Ēezar Kurti

 "Bashkėbisedues Shqip — Anglisht",

Kurti Publishing, New York, 1998.

Copyright©1997 by Kurti Publishing.

 

Transporti dhe Trafiku

Transportation and Traffic

Si tė pyesim pėr rrugėn

How to ask the way

 

Mund t’ju pyes pėr       May I ask you the        mej aj esk ju dhi

rrugėn ju lutem?            way please?                 uej pliz

Po pėrpiqem tė             I am trying to locate   aj em tra’ing tu lokejt’

gjejė kėtė adresė          this address                 dhis e’dres

S’e di rrugėn                 I don’t know the way  aj dont nou dhė uej

Kam humbur rrugėn      I have lost my way      aj hev lost maj uej

unė jam i ardhur            I am a stranger           aj em e strejnxhėr

Mė falni, mund tė          Exuse me, can you      ek’skjuz mi, ken ju

mė thoni, ku ndodhet    tell me where               tell mi huer

Avenuja e Pestė?          Fifth Avenue is?          fifth ev’ėnju iz

Si quhet, ju lutem          What’s the name of     huat iz dhė nejm of

ky hotel            ?          this hotel please?        dhis hotel’ pliz

Nė ē’drejtim duhet        In what direction         in huat direk’shėn mast

tė eci?                          must I go?                   aj gou?

Hoteli ndodhet              The hotel is                  dhė hotel’ iz

afėr sheshit                   near the square           nir dhė skuer

Shtėpia ndodhet            The house is                dhė hauz iz

pas katėr blloqesh         four blocks away         for bloks uej

Mund tė mė thoni si      Can you tell me the     ken ju tell mi dhė

tė shkoj nė farmaci ?     way to.the pharmacy?uej tu dhė far’masi

Ėshtė larg prej kėtej?    Is it far from here?      iz it far from hir

Ėshtė larg nė kėmbė?    Is it too far to walk?   iz it tu far tu uok

Shkoj dot nė kėmbė?    Can I walk there?       ken aj uok ther

Duhet tė shkoj me         Do I have to take a     du aj hev tu tejk e bas

metro apo autobus?      bus or subway?           or sab’uej

Cila ėshtė rruga What is the shortest    huat iz dhė shor’test

mė e shkurtėr pėr          way to.the center?      uej tu dhė sen’tėr

nė qendėr?

Ma tregoni, ju lutem,     Can you show me        ken ju shou mi

nė hartė si mund tė        how to get there on     hau tu get dher on

shkoj deri atje               this map, please?        dhis mep pliz

Ma shkruani, ju lut-       Write down the ad-     rajt daun dhi e’dres

em, adresėn                  dress for me, please    for mi, pliz

VOCABULARY

ardhur (i)                                stranger                                 strejn’xhėr

atje                                          there                                       dher

avenju                                    avenue                                   ev’ėnju

di                                             to know                                 tu nou

ecė nė kėmbė                        to walk                                  tu uok

humb                                      to lose                                    tu lluz

kaloj rrugėn                           to cross the street                tu kros dhė strit

kėrkoj                                     to search                               tu sėrē

kėtu                                        here                                        hir

kthehem prapa                      to turn back                          tu tėrn bek

kthej djathtas                        to turn to the right              tu tėrn tu dhė rajt

kthej majtas                           to turn to the left                  tu tėrn tu dhė left

kthej                                       to turn                                    tu tėrn

larg                                         far                                           far

larg qė kėtej                           far from here                         far from hir

majtas                                     to the left                               tu dhė left

nė tė djathtė                          on the right-hand side        on dhė rajt-hend sajd

nė tė majtė                             on the left-hand side           on dhė left-hend sajd

pėrcaktoj (vendin)                to locate                                tu lokejt’

pėrpiqem                                to try                                      tu traj

pyes                                       to ask                                     tu esk

qendėr                                    center                                     sen’tėr

qoshe                                     corner                                    kor’nėr

rreth e qark                            around                                   eraund’

rrugė-kryq                             cross-road                             kros-roud

shesh                                     square                                    sku’er

shkoj andej                            to go that way                      to gou dhet uej

shkoj kėtej                             to go this way                       tu gou dhis uej

shkoj me autobus                 to go by bus                          to gou baj bas

shkoj me biēikletė                 to go by bicycle                   tu gou baj baj’sikėll

shkoj me makinė                   to go by car                          to gou baj kaar

shkoj me tren                        to go by train                       tu gou baj trein

shkoj nė kėmbė                     to go on foot                         tu gou on fut

shkurtėr (i, e)                         short                                       short

shkurtėr (mė i/e)                   shortest                                  shor’test

shoh                                       to see                                      tu si

stacion metroje                     subway station                     sab’uej stej’shėn

stacion                                   station                                   stej’shėn

stacion treni                          train station                         trein stej’shėn

them, tregoj                           to tell                                     to tell

tjetri                                        next                                        nekst

trego (mė)                              show me                                 shou mi

tregoj                                      to show                                  tu shou

trotuar                                    sidewalk                                sajd’uok

vend                                       place                                      plejs

 

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Ēezar Kurti — "Bashkėbisedues Shqip — Anglisht", Kurti Publishing, New York, 1998.

Copyright©1997 by Kurti Publishing.