MANDO'A PRONUNCIATION ENGLISHa, a', al Ah but (often al before a vowel)aaray AH-ray painaay'han AY-ye-haan bittersweet perfect moment of mourning and joy - ""remembering and celebrating""abesh AH-besh eastabiik AH-beek airad ahd daughterad ahd sonadade ah-DAH-day personneladate ah-DAH-tay people, personsade AH-day children, sons, daughtersa'den AH-den wrath, rageadenn ah-DEN mercilessad'eta ahd-AY-tah twentyadiik AH-deek child aged 3 to 13adol AH-dohl throughaikiyc ai-KEESH desperateaka AH-kah missionakaan ah-KAHN warakaan'ade AH-kahn-AH-day armyakaanir ah-KAH-neer fightakaata ah-KAH-ta battalionakalenedat ah-KAH-leh-NAY-dat hard contactakay, 'kay ah-KAY until, 'tilalii'gai ah-LEE-gai flag, colorsaliik ah-LEEK sigil, symbol on armoraliit ah-LEET clan name, identityaliit (clan) ah-LEET familyAliit ori'shya tal'din Ah-LEET-or-EESH-yah-tal-DEEN Family is more than blood. (Saying.)Alor ah-LOR Chancelloralor ah-LOR leader, chief, "officer", constable alor'ad al-OHR-ahd captainalorir ah-LOR-eer leadaloriya alor-EE-yah capital (lit. head city)alor'uus AH-lor-OOS corporalal'verde AHL-vair-day commanderam ahm changean ahn all

ani AH-nee total, completearan AH-ran guardaraniik ah-RAHN-eek cordonara'novor ah-RAH-nov approach, stand in the way off, blockara'novor AH-rah-NO-vor obstruct, defend, bockadearasuum ah-RAH-soom stagnation, arasuumir ah-rah-soo-MEER stagnate, remain the samearasuum'la ah-ra-SOOM-lah unchanging, stagnantarpat AR-pat seedaru'e ah-ROO-ay enemy (noun)aru'ela AH-roo-AY-la hostile, enemy (adj)aruetii ah-roo-AY-tee traitor, foreigner, outsideraruetiise ah-roo-ay-TEE-say traitors, foreigners, outsidersaruetyc AH-roo-eh-TEESH traitorousash'ad AH-shad someone elseashi AH-shee otherast ast itselfast'ehut ast-teh-HUUT fatat aht to (direction, movement)at aht towards, at (motion), toatin ah-TEEN stubborn, tenacious, capable of enduranceatiniir ah-teen-EER endure, to put up with, to "take it" atin'la ah-TEEN-la toughbaar BAR-oor bodybaar'ur BAR-oor medicbaatir BAH-teer care, worry aboutba'balut BAH-bal-oot on patrolba'buir BA-boo-EER grandfatherba'buir BA-boo-EER grandmotherbah bah to (dative)ba'jurir bah-jur-EER educateba'jurir bah-jur-EER raise childrenbal bahl andbalac bah-LAHK opportunitybal'ban bal-BAHN indeed, definitely - emphaticbanar bah-NAR happen bantov BAHN-tov neverthelessbarycir bah-REE-shir deploy

ba'slanar BAH-slah-NAR leave, depart, exitbat baht onbatnor BAHT-nor drunk (lit. on your back)ba'vodu BAH-vod-oo aunt (plural bavodu'e)ba'vodu BAH-vod-oo uncle (plural bavodu'e)ba'yair bah-yah-EER chewbe beh ofbe, b' beh possessive prefix or suffix with proper nouns, e.g. be'jetii or (rare) jetiib - the Jedi's.

Possessives are sometimes indicated simply by the proper noun preceding the word,e.g.Boba'kad - Boba's saber .

be'chaaj beh-CHAHJ away, afarbehot beh-HOHT herb used in beverages, mildly antiseptic and stimulatingberoya bair-OY-ah bounty hunterbes'bavar BES-beh-var cavalrybesbe BES-bay kit (slang)besbe'trayce BES-beh-TRAYSH-ay weaponsbe'senaar BEH-sen-AHR missilebeskad BESS-kahd slightly curved, pointed saber of Mandalorian iron)beskar BESK-gar Mandalorian ironbeskar'ad BES-kar-AHD droidbeskar'gam BES-kar-GAM armorbeskaryc BES-kar-EESH armoredbes'laar bez-LAHR musicbe'sol beh-SOHL prioritybes'uliik BES-oo-LEEK basilisk war droidbeten BEY-tehn sighbetenor bey-TEHN-or sigh, tobeviin BEH-veen lancebevik BEH-veek stickbic beek it (very generic use of it)bikadinir bee-KAD-een-eer stab (with a broad blade), tobines BEE-nays stack (noun)binesor BEEN-ay-sor stack (verb)bintar BEEN-tar bothbirgaan beer-gahn backpack (bergen)birikad BEER-ee-KAHD baby carrying harnessbirov bee-ROHV manybora BOH-ra job

borarir boh-RAH-reer work (verb)brii'briik bree-BREEK gridbriik breek linebriikarir BREE-kar-EER defilade (verb)briikase bree-KAH-say happyBriikase gote'tuur! Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR Happy birthday!brokar BROH-kar beat, tobu'ad boo-AHD grandchildbuir boo-EER fatherbuir boo-EER motherbuirkan boo-EER-kan responsibilitybui'tsad BOO-eet-sahd family lineage (biological - rarely used)burc'ya BOOR-sha friend (also used ironically)Burc'ya vaal burk'yc, burc'yaveman

