Bumthangkha phrasebook

Bumthangkha is a regional language of in the Bumthang area of Bhutan.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

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 name of language [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

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority