Sherpa phrasebook
Phrasebook
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
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics 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
Numbers System ( Dzongka+Tibetan )
Numbers 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 )
Time
Clock time
Duration
Days
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Driving
Authority
Adapted from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)