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    Bumthangkha is a regional language of in the Bumthang area of Bhutan.

    Pronunciation guide

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    Vowels

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    Front Central Back
    Unrounded Rounded
    Close /i/ /y/ /u, o/
    Mid /ɛ/ /ø/ /ə/ /ɔ/
    Open /a/ /ɑ/
    Diphthong /e, ɤ/

    Consonants

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      Labial Dental/Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
    Nasal m n ɲ ŋ  
    Plosive tenuis p k ʔ
    aspirated t̪ʰ  
    voiced b ɡ  
    Affricate tenuis t͡s t͡ɕ
    aspirated t͡sʰ t͡ɕʰ  
    voiced d͡ʑ  
    Fricative voiceless f s ɕ   h
    voiced v z ʑ   ɦ
    Lateral l

    Common diphthongs

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    Coda Open Nasal Glottal stop
    Medial j w j w j w
    Nucleus i i                
    y y                
    u u                
    o o                
    e e   we            
    ɤ ɤ              
    ɛ ɛ ɪɲ     ɪʔ    
    ø ø ʏɲ     ʏʔ    
    ə       ən   wən əʔ   wəʔ
    ɔ ɔ   ʊŋ jʊŋ   ʊʔ jʊʔ  
    a a ja wa ɐ̃ jɐ̃ wɐ̃ ɐʔ jɐʔ wɐʔ
    ɑ       ɑ̃ jɑ̃ wɑ̃      

    Phrase list

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    Basics

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    Hello.
    . (Kuzuzangpo la )
    Hello. (informal)
    . (Kuzu )
    How are you?
    ? (ah dar nak ke)
    Fine, thank you.
    . (laso kadinchey la )
    What is your name?
    ? ( weth key meng sha yo?)
    My name is ___Nga gey ___ .
    meng . ( tzha yo.)
    Nice to meet you.
    . (domzay gasth )
    Please.
    . (kuje )
    Thank you.
    . ( kadin chay)
    You're welcome.
    . ( tsoro bu si ma sung la )
    Yes.
    . (phath )
    No.
    . ( mengo)
    Excuse me. (getting attention)
    . ( gom ma thay la)
    Excuse me. (begging pardon)
    . ( gom ma thay la)
    I'm sorry.
    . ( gom ma thay la)
    Goodbye
    . (lok sey jay gey )
    Goodbye (informal)
    . (kachin bu sey gala )
    I can't speak Bumthangkha [well].
    [ ]. ( [ ])
    Do you speak English?
    ? ( philingpa kha khan ya?)
    Is there someone here who speaks English?
    ? ( philingba kha khan kan na ya?)
    Help!
    ! ( !)
    Look out!
    ! (wai !)
    Good morning.
    . (kuzuzangpo )
    Good evening.
    . ( kuzuzangpo)
    Good night.
    . (chiru delek )
    Good night (to sleep)
    . (ka chin bu si sim la )
    I don't understand.
    . ( mabran)
    Where is the toilet?
    ? ( chabsang ao na?)

    Problems

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    Numbers

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    1 : Thaek 2  ; tson 3  : tsum 4 : blay 5 ;ya nga 6 :rok 7 ; nyith 8 ; jath 9 ; dokgo 10; chey

    Time

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    Clock time

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    "chu tsud"

    Duration

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    "dutsed"

    Days

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    "ngyan"

    Months

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    "la"

    Writing time and date

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    Date : Date/Month/Year Time : Hour(day or night) and Minutes

    Colors

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    Transportation

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    Bus and train

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    Directions

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    Taxi

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    Taxi = "gyerkhor" Fare = "lha " How much =" ak pa thek yo"

    Lodging

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    Money

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    Eating

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    I am Hungry : Bru nas

    can i have some : chi gath tzu gi

    Meal  : shay go / zama

    Rice  : zama

    Curry  : ruk

    Soup  : cho tsa

    Water  ; kway

    Hot  : kep kep

    Cold  : nagk sim sim

    eggs  ; kha wa tey

    Meat  : sha

    cheese  : phrum

    butter  ; mar

    delicious  ; ngam da

    not delicious  ; mey ngam da

    sweet  ; ngok tom ma

    sour  ; thun ma

    I am full  : joma rangs

    It was prepared very well  : ka chin bu si kher na

    oil  : nom


    salt  ; tsa

    sugar  ; guram

    chilly  ; bangala

    cilantro  ; yotsey

    tea  ; ja

    orange juice  : tsa lum khway

    Bars

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    Shopping

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    Driving

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    Authority

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