Albanian is an interesting language spoken mainly in Albania,Kosovo,
North Macedonia and neighbouring countries totalling about 7.5 million speakers.
Here are some basic phrases in Albanian to get you started.
αλβανικές φράσεις και εκφράσεις
Η αλβανική είναι μια ενδιαφέρουσα γλώσσα που μιλιέται κυρίως στην Αλβανία,το Κόσοβο,τη Βόρεια Μακεδονία αλλά και τις γειτονικές χώρες.
Παραθέτω μερικές βασικές φράσεις για να ξεκινήσετε.
Greetings
χαιρετισμοί
Përshëndetje
Hello
περσεντέτιε
γειά σου,γειά σας
Mirëdita
Good day
Μιρντίτε
γεια σου,γειά σας, καλημέρα
Mirupafshim
Good bye
μιρουπάφσιμ
Αντίο
Tungjatjeta
Hello,bye.
Γειά σας (αντίο)
(τουνγκιατιέτα)
Στηνκυριολεξία, να έχεις μακροζωία.
Tung.
Hello,bye (inf.)
Γειά σου (αντίο)
(τούνγκ)
Ανεπίσημο.
Si jeni? How are you doing?
Τί κάνετε; (σι γιένι)
Jam mirë, faleminderit.
I'm fine,thank you.
καλά είμαι ευχαριστώ.
(γιαμ μίιρ φαλεμντέριτ)
Ça bën?
How are you doing? Τί κάνεις;
τσα μπέν;
Ça bon? (Northern Albania,Kosovo)
How are you doing?
Τσά μπον; (Κόσοβο)
Τί κάνεις;
Ç'kemi?
How are you doing?
Τσ'κέμι;
Τί κάνετε;
Ku je?
Where are you?( How are you)?
Πού είσαι;
σαν χαιρετισμός
Si je?
How are you?
Πώς είσαι;
(σί γιε;)
Si je sot?
How are you today?
Πώς είσαι σήμερα;
Σί γιε σοτ;
Mirë ,falemndërit.
Fine,thank you.
Καλά,ευχαριστώ.
Μιρ φαλεμντέριτ
Çka.
So and so. 'Ετσι και έτσι (τσκα)
Ashtu
So and so
Έτσι κι ετσι
(αστού)
keq
Bad.
άσχημα
κέτς
të fala ...
Say hello to ...for me
χαιρετίσματα (στον,στην,στους)
τε φάλα
të fala nga...
Say hello from
χαιρετίσματα από...
τε φάλα νγκα
Shëndet
Bye. (Informal)
αντίο (καθομιλουμένη).
(σσένντετ)
Mirëmëngjes Good morning
καλημέρα
το πρωΐ
(μιρμενγκιές)
Mirëdita
Good day.
καλημέρα
γενικός χαιρετισμός.
(μιρντίτα)
Mirëmbrëma
Good morning.
καλησπέρα.
(μιρμμπρέμα)
Natën e mirë.
Good night.
καληνύχτα
(νάτεν ε μίρ)
Enhance your knowledge of Albanian.
Colloquial Albanian by Isa Zymberi and Hector Campos is the best book for learning Albanian I have found so far. Easy to understand and to assimilate basic Albanian grammar structures.
The lessons are short and clear-cut plus it also gives some variants in common spoken language which are very useful to know.
This is the latest updated edition of the book which is simplified and easier to comprehend than the older version by Isa Zymberi.
I found the older version of the book complicated and kind of bloated. The previous version is also full of Kosovan elements of the language which is not mentioned in the book at all.
So,the reader is unaware that he is not learning the official language as it is spoken in Albania.
I also liked the dialogue exercises which they prompt you in English and you have to answer in Albanian. I think they actually help you start speaking a bit in Albanian.
Exercises of this kind is something that you can hardly find in any Albanian course.
If you want to learn some more Albanian I think this book is really worth a try.
Be careful though.The audio part of the book is offered for free on their website and I don't see a reason why someone should buy it.