Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Sherpa community
Sherpa (ཤར་པའི་སྐད་ཡིག) is the main language of the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal and also in other districts where the Sherpa people predominate.
Pronunciation guide edit
Vowels edit
Consonants edit
Common diphthongs edit
Phrase list edit
Basics edit
- Hello.
- Tashi Deleg. ( )
- Hello. (informal)
- . (Kuzu zangpo tashi deleeg ) (Tashi deleg kuzu zangbo)
- How are you?
- ? (thangbo?)
- Fine, thank you.
- . (Thang kuzu )
- What is your name?
- Khyari min khain? ( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- Nge Min _____. ( _____ .)
- I am from.
- Nga _____ surhau
- Nice to meet you.
- . (Sag dalaoggu dhawaya )
- Please.
- . (Hidigbog )
- Thank you.
- . (Lolo ouskham )
- Cheers.
- Se Se.
- You're welcome.
- . (Ba kuzu zanggappok )
- Yes.
- . (Zaz )
- No.
- . (Eya )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . (Kaki semengen)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . (Khaki ssamanga)
- I'm sorry.
- . (A ngaleg deh)
- Goodbye
- . ( Rizipeng)
- Goodbye (informal)
- . (Repen)
- I can't speak Sherpa [well].
- [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- ? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- ? ( ?)
- Help!
- ! (Ahok!)
- Look out!
- ! (Zag boktahn !)
- Good morning.
- . (Yeeb)
- Good evening.
- . (Yahok)
- Good night.
- . (Yimehen)
- Good night (to sleep)
- . (Yemehen)
- I don't understand.
- . (Nge deg zudlag habog )
- Where is the toilet?
- ? (Keh kabooukg dalakg toot?)
Problems edit
Numbers System edit
( Dzongka+Tibetan )
Numbers edit
1/2 - p'tya
0 - guka
1 - tcha
2 - zet
3 - ztum
4 - jah
5 - yamge
6 - cse
7 - gyahe
8 - dczvi
9 - ksnevi
10 - pati
11 - pating'tchang
12 - pating'zetng
13 - pating'ztumng
20 - zsholu
21 - zsholung'tchang
30 - ztmept
40 - jept
50 - yammapt
60 - csapt
70 - gyhpat
80 - dczpat
90 - ksnevpat
100 - tchahyatp ( hyatp )
200 - zethyatp
300 - ztumhyatp
1000 - tchakhzurah ( khzurah )
2000 - zetkhzurah
3000 - ztumkhzurah
10000 - patikhzurah
20000 - zsholukhzurah
100000 - hyatpkhzurah
1 million - tchagmang ( gmang )
1 milliard - tchabbang ( bbang )
1 trillion - tchadrmayng ( drmayng )
1 quadrillion - tchapgephhang ( pgephhang )
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Days edit
Months edit
Writing time and date edit
Colors edit
Transportation edit
Bus and train edit
Directions edit
Taxi edit
Lodging edit
Money edit
Eating edit
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