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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2023
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Komentáře • 98

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg
    @Ahmed-pf3lg Před 5 měsíci +17

    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 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @Ahmed-pf3lg
      @Ahmed-pf3lg Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @Ahmed-pf3lg
      @Ahmed-pf3lg Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @LouisAgius1984
    @LouisAgius1984 Před 11 měsíci +22

    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 Před 11 měsíci +4

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

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Likewise! Yalla Malta 2024 inshaAllah! 😁

    • @ahmedalshalchi
      @ahmedalshalchi Před měsícem +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. ...

  • @yumimummiov6437
    @yumimummiov6437 Před 24 dny +1

    I am half maltese and reverted to islam a long time ago.. sadly my father passed when i was very young and i only learned the numbers and i love you in maltese.. now i can read arabic but not understand too much.. so i am trying to learn both Arabic and Maltese and have learnt through my ancestry that my ancestors are from Saudi, sub'haan'allah

  • @faisalmustafa3272
    @faisalmustafa3272 Před 7 měsíci +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 Před měsícem +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.

  • @mahnas92
    @mahnas92 Před 20 dny +1

    In Lebanese and (I think) Palestinian we also say "Jum3a" for both "friday" and "week", although I personally preferer the proper word "oosboo3" for week, since it isn't ambiguous

  • @hassanch.3130
    @hassanch.3130 Před 6 měsíci +7

    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 Před 5 měsíci

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

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @Modrovlasek
    @Modrovlasek Před 11 měsíci +10

    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  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Good to know!

    • @LouisAgius1984
      @LouisAgius1984 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 6 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zeyadyahya1180 Libyan and Tunisian dialects.

  • @hisham4395
    @hisham4395 Před 6 měsíci +3

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

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne Před 4 měsíci

      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.

  • @amybriffa1073
    @amybriffa1073 Před 11 měsíci +7

    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 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Saħħa Amy, Maltin u kburin 😉

    • @amybriffa1073
      @amybriffa1073 Před 11 měsíci +1

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

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@amybriffa1073 Saħħa Amy

    • @schoolofyalla
      @schoolofyalla  Před 11 měsíci +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!

  • @Zarqaa_
    @Zarqaa_ Před 3 měsíci +7

    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!

  • @DarthVader-my7ce
    @DarthVader-my7ce Před 11 dny

    You guys look like brothers😊

  • @njoumellil
    @njoumellil Před 26 dny

    In Tunisian dialect we say sh'ismek

  • @alexthothful
    @alexthothful Před 11 měsíci +2

    Very cool!

  • @zeyadyahya1180
    @zeyadyahya1180 Před 6 měsíci +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

  • @joyoftraveling2020
    @joyoftraveling2020 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Very close to Libyan and Tunisian accent ❤

  • @njoumellil
    @njoumellil Před 26 dny

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

  • @MrAllmightyCornholioz
    @MrAllmightyCornholioz Před měsícem +1

    He sounds like an Italian speaking Arabic.

  • @zariaalhajmoustafa2573
    @zariaalhajmoustafa2573 Před 7 měsíci +3

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @JustPeachy24
    @JustPeachy24 Před 11 měsíci +1

    How cool is this!

  • @nidaroon858
    @nidaroon858 Před 7 dny

    Maltese is very similar the Tunisian dialect of arabic I would say!

  • @rochedileo
    @rochedileo Před 5 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @user-gx1jg7wv2s
      @user-gx1jg7wv2s Před měsícem

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

  • @karlvella4460
    @karlvella4460 Před 2 měsíci

    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 :)

  • @atrumluminarium
    @atrumluminarium Před 20 dny

    The last two were a bit off tbh. Officially, "thank you" in maltese is "grazzi" and "bon appetit" would be "l-ikla t-tajba". "Saħħa" means "goodbye".

  • @atteindresiempredad
    @atteindresiempredad Před 6 měsíci +1

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

  • @njoumellil
    @njoumellil Před 26 dny

    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

  • @SARAH-fn5zo
    @SARAH-fn5zo Před 5 měsíci +2

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

    • @fadyalqaisy
      @fadyalqaisy Před 23 dny

      Palestinian is nearer, Phoenicians cane from Palestine and spread the language there. Only Palestine and Malta say Essa for now

  • @wolfnaj3664
    @wolfnaj3664 Před měsícem

    For a tunisian you can communicate witha maltese easily

  • @Azatmail-vo5gb
    @Azatmail-vo5gb Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @abidbn7098
    @abidbn7098 Před 13 dny

    It s very close to tunasian dialect

  • @user-dz5tw6eo5z
    @user-dz5tw6eo5z Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @rosemallia5252
    @rosemallia5252 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 2 měsíci

      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.

    • @fadyalqaisy
      @fadyalqaisy Před 23 dny

      @@magnuscorbin5040Phoenician is an Arabic dialect

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 23 dny

      @@fadyalqaisy 🤣🤣🤣Phoenician is 2000 older than Arabic.

    • @fadyalqaisy
      @fadyalqaisy Před 23 dny

      @@magnuscorbin5040 says who? Both languages are mutually intelligible, both retain the the semitic verb to be KN, and wherever Phoenician was spoken Arabic was also spoken 😅

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 23 dny

      @@fadyalqaisy 🤣🤣🤣 We WUZ all Araby!

  • @mostafaelraies344
    @mostafaelraies344 Před 3 měsíci

    في المصري وفي كتير لهجات بنقول جمعة على الاسبوع برضه.

  • @houcinezorgui4201
    @houcinezorgui4201 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před měsícem

      معليش معظمها كلمات عربية حتى لهجة التونسية عربية

    • @wolfnaj3664
      @wolfnaj3664 Před měsícem

      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
      @njoumellil Před 26 dny

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

  • @zeyadyahya1180
    @zeyadyahya1180 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Maltese is closer to Tunisian and other North African dialects

  • @memysonactivity596
    @memysonactivity596 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Both of your faces are almost the same too 😅

  • @tamimsalem6471
    @tamimsalem6471 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @joecachia2
    @joecachia2 Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @3Bubbles
    @3Bubbles Před 2 měsíci

    Tunisian accent 😂😂😂😂a

  • @hamilkarbarkas5925
    @hamilkarbarkas5925 Před 17 dny +1

    The Maltese People are origin ethnically Arabs!!! But they are forcibly europeanized and catholicized!! Most form the British empire! They are no longer allowed to be and practice Arabic Christian! And were raised European Christian! The Order of Malta gave Malta the artificial name. They are originally our Christian Arab brothers!

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg
    @Ahmed-pf3lg Před 5 měsíci +2

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

  • @aamirkhan6692
    @aamirkhan6692 Před 5 měsíci +1

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

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 2 měsíci

      No it was born out of Phoenician.

    • @aamirkhan6692
      @aamirkhan6692 Před měsícem

      @@magnuscorbin5040 It was not

    • @fadyalqaisy
      @fadyalqaisy Před 23 dny

      @@magnuscorbin5040Phoenician is Arabic

    • @magnuscorbin5040
      @magnuscorbin5040 Před 23 dny

      @@fadyalqaisy 🤣🤣🤣 Phoenician is 2000 years older than Arabic.

    • @fadyalqaisy
      @fadyalqaisy Před 23 dny

      @@magnuscorbin5040 says who? Both languages are mutually intelligible, both retain the the semitic verb to be KN, and wherever Phoenician was spoken Arabic was also spoken 😅

  • @aligattor2639
    @aligattor2639 Před 7 měsíci +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 Před 6 měsíci

      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 Před měsícem

      😅😅😅😅😅

  • @MikeGill87
    @MikeGill87 Před měsícem

    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