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Useful Tibetan Words
There are some Tibetan words most-commonly used in local people's daily life:
| English | Pronunciation of Tibetan |
| Hello | tashi dele |
| Goodbye( when staying) | Kale Phe |
| Goodbye( when leaving) | kale shoo |
| Good luck | Tashi delek |
| Good morning | Shokpa delek |
| Good evening | Gongmo delek |
| Good day | Nyinmo delek |
| How are you | Kherang kusug depo yin pey |
| Nice to meet you | Kherang jelwa hajang gapo chong |
| Thank you | thoo jaychay |
| Yes/ Ok | Ong\yao |
| Sorry | Gong ta |
| I don't understand | ha ko ma song |
| I understand | ha ko song |
| How much? | Ka tso re? |
| Feel uncomfortable | De po min duk. |
| I catch a cold. | Nga champa gyabduk. |
| Stomach ache | Doecok nagyi duk |
| Headache | Go nakyi duk |
| Have a cough | Lo gyapkyi. |
| Toothache | So nagyi |
| Feel cold | Kyakyi duk. |
| Have a fever | Tsawar bar duk |
| Have diarrhea | Drocok shekyi duk |
| Get hurt | Nakyi duk |
| Public services | mimang shapshu |
| Where is the nearest hospital? | Taknyishoe kyi menkang ghapar yore? |
| What would you like to eat | Kherang ga rey choe doe duk |
| Is there any supermarket or department store? | Di la tsong kang yo repe? |
| Hotel | donkang. |
| Restaurant | Zah kang yore pe? |
| Bank | Ngul kang. |
| Police station | nyenkang |
| Bus station | Lang khor puptsuk |
| Railway station | Mikhor puptsuk |
| Post office | Yigsam lekong |
| Tibet Tourism Bureau | Bhoekyi yoelkor lekong |
| You | Kye rang |
| I | nga |
| We | ngatso |
| He/she | Kye rang |
Don't ignore those words! Sometimes it will help you an easy and pleasant trip in Tibet.
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