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  • @LouisAgius1984
    @LouisAgius1984 10 місяців тому +18

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

    • @real.syrian.arabic
      @real.syrian.arabic 10 місяців тому +4

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

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  10 місяців тому +2

      Likewise! Yalla Malta 2024 inshaAllah! 😁

    • @ahmedalshalchi
      @ahmedalshalchi 28 днів тому +1

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

  • @Zarqaa_
    @Zarqaa_ 2 місяці тому +6

    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!

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg
    @Ahmed-pf3lg 4 місяці тому +11

    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
      @velocityjet1884 3 місяці тому

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

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

    • @Ahmed-pf3lg
      @Ahmed-pf3lg Місяць тому

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

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

    • @Ahmed-pf3lg
      @Ahmed-pf3lg Місяць тому +1

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

  • @MrAllmightyCornholioz
    @MrAllmightyCornholioz 17 днів тому +1

    He sounds like an Italian speaking Arabic.

  • @faisalmustafa3272
    @faisalmustafa3272 6 місяців тому +8

    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
      @MikeGill87 24 дні тому +1

      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.

  • @aymenlouhibi5775
    @aymenlouhibi5775 5 місяців тому +18

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

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

    • @MikeGill87
      @MikeGill87 24 дні тому

      @@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
      @magnuscorbin5040 24 дні тому

      @@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.

  • @hassanch.3130
    @hassanch.3130 5 місяців тому +5

    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
      @rochedileo 4 місяці тому

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

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 3 місяці тому +1

      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
      @sarahzahiamohammedi6518 2 місяці тому

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

  • @Modrovlasek
    @Modrovlasek 10 місяців тому +9

    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
      @schoolofyalla  10 місяців тому +1

      Good to know!

    • @LouisAgius1984
      @LouisAgius1984 10 місяців тому +3

      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
      @zeyadyahya1180 5 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@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
      @Alpha-lt9zv Місяць тому

      @@zeyadyahya1180 Libyan and Tunisian dialects.

  • @SARAH-fn5zo
    @SARAH-fn5zo 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @zeyadyahya1180
    @zeyadyahya1180 5 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @hisham4395
    @hisham4395 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @rochedileo
    @rochedileo 4 місяці тому +4

    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
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

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

    • @user-gx1jg7wv2s
      @user-gx1jg7wv2s 19 днів тому

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

  • @amybriffa1073
    @amybriffa1073 10 місяців тому +6

    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
      @LouisAgius1984 10 місяців тому +1

      Saħħa Amy, Maltin u kburin 😉

    • @amybriffa1073
      @amybriffa1073 10 місяців тому +1

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

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  10 місяців тому +2

      @@amybriffa1073 Saħħa Amy

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  10 місяців тому +2

      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!

  • @joyoftraveling2020
    @joyoftraveling2020 9 місяців тому +4

    Very close to Libyan and Tunisian accent ❤

  • @zariaalhajmoustafa2573
    @zariaalhajmoustafa2573 6 місяців тому +3

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

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

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg
    @Ahmed-pf3lg 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @atteindresiempredad
    @atteindresiempredad 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @alexthothful
    @alexthothful 10 місяців тому +2

    Very cool!

  • @karlvella4460
    @karlvella4460 Місяць тому

    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 :)

  • @wolfnaj3664
    @wolfnaj3664 13 днів тому

    For a tunisian you can communicate witha maltese easily

  • @Azatmail-vo5gb
    @Azatmail-vo5gb 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @user-dz5tw6eo5z
    @user-dz5tw6eo5z 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @aamirkhan6692
    @aamirkhan6692 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @JustPeachy24
    @JustPeachy24 10 місяців тому +1

    How cool is this!

  • @tamimsalem6471
    @tamimsalem6471 2 місяці тому

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

  • @zeyadyahya1180
    @zeyadyahya1180 5 місяців тому +1

    Maltese is closer to Tunisian and other North African dialects

  • @joecachia2
    @joecachia2 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @memysonactivity596
    @memysonactivity596 5 місяців тому +4

    Both of your faces are almost the same too 😅

  • @houcinezorgui4201
    @houcinezorgui4201 3 місяці тому +1

    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
      @user-gx1jg7wv2s 19 днів тому

      معليش معظمها كلمات عربية حتى لهجة التونسية عربية

    • @wolfnaj3664
      @wolfnaj3664 13 днів тому

      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

  • @mostafaelraies344
    @mostafaelraies344 2 місяці тому

    في المصري وفي كتير لهجات بنقول جمعة على الاسبوع برضه.

  • @rosemallia5252
    @rosemallia5252 2 місяці тому

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Місяць тому

      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.

  • @3Bubbles
    @3Bubbles Місяць тому

    Tunisian accent 😂😂😂😂a

  • @aligattor2639
    @aligattor2639 6 місяців тому +1

    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
      @fred30084 5 місяців тому

      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
      @hammadimaalej2106 18 днів тому

      😅😅😅😅😅

  • @MikeGill87
    @MikeGill87 24 дні тому

    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