| a, a', al |
Ah |
but (often al before a vowel) |
| aalar |
AH-lar |
feel |
| aaray |
AH-ray |
pain |
| aay'han |
AY-ye-haan |
bittersweet perfect moment of mourning and joy - *remembering and celebrating* |
| abesh |
AH-besh |
east |
| abiik |
AH-beek |
air |
| acyk |
AH-seek |
between |
| ad |
ahd |
daughter |
| ad |
ahd |
son |
| adade |
ah-DAH-day |
personnel |
| adate |
ah-DAH-tay |
people, persons |
| ade |
AH-day |
children, sons, daughters |
| a'den |
AH-den |
wrath, rage |
| adenn |
ah-DEN |
merciless |
| ad'eta |
ahd-AY-tah |
twenty |
| adiik |
AH-deek |
child aged 3 to 13 |
| ad'ika (pl. adike, not adi'kase) |
ah-DEE-kah |
little one, son, daughter, of any age - also used informally to adults much like *lads* or *guys*, |
| adol |
AH-dohl |
through |
| agol |
AH-gohl |
living tissue - meat, muscle, flesh - animal or human, *flesh and blood* |
| aikiyc |
ai-KEESH |
desperate |
| aka |
AH-kah |
mission |
| akaan |
ah-KAHN |
war |
| akaan'ade |
AH-kahn-AH-day |
army |
| akaanir |
ah-KAH-neer |
fight |
| akaata |
ah-KAH-ta |
battalion |
| akalenedat |
ah-KAH-leh-NAY-dat |
hard contact |
| akay, 'kay |
ah-KAY |
until, 'til |
| alii'gai |
ah-LEE-gai |
flag, colors |
| aliik |
ah-LEEK |
sigil, symbol on armor |
| aliit |
ah-LEET |
clan name, identity |
| aliit (clan) |
ah-LEET |
family |
| Aliit ori'shya tal'din |
Ah-LEET-or-EESH-yah-tal-DEEN |
Family is more than blood. (Saying.) |
| Alor |
ah-LOR |
Chancellor |
| alor |
ah-LOR |
leader, chief, *officer*, constable, boss |
| alor'ad |
al-OHR-ahd |
captain |
| alorir |
ah-LOR-eer |
lead |
| aloriya |
alor-EE-yah |
capital (lit. head city) |
| alor'uus |
AH-lor-OOS |
corporal |
| al'verde |
AHL-vair-day |
commander |
| am |
ahm |
change |
| an |
ahn |
all |
| anade |
ah-NAH-day |
everyone, everybody |
| anay |
AH-nay |
every |
| ani |
AH-nee |
total, complete |
| aran |
AH-ran |
guard |
| aranar |
ah-RAH-nar |
defend |
| araniik |
ah-RAHN-eek |
cordon |
| aranov |
AH-rah-nov |
defense |
| ara'novor |
ah-RAH-nov |
approach, stand in the way off, block |
| ara'novor |
AH-rah-NO-vor |
obstruct, defend, blockade |
| arasuum |
ah-RAH-soom |
stagnation, |
| arasuumir |
ah-rah-soo-MEER |
stagnate, remain the same |
| arasuum'la |
ah-ra-SOOM-lah |
unchanging, stagnant |
| arpat |
AR-pat |
seed |
| aru'e |
ah-ROO-ay |
enemy (noun) |
| aru'ela |
AH-roo-AY-la |
hostile, enemy (adj) |
| aruetii |
ah-roo-AY-tee |
traitor, foreigner, outsider |
| aruetiise |
ah-roo-ay-TEE-say |
traitors, foreigners, outsiders |
| aruetyc |
AH-roo-eh-TEESH |
traitorous |
| as...as |
sah |
as, like (comparative) |
| ash'ad |
AH-shad |
someone else |
| ash'amur |
keer-AH-moor |
die (esp. violently in battle) |
| ashi |
AH-shee |
other |
| Ashnar... |
AHSH-nar |
Someone has (done) - can be followed by a noun or a verb |
| ast |
ast |
itself |
| ast'ehut |
ast-teh-HUUT |
fat |
| at |
aht |
to (direction, movement) |
| at |
aht |
towards, at (motion), to |
| atin |
ah-TEEN |
stubborn, tenacious, capable of endurance |
| atiniir |
ah-teen-EER |
endure, to put up with, to *take it* |
| atin'la |
ah-TEEN-la |
tough |
| baar |
BAR-oor |
body |
| baarpir |
BAR-peer |
sweat |
| baar'ur |
BAR-oor |
medic |
| baatir |
BAH-teer |
care, worry about |
| ba'balut |
BAH-bal-oot |
on patrol |
| ba'buir |
BA-boo-EER |
grandfather |
| ba'buir |
BA-boo-EER |
grandmother |
| Ba'gedet'ye! |
BAH-geh-DET-yeh |
You're welcome! (Like the German use of bitte.) |
| bah |
bah |
to (dative) |
| bajur |
BAH-jur |
education, the raising and nurturing of children - a wider meaning than just school work, includes preparation for life and survival |
| ba'jurir |
bah-jur-EER |
educate |
| ba'jurir |
bah-jur-EER |
raise children |
| bal |
bahl |
and |
| balac |
bah-LAHK |
opportunity |
| bal'ban |
bal-BAHN |
indeed, definitely - emphatic |
| balyc |
BAH-leesh |
also |
| banar |
bah-NAR |
happen |
| bantov |
BAHN-tov |
nevertheless |
| barycir |
bah-REE-shir |
deploy |
| bas neral |
BAAS ner-AHL |
coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing; thought unfit to eat |
| ba'slanar |
BAH-slah-NAR |
leave, depart, exit |
| bat |
baht |
on |
| batnor |
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 |
chew |
| be |
beh |
of |
| be, 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, afar |
| behot |
beh-HOHT |
herb used in beverages, mildly antiseptic and stimulating |
| beroya |
bair-OY-ah |
bounty hunter |
| bes'bavar |
BES-beh-var |
cavalry |
| besbe |
BES-bay |
kit (slang) |
| besbe'trayce |
BES-beh-TRAYSH-ay |
weapons |
| bes'bev |
BEZ-bev |
Mandalorian wind instrument also used for combat: a large metal flute with a sharpened, cut-off end. |
| be'senaar |
BEH-sen-AHR |
missile |
| beskad |
BESS-kahd |
slightly curved saber of Mandalorian iron) |
| beskar |
BESK-gar |
Mandalorian iron |
| beskar'ad |
BES-kar-AHD |
droid |
| beskar'gam |
BES-kar-GAM |
armor |
| beskaryc |
BES-kar-EESH |
armored |
| bes'laar |
bez-LAHR |
music |
| be'sol |
beh-SOHL |
