Basic Words[]
Yes | Dhemi |
No | Mehu |
Thank you | (Duk) HekLtîzium. |
Thank you very much | (Duk) HekLtîzium niyûdum. |
You're welcome | Mî hekLtîziz! |
Please | Bîtium. |
Excuse me | RêzMdheng. |
Hello | ZRphiz! (to 1 person) / ZRphizey! (to 2 people) / ZRphidez! (to 3 or more people) |
Goodbye | |
So long | |
Good morning | |
Good afternoon | |
Good evening | |
Good night | |
I do not understand | Mehu hMdMtium. |
How do you say this in [English]? | Gûneng bhereez iddhiw rMkoheng (English)? |
Do you speak ... | Bhereez ...? |
English | rMkohew (English)? |
French | rMkohew (Frentsh)? |
German | rMkohew (Gherman)? |
Spanish | rMkohew (Spânish)? |
Chinese | rMkohew (Tshaynîz)? |
I | Iggwos |
We | Mudduz (2 people only) / Muddhes (3 or more people) |
You (singular, familiar) | Dos |
You (singular, formal) | Dos |
You (plural) | Phudduz (2 people only) / Phuddhes (3 or more people) |
They | Egîruz (masc., 2 people only) / egîruddhes (masc., 3 or more people) Egîrez (fem., 2 people only) / egîreddhes (fem., 3 or more people) |
What is your name? | Goheri di munni? |
Nice to meet you. | Nêmêhi bLsîli. |
How are you? | (Gûneng) ZRphiez? (to 1 person) / (Gûneng) ZRphizey? (to 2 people) / (Gûneng) ZRphidez? (to 3 or more people) |
Good. | punneng. |
Bad. | nereng. |
So so. | munnêmereng. |
Wife | izbûse. |
Husband | nelêtu. |
Daughter | bhêrêhe. |
Son | bhêrêhu. |
Mother | nedile. |
Father | pedilu. |
Friend | enêku. |
Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? | hMtior pemêyêlu?. |