Word Learning
Build your Tibetan vocabulary — 257 words in 28 categories
dro
go
lobdra
school
nga
I, me
nyinmo
day, daytime
yong
come
khyed rang
you (polite)
gegen
teacher
tshenmo
night
khong
he, she, they
dröpo
warm
za
eat
lobma
student
thung
drink
debther
textbook
drangmo
cold
demo
well, comfortable
kadrin che
thank you
yige
letter, writing
shet
say, speak
chika
spring
je
do, make
lak
yes, honorific particle
yarka
summer
gapo
happy, glad
min
no, not
kyipo
joyful, pleasant
jong
study, learn
tönka
autumn
nyal
sleep, lie down
re
is, are (factual)
günka
winter
dukpo
sad, sorrowful
khangpa
house, building
tshapo
hot
yin
is, am (personal)
lang
get up, rise
yö
have, there is
trinpa
cloud
go
door
dö
stay, sit, live
ta
look, watch
serkha
hail
ja
tea
lokle
computer
tiwi
television
nyo
buy
ja
rainbow
tsha
salt
mar
butter
gyönche
clothing
tsong
sell
dre
rice
töthung
shirt, upper garment
tso
herd, raise (animals)
nyen
listen
megyön
pants, trousers
zho
yogurt
she
know, understand
lham
shoes
sha
meat
dri
write
zhamo
hat
tsampa
tsampa (roasted barley flour)
lakshub
gloves
chang
barley wine, chang
lok
read
thukpa
noodle soup, thukpa
gyuk
run
phrugu
Tibetan robe (chuba)
oma
milk
re
fabric, cloth
phur
fly
tso
cook, boil
ama
mother
shar
east
nub
west
thru
wash
apha
father
gyön
wear, put on
lho
south
bu
son, boy
bumo
daughter, girl
tre
give, hand over
jang
north
ye
right
pundak
sibling, relative
len
take, receive
gyalkhab
nation, country
yön
left
amye
grandfather
then
pull, drag
achi
grandmother
zhak
put, place
thromra
market, street
gokhang
shop, store
chö
cut
chik
one
deb
fold, turn (page)
nyi
two
drökhang
hotel, guesthouse
sakhang
restaurant
tse
play
sum
three
böyül
Tibet
zhi
four
zhön
ride
nga
five
khyöl
carry, transport
tong
send, let go
drongseb
village, countryside
dhuk
six
lu
song, singing
drül
travel, walk
dün
seven
drok
accompany, go with
zhabdro
dance
gye
eight
tsemo
game, play
sam
think
gu
nine
chu
ten
dö
want, desire
thrülche
machine, device
par
photo, picture
karpo
white
zo
make, build
kangtse
soccer, football
tsel
search, look for
nakpo
black
marpo
red
lob
teach; learn
deb
book
wö
call, shout
lok
to read
ngönpo
blue
gyur
change, become
dri
to write
serpo
yellow
jang
to practice, to learn
zhu
request, ask (polite)
jangku
green
jin
give (honorific)
men
medicine
ri
mountain
chu
water
bab
fall, descend
menpa
doctor
shar
rise (sun), appear
me
fire
natsha
illness, sickness
namkha
sky
thrak
blood
jib
suck, absorb
nyima
sun
kang
leg, foot
ge
split, crack
dawa
moon, month
gyab
back
so
nourish, raise
lung
wind
so
tooth
chungngu
small
dethang
health, well-being
thungngu
short
sa
earth, land
khapar
telephone
yakpo
good
charpa
rain
kang
snow
ngenpa
bad, poor
gülnyen
video, film
tsapo
hot
go
head
lok
electricity
trangngu
cold
drawa
internet, web
mik
eye
delpo
slow
na
nose
sa
to eat
kyidpo
happy, comfortable
kha
mouth
thung
to drink
dukpo
sad, poor
lakpa
hand
chipo
heavy
dro
to go
kangpa
foot, leg
sem
mind, heart
yangpo
light (weight)
yong
to come
nawa
ear
gyachenpo
wide, broad
ta
to look, to watch
dokpo
narrow
nyo
to buy
dering
today
sangnyin
tomorrow
karpo
white
tsong
to sell
nakpo
black
nyal
to sleep, to lie down
khasa
yesterday
marpo
red
she
to say, to speak
dütshö
time
ngönpo
blue
lab
to speak, to tell
gongmo
evening
jangku
green
danta
now
lang
to rise, to stand up
de
to sit, to stay
ta
horse
zangpo
good, excellent
lobdra
school
lang
ox, cattle
gyuk
to run
je
to do, to make
luk
sheep
tsathang
grassland, pasture
gompa
monastery
khyi
dog
she
to know
zhimi
cat
tong
to send, to give
drokpa
nomad, herder
Xiling
Xining (Amdo capital)
chenpo
big, great
mong
yak (female)
chungchung
small
Labrang
Labrang (Xiahe)
yak
yak (male)
ringpo
long
ja
bird
Machu
Yellow River (Maqu)
Tso Ngönpo
Qinghai Lake
thungthung
short
langkhor
car
thopo
high, tall
namdru
airplane
tagyuk
horse race
chuwo
river
lam
road, path
mapo
low
rigyü
mountain range
zhampa
bridge
sarpa
new
nyingpa
old (object)
mong
yak (female, Amdo term)
zhimpo
delicious
changki
wolf
dzepo
beautiful
kapo
difficult
tabde
easy, convenient
dhrakpa
expensive, serious
gyokpo
fast, quick