priority |
| besom |
BEE-som |
ill-mannered lout, unhygienic person, someone with no manners (in Mandalorian terms) |
| bes'uliik |
BES-oo-LEEK |
basilisk war droid |
| beten |
BEY-tehn |
sigh |
| betenor |
bey-TEHN-or |
sigh, to |
| bev |
bayve |
needle, spike |
| beviin |
BEH-veen |
lance |
| beviiragir |
beh-veer-AH-geer |
to fish - literally, spearing fish, but now applied to any method of catching fish |
| bevik |
BEH-veek |
stick |
| bic |
beek |
it (very generic use of it) |
| Bic ni skana'din |
Beek nee SKAH-nah-deen |
expression of being angry, repelled or *That really ticks me off.* From the words for give and a hated thing, much like *it gives me the scunners.* |
| bid |
beed |
so (degree) |
| bid...ibac |
beed...ibac |
as...as that |
| bikadinir |
bee-KAD-een-eer |
stab (with a broad blade) - *run through* |
| bines |
BEE-nays |
stack (noun) |
| binesor |
BEEN-ay-sor |
stack (verb) |
| bintar |
BEEN-tar |
both |
| birgaan |
beer-gahn |
backpack (bergen) |
| birikad |
BEER-ee-KAHD |
baby carrying harness |
| birov |
bee-ROHV |
many |
| bora |
BOH-ra |
job |
| boracyk |
boh-RAH-seek |
penniless, lit. between jobs |
| borarir |
boh-RAH-reer |
work (verb) |
| bral |
brahl |
hill fort, high ground, high defended position |
| bralir |
BRAH-leer |
to get the upper hand, to succeed |
| bralov |
BRAH-lov |
success |
| brii'briik |
bree-BREEK |
grid |
| briik |
breek |
line |
| briikarir |
BREE-kar-EER |
defilade (verb) |
| briikasak |
bree-KAH-sahk |
run-ashore (social event or night out while deployed) |
| briikase |
bree-KAH-say |
happy |
| Briikase gote'tuur! |
Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR |
Happy birthday! |
| briirud |
BREE-roo |
circle |
| brokar |
BROH-kar |
beat, to |
| bu'ad |
boo-AHD |
grandchild |
| buir |
boo-EER |
father |
| buir |
boo-EER |
mother |
| buirkan |
boo-EER-kan |
responsibility |
| bui'tsad |
BOO-eet-sahd |
family lineage (biological - rarely used) |
| burc'ya |
BOOR-sha |
friend (also used ironically) |
| Burc'ya vaal burk'yc, burc'ya veman |
BOOR-sha vahl BOOT-keesh, BOOR-shah veh-MAHN |
A friend in need... Lit. a friend during danger is a true friend |
| burcyan |
BOOR-shahn |
friendship, comradeship, close bond |
| burk'yc |
BOOR-keesh |
dangerous |
| buruk |
BOO-rook |
danger |
| burun |
BOO-roon |
weather |
| buurenaar |
boo-REY-nahr |
storm |
| buyacir |
boo-ya-SHEER |
recognize |
| buyca |
BOO-shah |
bucket, pail |
| buy'ce |
BOO-chay, BOO-shay |
helmet |
| buy'ce gal |
BOO_chay-GAL |
pint of ale - contents of helmet, actually a lot more than a pint! |
| buycika |
BOO-she-kah |
cradle |
| ca |
kah |
night |
| cabuor |
kah-BOO- or |
protect |
| cabur |
KAH-boor |
guardian, protector |
| ca'nara |
KAH-nah-RAH |
time |
| can'gal |
CAHN-gahl |
starfighter |
| carud |
kah-ROOD |
smoke |
| ca'tra |
KAH-tra |
night sky |
| cerar |
sair-ARR |
mountain |
| ceratir |
sair-AH-teer |
point (verb) |
| ceryc |
sair-EESH |
pointed |
| cetar |
set-ARR |
kneel in submission (from boot - as in licking someone's boots) |
| cetare |
set-ARE-ay |
boots |
| cetar'narir |
see-TAR-nar-REER |
to *put the boot in* |
| chaab |
chahb |
fear |
| chaabar |
chah-BAR |
fear, be afraid of |
| chaaj |
chahj |
distance |
| chaaj |
chahj |
range |
| chaaj'yc |
chahj-EESH |
far |
| chaashya |
cha-SHEE-ah |
further |
| chaavla |
CHAHV-lah |
rough, unruly, of the criminal underclass (by Mando standards, which is very rough indeed) |
| chaavla sa shebs be'striili |
CHAHV-lah-sah-SHEBS-beh-STREE-lee |
rough as a strill's backside - phrase used to describe a bar that's a dive, an uncultured individual (by Mando standards) or a very violent, dangerous neighbourhood |
| chakaar |
chah-KAR |
corpse robber, thief, petty criminal - general term of abuse |
| chakaaryc |
chah- KAR-eesh |
rotten, low-life, - generic adjective to describe an undesirable person of dubious ethics |
| chakur |
CHAH-koor |
steal, rob |
| chayaikir |
CHAI-ay-keer |
tease, barrack, make fun of (not as hostile as mock) |
| chekar |
CHECK-ar |
stab (with a small blade) - *shiv* |
| chortav |
chor-TAV |
street |
| choruk |
CHOHR-ook |
stone |
| chur |
choor |
under |
| cin |
seen |
white |
| cin vhetin |
SEEN-fett-EEN |
fresh start, clean slate - lit. white field, virgin snow - term indicating the erasing of a person's past when they become Mandalorian, and that they will only be judged by what they do from that point onwards; like the *first turn of the screw cancels all debts* for sailors. |
| cinargaanar |
see-NAHR-gah-nahr |
fence, launder - of stolen goods etc |
| cinarin |
see-NAH-reen |
clean (verb) |
| cin'ciri |
seen-SEE-ree |
snow |
| cinyc |
SEE-neesh |
clean (adj) |
| ciryc |
seer-EESH |
cold |
| cuir |
COO-eer |
four |
| Copaani 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, to |
| copad |
KOH-pad |
ambition |
| copad |
KOH-pad |
desire |
| copikla |
koh-PEEK-lah |
charming, cute (babies and animals - never women unless you want your head ripped off) |
