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Build your Tibetan vocabulary — 283 words in 28 categories
nga
I, me
lobdra
school
dro
go
nyinmo
day, daytime
yong
come
tshenmo
night
khyed rang
you (polite)
gegen
teacher
dröpo
warm
za
eat
lobma
student
khong
he, she, they
thung
drink
drangmo
cold
demo
well, comfortable
debther
textbook
shet
say, speak
chika
spring
kadrin che
thank you
yige
letter, writing
yarka
summer
gapo
happy, glad
lak
yes, honorific particle
je
do, make
tönka
autumn
min
no, not
kyipo
joyful, pleasant
jong
study, learn
dukpo
sad, sorrowful
günka
winter
re
is, are (factual)
nyal
sleep, lie down
lang
get up, rise
yin
is, am (personal)
khangpa
house, building
tshapo
hot
yö
have, there is
trinpa
cloud
dö
stay, sit, live
go
door
ta
look, watch
ja
tea
serkha
hail
lokle
computer
ja
rainbow
nyo
buy
tiwi
television
tsha
salt
gyönche
clothing
mar
butter
rikne
culture
tsong
sell
töthung
shirt, upper garment
logyü
history
dre
rice
tso
herd, raise (animals)
nyen
listen
megyön
pants, trousers
chitsok
society
zho
yogurt
sha
meat
ringluk
ideology, -ism
lham
shoes
she
know, understand
dri
write
zhamo
hat
peljor
economy
tsampa
tsampa (roasted barley flour)
lakshub
gloves
sheyön
knowledge, education
chang
barley wine, chang
lok
read
tsenrik
science
thukpa
noodle soup, thukpa
phrugu
Tibetan robe (chuba)
gyuk
run
re
fabric, cloth
lobso
education (system)
phur
fly
oma
milk
ama
mother
shar
east
semthel
anxiety, worry
tso
cook, boil
thru
wash
apha
father
tsewa
love, compassion
nub
west
lho
south
sizhung
government
gyön
wear, put on
bu
son, boy
jang
north
bumo
daughter, girl
tre
give, hand over
mimang
the people, citizens
len
take, receive
gyalkhab
nation, country
ye
right
pundak
sibling, relative
then
pull, drag
yön
left
amye
grandfather
thobthang
rights, entitlement
thromra
market, street
tsomrik
literature
zhak
put, place
achi
grandmother
chik
one
chö
cut
nyenngak
poetry
gokhang
shop, store
drökhang
hotel, guesthouse
tampe
proverb, saying
deb
fold, turn (page)
nyi
two
tadub
viewpoint, philosophy
tse
play
sakhang
restaurant
sum
three
zhi
four
dönnying
essence, meaning
böyül
Tibet
zhön
ride
khyöl
carry, transport
drongkhyer
city
namzhak
structure, system
nga
five
tong
send, let go
lhachö
Buddhism, religion
dhuk
six
drongseb
village, countryside
gönpa
monastery
drül
travel, walk
dün
seven
lu
song, singing
gye
eight
drok
accompany, go with
zhabdro
dance
thangka
thangka painting
gu
nine
jampa
loving-kindness
tsemo
game, play
sam
think
dö
want, desire
nyingje
compassion
thrülche
machine, device
chu
ten
karpo
white
zo
make, build
par
photo, picture
nakpo
black
kangtse
soccer, football
tsel
search, look for
deb
book
marpo
red
lob
teach; learn
ngönpo
blue
lok
to read
wö
call, shout
serpo
yellow
gyur
change, become
dri
to write
jang
to practice, to learn
zhu
request, ask (polite)
jangku
green
men
medicine
jin
give (honorific)
ri
mountain
menpa
doctor
bab
fall, descend
chu
water
me
fire
shar
rise (sun), appear
natsha
illness, sickness
jib
suck, absorb
namkha
sky
thrak
blood
ge
split, crack
kang
leg, foot
nyima
sun
dawa
moon, month
so
nourish, raise
gyab
back
so
tooth
lung
wind
chungngu
small
sa
earth, land
dethang
health, well-being
thungngu
short
charpa
rain
yakpo
good
khapar
telephone
gülnyen
video, film
kang
snow
ngenpa
bad, poor
lok
electricity
go
head
tsapo
hot
trangngu
cold
drawa
internet, web
mik
eye
na
nose
nyenthrin
television broadcast
delpo
slow
kyidpo
happy, comfortable
sa
to eat
kha
mouth
dukpo
sad, poor
lakpa
hand
thung
to drink
chipo
heavy
dro
to go
kangpa
foot, leg
sem
mind, heart
yangpo
light (weight)
yong
to come
gyachenpo
wide, broad
nawa
ear
ta
to look, to watch
dering
today
nyo
to buy
dokpo
narrow
tsong
to sell
sangnyin
tomorrow
karpo
white
nakpo
black
nyal
to sleep, to lie down
khasa
yesterday
marpo
red
dütshö
time
she
to say, to speak
lab
to speak, to tell
gongmo
evening
ngönpo
blue
lang
to rise, to stand up
danta
now
jangku
green
ta
horse
de
to sit, to stay
zangpo
good, excellent
lobdra
school
lang
ox, cattle
gyuk
to run
je
to do, to make
tsathang
grassland, pasture
luk
sheep
khyi
dog
gompa
monastery
she
to know
zhimi
cat
tong
to send, to give
drokpa
nomad, herder
chenpo
big, great
mong
yak (female)
Xiling
Xining (Amdo capital)
chungchung
small
Labrang
Labrang (Xiahe)
yak
yak (male)
ja
bird
ringpo
long
Machu
Yellow River (Maqu)
thungthung
short
langkhor
car
Tso Ngönpo
Qinghai Lake
thopo
high, tall
namdru
airplane
tagyuk
horse race
mapo
low
chuwo
river
lam
road, path
zhampa
bridge
sarpa
new
rigyü
mountain range
mong
yak (female, Amdo term)
nyingpa
old (object)
changki
wolf
zhimpo
delicious
dzepo
beautiful
kapo
difficult
tabde
easy, convenient
dhrakpa
expensive, serious
gyokpo
fast, quick