Albanian(Gjuha shqipe/ˈɟuˌha ˈʃciˌpɛ/ or Shqip[ʃcip]) Belongs to the Indo-European language family. There are about 5 million users, mainly distributed inAlbania、Kosovo、Macedoniaas well asGreece. otherSoutheast EuropeCountries such asMontenegroAlso used by the Albanian ethnicity.
Pronunciation guide
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List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Albanian: shqip /shqip/ (shqEEp)
- Hello: tungjatjeta /tun gjat ie ta/ (tUhn-ngIAt-IEta)
- Goodbye: mirupafshim /mir uh pa fshim/ (mEEr-Uh-oA-fshEEm)
- Please: ju lutem /iu lu tem/ (iU LU-tehm)
- Thank you: faleminderit /fah le mi nde rit/ (fAh-leh-mEE-nde-rEEt)
- That: atë /ateh/ (ATEH)
- How many? :Sa është? /sa ush te/ (sAh ush-te)
- English: anglisht /an gli sht/ (ahn-GLEE-sht)
- Yes: po /poe/ (POE)
- Not: jo /ioh/ (IOH)
- Sorry: më fal /muh fal/ (mUh FAL)
- I don’t understand: nuk kuptoj /nuk kup toi/ (nUhk KUP-toi)
- where is the bathroom? :Ku është banjoja? /ku ush teh ba nio ia/ (kuh ush-tEh bA-nio-jA)
- Cheers: gëzuar /guh zu ar/ (gUh-zuh-ar)
- Do you speak english? : Flisni Anglish? /fli sni ang lisht/ (flee-snEE ahn-GLEE-sht)