BOOR-sha vahl BOOT-keesh, BOOR-shah veh-MAHN

A friend in need... Lit. a friend during danger is a true friend

burk'yc BOOR-keesh dangerousburuk BOO-rook danger burun BOO-roon weatherbuurenaar boo-REY-nahr storm buyacir boo-ya-SHEER recognizebuyca BOO-shah bucket, pailbuy'ce BOO-chay, BOO-shay helmetbuy'ce gal BOO_chay-GAL pint of ale - contents of helmet, actually a lot more than a pint!buycika BOO-she-kah cradleca kah nightca'nara KAH-nah-RAH time can'gal CAHN-gahl starfightercarud kah-ROOD smokeca'tra KAH-tra night skycerar sair-ARR mountainceratir sair-AH-teer point (verb)ceryc sair-EESH pointedcetar set-ARR kneel in submission (from boot - as in licking someone's boots)cetare set-ARE-ay bootschaab chahb fearchaabar chah-BAR fear, be afraid ofchaaj chahj distancechaaj chahj range

chaaj'yc chahj-EESH far chakaar chah-KAR corpse robber, thief, petty criminal - general term of abusechakur CHAH-koor steal, robchayaikir CHAI-ay-keer tease, barrack, make fun of (not as hostile as mock)chekar CHECK-ar stab (with a small blade), tochortav chor-TAV streetchoruk CHOHR-ook stonechur choor undercin seen whitecin'ciri seen-SEE-ree snowciryc seer-EESH coldCopaani mirshmure'cye, vod? Koh-PAH-nee MEERSH-moo-RAY-

shay, vod?Are you looking for a smack in the face, mate?

copaanir KOH-pan-EER want, tocopad KOH-pad ambitioncopad KOH-pad desireCoruscanta KOH-roo-SAHN-ta Coruscantcuir COO-eer fourcur'eta COOR-ay-tah fortycuun koon ourCuy ogir'olar COO-ee oh-GEER-oh-LAR It's neither here nor there. "It's irrelevant."cuyan koo-YAHN survivorcuyir KOO-yeer exist, becyare SHAH-ray beloved, loved, popularcyare'se shar-AY-say loved onescyar'ika shar-EE-kah darling, sweetheartcyar'tomade SHAR-toe-MAH-day fansdaab dahb down (direction)dadita dah-DEE-tah code used by Mandalorians, like Morsedajun dah-JOON plandajunar dah-JOO-nahr plan, to plotdajun'la dah-JOON-lah planneddala DAH-lah womandalab dah-LAHB scabbard, sheathdalyc DAH-leesh femaledar dahr gone, temporarydar dahr no longerdarasuum da-RAH-soom eternal

dar'buir DAR-boo-EER no longer a parent (legal term - parental divorce by child)darjetii dar-JAY-tee Sithdar'manda dar-MAHN-da a state of not being Mandalorian - not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so

his identity and his soul - regarded with absolute dread by most traditionall-mindedMando'ade

dar'tome dar-TOH-may separated, apart (of people)daryc DAR-eesh browndavaab dah-VAHB execution, carrying outdayn dain outde deh bydebaan DEB-ahn declinationdha dah darkdha'haase dah-HAH-say screendha'werd (archaic) DA-waird stealthdigur dee-GOOR forgetdi'kut DEE-koot idiot, useless individual, waste of space (lit. someone who forgets to put their pants on)

di'kutla dee-KOOT-lah useless, stupid, worthlessdinii DEE-nee lunaticdini'la dee-NEE-lah insanedinui dee-NOO-ee giftdinuir DEE-noo-EER give, todiryc DEER-eesh lowdirycir DEER-ee-SHEER lower, put downdola DOH-lah throughout, pervading, soakeddos dohs acrossdoslanir do-SLAH-neer cross, intersectdraar drahr neverdral draal bright, glowingdral draal strong, powerfuldralshy'a drahl-SHEE-ya stronger, brighterdrashaar DRAH-shar grow, todroten DROH-ten peopledu'car (du'caryc) DOO-kar (doo-KAR-eesh) lateduraan DOO-rahn hold in contempt, look down uponDuraani, burc'ya? Doo-RAH-nee, BOOR-shah? You looking at me funny, pal?duraanir doo-RAHN-eer scorn, hold in contemptduse DOO-say rubbish, waste - lit. unclean things

dush doosh baddushne DOOSH-nay worstdush'shya (doshishya) doo-SHEESH-ya worseduumir DOOM-eer allow, toebin ay-BEEN eitherechoy eh-CHOY search, mourningechoy'la eh-CHOY-lah searching, mourning, lostechoylir eh-choy-LEER grieve, search, mourn, toedee ee-DEE jawsedee ee-DEE teethedeemir ee-DEE-meer biteeesu ee-SOO gasehn ayhn threeehn'eta AYN-ay-tah thirtyekur eck-OOR chokeelek EL-eck yes (shortened to 'lek as 'yeah')emuurir eh-MOOR-eer like, enjoyenaabe ay-NAH-bay metersenteyor EN-tay-OHR must, be obliged toentye ENT-yeh debtepar ay-PAR eateparavur eh-PAH-rav-oor feast, devour, toeparavur takisit ay-PAH-rav-oor ta-KEE-sit apologiseepar'yaim eh-Par-yay-EEM restaurant, canteeneso AY-so flankeso AY-so sidee'tad EH-tad sevenetyc ETT-eesh dirty, filthy, grimyevaar EE-var youth, newnessevaar'la ee-VAR-la young, neweyayah ee-YAY-ah echoeyaytir ah-YAY-teer flee, escapeeyn ayn an (indefinite article - rare)gaan gahn handgaanader gah-NAH-dair choosegaan'au GAH-now laser pointergaanaylir gahn-AY-leer trap, catchgaanla GAHN-lah chosen

