Bumthangkha phrasebook

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

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?)

Numbers
1 : Thaek 2 ; tson 3 : tsum 4 : blay 5 ;ya nga 6 :rok 7 ; nyith 8 ; jath 9 ; dokgo 10; chey

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

Taxi
Taxi = "gyerkhor" Fare = "lha " How much =" ak pa thek yo"

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