Useful words Everyday Albanian for your trip, with a rough pronunciation guide. Tap any phrase to copy it. Tip: ë is a soft 'uh' and is often silent at the end of a word; ç sounds like 'ch'; xh like 'j' in 'jam'; j like 'y'.
Greetings Përshëndetje Hello pur-shun-DET-yeh Copy Tungjatjeta Hello (traditional, warm) toon-jah-TYEH-tah Copy Mirëmëngjes Good morning meer-mun-JESS Copy Mirëdita Good afternoon / good day meer-uh-DEE-tah Copy Mirëmbrëma Good evening meer-um-BRUH-mah Copy Natën e mirë Good night NAH-tun eh MEER Copy Si je? How are you? see YEH Copy Mirë, faleminderit Good, thank you MEER, fah-leh-meen-DEH-reet Copy Mirupafshim Goodbye mee-roo-PAHF-sheem Copy Ditën e mirë Have a nice day / goodbye DEE-tun eh MEER Copy Polite words Faleminderit Thank you fah-leh-meen-DEH-reet Copy Faleminderit shumë Thank you very much …SHOO-muh Copy Ju lutem Please yoo LOO-tem Copy Më falni Excuse me / sorry muh FAHL-nee Copy Po Yes poh Copy Jo No yoh Copy Nuk kuptoj I don't understand nook koop-TOY Copy Flisni anglisht? Do you speak English? FLEES-nee ahng-LEESHT Copy Out and about Ku është…? Where is…? koo UHSH-tuh Copy Ku është tualeti? Where is the toilet? koo UHSH-tuh twah-LEH-tee Copy Sa kushton? How much does it cost? sah koosh-TOHN Copy Ndihmë! Help! NDEEH-muh Copy Food and drink Ujë Water OO-yuh Copy Një ujë, ju lutem A water, please nyuh OO-yuh, yoo LOO-tem Copy Kafe Coffee KAH-feh Copy Llogarinë, ju lutem The bill, please lloh-gah-REE-nuh, yoo LOO-tem Copy Shumë e shijshme Very tasty SHOO-muh eh SHEESH-meh Copy Gëzuar! Cheers! guh-ZOO-ar Copy From the heart Të dua I love you tuh DOO-ah Copy Mirë se erdhët Welcome MEER seh ER-thut (soft th) Copy Numbers 1–10 një 1 · one nyuh Copy dy 2 · two dü (like French “du”) Copy tre 3 · three treh Copy katër 4 · four KAH-tur Copy pesë 5 · five PEH-suh Copy gjashtë 6 · six JAHSH-tuh Copy shtatë 7 · seven SHTAH-tuh Copy tetë 8 · eight TEH-tuh Copy nëntë 9 · nine NUN-tuh Copy dhjetë 10 · ten THYEH-tuh (soft th) Copy