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English Bhutan Bhasa Transliteration
English Bhutan Bhasa Transliteration
I cannot speak Newari. जित नेवा भाय् मव. jita nevā bhāymava.
Do you speak English? छित इंग्लिश भाय् वला? chita iṁgliśa bhāyvalā?
Yes, I speak English. व, जित इंग्लिश भाय् व? va, jita iṁgliśa bhāyva?
No, I don't speak English. मव, जित इंग्लिश भाय् मव? mava, jita iṁgliśa bhāymava?
Alternate Greetings
Good morning!
च्या भपिये सिधल ला? cyā bhapiye sidhala lā?
Did you have tea?)
Good morning!
जेना सिधल ला? jenā sidhala lā?
(Did you have breakfast?)
Good afternoon!
च्या भपिये सिधल ला? cyā bhapiye sidhala lā?
(Did you have tea?)
Good afternoon!
दिकु सिधल ला? diku sidhala lā?
(Did you have lunch?)
Good Evening!
बेलि सिधल ला? beli sidhala lā?
(Did you have supper?)
banana के रा kerā
cake के क keka
egg खे khe
fruit फल phala
meat ला lā
salt चि ci
Taste
delicious सा sā
माकु māku
फाकु phāku
It is tasty. सा sā
What is the taste of curd? धौया सवा गे चों? dhauyā savā ge coṁ?
father बौ bau
mother मा mā
Lesson 4: Colors उं uṁ
colourful
black हाकु hāku
Which colour is this flower? थ्व स्वांया रंग छु ख? thva svāṁyā raṁga chu kha?
This flower is white in colour. थ्व स्वांया रंग तुयुगु ख. thva svāṁyā raṁga tuyugu kha.
This flower is white थ्व स्वां तुयुसे च्वं. thva svāṁ tuyuse cvaṁ.
This is a white flower थ्व तुयुगु स्वां ख. thva tuyugu svāṁ kha.
Numbers
one छ cha
two ने ne
four पे pe
five न्या nyā
six खु khu
nine गु gu
ten झि jhi
up च्वे cve
on द्यने dyane
May मे me
Time
now आ ā
o'clock ता ई tā ī
Wearing
clothes लं laṁ
clothes लं laṁ
dress लं laṁ
jacket ज्याके त jyāketa
shawl शल śala
सुरुवाल suruvāla
तपुलि tapuli
Pronoun
we जिपिं jipiṁ
you छ cha
he/she/it व va
that व va
my जिमि jimi
here थन thana
there अन ana
Inquiring
Question words
what छु chu
where गन gana
who सु su
How is this book? थ्व सफू गथे च्वं? thva saphū gathe cvaṁ?
When is your flight? छिगु फ्लाइत गुबले ख? chigu phlāita gubale kha?
My flight is in the morning. जिगु फ्लाइत सुथय ख. jigu phlāita suthaya kha.
My flight is at 10 o'clock. जिगु फ्लाइत झिता इले ख. jigu phlāita jhitā ile kha.
Whose friend is John? जोन सुयाम्ह पासा ख. jona suyāmha pāsā kha.
Julia is David's friend. जुलिया देविदया पासा ख. juliyā devidayā pāsā kha.
This is David's pen. थ्व देविदयागु पेन ख. thva devidayāgu pena kha.
Yes ख kha
No मखु makhu
OK ज्यु jyu
is (denotes existence) दु du
is not (opposite of du) मदु madu
Be quiet सुंक च्वं. suṁka cvaṁ. सुंक च्वना दिसं. suṁka cvanā disaṁ.
Bring it here. थन हिं. thana hiṁ. थन बिया दिसं. thana biyā disaṁ.
Bring it there. अन हिं. ana hiṁ. अन बिया दिसं. ana biyā disaṁ.
Do not come here. थन वये मते. thana vaye mate. थन झाया दिमते. thana jhāyā dimate.
Come in. दुने वा. dune vā. दुने झासं. dune jhāsaṁ.
bāṁlākka yānā
Do it carefully बांलाक्क या. bāṁlākka yā. बांलाक्क याना दिसं.
disaṁ.
Do not do it. याये मते. yāye mate. याना दि मते. yānā di mate.
Do it later लिपा या. lipā yā. लिपा याना दिसं. lipā yānā disaṁ.
Give it to me. जित ब्यु. jita byu. जित बिया दिसं. jita biyā disaṁ.
Do not give it. व बिये मते. va biye mate. व बिया दिमते. va biyā dimate.
Leave it. त्वता छ्व. tvatā chva. त्वता छ्वया दिसं. tvatā chvayā disaṁ.
Let's go there. अन वने नु. ana vane nu. अन झासं. ana jhāsaṁ.
Let's not go there. अन मवने नु. ana mavane nu. अन झाये मते. ana jhāye mate.
khāpā cāyekā
Open the door. खापा चायेकि. khāpā cāyeki. खापा चायेका दिसं.
disaṁ.
Put it down there. थन ति. thana ti. थन तया दिसं. thana tayā disaṁ.
Read this. थ्व ब्वं. thva bvaṁ. थ्व ब्वना दिसं. thva bvanā disaṁ.
Shut the door. खापा त्यु. khāpā tyu. खापा तिना दिसं. khāpā tinā disaṁ.
Sweep the floor. बँ पु. baɱ pu. बँ पुना दिसं. baɱ punā disaṁ.
Do not take it. काये मते. kāye mate. कया दिमते. kayā dimate.
Write here. थन च्व. thana cva. थन च्वया दिसं. thana cvayā disaṁ.
Vocabulary
Living beings | Body parts| Foods | Fruits | Spices | Other foods | Weather | Nature | Direction |
Household words | Advectives | Verbs | Adverbs | Conjunctions
English bhutan Bhasa Transliteration
Living beings
bee हा hā
buffalo मे me
cat भौ bhau
cat भौ bhau
cow सा sā
cow सा sā
duck हे he
horse सल sala
horse सल sala
insect की kī
mouse छु chu
pig फा phā
snake बि bi
tiger धु dhu
more
hair सँ saɱ
tongue मे me
tooth वा vā
more
Living beings | Body parts|
Foods | Fruits | Spices | Other
foods | Weather | Nature |
Direction | Household words |
Advectives | Verbs | Adverbs |
Conjunctions
peas के गु kegu
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Living beings | Body parts|
Foods | Fruits | Spices | Other
foods | Weather | Nature |
Direction | Household words |
Advectives | Verbs | Adverbs |
Conjunctions
Fruits सि si
banana के रा kerā
mango अं aṁ
more
Spices मसला masalā
salt चि ci
more
more
rain वा vā
rainy वा व vā va
storm वा फय vā phaya
the sun is rising सुरद्य लुया वया च्वन suradya luyā vayā cvana
windy फय व phaya va
more
Nature
air फय phaya
fire मि mi
ground बँ baɱ
mud चा cā
sand फि phi
more
Directions
more
Living beings | Body parts|
Foods | Fruits | Spices | Other
foods | Weather | Nature |
Direction | Household words |
Advectives | Verbs | Adverbs |
Conjunctions
Household vocabulary
floor ब ba
house छे che
knife चक्कु cakku
roof पौ pau
storey ता tā
more
Living beings | Body parts|
Foods | Fruits | Spices | Other
foods | Weather | Nature |
Direction | Household words |
Advectives | Verbs | Adverbs |
Conjunctions
Adjectives
big तः taḥ
cheap दं daṁ
clean सफा saphā
cooked बु bu
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