gaanure gah-NOO-ray hand toolsgaanynir gah-NEE-neer punch, toGaa'tayl! Gah-TILE Help!gaa'taylir gah-TAY-leer helpgadi GAH-dee wristgaht gaht northgaht'yc GAH-teesh polargai guy name, titlegai bal manda GUY bal MAN-da adoption ceremony, lit. name and soulgaigotalur gai-GOH-tal-oor designategal gahl ale, alcohol, boozegalaar ga-LAR hawkgalar gah-LAR spill, pourgal'gala GAL-gal-arr Let me buy you a drink! Have a drink!ganar GAN-ar possess, havegar gahr you (sing. and pl.)gar gahr yourGar serim Gar sair-EEM "Yes, you’re right." "That's it."gayi'kaab GUY-ee-KAHB radiogayiyla guy-EE-lah everywheregayiylir guy-EE-leer spreadge geh almost (before consonant)ge'catra geh-CAT-rah eveninggedeteyar geh-det-AY-ar be thankfulgedetir geh-DET-eer plead, begGedet'ye Geh-DET-yay Pleasegehat'ik GE'hah-teek storygehatyc geh-HAHT-eesh suspected, believed to be, allegedge'hutuun ge-hoo-TOON bandit, villain, petty thief - can also mean a serious criminal you have no respect for -

abusivege'kaan gey-KAHN military exercisegekyrdir geh-KEER-deer incapacitate, knock outgemas gey-MAHS hairgenet geh-NET grayge'sol geh-SOHL halfge'solehtar ge-soh-LAY-tar estimateget get almost (before a vowel)ge'tal ge-TAHL red

gett'se GET-say nuts (generic)Gev! gehv Stop it! Pack it in!ge'ver'alor ge-VAIR-ah-lor aidege'ver'alor ge-VAIR-ah-lor bagmangihaal gee-HAAL dried fish-meal (like pemmican - lasts for years but very pungent smell)go'naasir goh-NAH-seer waste, squandergoorar GOOR-ahr throwgoore GOO-ray grenadegoor'verd GOOR-vaird grenadiergoran goh-RAHN blacksmith, metalworkergota GOH-tah machine (any device)gotal go-TAHL made, created - as in "-ized" - suffixgotal'ur GO-tal-oor make, creategota'tuur GOH-tah-TOOR birthdaygoten GOH-ten birthgotenir goh-TEN-eer give birthgoyust goh-YOOST roadgratiir grah-TEER punish, togra'tua gra-TOO-ah vengeancegra'tuar grah-TOO-ar avengehaal hahl breathhaalas hahlas chesthaalur hah-LOOR breathehaar har the - definite article - rare and emphatichaaranovor ha-RAHN-oh-vor hideHaar'chak! HAR-chak Damn it!haat haht truthHaat, ijaa, haa'it Haht-i-JAH-hah-EET Truth, honor, vision - words used to seal a pact.haa'taylir har-TIE-leer seehaav NOO-hahv bed haavlaam HAHV-lahm bunkHaili cetare! HI-lee set-AHR-ay Tuck in! Enjoy! Lit. "Fill your boots."hailir hay-LEER fill (verb)haranov hah-RAHN-ov cacheharyc HAR-eesh tiredhettir HAYt-eer burnhettyc heh-TEESH burninghibir hee-BEER pupil, student

hibir hee-BEER takehibirar baj-hib-EER learnhodar HOH-dar deceive, foolhodasal hoh-dah-SAHL camouflagehodasalar hoh-DAH-sah-LAHR camouflage, cover uphodayc HOH-daysh cunninghokaanir ho-KAHN-eer cut, slicehokan'yc hoh-KAH-neesh sliced, cut up (also slang for heavily defeated)hukaatir HOO-kah-TEER cover, toHukaat'kama! hu-KAHT-ka-MAH Watch my six!""hut'uun hoo-TOON coward (worst possible insult)Iba' EE-ba what a...ibac ee-BAK that (as in this and that)Ibac'ner EW-bak-NAIR That's mine, it's mine.ibic ee-BIK thisibi'tuur EE-bee-toor todayIb'tuur jatne tuur ash'adkyr'amur

EE-bee toor JAHT-nay toor ASH-ahd-KEE-ram-oor

Today is a good day for someone else to die - Mando saying

iisa EE-sah fuseijaat ee-JAHT honorika EE-kah diminutive suffix written as 'ika - also added to a name as a very familiar or childhood form,

e.g, Ord'ika - Little Ordoik'aad EE-kad baby, child under 3irud EE-rood armiviin ee-VEEN speed, velocityiviin'yc ee-VEEN-esh fastjag jag manjagyc JAH-geesh malejahaala ja-HAH-lah well, healthyjahaatir jeh-HAH-teer tell lies, deceiveja'hailir jah-HIE-leer observe, watch overjai'galaar JAI-gah-LAR shriek-hawkjair jay-EER scream, shriekjaon JAY-ohn overjaon'yc jai-OHN-ish importantjare JAH-ray kamikaze - someone taking a fatal, foolish riskjare'la jah-RAY-lah stupidly oblivious of danger, asking for itjareor jah_RAY-or recklessly risk your life, act suicidally (negative connotation - foolish, not brave

