There is nothing better than knowing some basic and essential words that will be of great use to you if you plan on travelling to Albania. (P.S. We had input from the lovely Nertila Konda about the Albanian in this article, and she was kind enough to give us corrections. Thank you, Nertila!

Greetings

*Dialect, mostly used in Kosovo.

**Short form is ‘Pafshim’

Basic vocabulary

• Po
  Yes
• Jo
  No
• Ndoshta
  Maybe
• Faleminderit! 
  Thank you!
• S’ka përse/Të lutem! 
  You’re welcome
• Më Falni …
  Sorry/Excuse me …
• Më vjen keq
  I am sorry
• Une (nuk) kam …
  I (do not) have …
• Ne (nuk) kemi …
  We have … / We do not have …
• (nuk) ka …
  There is … / There isn’t …
• Ndihmë! 
  Help!
• Sa kushton …? 
  How much …?
• Mund të paguaj ju lutem/Faturën ju lutem! 
  Can I pay please … /Check please!
• Hyrje
  Entry
• Dalje
  Check Out/Exit

Introduce yourself

• Më quajnë …
  My name is …
• Do të doja …
  I would like …
• Unë vij nga …
  I am from …
• Unë jam … vjeç. 
  I am …(years)… old.
• Unë (nuk) jam i martuar. 
  I am not married.
• Unë (nuk) udhëtoj vetëm. 
  I’m not traveling alone.
• Po udhëtoj me …
  I’m traveling with …

Understanding

• Nuk flas Shqip. 
  I do not speak Albanian.
• Nuk kuptoj. 
  I do not understand.
• Flisni …? 
  Do you speak … ?
• Flet ndonjëri … këtu? 
  Does anyone here speak …?
• Anglisht
  English
• Italisht
  Italian
• A mund ta përsërisni ju lutem. 
  Could you repeat that, please?
• Një moment ju lutem. 
  One moment please.

Numbers

Days of the Week (Ditët e Javës)

• From Monday to Sunday
  Nga e hёna nё tё diel
• The first day is Monday.
  Dita e parё ёshtё e hёna.
• The second day is Tuesday.
  Dita e dytё ёshtё e martë.
• The third day is Wednesday.
  Dita e tretё ёshtё e mёrkura.
• The fourth day is Thursday.
  Dita e katёrt ёshtё e enjtja.
• The fifth day is Friday.
  Dita e pestё ёshtё e premtja.
• The sixth day is Saturday.
  Dita e gjashtё ёshtё e shtuna.
• The seventh day is a Sunday.
  Dita e shtatё ёshtё e diela.
• The week has seven days.
  Java ka shtatё ditё.
• We only worked five days.
  Ne punojmё vetёm pesё ditё.

Months (Muajt)

• It’s six months.
  Kёta ​​janё gjashtё muaj.
• january february march
  janar, shkurt, mars
• April May June.
  prill, maj, qershor.
• It’s also six months.
  Edhe kёta janё gjashtё muaj.
• July, August, September
  korrik, gusht, shtator
• October, November and December.
  tetor, nёntor dhe dhjetor.

Eating

*Çka is commonly used in Kosovo instead of Çfarë