Useful Kala phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Kala, a constructed language.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal

English	Kala
Welcome	uatsa
Hello (General greeting)	yata, hala (on phone)
How are you?	to tayo ka
Reply to 'How are you?'	niha, nyasa, ma ta ka
Long time no see	amaha nanku anyayek
What's your name?	ke ata tayo ka
My name is ...	... ata nayo a
Where are you from?	mo ta asa ka
I'm from ...	na te ... a
How old are you?	ke ika tayo ka
I'm ... years old	na ke neku ... anyaye
Pleased to meet you	peso niha
Good morning (Morning greeting)	yomua niha
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	puama niha
Good evening (Evening greeting)	puama niha
Good night	yohua niha
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	yata
Good luck!	hatsa niha
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	kampa
Have a nice day	yoma niha
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	samya niha
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	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?	ta ke kala unya ka
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	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	nyasa
Reply to thank you	heye
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	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!	yote!
Fire!	tlatsa!
Stop!	kya hika!
Call the police!	tsonyo!
Birthday greetings	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

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Links

Information about Kala
http://kalaueki.wikinet.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://footballbats.blogspot.co.uk

Phrases in other constructed languages (conlangs)

Esperanto, Ido, Interlingua, Ishirkian, Kala, Klingon, Laala, Lingua Franca Nova, Lojban, Pig Latin, Quenya, Romániço, Solresol, Talossan, Toki Pona, Volapük, Wightian

Phrases in other languages

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