More Albanian - needs on arrival and getting about

 

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I made lists of words I thought I would need to use or recognize when travelling, common words and useful words.

Words which are the same or nearly the same are hotel and farmaci.

Common words

and - dhe

danger - rreziku

the -të

or - ose

you - ju

warning -paralajmërim 

dhe - and të - the ju - you

ose - or paralajmërim - warning

rreziku- danger

You may need 

Linking words English - Albanian

at/beside - në/përkrah

from - nga

to - te

right/left - djathtas /majtas

yes/no po/jo

please/thank you - ju lutem/faleminderit

hello/goodbye - përshëndetje / mirupafshim

boy/girl - djale vajze

man/women - burrë/grua

Albanian - English (alphabetically) 

burrë/grua - man/woman

djale vajze - boy/girl

djathtas majtas - right/left

ju lutem/faleminderit - please/thank you

në/përkrah - at/beside
nga - from

përshëndetje / mirupafshim - hello/goodbye
po/jo - yes/no
te - to

Countries

Albania/Albanian

England/English

America/American

London/Londoner

Germany/German

Shqipëri/shqiptar
Angli/Anglisht
Amerikë/Amerikane
Londër/Londër
Gjermani/gjerman

Albanian - English

ajo - she

ju - you ( similar to the French tu, two letters, but more like d'you, to remember the j, I think you juvenile)

bar/snack bar/coffee shop/bistro/cheap restaurant/fine restaurant/local style restaurant/national food

From Maps

bridge - urë

cafe - kafene

car park - parkim makinash

city - qytet

drinking water

drug store - farmaci

entrance - hyrje

exit - dalje

free - falas

hotel - hotel

urë - BRIDGE
kafene- CAFE
parkim makinash - CAR PARK
qytet - CITY
ujë i pijshëm - DRINKING WATER
farmaci - pharmacy (UK) drug store (USA)
hyrje - entrance
dalje - exit
falas - free
hotel - hotel

Useful websites

wikivoyage

How do I remember Abertawe is Welsh for Swansea?

Problem
I must have seen and learned this a dozen times and I still keep forgetting. I can recognize it when I see the two words together on signs. But not when I see either of the words alone and have to recall the other.

Answer
I recall that Aber means mouth of the river, where it sees the sea.

I must look at the two words again and find a link.

ABERTAWE - SWANSEA

AbErtAWE - sWAnSEA

I can see the W in both words.

AW in Abertawe. WA in sWAnsea.

E on the end of Abertawe, and the sound e and e is last letter but one in Swansea.

Imagine a swan in the mouth of the river.
I can now remember SWAN-SEA ABER -.... TAWE - To A Wide Estuary

Welsh - English
Abertawe - Swansea
Abertawe - Swansea
Abertawe - Swansea

English - Welsh
Swansea - Abertawe
Swansea - Abertawe
Swansea - Abertawe

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Romanian Revision - Sorry - and Learn ten Romanian Words

Problem
How to keep up momentum learning Romanian? I nearly started my day with Vietnamese and Korean because I wanted a new challenge.

Answer
Make a list of plans for the day, priorities, and place them beside your computer.

Romanian Revision / Additional words
bun / b u n a - good (like the French words bon but with a U)
bun venit - welcome
la - to
la r e v e d e r e - goodbye (Notice the five letters r e v e d no second r, unlike the English word reverse which I accidentally typed into Google translate. Goodbye has shortened over the years from the original greeting of God Be With You.)
multumesc - thank you (Think of it as multiple thanks. Notice the repeated U.))
n o a p t e - night (Both words start with the letter N and the last consonant is the letter t. Even if you can't remember the Romanian version, you should be able to recognise it if you hear it, and if it is said to you either repeat it or nod and smile.)
noapte bună - good night
r e v e n i - return (verb)
S c u z e - sorry (Notice The Romanian ends with ze, not si like other languages such as Italian.)
venit - income, rent (noun)

English - Romanian
good - bun / b u n a
goodbye - la r e v e d e r e
good night - n o a p t e b u n a
welcome - bun venit (The English is short for well come.)
la - to
Night - n o a p t e - night (Both words start with N. To remember the spelling, I think NOAh, Poor chap, had a good nighT-Er!)
return - r e v e n i (Sounds like the film the Revenant, meaning a ghost or person who returns.
sorry - S c u z e
thank you - m u l t u m e s c (Think thank yoU - m U l t U.)
venit - income, rent (noun)

For revision, re-read my previous posts.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, language teacher. Please share posts.