Bumthangkha phrasebook
Bumthangkha phrasebook
Bumthangkha is a regional language of in the Bumthang area of Bhutan.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
| | | | | Front | | Central | Back | | | !<small>Unrounded</small> | !<small>Rounded</small> | Central | Back | | ! Close | /i/ | /y/ | | /u, o/ | | ! Mid | /ɛ/ | /ø/ | /ə/ | /ɔ/ | | ! Open | | | /a/ | /ɑ/ | | ! Diphthong | /e, ɤ/ | | | |
Consonants
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| Nasal | | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Plosive | !<small>tenuis</small> | p | t̪ | | k | ʔ |
| Plosive | !<small>aspirated</small> | pʰ | t̪ʰ | | kʰ | |
| Plosive | !<small>voiced</small> | b | d̪ | | ɡ | |
| Affricate | !<small>tenuis</small> | | t͡s | t͡ɕ | | |
| Affricate | !<small>aspirated</small> | | t͡sʰ | t͡ɕʰ | | |
| Affricate | !<small>voiced</small> | | | d͡ʑ | | |
| Fricative | !<small>voiceless</small> | f | s | ɕ | | h |
| Fricative | !<small>voiced</small> | v | z | ʑ | | ɦ |
| Lateral | | | l | | | |
Common diphthongs
| | | | Coda | | Open | | | !colspan=3|Nasal | !colspan=3|Glottal stop | | Medial | | !∅ | j | w | !∅ | j | w | !∅ | j | w | | Nucleus | !i | i | | | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !y | y | | | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !u | u | | | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !o | o | | | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !e | e | | we | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !ɤ | ɤ | jɤ | | | | | | | | | Nucleus | !ɛ | ɛ | jɛ | wɛ | ɪɲ | | | ɪʔ | | | | Nucleus | !ø | ø | jø | wø | ʏɲ | | | ʏʔ | | | | Nucleus | !ə | | | | ən | | wən | əʔ | | wəʔ | | Nucleus | !ɔ | ɔ | jɔ | | ʊŋ | jʊŋ | | ʊʔ | jʊʔ | | | Nucleus | !a | a | ja | wa | ɐ̃ | jɐ̃ | wɐ̃ | ɐʔ | jɐʔ | wɐʔ | | Nucleus | !ɑ | | | | ɑ̃ | jɑ̃ | wɑ̃ | | | |
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 Bumthangkha [well]. : [ ]. ([ ]) ; 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