LANGUAGE: VOCABULARY

A B C Ç D Dh E Ë F G Gj H I J K L Ll M N Nj O P Q R Rr S Sh T Th U V X Xh Y Z Zh

a b c ç d dh e ë f g gj h i j k l ll m n nj o p q r rr s sh t th u v x xh y z zh

Although Albanian has a host of borrowings from its neighbours, it shows exceedingly few evidences of contact with ancient Greek; one such is the Gheg mokÔn (Tosk mokÔr) "millstone," from the Greek mekhane'. Obviously close contacts with the Romans gave many Latin loans; e.g., mik "friend," from Latin amicus; kÔndoj "sing, read" from cantare. Furthermore, such loanwords in Albanian attest to the similarities in development of the Latin spoken in the Balkans and of Romanian, a Balkan Romance tongue. For example, Latin paludem "swamp" became padulem, and then padure in Romanian and pyll in Albanian, both with a modified meaning, "forest."

Conversely, Romanian also shares some apparently non-Latin indigenous terms with Albanian; e.g., Romanian brad, Albanian bredh "fir." Thus these two languages reflect special historical contacts of early date. Early communication with the Goths presumably contributed tirq "trousers, breeches" (from an old compound "thigh-breech"), while early Slavic contacts gave gozhdÔ "nail." Many Italian, Turkish, Modern Greek, Serbian, and Macedonian-Slav loans can be attributed to cultural contacts of the past 500 years with Venetians, Ottomans, Greeks (to the south), and Slavs (to the east).

A fair number of features--e.g., the formation of the future tense and of the noun phrase--are shared with other languages of the Balkans but are of obscure origin and development; Albanian or its earlier kin could easily be the source for at least some of these. The study of such regional features in the Balkans has become a classic case for research on the phenomena of linguistic diffusion.

The official language of Albania, is spoken by about 9 million people worldwide. It is an Indo-European language. Yugoslavia, Italy and Greece are some of the other countries where Albanian speakers live. Albanian is written in a standard roman-style, adopted in 1909. The first written record seems to be a baptismal formula from 1462. Albanian shows no obvious close affinity to any other Indo-European language

The Albanian alphabet consists of 36 letters of the Latin script. The ISO Latin-1 ASCII character set supports Albanian characters. Your computer must use this set if the following characters are to be displayed correctly.

The Albanian alphabet consists of 36 letters of the Latin script. The alphabet was standardized in 1909.

Albanian characters are supported by the ISO Latin-1 ASCII character set. Your computer must use this set if the following characters are to be displayed correctly.

Albanian is an Indo-European language and it represents a separate branch of this family on the basis of its idiosyncrasy. The existence of Albanians and Albanian language is witnessed in the second century A.D. by the Greek geographer Ptoleme. The name "Shqiperi" (Albania) replaced the "old" name "Arberi" (or Arbani) by the end of the XVII century, due to the new historical conditions created, and aimed at giving importance to the connection between the nation notion and the use of the Albanian language, which was by that time called "Shqip".

The first written document of the modern Albanian language is of the year 1462.The first literary book "Meshari" (Gjon Buzuku) was published in 1555, and from that time the Albanian language was greatly elaborated, especially during the period of the Albanian Renaissance, in two main dialects:

1) "Gegerisht", i.e. the dialect spoken in the Northern Albania, and

2) "Toskerisht", i.e. the dialect spoken in the Southern Albania.

The literary Albanian language has 36 letters and uses the Latin Alphabet, approved by the National Congress of Manastir in 1908.

The Albanian language is also used (written & spoken) in the parts of the Former Federative Republics of Yugoslavia ( Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia), where ethnic Albanians live. 

• Yes = Po (4337 bytes)

• No = Jo (7033 bytes)

• Thank you = Faleminderit (12963 bytes)

• Thank you very much = Faleminderit shumë (18894 bytes)

• You're welcome = S'ka gjë, ju lutem (15120 bytes)

• Please = Ju lutem (10267 bytes)

• Excuse me = Më falni (9729 bytes)

• Hello = Mirëdita (9728 bytes)

• Goodbye = Mirupafshim (11885 bytes)

• So long = Mirupafshim për së shpejti (19433 bytes)

• Good morning = Mirëmëngjes (13502 bytes)

• Good afternoon = Mirëdita (10806 bytes)

• Good evening = Mirëmbrëma (10807 bytes)

• Good night = Natën e mirë (11346 bytes)

• I do not understand = Nuk kuptoj, nuk marr vesh (35607 bytes)

• How do you say this in [English]? = Si thuhet ky, kjo, në [Shqip]? (35607 bytes)

• Do you speak ... = A flisni ju ... (14581 bytes)

• English = Anglisht (8650 bytes)

• French = Frëngjisht (10807 bytes)

• German = Gjermanisht (12964 bytes)

• Spanish = Spanjisht (11346 bytes)

• Chinese = Kinezçe, Gjuhën kineze (33450 bytes)

• I = unë (8111 bytes)

