Pronounciation

a as a in father
b as b in Boston
c as ts in curtsy
ē as ch in church
d as d in Denver
dh as th in they
e as e in set
ė as e in term
f as f in free
g as hard g in go
gj as dg in dodge
h as h in her
i as i in machine

j as y in year
k as k in king
l as liquid l in alien
ll as ll in all
m as m in man
n as n in now
nj as ni in union
o as o in oak
p as p in pencil
q as ch in chair
r as r in roar
rr as highly trilled rr
in Spanish burro

s as s in see
sh as sh in she
t as t in two
th as th in three
u as oo in loom
v as v in value
x as dz in adze
xh as j in jester
y as Ÿ in German FŸhrer
 or u in French du, mur
z as z in zone
zh as si in vision


Note: A letter combination such as gj and nj, constitutes a single phonetic sound. While j is a semi-vowel which may be used before or after a vowel or consonant or between two vowels, it is fused into an inseperable character when it follows g or n. Likewise, when h follows d, s, t, x and z it also is fused into a single alphabetical character producing in each instance a single phonetic sound.

 

Basic Albanian Phrases

YES = PO poh

NO = JO joh

PLEASE = TĖ LUTEM ter lootehm

THANK YOU = FALEMINDERIT fahlehmeendehreet

GOOD MORNING = MIRĖMĖNGJES meermernjehs

GOOD AFTERNOON = MIRĖDITA meerdeetah

GOOD NIGHT = NATĖN E MIRĖ nahtern eh meer

GOOD-BYE = MIRUPAFSHIM meeroopahfsheem

WHAT IS YOUR NAME? = SI JU QUAJNĖ? see yoo chooayn

MY NAME IS... = UNĖ QUHEM... oon ch'oohehm

HOW ARE YOU? = SI JENI? see yehnee

FINE THANKS, AND YOU? = MIRĖ FALEMINDERIT, PO JU? meer fahlehmeendehreet, poh yoo

I UNDERSTAND. = E KUPTOJ. eh kooptoy

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. = NUK KUPTOJ. nook kooptoy

DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? = FLISNI ANGLISHT? fleesnee ahngleesht

I DON'T SPEAK (MUCH) ALBANIAN = NUK FLAS (SHUMĖ) SHQIP. nook flahs (shoom) shch'eep

PROVERB: MIKU I MIRĖ NJIHET NĖ DITĖ TĖ VĖSHTIRĖ = A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED. meekoo ee meer nyeehet ner deet ter vershteer

 

Albanian: Basic multilingual phrases

·        You're welcome = S'ka gjė, ju lutem =

·        Hello = Mirėdita =

·        How are you? = Si jeni? Si ja kaloni? =

·        Goodbye = Mirupafshim =

·        So long = Mirupafshim pėr sė shpejti =

·        Thank you = Faleminderit =

·        Thank you very much = Faleminderit shumė =

·        Please = Ju lutem =

·        Excuse me = Mė falni =

·        Good = mirė =

·        Bad = keq =

·        Friend = njė shok (m), njė shoqe (f) =

·        What is your name? = Si quheni? Si e keni emrin? =

·        Nice to meet you. = Mė bėhet qejfi qė u njohėm. =

·        Birthday = Ditėlindje =

·        Happy Birthday! = Gėzuar ditėlindjen! =

 

Albanian Phrases 

ALBANIAN

 

ENGLISH

 

 

 

unė jam

 

I am

ti je

 

you are

ai ėshtė

 

he is

ajo ėshtė

 

she is

ne jemi

 

we are

ju jeni

 

you are

ata janė

 

they are (m)

ata janė

 

they are (f)

unė jam shqiptar

 

I am Albanian

ti je shqiptar

 

you are Albanian

ai ėshtė shqiptar

 

he is Albanian

ajo ėshtė shqiptare

 

she is Albanian

ne jemi shqiptarė

 

we are Albanian

ju jeni shqiptarė

 

you are Albanian (plural)

ata janė shqiptarė

 

they are Albanian (m)

ato janė shqiptare

 

they are Albanian (f)

mė quajnė

 

my name is

tė quajnė

 

your name is

e quanjė

 

his name is

kush ėshtė ai?

 

who is he?

ēfarė ėshtė ai?

 

what is he?

po ju

 

and you?

ai nuk / s'ėshtė

 

he is not / he isn't

Albanian Phrases

Yes

Po

po

No

Jo

yo

Please

Tė lutem

tuh lootem

Thank you

Faleminderit

falameendayreet

Hello

Tėngėtjeta

tuhnguhtyeta

Good Morning

Mirėmėngjes

Meermuhnjyes

Good Afternoon

Mirėdita

meerdeeta

Good Night

Natėn e mirė

nat'n ay meer

Goodbye

Mirupafshim

meeroopafsheem

My name is…

Unė quhem…

oon chyoohem

What's your name?

Si ju quajnė?

see yoo chyoo-ine

How are you?

Si jeni?

See yenee

Good, fine

Mirė

meer

And you?

Po ju?

Po yoo?

I'm on vacation

Jam me pushime

ya may poosheemay

Where is…?

Ku ėshtė…?

Koo uhsht?

I understand

E kuptoj

ay kooptoy

I don't understand

Nuk kuptoj

nook kooptoy

Do you speak English?

Flisni anglisht?

Fleesnee anglisht

I don't speak Albanian

Nuk flas shqip

nook flas shchyeep

Do you have anything cheaper?

A keni ndonjė gjė mė tė lirė?

A kaynee ndonyuh jyuh muh tuh leer?

Common Words & Phrases

yes/no/maybe

    po/jo/ndoshta

good/bad/so-so

    mirė/keq/ashtu-ashtu

please/thank you

    ju lutem/faleminderit

you are welcome

    s'ka perse

 :

no problem

    s'ka problem

excuse me (for attention)

    ju lutem

excuse me (for inconvenience)

    mė falni

I'm very sorry

    mė vjen keq

very, a lot/little

    shumė/pak

more/less

    mė shumė/mė pak

 :

hello/what's up?

    ē'kemi?

how are you?

    si jeni? (formal); si je? (informal)

good morning

    mirė mėngjes

good day/good evening

    mirėdita/mirėmbrėma

good bye/good night

    mirupafshim/natėn e mirė

 :

Where is the...     
mayor/school?
bathroom?

    Ku ėshtė...
        kryeplaku/shkolla?
        banja?

what/who/why/how

    ēfarė/kush/pse/si

 :

Do you speak English?

    A flisni Anglisht?

My name is...

    Quhem...

What is your name?

    Si e ke emrin?

I don't know Albanian.

    Nuk di shqip.

Are you a student?

    A jeni student?

I don't understand you.

    Nuk ju kuptoj.

Do you have toilet paper?

    A keni letėr higjienike?

How much does it cost?

    Sa kushton?

new leks/old leks

    lek tė reja/lek tė vjetra

We must hurry!

    Ne duhet tė nxitojme!

I love you very much
    Te dua shume

Come to the film.

    Hajdeni te filmi.

 

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