I visit Malta about three times a year and would love to be able to speak Maltese. I am pretty good with languages and speak a little bit of this fantastic language.
How can I learn Maltese in the UK?
2007-07-25 04:06:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hi there! Kif inti?
I too am a frequent visitor to Malta and a lover of the language. I find it intriguing how Arabic and Sicilian mixed and evolved. Unfortunately, it is /very/ difficult to learn Maltese in the UK. It's a struggle to even find a dictionary without paying through the ear, and the only teach-yourself course is a very bad one, serving more as a grammar for those who know the language than a guide to actually learn it.
There are no signs of courses on the government's official website: the only link to a Maltese course in the entire UK being a link to a piece of (possibly dubious) software. which probably teaches only phrases.
The things that I can really suggest are:
* Try to find a Maltese friend on mylanguageexchange.com or a similar site. (Un)fortunately, Maltese people are generally very well-versed in English, so you may have to offer to teach them another language besides it.
* If you have time, there is an intensive, month long course (http://www.um.edu.mt/pressreleases/2007/eicl_mar07.html) upon which you could possibly enrol.
Best wishes,
C.s.
2007-07-25 04:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by carnation-soul 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi, by visiting Malta quite often, I also learned a few Maltese.
Bonju, kif inti?
Try these websites :
http://www.languageresourceonline.com/languages/learn-maltese.html
http://www.phrasebase.com/learn/maltese.php
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Maltese.asp
http://www.languageresourceonline.com/languages/learn_maltese.html
2007-07-28 11:57:36 · answer #2 · answered by Butterfly girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wish I could help, but isn't Malta great? The only words I learned were bonju and ti-eb. Hope you find a place to learn it.
2007-07-25 12:00:38 · answer #3 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
See www.grantandcutler.com, type Maltese. They have video cd rom and other items
2007-07-26 07:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by jay58 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EuroTalk-Limited-9781843520221-Learn-Maltese/dp/B00004YZIJ
you can buy a cd for 17 quid. why not look for language schools near you or a private tutor?
2007-07-25 11:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by mistahclarke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
through tv
2007-07-25 11:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by narsimha l 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