Facebook can help you learning the Maltese language. Let’s find out how.
First of all, there are two active groups where you can (and should) post questions about Maltese. The first one is for beginners, and the second one is for advanced students. Both focus on the proper use of Maltese. The second one is really high-level, it’s the place where natives ask each other questions.
Another important trick is to put your account in Maltese. You can do so via the settings. This way, you’ll be immersed in a repetitive way. It won’t take you long to understand ‘Jogħġobni‘ means ‘I like’ and ‘paġna‘ means ‘page.’ Unfortunately, Facebook hasn’t managed yet to translate everything into Maltese, so you’ll still see some words of English. And don’t forget how to switch it back to English though. You could also change your location to Malta, increasing the likelihood of getting ads in Maltese.
There are many pages in Maltese, like the page of Television Malta. You could try to read the comments too – even though the quality isn’t guaranteed. It could also be nice to flood your wall with posts in Maltese, but it only makes sense when your level is high enough. But there are some pages posting in both English and Maltese. My favourite is the People of Malta, regularly posting about people in Malta. Another one is a page about the weather, occasionally posting in both languages.
If you’re at least at intermediate level, try out this page with short sayings. It’s a page made for native Maltese language lovers. An alternative is Isma’ ftit.
More resources? Check them out here.