jari'eyc JAR-ee-aysh uglyjaro JAH-ro death wish, insane act of reckless stupidityjat'ca'nara JAHT kah-NAH-rah on time - lit. "good time"jate JAH-tay goodjate'kara JAH-tay-KAH-rah luck, destiny - lit good stars, a colurse to steer byjate'shya JAH-tay-SHEE-ah betterjatne JAT-nay bestjatne emuurir JAT-nay eh-MOOR-eer preferjatne manda JAT-nay MAN-da good mood - a complex sense of being at one with your clan and lifeJatne vod JAT-nay vod Sir ( formal - used by bar staff etc, not military)Jatnese be te jatnese jat-NAY-say beh jat_NAY-say The best of the best (plural)jehaat jeh-HAHT lie, untruthjehavey'ir jeh-HAHR-vay'eer ambushjekai jeh-KAI baitjenarar JEH-han-rar feintjetii JAY-tee Jedijetii'kad jay-TEE-kahd lightsaberjetiise JAY-tee-see Jedi plural, Republicjii gee nowjiriad gee-REE-ad white, chalky, ashen-facedjoha JOH-hah languagejohayc JO-haysh spoken, pronouncedjorad jaw-RAHD voicejorbe JOR-beh reasonjorcu JOR-koo becausejorhaa'ir joh-har-EER speak, talkjorir JAW-reer bear, carry (archaic)jor'lekir jor-LEK-eer confirmjorso'ran Jor-so-RAHN shall bear (archaic)joruur jaw-ROOR gatherjuaan JOO-ahn beside, next tojurir joo-REER bear arms, carry something jurkad JOOR-kad attack, an assaultjurkadir JOOR-kad-EER attack, threaten, mess withjurkadir sha(l) JOOR-kad-EER shahl mess with, mess around, hassle (alternative form of jurkadir) transitive verbjurkadir ti JOOR-kad-EER tee mess someone about, mess around with someone, mess with (another alternative of

jurkadir) transitive verbkaab kahb sound

kad kahd saber, swordkadala kah-DAH-lah wounded, hurtkadale kah-DAH-lay casualtieskad'au kahd-OW lightsaberkadiilir kah-DEE-leer breach, piercekad'la KAD-la sharpka'gaht KAH-gaht southkai'tome kai-TOHM-ay foodkajil KAH-jeel flat, levelkakovidir kah-KOH-vee-deer cowerkal kahl bladekalikir kah-LEE-keer stab with a narrow bladekama KAH-ma belt-spatkaminii kah-MEE-nee Kaminoankando KAHN-do importance, weightkandosii kahn-DOH-see indomitable, ruthless Kandosii!"" Kan-DOH-see Nice one! Wicked! Well done!kandosii'la kan-doh-SEE-la stunning, amazingKa'ra KAY-rah stars - ancient Mandalorian myth - ruling council of fallen kingskar'am KAR-aam breathkarbakar KAR-bah-kar hyperdrive (lit: star to star)kar'ta kah-ROH-ta heartkar'taylir kar-TIE-leer know, hold in the heartkar'taylir darasuum kat-tay-LEER da-RAH-soom loveK'atini! kah-TEEN-ee Suck it up! Or: It's only pain!kaysh kaysh he, him, hiskaysh kaysh her, hersKaysh meg miit'gaana, oyacyi. Kaysh mayg MEET-gah-NAH oy-AH-shee. Who writes, remains. (Proverb.)

Kaysh mirsh solus Kaysh meersh SOH-loos He's an idiot (lit. his brain cell is lonely)Kaysh mirsh'kyramud Kaysh meersh kee-RAH-mood He's boring me senseless (Lit: he's a brain assassin)Kaysh shu'shuk Kaish shoo-SHOOK He's a disasterKaysh tayl'ud Kaysh TAY-lood He's taking a break. He's having a nap.Ke narir haar'ke'gyce rol'etaresol!

KEH-nah-REER-ha-ke-GHEE-shay rol-LAY-tah ray-SOL

Execute Order 66!

ke, k' keh imperative prefix - used as order kebbur KEH-boor try, attemptkebiin kay-BEEN blue

kebii'tra keh-BEE-trah sky (daytime) lit. blue skykebise keh-BEE-say things, stuff kedin ked-EEN chain of commandkeenir KEEN-eer infiltrateke'gyce keh-GHEE-shay order, commandkeldab kel-DAHB citadel, strongholdkemir KEH--meer walkKe'mot! Keh-MOHT Halt!Ke'serim! KEH-se-REEM! Take aim!Ke'sush! Keh-SOOSH! Attention!kih kee smallKih'parjai Kee-PAR-jai No problem. Don't mention it. (Lit: small victory)kir'manir keer-MAHN-eer adopt, give a soul to someonekisol kee-SOHL fewK'olar! koh-LAR Come here! Get over here at once! kom'rk KOHM-or-rohk gauntletkoor koor deal, contractkot kohd, koht strengthkote KOH-day, KOH-tay glory (pl)Kote lo'shebs'ul narit koh-TAY low SHEBS-ool NAH-rit You can keep your glory. (Contemptuous and impolite.)kotir KOH-teer defeat, overpowerkotyc koh-TEESH strongkovid KOV-eed headkov'nynir KOHV-nee-neer head-butt (see also Keldabe Kiss)K'oyacyi! Koy-AH-shee! Cheers!kurshi KOOR-shi treekurshok KOOR-shok plank of wood,kute koo-Tay underwear, bodysuit, something worn under armorK'uur! Koor Hush!kyr KEER endKyr ge'kaan KEER geh-KAHN Endex (end of exercise - mil.)kyr'ad KEER-ahd corpsekyr'am kee-RAHM deathkyramla keer-AHM-la fatal, deadlykyramud keer-AH-mood killer, assassinkyr'amur kee-RAHM-oor killkyrbej KEER-bayj battlefieldkyr'bes KEER-bez skull, especially mythosaur skull - coll. Crown

kyr'vhetine KEER-fet-EEN-ay harvestkyr'yc KEER-eesh lastlaam lahm uplaamyc LAH-meesh highlaandur LAHN-doo-er delicate, fragile (sometimes an insult - weak, pathetic)laar lar songlaaran lah-RAHN singinglaararir lah-RAH-eer singla'mun lah-MOON azimuthlararyc lah-rah-eesh drunk (lit. carousing)lenedat leh-NAY-daht target, contactlinibar lee-NEE-bar need, toliser LEE-say able to, canlo loh intolonar LOH'nar insertionloras lor-AHS meat, flesh, substance (poetic)lor'vram lohr-ve-RAHM breakfastlovik LOH-veek kneeluubid loo-BEED enoughmaan mahn original, firstmajyc MAH-jeesh extramajyce mah-jEE-shay something extra, addendummajycir MAH-jeesh-eer addmanda MAHN-dah the collective soul or heaven - the state of being Mandalorian in mind, body and spirit - also

