكلام و لكن ليس كله و لكن بالنسبة للعربي شهر فقط في مالطا سيتقن هذه اللغة لأن معضمها عربية و باقي إطالي و شويا إنجليزي هناك كلمات فرنسية كذلك

[@Bezzy75]

I recently visited malta it was a great experience

[@destroytv3634]

Malta 🇹🇳💖 Tunisie ❤

[@user-hs6nh2po8j]

I am an Algerian who understood 70/100 of their words Their language is close to our dialect

[@Moonlight-hp1ww]

Tetkelmou kifna ehna fi tunis !!!!!

[@ushua8866]

Thank you for this video! I'm Polish but I learn classic arabic, I understand some words.I know this is different language, but some words are similar.

[@abdelmoulabenamor6929]

in fact Maltese is an arabic dialect, close to tunisian arabic dialect with many italian words.I am tunisian and I can understand most of what they are saying! but arabic dialects are quite different from classic arabic, so don't worry if you can't understand much of the conversation :)

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Nearly every semitic word in Maltese can be traced back to Phoenician not Arabic. But yes learning Arabic does help a bit, as it's also semitic.

[@Majeed.]

شكرًا لمشاركتك روايتك يا سيدة ♡

[@_adxm_958]

*understanding eveything*

[@iamjia95]

I’m somali and I also understood most of what the old lady said but the girl behind the camera her accent is so strong woow how did she understand her

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Maltese is a direct descendant of the Phoenician language. Here's an example from the Tabnit Sarcophagus: Phoenician: al yikunlak zare behayim tahet sems Maltese: La jkollok zaghar bej il-hajjin taht ix-xemx Still very similar despite the 2500 year age difference.

[@sarahpikapika3753]

تونسية و فهنمت 90% هه

[@observemalta6598]

Lovely Maltese lady!

[@northafrica3486]

Wow am an algerian arab nd i can unterstand what they ar sayin

[@alandaloskhalifa6354]

i am originally from Algeria and my god the Maltese is like north African language and i found a very old Algerian song talking about freebooter going to malta

[@hamoudilazaar4931]

al andalos khalifa قرصان يغنم هه

[@a_bone_in_the_ocean2276]

Its really close to arabic you can hear the semetic accent

[@HMMK119]

It’s just amazing this is Arabic wallahi 😢 muslims were there one day, Malta is on my list form now

[@theone4231]

Similar to algerien language, amazing

[@Reemalarawi]

The One Algerian language lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's arabic

[@user-qj7cm1lu4y]

@@Reemalarawi 😂

[@elayemdz]

Incredible look like a north eastern african dialect (tunisia, east algeria). I can understand most of what the lady say I know italian, french, english, arabic standard, and arabic north african dialect. Love and respect to malta.

[@Zigotoification]

tunisia and and algeria are not in North East Africa..

[@sifaks1336]

Grazzi ħafna, sabiħa il-lingwa Maltija!

[@uncl3jojo754]

My mama grandparents grate grandparents are all Maltese 💙💙💙

[@ThirtySixOz]

Bro these people are friendly asf, also malta is so quite place

[@FannomacritaireSuomi]

Best Semitic language in the world.

[@Ooooiops]

FannomacritaireSuomi after Arabic 😽

[@seekingtruth4573]

FannomacritaireSuomi That would be biblical Hebrew without Europoid Ashkenazi influence.

[@LVZVRUS]

Seeking Truth Ashkenazi Hebrew is pretty middle eastern...

[@samehaseb8411]

Jacob Lazarus no its not it dosent sound semitic at all.

[@LVZVRUS]

you've never heard assyrian being spoken? sounds pretty similar to ashkenazi hebrew

[@tamaristv99]

I'm from algiers and I understand 90% of dialogue maybe all the discussion

[@hamzahajji2234]

io sono tunisino e ho capito tutto assomiglia tanto al tunisino amo malta e voglio visitarla ❤

[@smaililakhdar3447]

لغتهم مشتقة من العربية وهي محورة .

[@abdallahsobhy9965]

I'm Arabic and i understood what they talk about! Wow!

