Balochi phrasebook
Phrasebook
Balochi (بلۏچی) is the main language of the Baloch people of Balochistan, a region ranging across the borders of Pakistan, Iran and southern Afghanistan. It's also spoken by the Baloch diaspora around the world. In total there were 7.6 million Balochi speakers as of 2007. It belongs to the western Iranian language group and is thus related to Persian (Farsi) and Kurdish.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels The Balochi vowel system has at least eight vowels: five long vowels and three short vowels. The long vowels are /aː/, /eː/, /iː/, /oː/, and /uː/. The short vowels are /a/, /i/ and /u/. The short vowels have more centralized phonetic qualities than the long vowels. Southern Balochi (at least as spoken in Karachi) also has nasalized vowels, most importantly /ẽː/ and /ãː/
Consonants a, b, ch, dh, e, g, h, i , j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, th, u, w, y, z, zh
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
Hello.
Drót.
How are you? Chónay taw? Fine, thank you.
Wasshán, Mennatwár
What is your name?
Tai nám ché/Kay ent?
My name is Názénk.
Mani nám názénk ent.
Nice to meet you.
Wasshi but ke tará dist.
How old are you?
Tará chont sál ent? I am a 10 year old girl. Man 10 sáli jenekké án. It's me.
É man án.
Please.
Zahmat.
Thank you. Tai mennatwár án.
You're welcome.
Wasshátkay.
Yes.
Haw.
No.
Na, Enna.
Excuse me. Bebaksh.
I'm sorry.
Pahell kan.
Goodbye
Hodáay mayár ay.
Goodbye.
Wassh ent. : I can't speak Balochi Man Balóchi nazánán. : Do you speak English? ; Taw Engrézi zánay? : Is there someone here who speaks English?
Edá kassé hast ke engrézi bezánt?
Help!
Komakk
Look out!
Dhanná bechár.
Good morning.
Sohb wassh bát.
Good evening.
Bégáh wassh bát.
Good night.
Shap wassh bát. I don't understand.
Man sarpad nabután.
Where is your home? Tai lóg kojá ent? Where is the toilet?
Pasil kojá ent?
Problems Leave me alone.
Maná éwoká wayl kan. Don't touch me!
Maná dast majan!
I'll call the police.
Man polisá tawár kanán. Police!
Polis
Stop! Thief!
Dozzá beger/ bedár!
I need your help.
Maná tai komakk pakár ent. It's an emergency.
É allami ent.
I'm lost.
Man gárán.
I lost my bag. Mani bayg/bastah gár ent.
I lost my wallet.
Mani bathwá gár ent.
I'm sick.
Man nádoráh án.
I've been injured.
Man thappi butagán.
I need a doctor.
Maná dháktharé pakár ent. Can I use your phone ?
Tai mobáelá kármarz kort kanán?
Yes, You can.
Haw, kot kanay.
Numbers 1 (Yakk) 2 (Do) 3 (Say) 4 (Chár) 5 (Panch) 6 (Shash) 7 (Hapt) 8 (Hasht) 9 (Noh) 10 (Dah) 11 (Yázdah) 12 (Dwázdah) 13 (Sénzdah) 14 (Chárdah) 15 (Pánzdah) 16 (Shánzdah) 17 (Habdah) 18 (Hazhdah) 19 (Nózdah) 20 (Bist) 21 (Bist o Yakk) 22 (Bist o Do) 23 (Bist o Say) 30 (Si) 40 (Cell) 50 (Panjáh) 60 (Shast) 70 (Haptád) 80 (Hashtád) 90 (Nawad) 100 (Sad) 200 (Do sad) 300 (Say sad) 1,000 (Hazár) 2,000 (Do Hazár) 1,000,000 (Melian) 1,000,000,000 (Meliyárd) 1,000,000,000,000 (Trilian) half (Ném) less (Kamter) more (Géshter)
Time=== Wahd= now (Annun, Nun) later (Randá) before (Pésar) Dawn (Bám) morning (Sabáh, Sohb) afternoon (Némróch) evening (Bégah) night (Shap)
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