supreme, overarching, guardian-likeMand'alor MAHN-dah-lor sole rulerMando MAHN-do Mandalorian, adj or nounMando'ad draar digu Man-DOH-ad drahr dee-GOO A Mandalorian never forgets.Mando'ade Mando-AH-day Mandalorians (pl) - sonsand/ or daughters of MandaloreMar'e! MAH-ray! At last! (Expression of relief.)marekar mah-RAY-kar navigationmarev MAH-rev fistmar'eyce mah-RAY-shay discovery, something found at last, a state of heavenmar'eyir mah-AY-eer find, discovermashukir MAH-shook-eer dispersemav mahv freeMe'bana? may-BAHN-ah What's happening? What happened? Me'copaani? Meh ko-PAH-nee? What do you want? What would you like?

me'dinurir med-IN-oo-reer share, give to each othermeg mayg which, what, that, whomegin may-GIN which, what, that - before a vowelmeh mey ifme'sen mAY-sen starshipmesh'la MAYSH'lah beautifulme'suum may-SOOM planetme'suum'ika meh-soo-MEE-ka moonme'ven? mey-VAYN Huh? What? Expression of bewilderment or disbeliefmhi mee weMhor mor ours - rare archaicmiit meet wordmiit'gaanar MEET-gah-nar writemircin mur-SIN cagemircir mur-SEER cage, lock up, capturemirci't mur-SEET prisonermirdala MEER-dah-lah clever, intelligent, intellectualmirdir MEER-deer think, calculatemirshe MEER-shay brain (plural - mirsh is a brain cellmir'sheb MEER-sheb smartassmirshepar'la MEER-shay-PAR-lah boring (lit: brain devouring)mirshir MEER-sheer shock, stun (lit. "brain" someone, knock out their brain)mirsh'kyramud MEERSH-keer'AH-mood boring person (lit: brain assassin)mirshmure'cya meersh-moor-AY-shah Keldabe kiss - slang for headbutt (lit. brain-kiss)morut moh-ROOT haven, strongholdmorut'yc moh-ROO-teesh safe, securemotir moh-TEER standmunad MOO-nahd elevationmunad moo-NAHD heightmuninar moo-NEE-nar tallmunit MOON-eet longMunit tome'tayl, skotah iisa MOON-eet to-MAY-tail, SKO-tah-EE-

sahlong memory, short fuse - said to be the typical Mando mindset

murcyur MOOR-shoor kiss (verb)mureyca MOOR-aysh-ah kiss muun UM-ahn hardmuun'bajir MOO-wun BAH-jeer trounce, teach someone a lesson, "kick butt" lit: educate hardnaak nahk peace

naakla NAHK-lah peacefulnaas nahs nothingnaasad NAHS-ahd none, not anynaasade nah-SAH-day nobodynaast nahst destroyernaastar NAH-star destroynad'aai NAHD-ai infrarednad'aaila. nad-AY-lah infrared (adj)nadala nad-AHL-ah hotnakar'mir Nah-kah-MEER be unaware, not know (verb)nakar'tuur NAH-kah-TOOR tomorrow (lit: the unknown day)Nar dralshy'a NAR-drahl-SHEE-ya Put your back into it! Try harder!nari NAH-ree move, action, actnarir nah-REER act, donaritir nah-ree-TEER insert, place, putNar'sheb NAR-sheb Contemptuous comment - like "shove it" but much worse.naumiit now-MEET signalnau'ul now-OOL candlelightnau'ur now-OOR light up, illuminatenau'ur kad now-OOR kad forge (lit. light up a saber)nayc naysh no ( negative answer)naysol NAY-sol too manyNe shab'rudu'ni… Neh shab-ROOD-nee Don't mess with me (extremely strong warning - much stronger than jurkadir - and likely to

be followed by violence)nehutyc neh-HOOT-eesh feisty, gutsyNe'johaa! Neh-JOH-hah Shut up!ne'kaan neh-KAHN non-combatantN'epar nu pirur! Neh-PAHR noo PEER-oor It won't eat or drink anything. (It can wait - no rush.)N'eparavu takisit Nay-PAH-rav-OO ta-KEE-sit sorry (lit: I eat my insult)ner nair my, minene'tra NAY-trah blackneverd neh-VAIRD civilianne'waadas nay-WAHD-ahs poverty, needni nee I, meNi ceta nee SET-ah sorry (lit: I kneel) grovelling apology - rare Ni copaani buy'ce gal Nee ko-PAH-nee gal I’d like a pint of aleNi copaani buyc'ika cinpapuur'gal

Nee ko-PAH-nee boo-SHEE-ka seenpah-POOR-gal

I’d like a glass of white wine, please

ni dinu NEE DEE-noo I giveNi hukaatii'ni shebs ti kama! NEE-hoo-kah-TEE-ni shebs ti KA-mah I'm covering my back!

Ni kyr'tayl gai sa'ad Nee-keer-TAIL guy-sah-ADD adoption vow - lit. I know your name as my child.Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, nipartayli, gar darasuum

Nee soo-COO-yee, gar keer-AH-deesh,nee par-TIE-lee, gar dah-rah-SOOM

Daily remembrance of those passed on "I'm still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, soyou are eternal." Followed by repetition of loved ones' names.

