"maltese" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 馬耳他語
• 馬爾他犬

Definition

「馬耳他語」既可以指馬耳他的事物或人，也可以指馬耳他語，或是一種擁有長長絲滑白毛的小型犬種。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“馬耳他語”、“馬耳他人”或“馬爾他犬”都用“Maltese”。依語境來判斷其意，指狗時多說“馬爾他犬”。

Examples

The Maltese is a popular small dog breed.

**馬爾他犬**是一種很受歡迎的小型犬。

He speaks Maltese at home.

他在家說**馬耳他語**。

She is Maltese and proud of her heritage.

她是**馬耳他人**，很自豪自己的傳承。

My grandmother’s Maltese always greets me with lots of energy.

我奶奶的**馬爾他犬**總是很有活力地迎接我。

After moving to Malta, I decided to learn Maltese to talk to my neighbors.

搬到馬耳他後，我決定學**馬耳他語**以和鄰居交流。

Not everyone knows that Maltese is actually a Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet.

並不是每個人都知道**馬耳他語**其實是用拉丁字母書寫的閃米特語言。