Timo Schmitz - My Archive of Languages (2021 Edition)

nga ha – my

nüpengyou – girlfriend

nga ha nüpengyou kung kou zih la – My girlfriend is very beautiful

me nüê – wife

be tò, be toa – husband

sih, seah – son

rsong – daughter

ea ku – uncle

a nei – aunt

a bâ – grandfather

a ya – father

an na gou – I love you!

达末——Hello!

尼尕撒 ——Good morning!

秋角炉休——I wish you good luck with your exam!

zhu de mo – Hello

xiu xai xi de hi we a – Like what are you doing?

xiu hi xi de hi– What are you doing?

zhu sa ma se eö nä – Have you already eaten?

Jenpa lekso – Welcome!

Kuzu zangpo – Hello!

Kuzu – Hello (short form)

Kuzu la – Hi!

Ga de bay mo – How are you ?

Ga dey bay yoe – How are you?

Ga dey bai yeg? – How are you?

Lashom, Leyshum – fine, good

Ley shum bay ra – I am fine

Lashom bay rang yoe la – I am fine

Nga lekshom ba ra yeg – I am doing fine

Nga lashom bay rang yoe – I am fine

Choe ga dey bai yeg la? – (And) How are you doing?

nga – I

che, choe – you

ong – yes

ong si – yes, right

Ena la. – Really!

Ena oie – Yep!

Che? – You?, What about you?

Kadrin che – Thank you!

Kadrin che la – Thanks!

Laso la – You are welcome!

Nga ya? – Are you asking me?

Ga chi bay dho – What are you doing?

ga – what

chi – are

bay – you

dho – doing

Movie chi ta bay day yoe – I am watching a movie.

Choe gachi bay mo tey? – And what are you doing?

Nga dzongkha lhap dho – I am learning Dzongkha

lhap – learn

lhap dho – learning, do learn

Churu gi tho za dho – I am eating dinner

churu gi tho – dinner

za dho – eating

Che chey di nga sem gayi – Nice to meet you! (lit.: You meet me makes me happy)

che – you

chey di – meet

sem gayi – happy

Nga ya na da chekha che ba sem gayi la – Nice to meet you too!

Che dzongkha lhabni lu na mey sa mey towra du sa? – You seem very interested in learning Dzongkha

lhabni lu – learning

na mey sa mey – very much

towra – interested

Nga dzongkha lhabni lu na mey sa mey towra yeh – Yes, I am interested in learning Dzongkha

Choe ga tay lay mo? – Where are you from?

Nga Germany lay enn – I am from Germany

Ga yet lay chat bawo mo?- From where are you chatting?

Bhutan na la baw ya- Do you work in Bhutan?

Choe low ga dam che mo – How old are you?

Nga low 19 enn na – I am 19 years old

Nga lai bay dho – I am working

lai – work

Zim cha delay – Good night

Ga ty moe – Where are you?

joo – go

na Lay – from here

napa lay – tomorrow onward

Nima dele – Good afternoon

Tsip maza – Sorry

Gom mathrae – Sorry

Atsi zur nang – Excuse me!

Tashi Delek! – Good luck!

Naba che gae – See you tomorrow!

Tama che gae – See you later!

Log jay gay – Good bye!, We'll meet again

Na me sa me shim be – very delicious

Ani ga chi mo? – What is this?

chu – water

chu tshe – hot water

sha – meat

rochi – dog

gha – smile

nge ama – my mother

lama – God

gangri – mountain

meto – flower

shing – tree

shakam – beef

na – fish

sekam – pork

How hajur – Hello

Tapai kasto hunu huncha? – How are you?

Mo thikai chu – I’m fine

Chö lo ka dzü sombo? – How old are you?

Audi gong ka dzu mo ? – How much does this cost?

Ka dzü mo? – how much?

Kam pya te? – Wherefore?

Chö ka kha mo ? – Where are you?

Kay garnu hundaicha tapai? – What are you doing?

Maile sikkimese vasha sikhay – I learn sikkimese language

maile – I

vasha – language

sikhay – learn

Tapai sikkim ma kun jugha ma basnu huncha – Where do you live in Sikkim?

tapai – you

kun jugha ma - where do?

basnu huncha – live in

dhanyabad – thank you

thuchila – thank you

w de mo – Hello! (cp. Colloquial Standard Tibetan: demu)

yak hua – good

w de mo yen – fine

yen – to be (cp. Kham: xê)

de – where?

a pha – father, dad (cp. Central Tibetan: a ba)

a ma – mother, mom (cp. Central Tibetan: a ma)

a ka – elder brother

a qe – elder sister

nga – I (cp. Kham Tibetan and Central Tibetan: nga)

ko – he (cp. Ladakhi:: ko)

nga co – we (cp. Ladakhi: nga-zha)

ko co – they

lo pan – boss (cp. Chinese: laoban)

qen li – manager (cp. Chinese: jingli)

yen – yes, right

ao le – yes

gang nga – where (cp. Kham: gan na)

nqok – one

gngi – two

hshum – three

wxe /wʑǝ/ – four

wqu /wʨu/– ten

Cqo neng nga qe ser? – What’s your name?

nang – name

Cqo gang nga njo je? – Where do you go?

qe ce – car (cp. Chinese: qiche)

Cqi qe zek no rje? – What do you buy?

ten hwa – telephone (cp. Chinese: dianhua)

fan ndan – restaurant, food shop (cp. Chinese: fandian)

Spoken in: Yunnan Province (China), Kachin & Shan States (Myanmar)

Official language in: Ximeng Va Autonomous County and Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County in Puer City and Cangyuan Va Autonomous County, Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County and Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County in Lincang City (Yunnan, China); de jure Wa Self-Administered Division in Shan State (Myanmar), de facto Wa State in Myanmar (declared 1989; until 2011 called Wa Special Region 2 in Shan State by Myanmar)

Speakers: more than 900,000

Scripts: Latin

Greetings and basic phrases

Bawg yam pa mhawm – Hello

Maix hmom! – Hello! (formal, Chinese Wa)

Hmom maix liex – Hello! (informal, Chinese Wa) – Burmese Wa write ‘mhawm’ instead of ‘hmom’

Nyawm ot maix? – How are you?

Nyawm ot aux – I’m fine!

Nyawm ot ex – We are fine!

Hmom ot aux – I’m fine. (Chinese Wa)

aux – I am

nyawm – good

mhawm – good, beautiful

hmom hmiem – very good (Chinese Wa)

mhawm mhawm/ hmom hmom – very good (Reduplication of adjectives causes an emphasis whih can be translated by using English ‘very’)

Laoh lie! – Thanks!

ting bawn son /ting bŏn son/ – Thank you!

ting baun son – Thank you!

pon tix /bun di/ – you are welcome

To kaux maix tix? /do gau mai di:/ – What’s your name?

to kaux – name

ang ching – safe

ang qing – safe (Chinese Wa)

ang caox – no problem!

ang jaox – no problem! (Chinese Wa)

ang hmom – not good (Chinese Wa)

Pui dee mawx? – Where do you come from?

Ot pex dee mawh lie? – Where are you from?

Ot yix Cing Tong – I’m from Kengtung

Mawh maix pui dee mawx? – Where are you from?

Ot aux hauk tiex Germany – I am from Germany

Pake yuh tix lie? – Brother, what are you doing?

pex dee – where

Yuh tix yam in lie? – What are you doing now?

yuh – to do

tix – oneself

yam – time

yam in – now

Mawh maix vax lie – Are you Va?

mawh – to be

mo – to be (Chinese Wa)

vax – Va

lie – question particle (like Chinese ‘ma’)