Transcribe Maltese audio with WhisperAI
WhisperAI transcribes Maltese (Malti) audio for the around 500,000 speakers who use the language across Malta. Built on OpenAI Whisper and tuned for the realities of Maltese speech, the service produces publication-grade transcripts in Latin alphabet with ċ, ġ, ħ and ż.
Maltese as a Semitic language written in Latin script
Maltese is the only Semitic language officially written in Latin script — it's structurally Arabic with extensive Italian, Sicilian and English borrowings. ASR trained on Arabic or Italian alone handles it badly. Whisper handles Maltese as its own language with the full Maltese diacritic set.
Standard Maltese and Gozitan are both supported.
What Maltese transcripts include
Native Latin alphabet with ċ, ġ, ħ and ż
Output in Latin alphabet with ċ, ġ, ħ and ż with all diacritics, tone marks, special characters and script-specific conventions preserved — never transliteration.
Speaker labels
Diarisation that separates and labels speakers in Maltese interviews, panels and multi-party meetings.
Timestamps and SRT
Word-level timestamps and SRT subtitle export for Maltese video captioning, with proper line-breaking for the script.
Editor and exports
In-browser editor with PDF, DOCX, TXT and SRT exports. Edit the transcript without leaving the browser, then download the format your downstream workflow expects.
How Maltese speakers actually use WhisperAI
- Maltese government and EU documentationMaltese ministries and EU representations transcribe Maltese-language meetings.
- Maltese-language broadcasting (PBS)Public Broadcasting Services transcribes Maltese content for caption use.
- Maltese academic and cultural workUniversity of Malta researchers transcribe Maltese qualitative research.
- Maltese-language podcastsIndependent Maltese podcasters use transcripts for show notes.
How to transcribe Maltese audio
Upload your Maltese recording
Drop in MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 or similar — files up to 5GB. Long-form Maltese interviews, lectures and meetings work without splitting.
Whisper transcribes the audio
The model recognises Maltese speech across the dialects above and outputs Latin alphabet with ċ, ġ, ħ and ż. Code-switched English and other languages in the same recording are handled inline.
Edit, label and export
Open the transcript in the editor, fix any names or terms, label speakers, and export to PDF, DOCX, TXT or SRT. Optional AI summary surfaces the key points and decisions.
Who actually needs Maltese transcription
Maltese demand comes from Maltese government and EU documentation (Maltese is an official EU language), Maltese broadcasting, and academic work.
Dialects and varieties handled
- Standard Maltese
- Gozitan
Transcription guides and best practices
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