Ni'duraa! NEE DOO-rah You disgust me!norac noh-RAK backnu, n', ne noo negative prefixesnuh'la, nuhunla NOO-lah funny, amusingnuhoy noo-HOY sleepnuhoyir noo-HOY-eer slumber, sleepnuhun noo-HOON jokenuhunar noo-HOO-nar laughnuhur NOO-hoor good times, laughter, funnushaad'la noo-SHAHD-lah motionlessnynir nee-NEER hit, strikeogir OH-gir thereogir'olar oh-GEER-oh-LAH one way or the other, either wayolan OH-lahn hundredolar OH-lar hereolaror oh-LAR-ohr come, arriveol'averde oh-lah-VAIR-day companyo'r ohr inorar or-AHR thunderor'dinii Ohr-DEE-nee moron, foolorhaar OR-haar scan (noun)orhaarir or-HAR-eer scan (verb)ori OH-ree big, extreme, veryoribru oh-REE-bru emergencyOri'buyce, kih'kovid.  OH-ree-BOO-shay, KEE-koh-VEED All helmet, no head.   Common term of derision for someone with an overdeveloped sense

of authorityori'dush OHR-ee-DOOSH evilori'gehaat'ik or-EE-geh-HAH-teek epicori'jate OR-ee-JAH-tay excellentor'ilor ohr-EE-lohr midday mealori'shya ohr-EE-she-ya more than

ori'sol OHR-ee-SOL manyori'tsad OHR-eet-sahd brigadeoritsir oh-REET-seer curse, swear, bellowori'vod OH-ree-VOD big brother, older brother, special friendori'vor'e AW-ree-VOHR-ay Thanks a lot! Thanks a million!oriya oh-REE-yah cityoriyala oh-REE-ah-lah urbanorjorer or-JOR-er cry out, shoutor'parguur OR-par-GOOR hateor'trikar OHR-tree-kar griefoshokita oh-SHOK-ee-TAH freshers (from plank of wood used in field latrines)osik OH-sik dung (impolite)osik'la oh-SIK-lah messed up, screwed, horrible (impolite)Osi'kyr! OH-see-KEER Strong exclamation of surprise or dismayosi'yaim OH-see-yaim Useless, despicable personOya manda! OY-ah-MAN-dah Expression of Mandalorian solidarity and perpetuity: emotional and assertive.Oya! OY-ah! Many meanings: literally "Let's hunt!" and also "Stay alive!", but also "Hoorah!", "Go you!",

"Cheers!" Always positive and triumphant.oyacyir oy-YAH-sheer liveoya'karir OY-yah-KAR-eer hunt, chaseoya'la oy-AH-lah living oyayc oy-AYSH aliveoyayc ra kyrayc oy-AYSH rah keer-AYSH dead or aliveoyu'baat oy-YOO-baht universeoyula oy-OO-lah galacticpaguur PAH-goor dislikepakod PAH-kohd easy, simplepalon pah-LOHN holepapurgaat pa-POOR-gaht fruitpapuur'gal pah-POOR-gahl winepar pahr forPare! (Pare sol!) PAH-ray (PAH-ray-SOHL Hang on! (Pare sol - lit: "Wait one.") Note: Ke'pare is much more emphatic - "Wait!"parer PAH-rair waitparjai par-JAI victoryparjii PAR-jee winner, victorpar'jila par-JEE-lah triumphantparjir par-JEER win, be victoriouspartaylir par-TAT-leer remember

paru PAH-roo formationpayt PAH-eet leftpehir peh- HEER spitpel pail soft, yieldingpel'gam pel-GAM skinpeti'baar peh-TEE-bahr center masspetir pet-EER centerpirebu peer-AY-boo nearpir'ekulor PEER-ek-OO-lor weeppirimmuy peer-im-OO-ee usefulpirun PEER-un waterpirunir sur'haaise PEER-oo-NEER soor-HIE-say make their eyes water (slang for kill, injure or defeat)pirur peer-OOR drinkpirusti peer-OO-stee wellpitat pit-AHT rainprojor PROH-jor nextprudii proo-DEE shadowprudiise proo-DEE-see shadowspuut'la POOT-lah ballisticra rah orracin ray-SEEN paleramaanar rah-mahn-ARR dieram'ika rah-MEE-kah raidram'or RAHM-ohr attack, beseigeramorla rah-MOR-lah besiegedram'ser RAM-sair sniper, marksmanrang rahng ashRangir! RAN-geer To hell with it!ranov'la rah-NOHV-lah secretratiin RAH-teen alwaysrayshe'a ray-SHEE-ah fiveraysh'olan RAYSH-oh-lahn five hundredray'ture ray-TOOR-ay weekrejorhaa'ir ree-JOR-har-EER tellresol reh-SOL sixResol'nare RAY-sol NAH-ray Six Actions, the tenets of Mando liferet rayt Perhaps, maybeRet'! Rayt! Bye! See you!

ret'lini. Rayt-LEE-nee just in case (colloquial - Mandos are cautious and always have a plan B)Re'turcye mhi ray-TOOR-shay-MEE Goodbye - lit. "Maybe we'll meet again"ret'yc RET-eesh possibleriduur REE-door partner, spouse, husband, wiferiduurok ree-DOO-rok love, specifically between husband and wiferiye REE-yay favor, benefit, good turnrohak RO-hahk defeatrohakar ro-ha-KAR defeat verbrol'eta ROHL-ay-tah sixtyru, r' roo past tense prefixrud rood aroundruni roo-NEE soul (poetic only)rusur roo-SOOR land, ships or troopsruug roog old ageruug'la ROOG-lah oldruus roos rockruusaan roo-SAHN reliable one (popular female name)ruusaanyc roo-SAHN-eesh reliable, trustworthyruusaar ROO-sahr foundation ruus'alor ROOS-ahl-or sergeantsa sah as, like (comparative)sakagal SAH-kah-gal X-wingsal sahl colorsapanyc sah-PAHN-eesh electromagneticsarad SAH-rad flower, bloomsaviin sah-VEEN violetsenaar sen-ARR birdsen'tra SEN-tra jetpackserim SAIR-eem accurate, correctserimir SAIR-ee-meer be right, to be accuratesha sha at (before vowel - shal)sha ca'nara SHAH kah-NAH-rah specific time - lieterally at time, often used in questionsshaadlar SHAHD'lar moveshaap shahp woodshaap'yc sha-PEESH woodenshabiir sha-BEER screw up - impoliteshabla SHAH-bla screwed up - impoliteshab'rudur shah-BROO-dur mess with - very strong language in Mando'a, so use only in extreme circumstances