| copyc |
KOH-peesh |
attractive (not looks - generally appealing, separate concept for Mandos - and may refer to anything) |
| Coruscanta |
KOH-roo-SAHN-ta |
Coruscant |
| cu'bikad |
COO-bee-kahd |
Indoor game that involves stabbing blades into a chequered board - a cross between darts, chess and ludo |
| cunak |
COO-nahk |
square |
| cur'eta |
COOR-ay-tah |
forty |
| cuun |
koon |
our |
| Cuy ogir'olar |
COO-ee oh-GEER-oh-LAR |
It's neither here nor there. *It's irrelevant.* |
| cuyan |
koo-YAHN |
survivor |
| cuyanir |
coo-YAH-neer |
survive |
| cuyete |
coo-YAY-tay |
probability |
| cuyir |
KOO-yeer |
exist, be |
| cuyla |
COO-ee-lah |
probable |
| cyare |
SHAH-ray |
beloved, loved, popular |
| cyare'se |
shar-AY-say |
loved ones |
| cyar'ika |
shar-EE-kah |
darling, sweetheart |
| cyar'tomade |
SHAR-toe-MAH-day |
fans, supporters, devotees |
| daab |
dahb |
down (direction) |
| dadita |
dah-DEE-tah |
code used by Mandalorians, like Morse |
| dajun |
dah-JOON |
plan |
| dajunar |
dah-JOO-nahr |
plan, to plot |
| dajun'la |
dah-JOON-lah |
planned |
| dala |
DAH-lah |
woman |
| dalab |
dah-LAHB |
scabbard, sheath |
| dalyc |
DAH-leesh |
female |
| dar |
dahr |
gone, temporary |
| dar |
dahr |
no longer |
| darasuum |
da-RAH-soom |
eternal |
| dar'buir |
DAR-boo-EER |
no longer a parent (legal term - parental divorce by child) |
| darjetii |
dar-JAY-tee |
Sith |
| dar'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-minded Mando'ade |
| dar'tome |
dar-TOH-may |
separated, apart (of people) |
| daryc |
DAR-eesh |
brown |
| davaab |
dah-VAHB |
execution, carrying out |
| dawoor |
DAH-woor |
bad smell |
| daworir |
dah-WAR-eer |
stink, reek |
| dayn |
dain |
out |
| de |
deh |
by |
| debaan |
DEB-ahn |
declination |
| demagolka |
deh-mah-GOHL-kah |
someone who commits atrocties, a real-life monster, a war criminal - from the notorious Mandalorian scientist of the Old Republic, Demagol, known for his experiments on children, and a figure of hate and dread in the Mando psyche |
| demar |
DAY-mar |
carve, sculpt |
| dha |
dah |
dark |
| dha'haase |
dah-HAH-say |
screen |
| dha'werd (archaic) |
DA-waird |
stealth |
| digur |
dee-GOOR |
forget |
| di'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, worthless |
| dinii |
DEE-nee |
lunatic |
| dini'la |
dee-NEE-lah |
insane |
| din'kartay |
deen-KAR-tie |
sitrep, wash-up, any sharing of information and planning (military, also used colloquially) |
| dinui |
dee-NOO-ee |
gift |
| dinuir |
DEE-noo-EER |
give, to |
| din'waadar |
DEEN-wah--dahr |
sell |
| diryc |
DEER-eesh |
low |
| dirycir |
DEER-ee-SHEER |
lower, put down |
| dola |
DOH-lah |
throughout, pervading, soaked |
| dos |
dohs |
across |
| doslanir |
do-SLAH-neer |
cross, intersect |
| draar |
drahr |
never |
| dral |
draal |
bright, glowing |
| dral |
draal |
strong, powerful |
| dralshy'a |
drahl-SHEE-ya |
stronger, brighter |
| draluram |
DRAH-lur-ahm |
vivid - used only of food, to indicate strong, distinct flavour, lit. *bright mouth* - one of the four essentials of Mandalorian cooking |
| drashaar |
DRAH-shar |
grow, to |
| droten |
DROH-ten |
people |
| du'car (du'caryc) |
DOO-kar (doo-KAR-eesh) |
late |
| dul |
dool |
half |
| duraan |
DOO-rahn |
hold in contempt, look down upon |
| Duraani, burc'ya? |
Doo-RAH-nee, BOOR-shah? |
You looking at me funny, pal? |
| duraanir |
doo-RAHN-eer |
scorn, hold in contempt |
| duse |
DOO-say |
rubbish, waste - lit. unclean things |
| dush |
doosh |
bad |
| dushne |
DOOSH-nay |
worst |
| dush'shya (doshishya) |
doo-SHEESH-ya |
worse |
| duumir |
DOOM-eer |
allow, to |
| duumyc |
DOO-meesh |
allowed, approved, permitted, legal |
| ebin |
ay-BEEN |
either |
| echoy |
eh-CHOY |
search, mourning |
| echoy'la |
eh-CHOY-lah |
searching, mourning, lost |
| echoylir |
eh-choy-LEER |
grieve, search, mourn, to |
| edee |
ee-DEE |
jaws |
| edee |
ee-DEE |
teeth |
| edeemir |
ee-DEE-meer |
bite |
| eesu |
ee-SOO |
gas |
| ehn |
ayhn |
three |
| ehn'eta |
AYN-ay-tah |
thirty |
| ekur |
eck-OOR |
choke |
| elek |
EL-eck |
yes (shortened to 'lek as 'yeah') |
| emuurir |
eh-MOOR-eer |
like, enjoy (food, activities, etc ) |
| enaabe |
ay-NAH-bay |
meters |
| enteyor |
EN-tay-OHR |
must, be obliged to |
| entye |
ENT-yeh |
debt |
| epan |
EH-pahn |
stomach, guts (not guts as in courage) |
| epar |
ay-PAR |
eat |
| eparavur |
eh-PAH-rav-oor |
feast, devour, to |
| eparavur takisit |
ay-PAH-rav-oor ta-KEE-sit |
apologise |
| epar'yaim |
eh-Par-yay-EEM |
restaurant, canteen |
| eso |
AY-so |
flank |
| eso |
AY-so |
side |
| e'tad |
EH-tad |
seven |
| etyc |
ETT-eesh |
dirty, filthy, grimy |
| evaar |
EE-var |
youth, newness |
| evaar'la |
ee-VAR-la |
young, new |
| eyayah |
ee-YAY-ah |
echo |
| eyaytir |
ah-YAY-teer |
flee, escape |
| eyn |
ayn |
an (indefinite article - rare) |
| gaan |
gahn |
hand |
| gaanader |
gah-NAH-dair |
choose |
| gaan'au |
GAH-now |
laser pointer |
| gaanaylir |
gahn-AY-leer |
trap, catch |
