ZQ-XUWedding Invitation
Scenario: A couple invites friends and family to their wedding ceremony and reception.
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Għeżież ħbieb,
Għandna pjaċir nistednukom għat-tieġ tagħna.
Iċ-ċerimonja se ssir nhar is-Sibt, 18 ta' Lulju.
Tibda fil-ħamsa ta' wara nofsinhar fil-knisja ta' San Pawl.
Wara ċ-ċerimonja, se jkun hemm riċeviment fil-lukanda Marina.
Jekk jogħġobkom, ikkonfermaw jekk tistgħux tattendu sal-1 ta' Lulju.
Nistennew bil-ħerqa li niċċelebraw dan il-jum speċjali magħkom.
Dejjem tagħkom, Anna u Mark
Sentence-by-Sentence Translation and Word Notes
Malti: Għeżież ħbieb,
Translation: Dear friends,
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Għeżież | dear | Masculine plural form used to address a group |
| ħbieb | friends | Plural of ħabib |
1.
Malti: Għandna pjaċir nistednukom għat-tieġ tagħna.
Translation: We are pleased to invite you to our wedding.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Għandna | we have | First-person plural form of għand |
| pjaċir | pleasure; delight | għandna pjaċir means “we are pleased” |
| nistednukom | we invite you (plural) | nistiednu “we invite” + -kom “you (plural)” |
| għat-tieġ | to the wedding | Contracted għal + it-tieġ |
| tagħna | our; ours | First-person plural possessive |
2.
Malti: Iċ-ċerimonja se ssir nhar is-Sibt, 18 ta' Lulju.
Translation: The ceremony will take place on Saturday, 18 July.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Iċ-ċerimonja | the ceremony | Feminine noun with the definite article |
| se | will | Future marker |
| ssir | take place; happen | Feminine form of isir, agreeing with ċerimonja |
| nhar | on the day of | Introduces a weekday/date |
| is-Sibt | Saturday | Weekday with the definite article |
| 18 | eighteen | Day of the month |
| ta' | of | Links the day and month in a date |
| Lulju | July | Month name |
3.
Malti: Tibda fil-ħamsa ta' wara nofsinhar fil-knisja ta' San Pawl.
Translation: It starts at five in the afternoon at St Paul's Church.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tibda | it starts | Third-person feminine singular, referring to the ceremony |
| fil-ħamsa | at five | Contracted f' “at” + clock-hour form |
| ta' | of; during | Links the time and part of day |
| wara | after | Combines with nofsinhar to mean “afternoon” |
| nofsinhar | midday | wara nofsinhar means “afternoon” |
| fil-knisja | at the church | Contracted f' + il-knisja |
| ta' | of | Links the church and its name |
| San | Saint | Title before a name |
| Pawl | Paul | Name |
4.
Malti: Wara ċ-ċerimonja, se jkun hemm riċeviment fil-lukanda Marina.
Translation: After the ceremony, there will be a reception at the Marina Hotel.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wara | after | Preposition of time |
| ċ-ċerimonja | the ceremony | Refers to iċ-ċerimonja in this context |
| se | will | Future marker |
| jkun | be; there will be | Form of ikun |
| hemm | there; there is | se jkun hemm means “there will be” |
| riċeviment | reception | Masculine loanword |
| fil-lukanda | at the hotel | Contracted f' + il-lukanda |
| Marina | Marina | Hotel name |
5.
Malti: Jekk jogħġobkom, ikkonfermaw jekk tistgħux tattendu sal-1 ta' Lulju.
Translation: Please confirm by 1 July whether you will be able to attend.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jekk jogħġobkom | please | Polite expression addressed to several people |
| ikkonfermaw | confirm | Plural imperative |
| jekk | whether; if | Introduces an indirect question here |
| tistgħux | whether you can | tistgħu “you (plural) can” + marker -x |
| tattendu | you attend | Second-person plural form |
| sal-1 | by the 1st; until the 1st | Contracted sa + l- |
| ta' | of | Date linker |
| Lulju | July | Month name |
6.
Malti: Nistennew bil-ħerqa li niċċelebraw dan il-jum speċjali magħkom.
Translation: We look forward to celebrating this special day with you.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nistennew | we wait; we look forward | First-person plural form |
| bil-ħerqa | eagerly; with anticipation | Fixed adverbial phrase |
| li | to; introduces a clause | Conjunction |
| niċċelebraw | we celebrate | First-person plural form |
| dan | this | Masculine singular demonstrative, agreeing with jum |
| il-jum | the day | Masculine noun with the definite article |
| speċjali | special | Adjective |
| magħkom | with you (plural) | ma' “with” + -kom “you” |
Malti: Dejjem tagħkom, Anna u Mark
Translation: Yours always, Anna and Mark.
| Maltese | English meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dejjem | always; forever | Adverb |
| tagħkom | yours | Second-person plural possessive, used as an email closing |
| Anna | Anna | Name |
| u | and | Conjunction |
| Mark | Mark | Name |