YouTube is one of the many ways you can learn almost any language with. So let’s take a look at channels helping Maltese students study the Maltese language.
Maltese YouTube channels for beginners
Let’s start with the basics. Jeanette Ellul is a Maltese national who publishes a bit about everything, but she also has a playlist with simple Maltese phrases and words.
My very own channel with videos explaining Maltese, its grammar and many useful phrases. It also has a verbs course.
A series of lessons were published a long time ago on this YouTube channel. For beginners, that’s it. Even if some channels have interesting videos like this 8-hours long one, they don’t seem to have more than a few. Or the quality is rather low.
YouTube channels for intermediate students
Check out ZiziMalti’s channel, made for kids. They speak very slowly.
Another good series for kids, published by DeeMedia, is this one. If you’re looking for Maltese stories read out loud, check out this channel.
National broadcaster Television Malta has a YouTube channel too. Make sure to try out several of their videos, some of them – like the one below – have subtitles in English.
Other broadcasters have their YouTube channels too. Check out the news, you might already know what they’re talking about, and speakers pay a lot of attention to their pronunciation. One News Malta is one of these broadcasters, NETnews is an alternative. Comments may be interesting as well, but some people don’t write these properly. Feel free to try to interact with them.
Feeling like karaoke? Some Maltese songs are translated, so you can sing along while learning Maltese, if there are English translations. This search might help you.
Another tip is to switch your location to Malta. This will increase the probability of having Maltese ads when you’re on YouTube. You can switch the settings via the profile picture on the top right, or the three dots if you don’t have a profile on the top right.
Channels for advanced Maltese students
Many series have been published online in Maltese. The main problem: subtitles and many of them aren’t really recent…Try to understand as much as you can from series published by DivertmentMalti, KlassiGhalinaFans and Soraya Queen.
Don’t forget to follow your own hobbies and interests. If you like to cook, type in ‘riċetta’ – the Maltese word for recipe – and you’ll find channels like the one below.
Looking for other resources to learn Maltese? Find them here.
