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Useful foreign phrases |
Numbers |
Colours |
Kinship |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs |
Other multilingual pages
A collection of useful phrases in Kala, a constructed language. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal
| English | Kala |
|---|---|
| Welcome | uatsa |
| Hello | yata, hala (on phone) |
| How are you? Fine, thanks |
to tayo ka |
| niha, nyasa, ma ta ka | |
| Long time no see | amaha nanku anyayek |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
ke ata tayo ka |
| ... ata nayo a | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
mo ta asa ka |
| na te ... a | |
| How old are you? I'm ... years old |
ke ika tayo ka |
| na ke neku ... anyaye | |
| Pleased to meet you | peso niha |
| Good morning | yomua niha |
| Good afternoon | puama niha |
| Good evening | puama niha |
| Good night | yohua niha |
| Goodbye | yata |
| Good luck | hatsa niha |
| Cheers/Good health! | kampa |
| Have a nice day | yoma niha |
| Bon appetit | samya niha |
| Bon voyage | yala niha |
| I understand | na unya |
| I don't understand | na unyak |
| Please speak more slowly | tsepa maha tepa kala |
| Please say that again | tsepa ano kala |
| Please write it down | tsepa moya |
| Do you speak English? | ta ke enkala unya ka |
| Do you speak Kala? Yes, a little |
ta ke kala unya ka |
| ahi a | |
| How do you say ... in Kala? | ke mila nya … nahe kala ka |
| Excuse me | tliha |
| How much is this? | itla hinta ka |
| Sorry | na koya |
| Please | tsepa |
| Thank you Response |
nyasa |
| heye | |
| Where's the toilet? | mo ke uetse ka |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
iko nya kua simyatli |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
ta ma'a na maseue ka |
| I miss you | na'eta uaho |
| I love you | na'eta itsa |
| Get well soon | kya tamaha |
| Leave me alone! | kya yala |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
yote! tlatsa! kya hika! |
| Call the police! | tsonyo! |
| Happy Birthday | yomanasa niha |
| Congratulations | heko! |
| One language is never enough |
kala na'o amak kapa ak |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
kohono nayo te kuamilo yeno |
Information about Kala
http://kalaueki.wikinet.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://footballbats.blogspot.co.uk
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