A collection of useful phrases in Laz (ლაზური ნენა / Lazuri nena), a South Caucasian language spoken in parts of Turkey and Georgia.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal
Phrase | ლაზური ნენა / Lazuri nena (Laz) |
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Welcome | კაი მოხთით (Ǩai moxtit) |
Hello (General greeting) | გეგაჯგინას (Gegacginas) [inf] ხელა დო კაობათე (Xela do ǩaobate) [frm] |
Hello (on phone) | |
How are you? | მუჭორე? (Muç̌ore?) |
Reply to 'How are you?' | კაი ვორე (Ǩai vore) ვროსი ვორე (Vrosi vore) |
Long time no see | |
What's your name? | მუ გჯოხონს? (Mu gcoxons?) |
My name is ... | ჩქიმი ჯოხო ... (Çkimi coxo ...) |
Where are you from? | სონური რე? (Sonuri re?) |
I'm from ... | მა დიხაიშე ... (Ma dixaişe ...) [lit: I'm from the place ...] |
Pleased to meet you | სქანი კალა ნა-ბიჩინაფი შენი, ბიხელი Skani k’ala na-biçinapi şeni, bixeli |
Good morning (Morning greeting) |
კაი ოუმანი (Ǩai oumani) |
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
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Good evening (Evening greeting) |
კაი ლიმჯი (Ǩai limci) |
Good night | კაი სერეფე (Ǩai serepe) |
Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
მშვიდობა (Mşvidoba) |
Good luck! | კაი ოშანა (Ǩai oşana) |
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
კაი საღ–სალამათობა! (Ǩai sağ-salamatoba!) |
Have a nice day | |
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
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Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
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Yes | ჰო (Ho) |
No | ვა (Va) [inf] ვარ (Var) [frm] |
Maybe | |
I don't know | მა ვარ ჩქონი (Ma var çkoni) |
I understand | მა ოგანაფს (Ma ognaps) |
I don't understand | მა ვარ ოგნაფს (Ma var ognaps) |
Please speak more slowly | |
Please say that again | |
Please write it down | |
Do you speak English? | ინგლისური გიჩქინი? (Inglisuri giçkini?) |
Do you speak Laz? | ლაზური გიჩქინი? (Lazuri giçkini?) |
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
ჰო, ჭიტა (Ho, ç̌it̆a) |
Speak to me in Laz | |
How do you say ... in Laz? | |
Excuse me | |
How much is this? | |
Sorry | |
Please | |
Thank you | დიდი მარდი (Didi mardi) საღოლ (Sağol) |
Reply to thank you | სი მოხთით (Si moxtit) |
Where's the toilet / bathroom? | |
This gentleman will pay for everything | |
This lady will pay for everything | |
Would you like to dance with me? | |
Do you come here often? | |
I miss you | |
I love you | მა სი ქყოროფ (Ma si kqorop) |
Get well soon | |
Go away! | |
Leave me alone! | |
Help! | |
Fire! | |
Stop! | |
Call the police! | |
Christmas greetings | |
New Year greetings | |
Easter greetings | |
Birthday greetings | |
One language is never enough | ართ ნენა ვარ კაი (art’ nena var kai) |
My hovercraft is full of eels | ჩქიმი გემი ჲოფშა წიწილეფიშ (Çç̌imi gemi jopşa cicilepiş) |
Laz phrases provided mainly by Ethan Hunt
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Laz | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Laz phrases
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laz_language
http://lazca.org/lazca/165-guncel-lazca-konusmalar.html#.WiKZsjdpGUk
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