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Useful Dzongkha Travel Phrases: Greetings

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 30
3 min read

Spoken in:Ā Bhutan.

Language known locally as:Ā Dzongkha or Bhutanese.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Tibetan script.


Travelling to Bhutan and don't know a word of Dzongkha?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my useful Dzongkha travel phrases, for free šŸ¤‘


Useful Dzongkha Travel Phrases

Dzongkha Greetings


English

Dzongkha

Pronunciation

Hello

ą½¦ą¾ą½“ą¼Œą½‚ą½Ÿą½“ą½‚ą½¦ą¼Œą½–ą½Ÿą½„ą¼Œą½”ą½¼

Kuzu zang-po

Good morning

ą½‘ą¾²ą½¼ą¼Œą½”ą¼Œą½–ą½‘ą½ŗą¼Œą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼Œ

Dro-pa de leg

Good afternoon

ą½‰ą½²ą¼‹ą½˜ą¼‹ą½–ą½‘ą½ŗą¼‹ą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼‹

Nyi ma de leg

Good evening

ཕྱི་རན་བདེ་ལེགས་

Pche ru de leg

Goodnight

ą½‚ą½Ÿą½²ą½˜ą¼‹ą½†ą¼‹ą½–ą½‘ą½ŗą¼‹ą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦

Zim cha de leg

Goodbye

ą½£ą½¼ą½‚ą¼‹ą½ ą½•ą¾±ą½‘ą¼‹ą½ ą½¼ą½„ą¼‹ą¼

log pche wong

Have a nice day

ą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼‹ą½¤ą½¼ą½˜ą¼‹ą½ ą½¼ą½„ą¼‹ą½–ą½ ą½²ą¼‹ą½¢ą½ŗą¼‹ą½–ą¼‹ą½”ą½¼ą½‘

lek shom wong wai rewa yoe

How are you?

ą½ą¾±ą½¼ą½‘ą¼Œą½‚ą¼Œą½‘ą½ŗą¼Œą½¦ą¾¦ą½ŗą¼Œą½”ą½¼ą½‘?

choe ga dhoe bay yoea?

I’m good, and you?

ą½„ą¼Œą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼Œą½¤ą½¼ą½˜ą¼Œą½¦ą¾¦ą½ŗą¼Œą½¢ą½„ą¼Œą½”ą½¼ą½‘Ā  ཁྱོད?

Nga lek shom bay ra yoea, choe?

Please

ą½¦ą½ŗą½˜ą½¦ą¼Œą½‘ą½‚ą½ ą¼Œą½–ą½…ą½“ą½‚ą¼Œą½“ą½²ą¼Œ

Sem ga chu ni

Thank you

ą½–ą½€ą½ ą¼Œą½‘ą¾²ą½²ą½“ą¼Œą½†ą½ŗ

ka drin che

You’re welcome

ą½ ą½–ą¾±ą½¼ą½“ą¼Œą½”ą½¢ą¼Œą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼Œą½¦ą½¼

Joen par lekso

Enjoy your meal

ą½–ą½žą½ŗą½¦ą¼‹ą½¦ą¾’ą½¼ą¼‹ą½£ą½ŗą½‚ą½¦ą¼‹ą½¤ą½¼ą½˜ą¼‹ą½¦ą¾¦ą½ŗą¼‹ą½Ÿą¼

zhey go leg shom bay za

I love you

ą½ą¾±ą½¼ą½‘ą¼Œą½£ą½“ą¼Œą½‘ą½‚ą½ 

choe lu ga

What’s your name?

ą½ą¾±ą½¼ą½‘ą½€ą¾±ą½²ą¼‹ą½˜ą½²ą½„ą¼‹ą½‚ą¼‹ą½…ą½²ą¼‹ą½¦ą¾Øą½¼?

Choe gi ming Gachi mo?

My name is ____

ą½„ą½ŗą½ ą½²ą¼‹ą½˜ą½²ą½„ą¼‹ą½ ą½‘ą½²ą¼‹Ā ____

Nge gi ming dhi ____

Nice to meet you

ą½ą¾±ą½¼ą½‘ą¼‹ą½‘ą½„ą¼‹ą½˜ą½‡ą½£ą¼‹ą½¦ą½ŗą½˜ą½¦ą¼‹ą½‘ą½‚ą½ ą¼‹ą½”ą½²ą¼

choe dha jeldiĀ  sem ga yi

Where are you from?

ą½ą¾±ą½¼ą½‘ą¼Œą½‚ą¼Œą½ą½ŗą¼Œą½£ą½¦ą¼Œą½¦ą¾Øą½¼?

Choe ga tey ley mo?

I’m from ____

ང་ ____ ą½£ą½¦ą¼‹ą½”ą½²ą½“ą¼

Nga ____ lay inn

I’m ____

ང ____ པིན

Nga ___ inn

Cheers!

བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས

Tra shi deleg!


Now you've got all the Dzongkha Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Dzongkha Travel BasicsĀ Travel Phrases

  • Dzongkha Food & Dining Travel Phrases

  • Dzongkha Days & Numbers Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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