Word Lists




Word list in Romanes (Gypsy Language) with English meanings

But baxt thaj sastipe! Much luck and health! Lachipe thaj baxt tuke katar miri dai! Best regards to you from my mother! Te aves baxtalo tu thaj sari tiri familia! Luck to you and your whole family! Me mangav tuke baxt! I wish you the luck! Mishto sim! I am ok! Nais tuke vas lache nevi pena! Thank you for the good news! Lacho deves! Have a nice day! Baxtalo drom! Lucky way! Lacho rat! Have a good night! Si e kerdo! It is done! Parikerav tut vas tiro lacho ilo! Thank you for your kind heart! Gadje! Non Romani person Familia! Family Phral! Brother Phen! Sister Mishto avilan! Welcome Lacho deves! Good afternoon Liloro! Gypsy mail Miro anav! My name is... Ha tuke! To you Me kamav te khelav! I want to dance Sar mai san? How are you? So nevo? What's new? San tu Rom? Are you Gypsy? Me voliv tu! I love you Chi mai diklem ande viatsa! I never saw such a thing in my life! baxt, sastimus! Luck and health Dikes oda baro shero! Look at that show-off (Lovara dialect) Lavuta! Violin Si-ma dosta! I have enough Shai to gilabav thaj te khelav! Let's sing and dance Shai te hav thaj te piav! Let's eat and drink Lachi rat! Good night Tatcho! True

Ach mishto, stay well or stay cool Devla, vocative of Devel diklo (m. sing.), scarf, headscarf, handkerchief. diwano (m. sing.), meeting, discussion galbi (f. pl.), gold coins, usually worn around the neck on a chain Gazhya (f. plur.), non-Gypsy women, plural of Gazhi kai (adv.), where Kana, when Kon san tu? Who are you? Love, money Shave, sons, children Sinto, a man of the Sinti group of Gypsies Sinteza, a woman of the Sinti group of Gypsies Si-tu, have you Wortako, partner, friend or buddy

Che chorrobiya How odd! Che fyal Rrom san? What kind of Roma are you? Che vista san? What clan are you? Haide andre Come in! Kai zhas? Where are you going? Katar aves? From where do you come? Me bushov... My name is.... Mishto, nayis-tuke Fine, thank you Sar bushos tu? What's your name? Sar san? How are you? Si tut yag? Do you have a light? So mai kerdyan? What have you been up to? So mai keres? What are you up to? So nakhlo? What happened? So zhal? What's happening? Yertisar man Pardon me Bokhali sim I'm hungry

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