prosit
Congratulations in Maltese is prosit.
prosit is a common way to express congratulations or approbation to someone.
Meaning: expressing approbation (intj)
Did you know?
- Depending on the context, prosit can be used ironically to mock someone who has made a clumsy mistake, functioning like the English 'nice one'.
- The word prosit is related to the Latin word 'prosit', which literally means 'may it be useful' or 'may it do good'.
- If you want to congratulate someone specifically on a recent achievement or a piece of good news, you might say ferħan bik which means 'happy with you'.
Examples in context
- Prosit għat-graduċjoni tiegħek!Congratulations on your graduation!
Example conversation
Andre tells Myriam about her new job promotion.
- AndreSmajt li ġbux il-promozzjoni, prosit!I heard you got the promotion, congratulations!
- MyriamGrazzi ħafna, Andre!Thank you very much, Andre!
- AndreTistieqeq din ir-ridward.You deserve this reward.
- MyriamHawnhekk nistonnuk biex niċċelebrah.I'll wait for you here to celebrate it.