| gaanla |
GAHN-lah |
chosen |
| gaanure |
gah-NOO-ray |
hand tools |
| gaanynir |
gah-NEE-neer |
punch, to |
| Gaa'tayl! |
Gah-TILE |
Help! |
| gaa'taylir |
gah-TAY-leer |
help |
| gadi |
GAH-dee |
wrist |
| gaht |
gaht |
north |
| gaht'yc |
GAH-teesh |
polar |
| gai |
guy |
name, title |
| gai bal manda |
GUY bal MAN-da |
adoption ceremony, lit. name and soul |
| gaid |
GUY-id |
plate - for armor or food use; armor was often used to heat food over open fires in the field |
| gaigotalur |
gai-GOH-tal-oor |
designate |
| gai'ka |
GUY-kah |
cup |
| gal |
gahl |
ale, alcohol, booze |
| Gal, ori'skraan, riduur, yaim' dab'ika. |
Gahl, OHR-ree-scrahn, ree-DO-ER, yime-dah-BEE-kah |
Phrase for a *run ashore* - brief R and R. (Lit: *Beer, big eats, good company and return to camp.* Summary of a Mando soldier's idea of a good night out. |
| galaar |
ga-LAR |
hawk |
| galar |
gah-LAR |
spill, pour |
| gal'gala |
GAL-gal-arr |
Let me buy you a drink! Have a drink! |
| ganar |
GAN-ar |
possess, have |
| gar |
gahr |
you (sing. and pl.) |
| gar |
gahr |
your |
| Gar serim |
Gar sair-EEM |
*Yes, youíre right.* *That's it.* |
| gar shuk meh kyrayc (meh gar kyrayc, shuk bah ni ) |
gar SHOOK may keer-AYSH ( may gar keer-AYSH, BAH ni SHOOK) |
You're no use dead. (You're no use to me dead.) Said to encourage someone to take a rest. Rarely literal. |
| Gar taldin ni jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaas'la. |
Gar Tal-DEEN nee jah-OHn-eesh, gar sa BOO-eer OH-ree-wah-DAHS-la. |
*Nobody cares who your father was, only the father you'll be.* (Lit: Bloodline is not important, but you as a father are the most valuable thing.) Mando saying emphasising the importance of a father's role, and that a man is judged more by that than his lineage. |
| gayi'kaab |
GUY-ee-KAHB |
radio |
| gayiyla |
guy-EE-lah |
everywhere |
| gayiylir |
guy-EE-leer |
spread |
| ge |
geh |
almost (before consonant) |
| gebbar |
GEB-arr |
close to, near to |
| gebi |
GEH-bee |
close, near |
| ge'catra |
geh-CAT-rah |
evening |
| gedeteyar |
geh-det-AY-ar |
be thankful |
| gedetir |
geh-DET-eer |
plead, beg |
| Gedet'ye |
Geh-DET-yay |
Please |
| gedin'la |
geh-DEEN-lah |
eccentric, cranky, in a mood - literally *almost insane* |
| gehat'ik |
GE`hah-teek |
story |
| gehatyc |
geh-HAHT-eesh |
suspected, believed to be, alleged |
| ge'hutuun |
ge-hoo-TOON |
bandit, villain, petty thief - can also mean a serious criminal you have no respect for - abusive |
| ge'kaan |
gey-KAHN |
military exercise |
| gekyrdir |
geh-KEER-deer |
incapacitate, knock out |
| gemas |
gey-MAHS |
hair |
| genet |
geh-NET |
gray |
| geroya |
geh-ROY-ah |
game, play (literally nearly-hunt) |
| ge'sol |
geh-SOHL |
half |
| ge'soletar |
ge-soh-LAY-tar |
estimate |
| get |
get |
almost (before a vowel) |
| ge'tal |
ge-TAHL |
red |
| get'shuk |
GEHT-shook |
Team game similar to meshgeroya, in that there are goals at either end of the pitch, except the players may handle the ball. Very similar to rugby; brutal, fast and painful. |
| gett'se |
GEt-say |
courage, nerve |
| gett'se |
GET-say |
nuts (generic) |
| Gev! |
gehv |
Stop it! Pack it in! |
| ge'ver'alor |
ge-VAIR-ah-lor |
aide |
| ge'ver'alor |
ge-VAIR-ah-lor |
bagman |
| gi |
gee (hard G) |
fish |
| gihaal |
gee-HAAL |
dried fish-meal (like pemmican - lasts for years but very pungent smell) |
| go'naasir |
goh-NAH-seer |
waste, squander |
| goorar |
GOOR-ahr |
throw |
| goore |
GOO-ray |
grenade |
| goor'verd |
GOOR-vaird |
grenadier |
| goran |
goh-RAHN |
blacksmith, metalworker |
| gota |
GOH-tah |
machine (any device) |
| gotabor |
GOH-tah-BOR |
engineer |
| gotal |
go-TAHL |
made, created - as in *-ized* - suffix |
| gotal'ur |
GO-tal-oor |
make, create |
| gota'tuur |
GOH-tah-TOOR |
birthday |
| goten |
GOH-ten |
birth |
| gotenir |
goh-TEN-eer |
give birth |
| goyust |
goh-YOOST |
road |
| gratiir |
grah-TEER |
punish, to |
| gra'tua |
gra-TOO-ah |
vengeance |
| gra'tuar |
grah-TOO-ar |
avenge |
| guuror |
GOO-rohr |
like, be fond of (of a person or creature) |
| haal |
hahl |
breath |
| haalas |
hahlas |
chest |
| haalur |
hah-LOOR |
breathe |
| haamyc |
HAH-meesh |
unusual |
| haar |
har |
the - definite article - rare and emphatic |
| haaranovor |
ha-RAHN-oh-vor |
hide, conceal |
| Haar'chak! |
HAR-chak |
Damn it! |
| haashun |
HAH-shoon |
parchment bread - a thin sheet of bread dried to preserve it, and reconstituted in liquid. Mando ration-pack staple. Made properly, it;s so thin you can read through it, hence the name; 'see-bread'. |
| haast |
hahst |
dry |
| haastal |
HAH-stahl |
dried blood, scab (also a term for a lasting emotional scar) |
| haat |
haht |
truth |
| Haat o'r an nuhune |
Haht OR an noo-HOO-nay |
Mando saying - Many a true word spoken in jest. (Lit: there's truth in all jokes.) |
| Haat, ijaa, haa'it |
Haht-i-JAH-hah-EET |
Truth, honor, vision - words used to seal a pact. |
| haa'taylir |
har-TIE-leer |
see |
| haatyc |
HAH-teesh |
