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
| Përshëndetje! | Hello! |
| Mirëmëngjes! | Good Morning! |
| Natën e mirë! | Good evening! (farewell) |
| Mirëmbrëma! | Good evening! |
| Tung!* | Goodbye! |
| Mirupafshim!** | Bye! |
*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
| Zero | Zero |
| Një | One |
| Dy | Two |
| Tre | Three |
| Katër | Four |
| Pesë | Five |
| Gjashtë | Six |
| Shtatë | Seven |
| Tetë | Eight |
| Nëntë | Nine |
| Dhjetë | Ten |
| Njëqind | Hundred |
| Njëmijë | Thousand |
Days of the Week (Ditët e Javës)
| Java | Week |
| E Hënë | Monday |
| E Martë | Tuesday |
| E Mërkurë | Wednesday |
| E Enjte | Thursday |
| E Premte | Friday |
| E Shtunë | Saturday |
| E Diela | Sunday |
- 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)
| janar | January |
| shkurt | February |
| mars | March |
| prill | April |
| maj | May |
| qershor | June |
| korrik | July |
| gusht | August |
| shtator | September |
| tetor | October |
| nёntor | November |
| dhjetor | December |
- 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
| Çfarë dëshironi?* | What do you want? |
| Unë dua .. | I would like.. |
| meny | menu |
| birrë | beer |
| ujë | Water |
| bukë | bread |
| peshk | fish |
| mish | beef/any kind of meat |
| pulë | chicken |
| perime | vegetables |
| fruta | fruits |
| kafe | coffee |
| Qumësht | milk |
| Faturën, ju lutem! | Check please! |
| Ju bëftë mirë! | Enjoy your food! |
*Çka is commonly used in Kosovo instead of Çfarë
(Visited 101 times, 1 visits today)