Useful phrases in Võro

A collection of useful phrases in Võro. You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English versions.

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English	võro kiilʼ (Võro)
Welcome	Tere tulõmast
Hello (General greeting)	Tereq
How are you?	Kuis lätt?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Aitjumma, häste, kuis hindal?
Long time no see	Olõ-i ammuq nännüq
What's your name?	Miä su nimi om? Kia sa olõt?
My name is ...	Ma olõ ...
Where are you from?	Kost sa peri olõt?
I'm from ...	Ma elä ...
Pleased to meet you	Torrõ tutvas saadaq
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Hüvvä hummogut
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Hüvvä lõunaaigo
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Tere õdagust
Good night	Õdagust (when greeting) Hüvvä õdagut (when saying goodbye)
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Hääd aigo Hüvväste Näemiq
Good luck!	Hüvvä! Hääd ynnõ!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Tehrü pääle!
Have a nice day	Hüvva päivä!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Hüvvä iso!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Hüvvä reisi
I understand	Saa arvo
I don't understand	Ma saa-i arvo
I don't know	Ma ei tiiäq
Please speak more slowly	Pallõsiq kõnõlõq aigladsõmbalt
Please say that again	Pallõsiq ütleq tuud viilkõrd
Please write it down	Pallõsiq kirodaq tuu üles
Do you speak English?	Kas sa kõnõlõt inglüse kiilt?
Do you speak Voro?	Kas sa kõnõlõt võro kiilt?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Jah, veidükene
How do you say ... in Voro?	Kuis üteldäq ... võro keelen?
Excuse me	Andkõ andis Annaq andis
How much is this?	Ku pall'o tuu mass?
Sorry	Andis
Please	Pallõsiq
Thank you	Aiteh Tennäsiq
Reply to thank you	Pallõsiq
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kon kimmerg om?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Seo esänd tasos kõgõ iist
This lady will pay for everything	Seo imänd tasos kõgõ iist
Would you like to dance with me?	Kas sa tahasiq tandsiq?
I miss you	Igädse sinno Ma igädse sinno
I love you	Armasta sinno Ma armasta sinno
Get well soon	Saaq terves
Go away!	Mineq ärq!
Leave me alone!	Käüq mu mant minemä! Jätäq minno ütsindä!
Help!	Appi!
Fire!	Tuli! Palas!
Stop!	Lõpõdaq!
Call the police!	Kutsuq politsei!
Christmas greetings	Rõõmsit joulupühhi
New Year greetings	Hüvvä vahtsõt aastakka
Easter greetings	Hüvvi munnõpühhi
Birthday greetings	Hüvvä sünnüpäivä Pall'o õnnõ sünnüpääväs
One language is never enough	Üts' kiil olõ-i kunagiq küländ
My hovercraft is full of eels	Muq hõl'omismassin om angõrjit täüs

Recordings by Jüvä Hellä

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Links

Other collections of Võro phrases
http://www.aboutlanguageschools.com/phrases/voro.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B5ro_language

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