00 Editorial Requirements ​

This page records the goals and coverage requirements for this beginner Maltese resource.

The learner is studying Maltese and wants a set of Markdown documents, with one file per topic and a separate index. The requested topics are:

• Basic vocabulary, organized in tables by category: pronouns, question words, common verbs, prepositions, family and friends, home, animals, plants, transport, and time. Major categories should have at least 20 examples. Include English and Maltese; show relevant singular/plural forms directly in the tables, and separate male/female animal terms where applicable. Family vocabulary should include detailed relationships. Order time expressions from hours through days, weeks, months, and years. Sort question words and prepositions approximately by frequency.
• 200 useful phrases in categories of at least 20 examples each, in English and Maltese.
• Person-based verb conjugation without tense explanations. Explain the rules, including verbs with initial or medial għ, before giving five common verbs and five examples each of initial- and medial-għ verbs. Show all persons in separate columns. Do not begin with a long list of example sentences.
• Basic tenses, including present, past, and future. Explain each tense and provide common verbs, including verbs with initial and medial għ; show all persons in separate columns and add a simple example for one person. Do not begin with a long list of example sentences.
• Cardinal and ordinal numbers, their grammar, and ten examples of large numbers.
• Time expressions in this order: o'clock, parts of the day and relative days/weeks/months/years, clock times using u, nofs, and neqsin, then durations. Include 20 examples for times of day and 20 for durations; examples should be phrases, not full sentences.
• Dates, including weekdays, months, seasons, relative weeks/months/years, and 20 examples.
• A broad list of prepositions and their uses. Include combinations with il-, l-, is-, id-, and it-, plus example words and sentences ordered approximately by frequency.

The English edition retains English and Maltese content and omits Chinese from tables.