Albanian1: Basic Albanian Phrases
This page corresponds to the 1st page of the printed booklet
This page contains audio for each of the phrases in Basics: the first page of the booklet. There is also a single audio file you can download and listen to that has the English and the Albanian all in one, so that you can listen on the go. I recommend listening to the audio with the booklet in hand!
| English | Albanian | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Hello. | Tungjatjeta. | . |
| Goodbye. | Mirupafshim. | . |
| Yes. | Po. | . |
| No. | Jo. | . |
| Good. | Mirë. | . |
| Please/You’re welcome. (formal) | Ju lutem. | . |
| Please/You’re welcome. (informal) | Të lutem. | . |
| Good morning. (til 11:00) | Mirëmëngjes. | . |
| Good afternoon. (after 11:00) | Mirëdita. | . |
| Good evening. | Mirëmbrëma. | . |
| Good night. | Natën e mirë. | . |
| Small. | I vogël. (masculine); E vogël. (feminine) |  No audio available |
| Big. | I madh. (masculine); E madh. (feminine) | No audio available |
| Open. | Hapur. | No audio available |
| Closed. | Mbyllur. | No audio available |
| Pull. | Tërhiqe. | No audio available |
| Push. | Shtyje. | No audio available |
| How are you? (formal) | Si jeni? | . |
| How are you? (informal) | Si je? | . |
| Excellent. | Shkëlqyeshëm. | . |
| Good, thanks, and you? (formal) | Mirë faleminderit, po ju? | . |
| Good, thanks, and you? (informal) | Mirë faleminderit, po ti? | . |
| Thank you. | Faleminderit. | . |
| Thank you very much. | Faleminderit shumë. | . |
| Very well, thanks. | Shumë mirë, faleminderit. | . |
| See you tomorrow. | Shihemi nesër. | . |
| See you later. | Shihemi më vonë. | . |
| Cheers! | Gëzuar! | . |
| Sorry! | Më fal! | . |
| May I? | A mundem? | . |
| Do you speak English? | A flisni Anglisht? | . |
| A little. | Pak. | . |
| I don’t speak Albanian. | Unë nuk flas Shqip. | . |
| (I) don’t speak Albanian. | Nuk flas Shqip. | . |
| I only speak a little Albanian. | Unë flas vetëm pak Shqip. | . |
| (I) only speak a little Albanian. | Flas vetëm pak Shqip. | . |
| I understood. | Kuptova. | . |
| I don’t understand. | Nuk Kuptoj. | . |
| I don’t understand. (short form) | s’Kuptoj. | . |
| Could you say that again, please? (formal) | Mund ta përsërisësh prap, ju lutem? | . |
| Could you say that again, please? (informal) | Mund ta përsërisësh prap, të lutem? | . |
| Could you speak more slowly, please? (formal). | Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, ju lutem? | . |
| Could you speak more slowly, please? (informal). | Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, të lutem? | . |
| Could you write that down, please? (formal) | Mund ta shkruash ju lutem? | . |
| Could you write that down, please? (informal) | Mund ta shkruash të lutem? | . |
| My bag was stolen! | Më kanë vjedhur çantën! | . |
| My wallet was stolen! | Më kanë vjedhur kuletën! | . |
| My passport was stolen! | Më kanë vjedhur pasaportën! | . |
| I need a doctor! | Kam nevojë për një doktor! | . |
| Call the police! | Thirr policinë! | . |
| (often abbreviated s.v.p. in written French) | ||