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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Say it in Ladakhi (I)

ju-ley Hello, good bye; thank you, etc.
k'amzang? (Are you) well?
k'amzang. (I'm) well.
tsapik a little bit
o, ju-ley Yes, please
man, ju-ley No, thank you
ama (ama-ley*) Mother
aba (aba-ley*) Father
no (no-no) Younger brother
no-mo Younger sister
man (mun) no
skyot ley* please come/go
zhuks ley* please sit/stay
zhangs ley* please stand
don eat, drink
zhimpo rak it is tasty
zhimpo mirak it is not tasty
t'ukpa soup
skyu, ch'u-tagi wheat-dough pasta dishes
tagi chappati, any bread
k'ambir thick round brown bread
mo-mo meat dumplings, a Tibetan treat
ngam-pey tsampa, roasted barley flourl. It's already cooked, so you can mix and eat. Ideal trekking food.
paba a cooked dough from a mix of different flours
cha tea (non-honorific: your own tea or a child's tea)
solja tea (honorific: anyone else's tea)
cha k'an-te salt tea, butter tea
cha-ngarmo sweet tea
ch'ang fresh barley wine
ch'u water
ch'u-skol boiled water (served hot water)
zho yogurt, curd
chuli tart & flavorful cheap apricots, dried without the seed
phating sweet potatoes, with the edible nut inside
tsigu the almond-like nut of phating

*Add-ley to names or sentences to show respect.

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