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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,
No
 ma-rey, meyn, min-dhoo
 U-_äN,

UÉP,

UÉP-]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

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 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?
 

C-]xäc, C-Wêc, mäN-_E-`-NäT-^éN-Rc, mäN-_E-`-NäT-`-NC]-Ré-^éN-Rc, ]NÉ-C-_ä-_äN,

Question Words

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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-CÉ-UÉE-`-C-_ä-_äN, 

E-Ts-aÉc-^ÉP, e-PÉ-mäN-_E,

mäN-_E-DØE-`é-C-Wêc-^ÉP-

E-`é-IÉ-bÖ-V-˜-^ÉP,

mäN-_E-`ÑE-R-C-Pc-^ÉP, 

E-eé-cÉ-sé-`É-^-Pc-^ÉP, 

E-TéN-`-„-T-CcÒU-¥N-R-^ÉP, 

mäN-_E-CÉ-`c-@-C-_ä-_äN,

E-NqÉP-HÉ-NCä-ˆP-^ÉP,

N-›-C-T_-¥N-lÉ-^éN,

E-Ÿ-c-`-¥éN-lÉ-^éN,

mäN-_E-]tÜE-c-léP-ÉP-Rc,

   
Intro Questions 

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0
zero
 leh-go
 
8
eight
 geh
 
40
forty
sheep chu
 
1
one
 chik
 
9
nine
 gu
 
50
fifty
 ngap-chu
 
2
two
 nyi
 
10
ten
chu
 
60
sixty
 trook-chu
 
3
three
 sum
 
11
eleven
 chu chik
 
70
seventy
 dun-chu
 
4
four
 shi
 
12
twelve
 chu nyi
 
80
eighty
 geh-chu
 
5
five
 ngah
 
13
thirteen
 chug sum
 
90
ninety
 gup-chu go
 
6
six
 trook
 
20
twenty
 nyi shu 
 
 100
 hundred
gyah tamba 
 
7
seven
 dun
 
30
thirty
 sum chu
 
 1000
 thousand
chik tong
 
Numbers

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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
 lohk
 
 travel
 tah-kor chay
 
 write
 dree
 
  live
 dey-pa/shug
 
Verbs

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