• We = ne (7572 bytes)

• You (singular, familiar) = ti (7033 bytes)

• You (singular, formal) = ju (8111 bytes)

• You (plural) = ju (8111 bytes)

• They = ata (m) ato (f) (24824 bytes)

• What is your name? = Si quheni? Si e keni emrin? (37764 bytes)

• Nice to meet you. = Më bëhet qejfi që u njohëm. (24825 bytes)

• How are you? = Si jeni? Si ja kaloni? (31294 bytes)

• Good = mirë (9729 bytes)

• Bad = keq (8112 bytes)

• So so = çka (8111 bytes)

• Wife = një grua, një bashkëshorte (49086 bytes)

• Husband = burri, bashkëshorti (33091 bytes)

• Daughter = e bija (12963 bytes)

• Son = i biri (13682 bytes)

• Mother = mëmë, nënë (25902 bytes)

• Father = baba, atë (23027 bytes)

• Friend = një shok (m), një shoqe (f) (28244 bytes)

• Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Ku ndodhet banjoja (nevojtorja)? (33081 bytes)

• zero = zero (10070 bytes)

• one = një (7199 bytes)

• two = dy (7199 bytes)

• three = tre (5764 bytes)

• four = katër (8921 bytes)

• five = pesë (7773 bytes)

• six = gjashtë (11217 bytes)

• seven = shtatë (12078 bytes)

• eight = tetë (8634 bytes)

• nine = nëntë (10931 bytes)

• ten = dhjetë (9496 bytes)

• eleven = njëmbëdhjetë (13333 bytes)

• twelve = dymbëdhjetë (12917 bytes)

• thirteen = trembëdhjetë (12501 bytes)

• fourteen = katërmbëdhjetë (13749 bytes)

• fifteen = pesëmbëdhjetë (13749 bytes)

• sixteen = gjashtëmbëdhjetë (14165 bytes)

• seventeen = statëmbëdhjetë (15829 bytes)

• eighteen = tetëmbëdhjetë (13333 bytes)

• nineteen = nëntëmbëdhjetë (14996 bytes)

• twenty = njëzet (10422 bytes)

• twenty one = njëzet e një (13749 bytes)

• thirty = tridhjetë (10005 bytes)

• forty = dyzet (11253 bytes)

• fifty = pesëdhjetë (11670 bytes)

• sixty = gjashtëdhjetë (14997 bytes)

• seventy = shtatëdhjetë (16660 bytes)

• eighty = tetëdhjetë (14581 bytes)

• ninety = nëntëdhjetë (16661 bytes)

• one hundred = njëqind (11670 bytes)

• one thousand = një mijë (14165 bytes)

• one million = një milion (12917 bytes)

• How much does this cost? = Sa kushton ky, kjo? (28564 bytes)

• What is this? = ç'farë është? (15246 bytes)

• I'll buy it. = Do t'a marr, do t'a blej (29832 bytes)

• I would like to buy ... = Dëshiroj të blej ... (17148 bytes)

• Do you have ... = A keni ... (13343 bytes)

• Do you accept credit cards? = A pranoni kartat e kreditit? (24124 bytes)

• Open = hapur (8269 bytes)

• Closed = mbyllur (11440 bytes)

• Postcard = kartolinë (12074 bytes)

• Stamps = pullë poste (15245 bytes)

• A little = pak (9537 bytes)

• A lot = shumë (12074 bytes)

• All = gjithë (m), gjitha (f) (29832 bytes)

• Breakfast = mëngjesi (13343 bytes)

• Lunch = dreka (12074 bytes)

• Dinner = darka (12074 bytes)

• Vegetarian = Vegjetarian (14611 bytes)

• Kosher = Kasher (11440 bytes)

• Cheers! = Shëndeti tuaj! (15245 bytes)

• Please bring the bill. = Llogarinë, ju lutem. (15879 bytes)

• Bread = bukë (10806 bytes)

• Beverage = pije (8269 bytes)

• Coffee = kafe (8903 bytes)

• Tea = çaj (8903 bytes)

• Juice = lëng (12708 bytes)

• Water = ujë (9538 bytes)

• Beer = birrë (11440 bytes)

• Wine = verë (10806 bytes)

• Salt = kripë (9537 bytes)

• Pepper = piper (8903 bytes)

• Meat = mish (8904 bytes)

• Beef = ka (7000 bytes)

• Pork = derr (9537 bytes)

• Fish = peshk (10806 bytes)

• Poultry = shpend (13342 bytes)

• Vegetable = perime, zarzavate (29198 bytes)

• Fruit = frutë (12074 bytes)

• Potato = patate (10806 bytes)

• Salad = sallatë (11440 bytes)

• Dessert = fruta, ëmbëlsira (24759 bytes)

• Ice cream = akullore (11440 bytes)

• Where is ...? = Ku është? (10485 bytes)

• How much is the fare? = Sa kushton bileta? Sa është çmimi i biletës? (47703 bytes)

• Ticket = Biletë (13434 bytes)

