English→Kosovar Albanian

Translate English to Kosovar Albanian like a local.

Kosovar Albanian sounds like itself through standard spelling carrying Gheg choices such as çka, kah, and the colloquial jom and tu constructions.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

Have you eaten?

A ke hangër?

Hangër is the Gheg and Kosovo form used in everyday speech instead of standard Albanian ngrënë.

Where are you going?

Kah po shkon?

Kah is a Kosovo-Gheg directional word meaning where or to where, rather than the more general standard ku.

I’m on my way.

Jom tu ardhë.

Jom replaces standard jam, while tu ardhë is the common Kosovo progressive construction instead of formal jam duke ardhur.

I don't have any cash.

S'kom pare me veti.

S'kom is the colloquial Gheg contraction of s'kam, while pare is the everyday Kosovar word for money or cash.

My mother is at home.

Nana jem osht n'shpi.

Nana jem uses the local Gheg possessive form jem, and osht with n'shpi signals casual Kosovar speech.

I'm running late for work.

Jom tu u vonu për punë.

Jom tu u plus the verb marks the Gheg progressive construction, common in casual Kosovo speech.

It's freezing outside.

Jashtë osht tepër ftoftë.

Ftoftë is the Kosovar Gheg form of standard ftohtë, with the extra f typical of the local pronunciation.

I feel a bit down.

Jom pak pa qejf.

Pa qejf is a colloquial Kosovar expression for feeling low or not being in the mood, alongside the local form jom.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Kosovar Albanian. Standard Albanian in writing with Gheg colloquial flavour in casual register (a je? greeting, s'ka gjë).

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