visible |
| Haatyc or'arue jate'shya ori'sol aru'ike nuhaatyc |
HAH-teesh ohr-AH-ray JAH-tay-SHE-ah oh-ree-SOL ah-roo-EE-kay noo-HAH-teesh. |
Better one big enemy that you can see than many small ones that you can't. (Mandalorian proverb.) |
| haav |
NOO-hahv |
bed |
| haavlaam |
HAHV-lahm |
bunk |
| Haili cetare! |
HI-lee set-AHR-ay |
Tuck in! Enjoy! Lit. *Fill your boots.* |
| hailir |
hay-LEER |
fill (verb) |
| haran |
HAH-rahn |
hell - literally, destruction, cosmic annihilation |
| haranov |
hah-RAHN-ov |
cache |
| haryc |
HAR-eesh |
tired |
| haryc b'aalyc |
hah-REESH bah-LEESH |
*tired and emotional* - i.e. drunk |
| hayc |
haysh |
plain, honest, simple (of people) |
| hetikles |
HEH-tee-kless |
*noseburn* - burning sensation in the sinuses brought about by specific spices - Mandalorians prize this |
| hetikleyc |
hay-TEEK-laysh |
spicy, as in makes the sinuses burn (a sensation like eating horseradish or wasabi) |
| hettir |
HAYt-eer |
burn |
| hettyc |
heh-TEESH |
burning |
| heturam |
HEH-too-rahm |
*mouthburn* - a sought-after state of intense burning in the mouth brought about by very spicy food - see also hetikleyc |
| hibir |
hee-BEER |
pupil, student |
| hibirar |
baj-hib-EER |
learn |
| hiibir |
HEE-beer |
take |
| hodar |
HOH-dar |
deceive, fool |
| hodasal |
hoh-dah-SAHL |
camouflage |
| hodasalar |
hoh-DAH-sah-LAHR |
camouflage, cover up |
| hodayc |
HOH-daysh |
cunning |
| hokaanir |
ho-KAHN-eer |
cut, slice |
| hokan'yc |
hoh-KAH-neesh |
sliced, cut up (also slang for heavily defeated) |
| hoshap |
HO-shahp |
spoon |
| hukaatir |
HOO-kah-TEER |
cover, to |
| Hukaat'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 |
EE-bahk-NAIR |
That's mine, it's mine. |
| ibic |
ee-BIK |
this |
| ibi'tuur |
EE-bee-toor |
today |
| Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur |
EEB- toor JAHT-nay toor ASH-ahd-KEE-ram-oor |
Today is a good day for someone else to die - Mando saying (because they're not daft...) |
| iisa |
EE-sah |
fuse |
| ijaat |
ee-JAHT |
honor |
| ika |
EE-kah |
diminutive suffix written as 'ika - also added to a name as a very familiar or childhood form, e.g, Ord'ika - Little Ordo |
| ik'aad |
EE-kad |
baby, child under 3 |
| irud |
EE-rood |
arm |
| isirir |
ee-SEER-eer |
taste |
| iviin |
ee-VEEN |
speed, velocity |
| iviin'yc |
ee-VEEN-esh |
fast |
| jaal |
JAHL |
numb |
| jag |
jag |
man |
| jagyc |
JAH-geesh |
male (can also mean macho in context) |
| jahaal |
jah-HAHL |
health |
| jahaala |
ja-HAH-lah |
well, healthy |
| jahaal'got |
jah-HAHL-got |
health-giving, nutritious, good for you |
| jahaatir |
jeh-HAH-teer |
tell lies, deceive |
| ja'hailir |
jah-HIE-leer |
observe, watch over |
| jai'galaar |
JAI-gah-LAR |
shriek-hawk |
| jair |
jay-EER |
scream, shriek |
| janad |
JAH-nahd |
spicy |
| jaon |
JAY-ohn |
over |
| jaon'yc |
jai-OHN-ish |
important |
| jare |
JAH-ray |
kamikaze - someone taking a fatal, foolish risk |
| jare'la |
jah-RAY-lah |
stupidly oblivious of danger, asking for it |
| jareor |
jah_RAY-or |
recklessly risk your life, act suicidally (negative connotation - foolish, not brave) |
| jari'eyc |
JAR-ee-aysh |
ugly, ruined (lit: wrecked) |
| jariler |
jah-REE-lair |
lay waste, wreck |
| jarkiv |
JAR-keev |
charisma, presence |
| jaro |
JAH-ro |
death wish, insane act of reckless stupidity |
| jat'ca'nara |
JAHT kah-NAH-rah |
on time - lit. *good time* |
| jate |
JAH-tay |
good |
| jate'kara |
JAH-tay-KAH-rah |
luck, destiny - lit good stars, a course to steer by |
| jate'shya |
JAH-tay-SHEE-ah |
better |
| jatisyc |
jah-TEE-seesh |
delicious |
| jatne |
JAT-nay |
best |
| jatne emuurir |
JAT-nay eh-MOOR-eer |
prefer |
| jatne manda |
JAT-nay MAN-da |
good mood - a complex sense of being at one with your clan and life |
| Jatne 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, untruth |
| jehavey'ir |
jeh-HAHR-vay`eer |
ambush |
| jekai |
jeh-KAI |
bait |
| jenarar |
JEH-han-rar |
feint |
| jetii |
JAY-tee |
Jedi |
| jetii'kad |
jay-TEE-kahd |
lightsaber |
| jetiise |
JAY-tee-see |
Jedi plural, Republic |
| jii |
gee |
now |
| jiila |
GEE-lah |
immediate, right away, instant |
| jilarud |
JEE-lah-rood |
disc |
| jiriad |
gee-REE-ad |
white, chalky, ashen-faced |
| joha |
JOH-hah |
language |
| johayc |
JO-haysh |
spoken, pronounced |
| jorad |
jaw-RAHD |
voice |
| jorbe |
JOR-beh |
reason |
| jorcu |
JOR-koo |
because |
| jorhaa'ir |
joh-har-EER |
speak, talk |
| jorir |
JAW-reer |
bear, carry (archaic) |
| jor'lekir |
jor-LEK-eer |
confirm |
| jorso'ran |
Jor-so-RAHN |
shall bear (archaic) |
| joruur |
jaw-ROOR |
gather |
| juaan |
JOO-ahn |
beside, next to |
| jurir |
joo-REER |
bear arms, carry something |
| jurkad |
JOOR-kad |
attack, an assault |
| jurkadir |
JOOR-kad-EER |
attack, threaten, mess with |
| jurkadir sha(l) |
JOOR-kad-EER shahl |
mess with, mess around, hassle (alternative form of jurkadir) transitive verb |
| jurkadir ti |
JOOR-kad-EER tee |