• One ticket to ..., please. = Një biletë për ..., ju lutem. (26843 bytes)

• Where are you going? = Ku po shkoni? (13434 bytes)

• Where do you live? = Ku banoni (juve)? (15669 bytes)

• Train = tren(i) (9708 bytes)

• Bus = një autobus (15669 bytes)

• Subway, Underground = metro (11199 bytes)

• Airport = një aeroport (18648 bytes)

• Train station = stacion treni (18649 bytes)

• Bus station = stacion autobusi (20884 bytes)

• Subway station, Underground station = stacion metroje (21629 bytes)

• Departure = nisje (11199 bytes)

• Arrival = mbërritje (13433 bytes)

• Car rental agency = Agjenci për dhënien me qira të veturave (35038 bytes)

• Parking = park, vend parkimi (makinash) (36528 bytes)

• Hotel = një hotel (13433 bytes)

• Room = një dhomë (14179 bytes)

• Reservation = rezervim (11199 bytes)

• Are there any vacancies for tonight? = A keni dhoma të lira për sonte? (27588 bytes)

• No vacancies = I plotë (12689 bytes)

• Passport = pasaportë (11944 bytes)

• Left = në të majtë (13441 bytes)

• Right = Në të djathtë (14810 bytes)

• Straight = Drejt (përpara) (20560 bytes)

• Up = sipër (10429 bytes)

• Down = poshtë (9060 bytes)

• Far = Larg (8512 bytes)

• Near = afër (9060 bytes)

• Long = I gjatë (m), E gjatë (f) (29323 bytes)

• Short = I shkurtër (m), E shkurtër (f) (30966 bytes)

• Map = Kartë (8787 bytes)

• Tourist Information = Informata për turistë (

• Post office = Posta (8996 bytes)

• Museum = muze, muzeum (21914 bytes)

• Bank = bankë (10789 bytes)

• Police station = xhandarmëri (11867 bytes)

• Hospital = spital (11866 bytes)

• Pharmacy, Chemists = farmaci (11507 bytes)

• Store, Shop = dyqan (10431 bytes)

• Restaurant = restorant (13302 bytes)

• School = shkollë (10431 bytes)

• Church = kishë (8996 bytes)

• Restrooms = banjë, nevojtore (24068 bytes)

• Street = rrugë (10072 bytes)

• Square = vend (9354 bytes)

• Mountain = mal (8277 bytes)

• Hill = kodër, kodrinë (23350 bytes)

• Valley = luginë (11507 bytes)

• Ocean = oqean (10790 bytes)

• Lake = ligen (10431 bytes)

• River = lumë (10431 bytes)

• Swimming Pool = pishinë (10431 bytes)

• Tower = kullë (9713 bytes)

• Bridge = urë (8277 bytes)

• What time is it? = Sa është orë? (18658 bytes)

• 7:13, Seven thirteen = 7:13, Shtatë e trembëdhjetë minuta (35220 bytes)

• 3:15, Three fifteen = 3:15, Tre e pesëmbëdhjetë minuta (32115 bytes)

• 3:15, A quarter past three = 3:15, Tre e një çerek (16587 bytes)

• 11:30, Eleven thirty = 11:30, Njëmbëdhjetë e tridhjetë minuta (32633 bytes)

• 11:30, Half past eleven = 11:30, Njëmbëdhjetë e gjysëm (16587 bytes)

• 1:45, One forty-five = 1:45, Një e dyzet e pesë minuta (30562 bytes)

• 1:45, A quarter till two = 1:45, Dy pa një çerek (19693 bytes)

• Day = Ditë (10376 bytes)

• Week = Javë (10893 bytes)

• Month = Muaj (10376 bytes)

• Year = Vit (8823 bytes)

• Monday = E hënë (11928 bytes)

• Tuesday = E martë (11928 bytes)

• Wednesday = E mërkurë (14517 bytes)

• Thursday = E enjte (12964 bytes)

• Friday = E premte (12963 bytes)

• Saturday = E shtunë (12964 bytes)

• Sunday = E djelë (13481 bytes)

• January = janar (10376 bytes)

• February = shkurt (12447 bytes)

• March = mars (10376 bytes)

• April = prill (8824 bytes)

• May = maj (9859 bytes)

• June = qershor (10893 bytes)

• July = korrik (9859 bytes)

• August = gusht (12446 bytes)

• September = shtator (11929 bytes)

• October = tetor (9858 bytes)

• November = nëntor (11929 bytes)

• December = dhjetor (12964 bytes)

• Spring = pranverë (13482 bytes)

• Summer = verë (11929 bytes)

• Fall, Autumn = vjeshtë (12446 bytes)

• Winter = dimër (11929 bytes)

• Today = Sot (11929 bytes)

• Yesterday = Dje (9340 bytes)

• Tomorrow = Nesër (10893 bytes)

• Birthday = Ditëlindje (14516 bytes)

Happy Birthday! = Gëzuar ditëlindjen! (26421 bytes)

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