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Basic Words & Sayings
Question Words
Numbers
Pronouns & Relations
Adjectives
Verbs
Days & Months

Hello

 tashi deleh

 Ts-aÉc-TNä-`äCc-

Good-bye

 kah-leh phe

 C-`ä-SäTc-

Thank You

 thu-je--che

 MÑCc-Šä-Gä-

You're Welcome

kay-nang-gi-ma-ray

 Cä]É-CPE-CÉ-U-_äN,

Excuse Me

 kyok-tsenanda

 léC-þä-CPE-NE-,

I'm Sorry

 gong-dhaa

 CéE-NC-

Please

thu-je zig / ku-chee

 MÑCc-Šä- \ÉCc-, ÿà- «É-

Very good

yag-po zhe daa

 ^C-Ré- Zäc-xC,

Yes

 rey, yin, dhoo

 _äN, ^ÉP, ]OØC,

How are you?

keh-rang ku-su de-bo yin-peh?

 mäN-_E-ÿà-C\ÒCc-TNä-Ré-^ÉP-Rc,

I am well

La yin.  Ngah sug-po de-bo yin.

 `-^ÉP, E-TNä-Ré-^ÉP,

so-so

a-o-tsam

 e-]é-VU-

Not yet

dha-ta ren min-dhoo

 N-›-_äN-UÉP-]OØC-

Is it really?

ngu-ney

 NEéc-CPc-

Good luck

 tashi deleh

 Ts-aÉc-TNä-`äCc-

Nice to meet you

 khye ran jel-ne ga-po joong

 mäN-_E-]H`-Pc-NC]-Ré-]qÙE-

See you later

 jay-la jay- yong

 Šäc-`-]H`-^éE-

No problem

 keh-nang-gi-mah-ray

 Cc-CPE-CÉ-U-_äN-

Basic Words & Sayings

 What

kah-ray

 C-_äN,

 Who

 Su

 cÒ,

 Where

kah-bah

 C-T_,

 When

kah-due

 C-OØc,

 Why

kah-ray chay-nay

 C-_äN-qäN-Pc-

 How

kahn-day

 C-]x,

How (in what manner)

kahn-day see

 How much

kah-tsay

 Do you have....?

keh-rhang la dep yoe-pay?

 Do you like....?

Khe rang dep la  gah-bo yoe-pay?

 What is this?

Dee kah-ray ray?

Question Words

What is your name?

Keh-rahng gi ming la kay-rey yin?

My name is Tashi.  Any yours?

Ngah Tashi yin. a-ni keh-rahng.

How old are you?

Khe-rang gong-lo ga-tshey yin?

I'm 25 years old.

Nga lo nyi shu tsah ngah yin.

Where are you from?

Keh rahng loong-ba kah-nay yin?

I am from Australia.

Ngah Australia nay yin.

I've been in Tibet 3 months.

Ngah boe-la dawa sum day-pa yin

 What is your job?

Kye-rang lay-ka gah-ray ray

 I am an English teacher.

Ngah injee gay-gen yin

 Where do you live?

Dah-da -ka-ba dey-gi yoe

 I live in Lhasa.

Ngah lha-sa la dey-gi yoe

 Are you married?

Keh-rang Trungsa-Kyon sin-pe?

