Phrases

Greetings

• përshëndetje - hello (a friendly greeting often used in both formal and informal contexts)

• mirëmingjes - good morning (singular)

• mirëmingjesi - good morning (plural)

• mirëdita - good afternoon (singular and plural)

• mirëbrëuma - good evening (singular and plural)

• mirupafshim - goodbye

• tungjatjeta - goodbye - have a long life (commonly shortened to tung)

• ditën e mirë - have a good day

• natën e mirë - good night

• shihemi së shpejti - see you soon

• shihemi të hënën - see you on Monday

• shihemi të martën - see you on Tuesday

• shihemi të mërkurën - see you on Wednesday

• shihemi të enjtën - see you on Thursday

• shihemi të premten - see you on Friday

• shihemi të shtunën - see you on Saturday

• shihemi të dielën - see you on Sunday

Pleasantries:

• më falni - excuse me/I’m sorry

• ndjesë - excuse me/I’m sorry

• të lutem - please

• faleminderit - thank you

• rrofsh! - good health! This phrase is commonly used to wish someone well, particularly after they have helped you in some way.

How are you:

• si kalon - how are you (formal, singular)

• si kaloni - how are you (formal, plural)

• si je - how are you (informal, singular)

• si jeni - how are you (informal, plural)

• po ti, si je? - and you, how are you? (singular)

• po ju, si jeni? - and you, how are you? (formal, plural)

• mirë, faleminderit - good, thank you.

• nuk mirë - not good.

Introducing yourself - what is your name?

• kush je ti? - who are you (forma/singular - less commonly used)

• kush jeni ju? - who are you (formal/plural - lesss commonly used)

• si quesh ti? - what is your name/how are you called (informal singular)

• si quheni ju? what is your name/how are you called (informal plural)

• jam Cate - I am Cate

• unë jam Cate - can drop unë - “jam Cate” - each personal pronoun has it’s own version of the verb (jam/ je/jeni/janë) which implies the pronoun without needing it

• si e ke emri - literal - what is your name - considered more direct/abrupt/less polite

• nga je ti? - where are you from (singular)

• nga jeni ju? - where are you from (plural/polite)

• jam nga Afrika e Jugut - I am from South Africa (country)

• jam Jug Afrikana - I am South African (feminine)

• jam Jug Afrikan - I am South African (masculine)

• çfare profesioni ke? - what is your profession? (singluar)

• çfare profesioni keni? - what is your profession (plural/polite)

• jam një manexhere në një kompani IT - I am a manager at an IT company (feminine)

• sa femijë ke? - do you have children?

• nuk kam famijë - I do not have children

• sa fëmijë ke? - how many children do you have? (singular)

• kam dy fëmijë - I have two children

• nuk kam fëmijë - I do not have children

• sa fëmijë keni? - how many children do you have? (plural)

• kemi dy fëmijë - we have two children

• nuk kemi fëmijë - we do not have children

• Sa vjeç? - how old?

• ajo është dy vjeç - she is 2 years old

Shopping

• ke ti një..? - do you have …? (asking single person)
  Response: po, kam një … - yes, I have a …
  Response: jo, nuk kam një… - no, I do not have a…

• keni ju një…? - do you have…? (asking more than one person)
  Response: po, kemi një … - yes, we have a …
  Response: jo, nuk kemi një… - no, we do not have a…

• sa kushton? - how much does it cost

• sa kushtonjnë? - how much do they cost?

• dua kater …. te lutem - I want …. please

• te lutem ngadelë sepse po mesoj Shqip - please slow down because I am learning Albanian

• te lutem pesërite ngadalë - please repeat slowly.

Weather (koha):

• si është koha? - how is the weather?

• si ishtë koha? - how was the weather yesterday?

• si do te jotë koha nesër? - how will the weather be tomorrow?

• koha është emirë - the weather is good

• koha është e keqe - the weather is bad

• koha është me diell - the weather is sunny

• koha është me re - the weather is cloudy

• koha është me shi - the weather is rainy

• koha është me ëre - the weather is windy

• koha është - me borë - the weather is snowy

Time:

• sa është ora? - what time is it?

• është ora një - it is one o’clock

• është një e tridhjetë - it is one thirty

• në mëngjes - in the morning

• në përmendje - in the afternoon

• në mbrëmje - in the evening

• në mesditë - at noon

• në mesnatë - at midnight

• sot - today

• nesër - tomorrow

• pasnesër - the day after tomorrow

• dje - yesterday

• çdo ditë - every day

Helpful phrases:

• ça bën? - what are you up to (singular)

• çfare bën? - what are you up to (plural)