shal shahl at (before vowel)sheber SHEH-bair sit (verb)shebs shebs backside, rear (of bulding etc)she'cu SHAY-koo nineshe'eta shayta fiftyshe'eta'olan SHAYTA-oh-lahn five thousandsh'ehn shayn eightshehn'eta shayn-EH-tah eightyshekemir SHEH-kay-meer followshek'eta SHAYK-ay-tah ninetyshereshir shair-AYSH-eer kidnap, seizeshev'la SHAYV-lah silentshi shee just, onlyshig sheeg beverage - any infusion of whatever's available, but usually a mildly stimulant herb with a

citrus flavor called behotshiib sheeb thinshi'yayc shee-YAYSH yellowsho'cye SHOW-shay oceanshok shohk beam, joist (wood or other material)shokita SHOK-ee-tah shelfshuk shook rift, tearshuk'la SHOOK-lah brokenshuk'la gett'se SHOOK-lah GETT-say crushed or ground nuts (topping or ingredient for uj)shuk'la riduurok SOOK-lah ree-DOOR-ok divorceshuk'orok shoo-KOH-rok crushgauntshukur SHOO-koor breakshupur SHOO-par injuryshupur'yc shoo-POOR-esh injuredshupuur shoo-POOR injureshushai shoo-SHAI sensor (lit. eye-listening)shu'shuk shoo-SHOOK disaster, big screw-up etcsimir see-MEER yearsim'olan seem-oh-LAHN centurysirbur SEER-boor saysiver SEE-vair degreeskira SKEE-rah settling scores, revenge. feud (different to vengeance - more personal)skotah SKOH-tah shortslaat slaht mud

slanar SLAH-nar gosolegot SOH-lay-goot computer (lit. counting machine)soletar so-LAY-tahr countsolus SOH-loos alone, vulnerablesolus SOH-loos each, onesolus SOH-loos individualsolus SOH-loos united, as onesol'yc sohl-EESH firstsol'yc sol-EESH first (ordinal)Sooran, shab! soo-RAHN shahb Contemptuous and triumphant comment - like "suck on that, chum!"sooranir SOO-rah-neer suck, absorb, draw up (liquid)sosol ti so-SOHL tee equal withspirba SPEER-bah pass (as in break in terrain)staabi STAH-bee rightstriil streel strill - highly intelligent six-legged hunting carnivore, capable of gliding and flightstriilir STREE-leer track, trailsu SOO still, yetSu cuy'gar Soo COO-ee-gar Hello - lit. "You're still alive."Su'cuy Soo-COO-ee Hi!sur'ar soo-RAR concentrate, focussur'gaan soor-GAHN picturesur'haai soor-HAI eyesur'ulur SOOR-oo-LOOR keep an eye on, monitorsushir SOO-sheer listensusulur SOO-soo-LOOR hearsuum soom beyondSuum ca'nara Soom CAH-na-RAH the state of blissful rest and peacesuvarir soo-VAHR-eer understandtaab tahb foottaab'echaaj'la TAHB-eh-CHAHJ-lah deceased, passed on (lit: marched far away)taabir TAH-beer marchtaakur TAHR-koor bonetaap tahp locationtaap tahp point, positionta'ayl tah-AYL jailertabalhar tah-BAHL-har patrol (verb)tabalut tah-BAHL-oot patrol (noun) - on patrol: bat'balut (adj)t'ad tahd two

tad'eta TAHD-ay-tah seventytakisir TAH-kees-eer insult (verb)takisit tah-KEE-sit insult (noun)tal tahl bloodtal'din tal-DEEN bloodlinetal'galar tal-GAL-ahr spill blood, bleedTalyc Tahl-EESH Bloody, bloodstained - of steak, rare.ta'raysh ta-RAYSH tenta'raysh solus TAH-raysh-SO-lus eleventa'raysholan TAH-raysh-oh-lahn thousandtatugir tah-TOO-geer repeattayat TAI-aht storagetay'haai TAY-hai archivist, reportertaylir TIE-leer hold, keep, preservete teh the (rarely used)tebec TEH-bek ammunitiontegaanalir teh-GAHN-ah-leer rescueteh tay fromte'habir…be the-HAH-beer beh remove, take out (when used transitively, be precedes the object - No te'habi kad be dalab

)teroch tay-ROCH pitilesstettar TET-ar kickti tee withtigaanur tee-GAH-noor touchtihaar TEE-har alcoholic drink - strong clear spirit made from fruit, like eau de vietiin'la teen-LAH coarsetion TEE-on interrogative prefix, used for a questionTion'ad tee-on-AD who? (Lit: what person?)Tion'ad hukaat'kama? Tee-ON-ahd HOO-kaht-KA-ma Who's watching your back?tionas tee-OH-nahs Question, puzzleTion'cuy? Tee-ON-coo-EE Who's that? (often used as a challenge to identify someone - like ""Halt! Who goes there?""

