Some useful and not so useful Tibetan.



Introductory phrases etc



hello has been incorporated into tibetan rather than the traditional o-loy

welcome:chaa-phe nang

good-bye:ga-le pheb

yes:rey , yin ,dhoo

no:ma-rey , meyn , min-dhoo

sorry:gong-dhaa

please:gong-dhaa

thanks/thank you very much:thu-je-chhe

what is your name?:khye-rang gi tshen-la ga-re zhu-gi yo?

my name is Barry:ngay ming-la Barry zi-gi yo

Being Understood



do you speak english?:khye-rang-gi in-ji khyen-gi yo-pey?

yes a little:la yo , tog-tsa shing-gi-yo

do you understand me?:ngey zhu-pa khyen-song-ngey?

I understand:ngey shey-song

I cannot understand:ngey shey ma-song

please repeat it:yang-khar sung-ro nang

please write it down:yig-thog di-ro nang

Travelling



what is the name of this place?:sa-chha dhee ming ga-re rey?

this is Lhasa:dhi Lhesa rey

what is the altitude of this place?:sa-chha dhee tho-tshey ga-tshey rey?

it is about ten thousand feet:phu-ti tong-traa chu-tsum rey

hotel:don-khang

hospital:men-khang

is there any public transport service?: mi-mang dul-khor yo-re-pey?

take me to the hotel:nga don-khang a tri-ro nang

Health



fever:tsha-wa

fracture:chhag-dum

food poisoning:zey-dhoo

vomit:kyug-pa

please call a doctor:em-ji chi key tang-ro nang

Numbers



one:chig

two:nyee

three:sum

four:zhi

five:nga

six:dug

seven:dhun

eight:gyey

nine:gu

ten:chu

Months and Seasons



january:chin-dha dhang-po

february:chin-dha nyee-pa

march:chin-dha sum-pa

april:chin-dha zhi-pa

may:chin-dha nga-pa

june:chin-dha dug-pa

july:chin-dha dhun-pa

august:chin-dha gyay-pa

september:chin-dha gu-pa

october:chin-dha chu-pa

november:chin-dha chu-chig

december:chin-dha chu-nyi



spring:chee-ka

summer:yar-kha

autumn:ton-ka

winter:gung-kha

Misc.



what time is it?:chhu-tssho ga-tshey rey?

second:kar-cha

minute:kar-ma

hour:chhu-tsho

monastry:gon-pa

monk:da-pa

temple:Iha-khang

Is photography allowed?:par gyab chho-gi re-pey?