Useful Albanian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in the Tosk dialect of Albanian, an Indo-European language spoken mainly in Albania and Kosovo.

Jump to phrases

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.

English	Shqip (Albanian)
Welcome	Mirë se vjen
Hello (General greeting)	Ç'kemi Tungjatjeta
Hello (on phone)	Alo
How are you?	Si jeni? (frm) Si je? (inf)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Mirë, falemenderit, po ju? (frm) Mirë, falemenderit, po ti? (inf)
Long time no see	Ka shumë kohë që s'jemi parë
What's your name?	Si ju quajnë? (frm) Si te quajnë? (inf) Si quheni? (frm) Si quhesh? (inf)
My name is ...	Mua më quajnë ... Unë quhem ...
Where are you from?	Nga jeni? (frm) Nga je? (inf)
I'm from ...	Unë jam nga ...
Pleased to meet you	Gëzohem që të takova
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Mirëmëngjes
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Mirëdita
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Mirëmbrëma
Good night	Natën e mirë
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Paçim Mirupafshim Shihemi më vonë (see you later)
Good luck!	Paç fat!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Gëzuar! Gëzuar, or! Shëndeti tuaj!
Have a nice day	Ditën e mirë!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	T'bëftë mirë!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Rrugë të mbarë
Do you understand?	A e kupton? A më kuptoni? Më kuptoni?
I understand	Unë kuptoj
I don't understand	Nuk kuptoj
Yes	Po
No	Jo
Maybe	Ndoshta
I don't know	Unë nuk e di
Please speak more slowly	Mundeni të flisni pak më ngadalë, ju lutem? (frm) Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, të lutem? (inf)
Please say that again	Mundeni ta përsërisni, ju lutem? (frm) Mund ta përsërisësh, të lutem?
Please write it down	Mund ta shkruash ju lutem? (frm) Mund ta shkruash të lutem? (inf)
Do you speak English?	A flisni anglisht? (frm) A flet anglisht? (inf)
Do you speak Albanian?	A flisni shqip? (frm) A flet shqip? (inf)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Po, pak
Excuse me	Më fal!
How much is this?	Sa kushton kjo?
Sorry	Më fal!
Please	Ju lutem (frm) Të lutem (inf)
Thank you	Falemenderit Shumë falemenderit
Reply to thank you	S'ka përse
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Ku është banjoja?
Would you like to dance with me?	A doni të kërceni? A doni të vallzoni?
I love you	Të dua
Get well soon	Shërim të shpejtë!
Go away!	Zhduku! Largohuni!
Leave me alone!	Lëmë rehat!
Help!	Ndihmë!
Fire!	Zjarr!
Stop!	Ndalo!
Call the police!	Thirrni policinë!
Christmas greetings	Gëzuar Krishtlindjet
New Year greetings	Vitin e Ri
Easter greetings	Gëzuar Pashkët
Birthday greetings	Gëzuar Ditëlindjen
Congratulations!	Urime! Përgëzime!
One language is never enough	Një gjuhë asnjëherë nuk është mjaft
My hovercraft is full of eels	Automjeti im është plot me ngjala

Recordings by Plator Gashi

Download all the audio files (Zip format, 3.6MB)

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Links

Other collections of Albanian phrases (some with audio)
http://ilanguages.org/albanian_phrases.php
https://corephrases.blogspot.com/2021/04/core-phrases-in-albanian.html
https://wikitravel.org/en/Albanian_phrasebook
https://adventurousmiriam.com/albanian-phrases-english-to-albanian/
http://mylanguages.org/albanian_phrases.php

Phrases in other languages

[top]

Why not share this page:

Learn languages for free on Duolingo

If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.

Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.

[top]