mäN-_E-]tÜE-c-léP-ÉP-Rc,

Intro Questions 

0

zero

 leh-go

 ‚ä-Cé_,

8

eight

 geh

 T"N-

40

forty

sheep chu

ZÉ-FÒ-

1

one

 chik

 CFÉC

9

nine

 gu

 NDØ-

50

fifty

 ngap-chu

 ˜-FÒ,

2

two

 nyi

 CIÉc-

10

ten

chu

 TFÒ-

60

sixty

 trook-chu

 xÚC-FÒ,

3

three

 sum

 CcÒU-

11

eleven

 chu chik

 TFÒ-FÉC

70

seventy

 dun-chu

 TOØP-FÒ,

4

four

 shi

 TZÉ-

12

twelve

 chu nyi

 TFÒ-CIÉc-

80

eighty

 geh-chu

 T"N-FÒ,

5

five

 ngah

 ˜-

13

thirteen

 chug sum

 TFÒ-CcÒU,

90

ninety

 gup-chu

 NDØ-FÒ-

6

six

 trook

 xÚC

20

twenty

 nyi shu 

 IÉ-bÖ,

 100

 hundred

gyah tamba 

 T"-MUc-R

7

seven

 dun

 TOØP-

30

thirty

 sum chu

 cÒU-FÒ,

 1000

 thousand

chik tong

 CFÉC-¤éE-,

Numbers

 I

ngah

my

ngey

 You

keh-rahng

your

keh-rahng gi

 he/she

khong

his/her

khong gi

 we

nhag-tso

our

ngah tso

 you (plural)

keh-rahng-tso

your

keh rahng so

 they

khong-tso

their

khong tso

 me

ngah la

mother

ah-ma la

 you

keh-rahng la

father

pah la

 him/her

khong la

older sister

ah-cha la

 us

ngah-tso la

older brother

cho la

 you (plural

keh-rahng-tso la

grandmother

mo la

 them

khong-tso la

grandfather

po la

Pronouns & Relations

 good

yahk po

 easy

leh-lah-bo

 bad

duk cha

 difficult

kah-leh kahk-po

 happy

 key-poo

 loud

keh chen-po

 sad

 kyo-poo

 quiet

ka kah dhe

 hot 

tsah-po

 slow

kah-leh

 cold

trahng-mo

 fast

gyok-po

 delicious

shim-bu

 old

gen-go

 not tasty

shim-bu min-du

 young

lo choong choong, shonpa

 big 

chen-po

old

nying-pa

 small

choong choong

new

sar-pa

 beautiful

zeh-ma,
nying jeh-mo

 tired

thang che

 ugly

doh nye-bo

 real

ngu-ney

 expensive

 kong-chang-po

fake

zoo-mah

 cheap

 kong-chung-chung

 wet

lom-pa

hungry

tro-go to

 dry

kahm-po

full

 gyuck-song

high

tho-po

right

dig-pa

low

mah-bo

wrong

nor

Adjectives

 yesterday

 keh-sah

 January

dawa dangbo

 today

 thi-ring

 February

dawa neepa

 tomorrow

 sahng-nyi

 March

dawa songpa

 last week

 dun-tha  Nyema

 April

dawa shewa

 next week

 dun-tha Jeyma

 May

dawa ngawa

 Monday

 sah dah-wah

 June

dawa tukpa

 Tuesday

 sah mik-mar

 July

dawa dungpa

 Wednesday

 sah Lhak-pa

 August

dawa gyepa

 Thursday

 sah phur-bu

 September

dawa gupa

 Friday

 sah -pah-sahng

 October

dawa chupa

 Saturday

 sah pem-pa

 November

dawa juk chipa

 Sunday

 sah nyi-ma

 December

dawa jung neepa

Day & Months

 eat

 Choe, Sah

 be/exist

 yin/yoepa

 drink

Choe, Thung

 work

 lay-ka-chay

 go

dro

 play

 tseh-mo tseh

 have

 yoe

 buy

 nyo-pa

 like

 Nangwa-dro-po/gah-bo

 sell

 tsong-pa

 want

 goe-pa

 give

 treh

 sleep

 nyi-kuk-pa

take

 len-pa

 talk

 kay-cha shepa

 come

 yongwa/Shok

 listen

 nyen-pa

 open

 go-che

 understand

 ha-kho

 close

 go-gyab

 teach

 lahp

 walk

 khom-ba gyab

 study

 lopjung chay

 climb

tsah 

 read tah-kor chay

 write

Verbs