tionir tee-OHN-eer question, interrogatetion'jor Tee-ON-jor why?tion'meh tee-ON-may what if?Tion'solet? Tee-ON-soh-LAYT How many? How much?tion'tuur tee-ON-toor when? (lit. which day)to toh join, connection

tok'kad toh-KAHD retreatto'kursh toh-KOORSH orchardtolase toh-LAH-say system (lit. joined things)tom tohm alliancetomad toh_MAHD allytome TOH-may together (plural)tome'tayl TOH-meh-TAYL memorytom'urcir tohm-OOR-seer convergetomyc TOH-meesh jointtom'yc TPH-meesh alliedtor tohr justicetra trah space, voidtra trah star fieldtraat'aliit TRAHT-ah-LEET squad, teamTraat'aliit gar besbe'trayc Traht-ah-LEET bes-beh-TRAYSH The squad is your weapontraatika tra-TEE-kah platoontracinya trah-SHEE-nah flametracyaat tra-SHEE-at artilleryTra'cyar mav tra-SHEE-ar-mahv fire at willtracyn trah-SHEEN firetracy'uur trah-SHOOR blastertranyc TRAH-neesh sunny (lit. star-burned)trat'aab traht-AHB infantrytrat'ade traht-AH-day forcestrattok'or TRAT-oh-kor fail, fall, collapsetratur TRAH-toor man, staff, form the strength of, representtrikar TREE-kar sadnesstrikar'la tree-KAHR sadtroan trawn facetroch troch certainly (archaic, like verily)tsad sahd alliance, grouptsad droten ZAD DROH-ten group of people, RepublicTsad Droten tsahd-DROH-ten senate, assemblytug'yc too-GEESH againtuur toor dayudes OO-des rest, leisureUdesii! oo-DAY-see Calm down! Take it easy!udesiir oo-DAY-seer relax, take it easy, calm down, find respite

uj'alayi oo-jah-LIE-ee uj cake - dense, very sweet flat cake made of ground nuts, syrup, pureed dried fruit andspice

uj'jayl oo-JAY-ul thick scented syrup used in cookingukor b'ukor OO-kor BOO-kor forced to make a decision - lit. "when push comes to shove"ukoror oo-KOR-or push, shoveulik OO-leek mount, pack animal, ulur OOL-oor care, take notice ofulur OO-loor detectumaan UM-ahn difficulturcir oor-SEER meetures oo-REES without, lackingurmankalar oor-MAHN-kah-lar believe (distinct from knowing)Usen'ye! oo-SEN-yeh Go away! (Very rude - from same root as osik)utreekov oo-TREE-kov fool, idiot (lit. emptyhead)ut'reeyah oot-REE-yah emptyutrel'a oo-TREy-lah clear (as in "All clear")utreyar oo-TREE-yar clear (verb)utyc OO-teesh slimyuur oor silenceuvete oo-VAY-tay worlds (poetic)vaabir VAH-beer dovaal vahl during, whilevaar vahr early, undeveloped, half-grownvaar'tur vahr-TOOR morningvaii vay wherevaii'la vai-EE-lah directionalval vahl they, theirsveeray VEER-ay areaveman veh-MAHN real, genuineven vehn future tense prefixvencuyot vain-COO-ee-ot futurever'alor VAIR-ah-LOR lieutenantverborir VAIR-bor-EER hire, buy, contractvercopa vair-KOH-pa wish, dreamVercopa… vair-KOH-pa May this happen, I wish… prefixes statementvercopaanir VAIR-koh-PAH-neer wish, to hopeverd vaird soldier, warriorverda VAIR-dah warriors (archaic plural)

verde VAIR-day soldiersverd'ika vair-DEE-kah private (rank)verd'yc VAIR-deesh aggressive (not necessarily negative!)ver'gebuir vair-geh-boo-EER bodyguard lit: hired guardian (almost-father)ver'mircit VAIR-meer-seet hostagever'verd vair-VAIRD mercenaryve'vut vay-VOOT goldvheh feh earth, dust, soilvheh'yaim veh-YAYM temporary hut made of wattle and daub, a "basha"vhekaj VEH-kahj mapvhetin vet-EEN plain, fieldsvhett fet farmervhey vay mine (ordnance)vhipir fee-PEER mistvi vee we (rare - archaic)videk vee-DEK neckviinir VEEN-eer runvod vohd brothervod vohd comrade, "mate"vod vohd sisterVor entye vor-ENT-yay Thank you (lit. "I accept a debt")Vor'e! VOHR-ay Thanks!vorer VAW-rehr acceptvorpan VOR-pahn greenvorpan'oy vor-PAHN'oy vegetationvurel VOO-rayl evervu'traat VOO-traht special forcesvutyc VOOT-eesh specialwaadas WAH-daas credits, wealthwaadasla wah-DAHS-lah valuablewarra'se WAR-ah-say warra nutswasuur WAH-soor westWayii! why-ee Good grief! General exclamation of surprise, good or bad.wer wair eon (archaic)Wer'cuy Wair-COO-ee It was ages ago. - colloquial, often used as "Forget it" or "It doesn't matter"werda WAIR-dah darkness - archaic plural - dha werda - dark light, shadows -i.e. stealthwerde WAIR-day darknesswerlaara wer-LAR-ah myth (archaic)

woor wooer windyacur YAH-soor flush outyai yay belly, wombyaihadla yai-HAHD-lah pregnantyaihi'l YAH-heel fullyaim yaym homeyaim'la YAYM'la comfortable, familiar, sense of "at home"yaim'la YAYM'la localyaim'ol yai-MOHL return, homecomingyaimpar yay-EEM-par returnyaiyai'yc yai-YAI-eesh bloated, satisfiedyilad yee-LAHD array (noun) yust'arud YOOST-arood perimeter

NUMBERS1 solus2 t'ad3 ehn4 cuir5 rayshe'a6 resol7 e'tad8 sh'ehn9 she'cu10 ta'raysh20 ad'eta30 ehn'eta40 cur'eta50 she'eta60 rol'eta70 tad'eta80 shehn'eta90 shek'eta100 olan500 reysh'olan1000 ta'raysholan5000 she'eta'olan