Learn Mando'a

This worked with mando’a so far best. Not latin based transliteration.

@Soraya
Do i know you? Cause not many people call me Tal’buir)

If someone’s interested

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Theres my excel file that i posted many times, most recent version on discord not so long ago. There you can find exactly same stuff with english lettering. If you cant find it, pm me, ill try sending it over.

MEDICAL Tion'aala gar? - How are you feeling? Ni ciryc. - I'm cold. Ni ori'nadala. - I'm very hot. Ni dola. - I am soaked. Ni aala nu'amyc. - I'm feeling normal. Ni aala dush (trikar'la, rohak'la). - I feel bad (sad, down). Ni jate. - I'm good. Ni aala epan (kovid) aaray. - I have a stomach ache (he...

Probably need to specify that the “bow” as in part of a ship, not a shooting bow.

SERVICES Ni sur'eyi oriy'aran yaim. - I am looking for police station. Ni copaani tay'haatir beh chakur. - I want to report about a theft. Ke'rejorhaa'I vaii gebi'ne miit'yam. - Tell me where the nearest post office is. Tion'vaii gebi'ne miit'tay? - Where is the nearest mailbox? Tion'vaii ni lise pi...

SHOPPING T'ad Cole (buy'ce gal, kaff), gedet'ye. - Two Colas (pints of ale, coffee), please. Tion'kar'tayli gar jate kebi'yaim? - Do you know a good shop? Tion'tuur kebi'yaim novo (tenni)? - When does the shop close (open)? Tion'vaii keb'ike (gaanure, loras) din'tayat? - Where is the toys (tools, me...

STREET SIGNS Nov'yc! - Closed! Tenn! - Open! Naas carud! - No smoking! Ke'haari morut tay'gaane! - Fasten your seat belts! OShK - WC Sol vaii'la - One way Naas goyust - No drive through Goyust nov'yc - Road closed Naas or'kem - No entry Rud'yust - Detour Naas gevar - No stopping Naas rusur - No park...

HOTEL Tion'meg waad'haave gar cuyoli? - Which hotel are you staying at? Ni gana tay'miit par yamika. - I have a room reservation. Tion'gana sol haav (t'ad haav) yamika? - Do you have a single (double) room? Ke'dinui ner yamika tenin, gedet'ye. - Give me my room key, please. Tion'vaii bal tion'tuur n...

taapir [ tah-PEER ] - visit, to be at (verb) ni'solus (gar'solus, kaysh'solus) [ nee-SOH-loos ] - on my own (on your own, on his/her own) (pronoun) doing something alone, by oneslef, with no help or company sur'taabur [ soor-TAH-boor ] - tourist, sightseer, (lit. "traveler for sights") (noun) taabu...

TRAVEL Ni ru'taapi ori'sol taape (tom'vhetine, oriya'e, or'vhete) - I visited many places (countries, cities, continents). Ni jatne emuuri taabir ni'solus (ti burc'ya, ti buire). - I prefer to travel on my own (with friend, with parents). Ni taabi ori'sol. - I travel a lot. Ni (ne')taabi sa sur'taab...

WEATHER Tion'burun ibi'tuur? - How's the weather today? Ibi'tuur nadala (ciryc). - Today is hot (cold) Tra pitati (cin'ciri). - It's raining (snowing). [Sky is raining (snowing)] Ibic orar bal tra'nau. - There's thunder and lightning. Tion'kar'tayli burun ven'sur par ven'tuur? - Do you know the weat...

je', je- [ jeh ] - negative prefix, meaning like "un-" in english (suffix/prefix) ta'rud [ tah-ROOD ] - bike, motorcycle, bycicle, any two-wheel vehicle (lit. "two-wheels", rarely could mean a cart in a mocking way) (noun) or'yam [ ohr-YAHM ] - inside (of a building, fortification, house) (noun) pi...

MEETING/INTRODUCTIONS Ke'duum urci. - Let's meet. Tion’tuur (tion'vaii) jatne urcir? - When (where) is the best time (place) to meet? Mhi lise urcir sha … getu … hakba. - We can meet at … hours. Ke'duum koori beh serim ca'nara bal taap. - Lets agree on exact time and place. Ni pare par cuun urcye (o...

Another thing I’ve been thinking of, desciphering names. So heres my idea as to how they are made up. Given as: Name (possible related mando’a words) - meaning Briika ( briik ) - straight one Canderous ( kando ) - important one Demagol ( demar, agol ) - sculptor of flesh Dinua ( dinui ) - gift Esok ...

K'lamot di'dunla - "Apology accepted" (lit. "Rise, forgiven") Uj'koor - Optimistic reply on having an agreement, like "Sweet", "Deal", "You got it" Shukir bal gayiylir - "Crush and smear" (indication of total insignificance of a threat or insult. Like an annoying bug) Naas kar'galan, ne trikar, ne ...

About tomorrow/day after tomorrow: I think it suits better if only for ease of everyday use. But of course im not in any way the last authority on the matter. On words that have similar meaning, like shop etc.: In english there are words that mean the same thing but are different: shop, store, marke...