mess someone about, mess around with someone, mess with (another alternative of jurkadir) transitive verb |
| kaab |
kahb |
sound |
| kad |
kahd |
saber, sword |
| kadala |
kah-DAH-lah |
wounded, hurt |
| kadale |
kah-DAH-lay |
casualties |
| kad'au |
kahd-OW |
lightsaber |
| kaden |
KAH-den |
angry |
| kadiilir |
kah-DEE-leer |
breach, pierce |
| kad'la |
KAD-la |
sharp |
| ka'gaht |
KAH-gaht |
south |
| kai'tome |
kai-TOHM-ay |
food |
| kajil |
KAH-jeel |
flat, level |
| kajir |
KAH-jeer |
table |
| kakovidir |
kah-KOH-vee-deer |
cower |
| kal |
kahl |
blade |
| kalikir |
kah-LEE-keer |
stab with a narrow blade (*skewer*) |
| kama |
KAH-ma |
belt-spat |
| kaminii |
kah-MEE-nee |
Kaminoan |
| kando |
KAHN-do |
importance, weight |
| kandosii |
kahn-DOH-see |
indomitable, ruthless |
| Kandosii! |
Kan-DOH-see |
Nice one! Wicked! Well done! |
| kandosii'la |
kan-doh-SEE-la |
stunning, amazing |
| Ka'ra |
KAY-rah |
stars - ancient Mandalorian myth - ruling council of fallen kings |
| kar'am |
KAR-aam |
breath |
| karbakar |
KAR-bah-kar |
hyperdrive (lit: star to star) |
| kar'ta |
kah-ROH-ta |
heart |
| kar'tayl |
kar-TILE |
awareness, knowledge |
| kar'taylir |
kar-TIE-leer |
know, hold in the heart |
| kar'taylir darasuum |
kat-tay-LEER da-RAH-soom |
love |
| karyai |
CAR-yai |
main living room of a traditional north Mandalorian house - a single big chamber for eating, talking, resting, and even the last secure stronghold when under attack |
| K'atini! |
kah-TEEN-ee |
Suck it up! Or: It's only pain! |
| kaysh |
kaysh |
he, him, his |
| kaysh |
kaysh |
her, hers |
| Kaysh guur' skraan |
KAYSH goor SCRAHN |
*He loves his food.* (Said of someone who has a healthy appetite, using the verb for affection rather than enjoyment.) |
| Kaysh 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 disaster |
| Kaysh tayl'ud |
Kaysh TAY-lood |
He's taking a break. He's having a nap. |
| Ke narir haar'ke'gyce rol'eta resol! |
KEH-nah-REER-ha-ke-GHEE-shay rol-LAY-tah ray-SOL |
Execute Order 66! |
| Ke serim |
KEH-se-REEM! |
Take aim! |
| ke, k' |
keh |
imperative prefix - used as order |
| kebbur |
KEH-boor |
try, attempt |
| kebiin |
kay-BEEN |
blue |
| kebii'tra |
keh-BEE-trah |
sky (daytime) lit. blue sky |
| kebise |
keh-BEE-say |
things, stuff |
| kedin |
ked-EEN |
chain of command |
| keenir |
KEEN-eer |
infiltrate |
| ke'gyce |
keh-GHEE-shay |
order, command |
| keldab |
kel-DAHB |
citadel, stronghold |
| kelita |
kel-EE-tah |
moat |
| kemir |
KEH--meer |
walk |
| Ke'mot! |
Keh-MOHT |
Halt! |
| Ke'sush! |
Keh-SOOSH! |
Attention! |
| kih |
kee |
small |
| Kih'parjai |
Kee-PAR-jai |
No problem. Don't mention it. (Lit: small victory) |
| kir'manir |
keer-MAHN-eer |
adopt, give a soul to someone |
| kisol |
kee-SOHL |
few |
| kles |
klez |
nose |
| klesir |
KLEH-seer |
smell |
| K'olar! |
koh-LAR |
Come here! Get over here at once! |
| kom'rk |
KOHM-or-rohk |
gauntlet |
| koor |
koor |
deal, contract |
| kot |
kohd, koht |
strength |
| kote |
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.) |
| kotep |
KOH-tehp |
brave |
| kotir |
KOH-teer |
defeat, overpower |
| kotyc |
koh-TEESH |
strong |
| kovid |
KOV-eed |
head |
| kov'nyn |
KOHV-neen |
head-butt - noun |
| kov'nynir |
KOHV-nee-neer |
head-butt (see also Keldabe Kiss) - verb |
| K'oyacyi! |
Koy-AH-shee! |
1. *Cheers!* 2. Can also mean: *Hang in there* or 3. *Come back safely.* Literally, a command; *Stay alive!* |
| kranak |
KRAH-nahk |
fortified settlement or dwelling surrounded by water |
| kurs |
koorse |
forest |
| kurshi |
KOOR-shi |
tree |
| kurshok |
KOOR-shok |
plank of wood, |
| kute |
koo-Tay |
underwear, bodysuit, something worn under armor |
| K'uur! |
Koor |
Hush! |
| kyor |
KIE-ohr |
rotting, decay |
| kyorar |
KIE-ohr-ar |
rot, decay (verb) |
| kyorla |
kie-OHR-lah |
rotten |
| kyr |
KEER |
end |
| Kyr ge'kaan |
KEER geh-KAHN |
Endex (end of exercise - mil.) |
| kyr'ad |
KEER-ahd |
corpse |
| kyr'adyc |
keer-AH-deesh |
passed away, deceased |
| kyr'am |
kee-RAHM |
death |
| kyramla |
keer-AHM-la |
fatal, deadly |
| kyramud |
keer-AH-mood |
killer, assassin |
| kyr'amur |
kee-RAHM-oor |
kill |
| kyrayc |
keer-AYSH |
killed, dead |
| kyrbej |
KEER-bayj |
battlefield |
| kyr'bes |
KEER-bez |
skull, especially mythosaur skull - coll. Crown |
| Kyr'tsad |
KEERT-sahd |
Death Watch (lit. Death Society) - breakaway Mandalorian sect |
| kyr'vhetine |
KEER-fet-EEN-ay |
harvest |
| kyr'yc |
KEER-eesh |
last |
| laam |
lahm |
up |
| laamyc |
LAH-meesh |
high |
| laandur |
LAHN-doo-er |
delicate, fragile (sometimes an insult - weak, pathetic) |
| laar |
lar |
song |
| laaran |
lah-RAHN |
singing |
| laararir |
lah-RAH-eer |
sing |
| lalat |
LAH-laht |
tongue |
| la'mun |
lah-MOON |
azimuth |
| lararyc |
lah-rah-eesh |
drunk (lit. carousing) |
| layari |
LAY-ah-ree |
overconfident, swaggering |
| lenedat |
leh-NAY-daht |
target, contact |
| linibar |
lee-NEE-bar |
need, to |
| liser |
LEE-say |
able to, can |
| lo |
loh |
into |