[@dorrach27]

Ena nhebkom hafna ❤️🇹🇳 Ena m’en tounes 😊 fhemt alikom kol chay

[@madimartino]

I just see that they are selling apples from Val Venosta. The language is not easy to guess by Italian

[@MrCanada1]

Wow I understand most of it . Egypt here

[@magnuscorbin5040]

Tell us what she's saying then. 😂

[@ammaralhijji]

اللغة جدا جميلة لأنها تشبه العربية و الانجليزية و الإيطالية Il-lingwa hija sabiħa ħafna għax tixbah l-Għarbi, l-Ingliż u t-Taljan

[@ammaralhijji]

I am Saudi Arabian 🇸🇦 and I understand 42% of the dialogue 😊

[@ammaralhijji]

لما قالت انت تجي من ناك ايش اسمك هذي كانها تتكلم سعودي و لما قالت طيب و متى تخدمي انتي و ايش اسمك ، زواج

[@issabeyatl6781]

اني عراقي و فتهمتهم I'm Iraqi and I understood Maltese very well

[@iyebouiyebou852]

I am algerian I understand very well Maltese language

[@Halfdan96]

I'm Saudi.. I understand most of their speaking.. wow

[@documentarionline1349]

What are you talking about?

[@Halfdan96]

@@documentarionline1349 I understand their language

[@documentarionline1349]

Al Shammari how can understand us if you can’t understand Tunisians?

[@Halfdan96]

@@documentarionline1349 because it's harder And I don't understand everything they say

[@SaifAl-Najjar]

@@documentarionline1349 Not all are Tunisian dialicts words.. Some of them are standard Arabic and we can people(who live in middle east)stand your language

[@nadiasaleh4990]

I am from Malta but spent most of my life in England which made me forget all of my maltese accent and this makes me really really sad 💔

[@Kelly14UK]

My Mum came to Renfrewshire in '66. I always heard her speak an highly articulate Scottish accent, growing up. But for the past few years she reverted via Skype and numerous airplane revisits to her accent.

[@raedrb]

I'm from Saudi Arabia and yes I can understand 70% of their dialogue

[@z7fgamer117]

RAED hussein انا سعودي ولافهمت وش تقول

[@-Blast]

تي توة تحشي فيه على شكون انت ؟ تي التونسي و ماتفهموهش نتوما خلي عاد لغة واحدة اخرى كيما المالتي

[@Ooooiops]

DoomGUY7 لا نفهم كلامكم بس احنا نحب نعصبكم ونقول مانفهمكم هههههه بس فاهمين كلامكم كله بس مشكلتكم انكم تتكلمون فرنسي وبسرعه اما المالطيين بطيئيين بالكلام

[@rassulzamel6876]

تكدب انت الجزائريين لما يتكلّمو ما تفهم و لا حاجة اللهجة التونسية كدلك ،،،علاش الكدب انا جزائري فهمت بعض الجمل لانها قريبة لهجتنا و اللهجة التونسية ،،

[@donyamalak]

but when it comes to North African dialects you say you don(t understand anything ?? ha fehmou rwa7kom aben 3emi , malkoum drwek , tfhmo ki tbgho wella xD

[@alwmwo9286]

Im from malta

[@moussa1712]

سبحان الله ضانيت راني نشاهد في فيديو دزيري

[@faresha8339]

I'm Syrian and i Can understand 40% of all video hhhhh 😳😳😳

[@Wahbiabdo3149]

نفس اللغة المغربية أنا أشكك في أنهم مغاربة دولة المغرب في شمال أفريقيا

[@madiidammiim9450]

I understand their words Their language between Tunisian and Libyan I understand their words Their language between Tunisian and Libyan

[@itzleafyy4989]

I'm maltese and understand everything.

[@ktom4536]

I am half Maltese and understand it all even the English just about

[@rabahwatassy2657]

هادو تقول راك في دزاير

[@user-rj9kg9wm4e]

I am from libya and understand %60

[@rabiaabohli6061]

Hhhhhhhhhj i cant speak maltain but i understand .because its really like tunisien langage and arabic loooooool hhhhh

[@valenesco45]

If they weren't speaking maltese I would have thought they were from Sicily honestly. The background, the old kind people are very familiar to the Southern part of Italy. Well of course it is so, we share a common past. Sicily for example was mostly arab with some greek influences before Federico II settled there. If he didnt do what he did maybe Sicily or even the whole south italy would probably be like Malta.

[@abdogamal5433]

i'm egypatin and i can understand 40% of they're saying

[@yesmynguettouche]

منوعات haha you can't understand the Algerian, morrocan and Tunisian dialects but you can understand Maltese wow Arabs have superpower

[@carmenborg368]

منوعات oh wow I really want to go to your country!

[@abdullahchhab2325]

@@yesmynguettouche He said he understands 40% not everything.

[@islemrg1309]

اول مرة نسمعهم و الله ماني مصدق 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NickVampiir]

im morrocan and i can understand 60℅

[@abdelkaderkouar2191]

The Maltese language and the Algerian dialect are two approximations of the meanings, for example, in the Algerian language the number of accounts is from one to ten as is the number of Maltese

[@rayene9930]

نا جزائرية فهمت 50٪ من الكلام ..جميل