You Europeans are so lucky to have so many different countries and languages at your doorstep. Maltese looks fascinating. Your post inspired me to do a little research and I found this article about
Maltenglish/Maltingliz interesting. With English being official, and secondary education being in English, the vast majority of Maltese are also fluent in English. So, naturally, like Gibraltar with Llanito and the Southwest with Spanglish, the Maltese often mix in English in their speech.
I did a search on HTLAL and found this:
The link to Merhba Bik (1997) is from an Italian bookseller at Amazon UK for £17.47- with CD. Perhaps searching in Italian may be useful for you. Also, I found the link to
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti/National Council of the Maltese Language available in both Maltese and English.
Being able to introduce one's self, greet and thank people, order in a restaurant and ask directions is a laudable goal well within the reach of most experienced learners here. Having studied Arabic and speaking Italian and English as you do, plus having learned a language like Romantsch with few resources, you are set up well for this... if you can find any useful resources. Good luck, Ogrim!
Edit: From Book Distributors Limited
Maltese Learning BooksMaltese for Foreigners Syllabus downloads A1, A2, B1- scroll down for links.
Finally, here's the link to the author of
Maltese for Foreigners website which also seems to be available with an Italian base as well.
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