| lonar |
LOH`nar |
insertion |
| loras |
lor-AHS |
meat, flesh, substance (poetic) |
| lor'vram |
lohr-ve-RAHM |
breakfast |
| lovik |
LOH-veek |
knee |
| luubid |
loo-BEED |
enough |
| maan |
mahn |
original, first |
| majyc |
MAH-jeesh |
extra |
| majyce |
mah-jEE-shay |
something extra, addendum |
| majycir |
MAH-jeesh-eer |
add |
| manda |
MAHN-dah |
the collective soul or heaven - the state of being Mandalorian in mind, body and spirit - also supreme, overarching, guardian-like |
| Mand'alor |
MAHN-dah-lor |
sole ruler |
| Manda'yaim |
MAN-dah-YAI-eem |
the planet Mandalore. |
| Mando |
MAHN-do |
Mandalorian, adj or noun |
| Mando'ad draar digu |
Man-DOH-ad drahr dee-GOO |
A Mandalorian never forgets. |
| Mando'ade |
Mando-AH-day |
Mandalorians (pl) - sons and/ or daughters of Mandalore |
| mandokar |
MAN-doh-KAR |
the *right stuff*, the epitome of Mando virtue - a blend of aggression, tenacity, loyalty and a lust for life |
| mandokarla |
MAN-doh-KAR-lah |
having the *right stuff*, showing guts and spirit, the state of being the epitome of Mando virtue |
| Mar'e! |
MAH-ray! |
At last! (Expression of relief.) |
| marekar |
mah-RAY-kar |
navigation |
| marev |
MAH-rev |
fist |
| mar'eyce |
mah-RAY-shay |
discovery, something found at last, a state of heaven |
| mar'eyir |
mah-AY-eer |
find, discover |
| mashukir |
MAH-shook-eer |
disperse |
| mav |
mahv |
free |
| mayen |
MY-enn |
anything |
| Me'bana? |
may-BAHN-ah |
What's happening? What happened? |
| Me'copaani? |
Meh ko-PAH-nee? |
What do you want? What would you like? |
| me'dinuir |
med-IN-oo-eer |
share, give to each other |
| meg |
mayg |
which, what, that, who |
| megin |
may-GIN |
which, what, that - before a vowel |
| meh |
mey |
if |
| me'sen |
mAY-sen |
starship |
| meshgeroya |
MESH-geh-ROY-ah |
limmie or bolo-ball - literally the *beautiful game,* a Mandalorian obsession |
| mesh'la |
MAYSH`lah |
beautiful |
| meshurkaan |
MEH-shoor-KAHN |
jeweler, gem cutter |
| meshurok |
meh-SHOO-rok |
gemstone |
| me'suum |
may-SOOM |
planet |
| me'suum'ika |
meh-soo-MEE-ka |
moon |
| Me'vaar ti gar? |
Meh-VAR tee-GAR |
How are you? (Lit: what's new with you?) Can also be used to ask a soldier for a sitrep. If a Mando asks you this, they expect an answer; it's literal.. The response for *I'm fine thanks,* is *Naas.* (Literally - nothing. ) |
| me'ven? |
mey-VAYN |
Huh? What? Expression of bewilderment or disbelief |
| mhi |
mee |
us |
| mhi |
mee |
we |
| Mhor |
mor |
ours - rare archaic |
| miit |
meet |
word |
| miit'gaanar |
MEET-gah-nar |
write |
| mircin |
meer-SEEN |
cage |
| mircir |
meer-SEER |
cage, lock up, capture |
| mirci't |
meer-SEET |
prisoner |
| mirdala |
MEER-dah-lah |
clever, intelligent, intellectual |
| mirdir |
MEER-deer |
think, calculate |
| mirgaanla |
meer-GAHN-lah |
deliberate (lit: *thinking hand*) |
| mirjahaal |
MEER-jah-HAHL |
peace of mind, *healing*, general term for emotional well-being especially after a trauma or bereavement |
| mirshe |
MEER-shay |
brain (plural - mirsh is a brain cell |
| mir'sheb |
MEER-sheb |
smartass |
| mirshepar'la |
MEER-shay-PAR-lah |
boring (lit: brain devouring) |
| mirshir |
MEER-sheer |
shock, stun (lit. *brain* someone, knock out their brain) |
| mirshko |
MEERSH-koh |
courage |
| 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) |
| mishuk |
MEE-shook |
pressure |
| morut |
moh-ROOT |
haven, stronghold |
| morutar |
MOH-roo-tahr |
welcome, verb |
| morut'yc |
moh-ROO-teesh |
safe, secure |
| motir |
moh-TEER |
stand |
| munad |
MOO-nahd |
elevation |
| munad |
moo-NAHD |
height |
| muninar |
moo-NEE-nar |
tall |
| munit |
MOON-eet |
long |
| Munit tome'tayl, skotah iisa |
MOON-eet to-MAY-tail, SKO-tah-EE-sah |
long memory, short fuse - said to be the typical Mando mindset |
| murcyur |
MOOR-shoor |
kiss (verb) |
| mureyca |
MOOR-aysh-ah |
kiss |
| muun |
UM-ahn |
hard |
| muun'bajir |
MOO-wun BAH-jeer |
trounce, teach someone a lesson, *kick butt* lit: educate hard |
| naak |
nahk |
peace |
| naakla |
NAHK-lah |
peaceful |
| naas |
nahs |
nothing |
| naasad |
NAHS-ahd |
none, not any |
| naasade |
nah-SAH-day |
nobody |
| naast |
nahst |
destroyer |
| naastar |
NAH-star |
destroy |
| nad'aai |
NAHD-ai |
infrared |
| nad'aaila. |
nad-AY-lah |
infrared (adj) |
| nadala |
nad-AHL-ah |
hot |
| nakar'mir |
Nah-kah-MEER |
be unaware, not know (verb) |
| nakar'tuur |
NAH-kah-TOOR |
tomorrow (lit: the unknown day) |
| nakil |
NAH-keel |
corner |
| Nar dralshy'a |
NAR-drahl-SHEE-ya |
Put your back into it! Try harder! |
| nari |
NAH-ree |
move, action, act |
| narir |
nah-REER |
act, do, put |
| naritir |
nah-ree-TEER |
insert, place, put |
| narser |
NAR-sair |
purpose |
| Nar'sheb |
NAR-sheb |
Contemptuous comment - like *shove it* but much stronger. |
| narudar |
nah-ROO-dar |
temporary ally - specifically your enemy's enemy, where both sides know this is an alliance of convenience and not a lasting pact. |
| nasreyc |
