Bumthangkha phrasebook

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Bumthangkha is a regional language of in the Bumthang area of Bhutan.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

; Hello. : . (Kuzuzangpo la )
; Hello. (informal) : . (Kuzu )
; How are you? : ? (ah dar nak ke)
; Fine, thank you. : . (laso kadinchey la )
; What is your name? : ? ( weth key meng sha yo?)
; My name is ___Nga gey ___ . : meng . ( tzha yo.)
; Nice to meet you. : . (domzay gasth )
; Please. : . (kuje )
; Thank you. : . ( kadin chay)
; You're welcome. : . ( tsoro bu si ma sung la )
; Yes. : . (phath )
; No. : . ( mengo)
; Excuse me. (getting attention) : . ( gom ma thay la)
; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . ( gom ma thay la)
; I'm sorry. : . ( gom ma thay la)
; Goodbye : . (lok sey jay gey )
; Goodbye (informal) : . (kachin bu sey gala )
; I can't speak name of language . : . ( )
; Do you speak English? : ? ( philingpa kha khan ya?)
; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( philingba kha khan kan na ya?)
; Help! : ! ( !)
; Look out! : ! (wai !)
; Good morning. : . (kuzuzangpo )
; Good evening. : . ( kuzuzangpo)
; Good night. : . (chiru delek )
; Good night (to sleep) : . (ka chin bu si sim la )
; I don't understand. : . ( mabran)
; Where is the toilet? : ? ( chabsang ao na?)

Problems

Numbers

1 : Thaek
2 ; tson
3 : tsum
4 : blay
5 ;ya nga
6 :rok
7 ; nyith
8 ; jath
9 ; dokgo
10; chey

Time

Clock time

"chu tsud"

Duration

"dutsed"

Days

"ngyan"

Months

"la"
====Writing time and date====
Date : Date/Month/Year
Time : Hour(day or night) and Minutes

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Taxi = "gyerkhor"
Fare = "lha "
How much =" ak pa thek yo"

Lodging

Money

Eating

I am Hungry : Bru nas
can i have some : chi gath tzu gi
Meal : shay go / zama
Rice : zama
Curry : ruk
Soup : cho tsa
Water ; kway
Hot : kep kep
Cold : nagk sim sim
eggs ; kha wa tey
Meat : sha
cheese : phrum
butter ; mar
delicious ; ngam da
not delicious ; mey ngam da
sweet ; ngok tom ma
sour ; thun ma
I am full : joma rangs
It was prepared very well : ka chin bu si kher na
oil : nom
salt ; tsa
sugar ; guram
chilly ; bangala
cilantro ; yotsey
tea ; ja
orange juice : tsa lum khway