Albanian is an interesting language spoken mainly in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and neighboring countries, totaling about 7.5 million speakers.
Here are some basic phrases in Albanian to get you started:
αλβανικές φράσεις και εκφράσεις (Albanian Phrases and Expressions)
Η αλβανική είναι μια ενδιαφέρουσα γλώσσα που μιλιέται κυρίως στην Αλβανία, το Κόσοβο, τη Βόρεια Μακεδονία και τις γειτονικές χώρες. Παραθέτω μερικές βασικές φράσεις για να ξεκινήσετε.
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Greetings (χαιρετισμοί)
Përshëndetje
Meaning: Hello
Pronunciation: περσεντέτιε
Greek: γειά σου, γειά σας
Mirëdita
Meaning: Good day
Pronunciation: Μιρντίτε
Greek: γεια σου, γειά σας, καλημέρα
Mirupafshim
Meaning: Goodbye
Pronunciation: μιρουπάφσιμ
Greek: Αντίο
Tungjatjeta
Meaning: Hello, bye
Pronunciation: (τουνγκιατιέτα)
Greek: Γειά σας (αντίο)
Tung
Meaning: Hello, bye (informal)
Pronunciation: (τούνγκ)
Greek: Γειά σου (αντίο)
Si jeni?
Meaning: How are you doing?
Pronunciation: (σι γιένι)
Greek: Τί κάνετε?
Jam mirë, faleminderit.
Meaning: I'm fine, thank you.
Pronunciation: (γιαμ μίιρ φαλεμντέριτ)
Greek: καλά είμαι, ευχαριστώ
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.
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 are 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.