nar-SAIR-eesh |
determined, resolute |
| naumiit |
now-MEET |
signal |
| nau'ul |
now-OOL |
candlelight |
| nau'ur |
now-OOR |
light up, illuminate |
| nau'ur kad |
now-OOR kad |
forge (lit. light up a saber) |
| nayc |
naysh |
no ( negative answer) |
| naysol |
NAY-sol |
too many |
| Ne shab'rud'niÖ |
Neh shab-ROOD-nee |
Don't mess with me (extremely strong warning - much stronger than jurkadir - and likely to be followed by violence) |
| neduumyc |
nay-DOO-meesh |
illegal, unauthorised |
| nehutyc |
neh-HOOT-eesh |
feisty, gutsy |
| Ne'johaa! |
Neh-JOH-hah |
Shut up! |
| ne'kaan |
neh-KAHN |
non-combatant |
| N'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, mine |
| neral |
NAY-rahl |
grain |
| ne'tra |
NAY-trah |
black |
| ne'tra gal |
NAY-trah gahl |
black ale - sweet, almost spicy black beer similar to milk stout |
| Ne'tra gal mesh'la, jat'isyc, bal, wayii, jahaal'got |
NAY-tra gahl MAYSH-lah, jah-TEE-seesh, bahl why-eee JAH-hal-got |
Black ale looks good, tastes good, and - by golly - it does you good! |
| neverd |
neh-VAIRD |
civilian |
| ne'waadas |
nay-WAHD-ahs |
poverty, need |
| ni |
nee |
I, me |
| Ni ceta |
nee SET-ah |
sorry (lit: I kneel) grovelling apology - rare |
| Ni copaani buy'ce gal |
Nee ko-PAH-nee gal |
Iíd like a pint of ale |
| Ni copaani buyc'ika cin papuur'gal |
Nee ko-PAH-nee boo-SHEE-ka seen pah-POOR-gal |
Iíd like a glass of white wine, please |
| ni dinu |
NEE DEE-noo |
I give (and, used on its own in a firm tone, means: *Like it or lump it! Take it or leave it!*) |
| Ni 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, ni partayli, 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, so you are eternal.* Followed by repetition of loved ones' names. |
| nibral |
NEE-brahl |
loser, failure |
| Ni'duraa! |
NEE DOO-rah |
You disgust me! |
| norac |
noh-RAK |
back |
| Nu draar |
Noo DRAR |
No way. Absolutely not. Never in a million years. Not on your life. (Emphatic disagreement and doubt. Lit: Not never. Mandos use double negatives for emphasis.) |
| Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la. |
Noo keer-AH-deesh, shi TAHB-ee-CHARJ-lah |
Not gone, merely marching far away. (Tribute to a dead comrade.) |
| nu, n', ne |
noo |
negative prefixes |
| nu'amyc |
noo-AHM-eesh |
normal |
| nuhaatyc |
noo-HAH-teesh |
invisible, unseen |
| nuh'la, nuhunla |
NOO-lah |
funny, amusing |
| nuhoy |
noo-HOY |
sleep |
| nuhoyir |
noo-HOY-eer |
slumber, sleep |
| nuhun |
noo-HOON |
joke |
| nuhunar |
noo-HOO-nar |
laugh |
| nuhur |
NOO-hoor |
good times, laughter, fun |
| nushaad'la |
noo-SHAHD-lah |
motionless |
| nynir |
nee-NEER |
hit, strike |
| ogir |
OH-gir |
there |
| ogir'olar |
oh-GEER-oh-LAH |
one way or the other, either way |
| olan |
OH-lahn |
hundred |
| olar |
OH-lar |
here |
| olarom |
OH-lah-rom |
welcome (greeting) |
| olaror |
oh-LAR-ohr |
come, arrive |
| ol'averde |
oh-lah-VAIR-day |
company |
| onidir |
oh-NEE-deer |
to sweat |
| o'r |
ohr |
in |
| orar |
or-AHR |
thunder |
| or'dinii |
Ohr-DEE-nee |
moron, fool |
| orhaar |
OR-haar |
scan (noun) |
| orhaarir |
or-HAR-eer |
scan (verb) |
| ori |
OH-ree |
big, extreme, very |
| ori'beskaryc |
OH-ree-bes-KAR-eesh |
hard case, extremely tough, no-nonsense (of people) - *well 'ard* |
| oribru |
oh-REE-bru |
emergency |
| Ori'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 authority |
| ori'copaad |
OH-ree-KOH-pahd |
obsession, fixation |
| ori'dush |
OHR-ee-DOOSH |
evil |
| ori'gehaat'ik |
or-EE-geh-HAH-teek |
epic |
| ori'haat |
OH-ree-haht |
*It's the truth, I swear - no bull.* |
| ori'jagyc |
OH-ree-JAHG-eesh (or OH-ree-YAHG-eesh) |
bullying; also bully, swaggering big-mouth - someone who picks on someone smaller - lit. *big man* said sarcastically, applied equally to women |
| ori'jate |
OR-ee-JAH-tay |
excellent |
| orikih |
aw-REE-kee |
tiny |
| orilin |
oh-REE-leen |
profit, surplus |
| or'ilor |
ohr-EE-lohr |
midday meal |
| ori'ramikad |
OH-ree-RAHM-ee-kahd |
supercommando (Mandalorian designation of elite special forces) |
| ori'shya |
ohr-EE-she-ya |
more than |
| ori'skraan |
OH-ree-scrahn |
1. a delicacy, a real treat in terms of food; 2 a blow-out meal, a feast (slang), *big eats* |
| ori'sol |
OHR-ee-SOL |
many |
| ori'suumyc |
OHR-ee-SOOM-eesh |
beyond the pale, one step too far, outrageous (in Mandalorian morality) |
| ori'tsad |
OHR-eet-sahd |
brigade |
| oritsir |
oh-REET-seer |
curse, swear, bellow |
| ori'vod |
OH-ree-VOD |
big brother, older brother, special friend |
| ori'vor'e |
AW-ree-VOHR-ay |
Thanks a lot! Thanks a million! |
| oriya |
oh-REE-yah |
city |
| oriyala |
oh-REE-ah-lah |
urban |
| orjorer |
or-JOR-er |
cry out, shout |
| or'parguur |
OR-par-GOOR |
hate |
| or'trikar |
OHR-tree-kar |
grief |
| oshokita |
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 dismay |
| osi'yaim |
OH-see-yaim |
Useless, despicable person |
| Oya 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 |
live |
| oya'karir |
OY-yah-KAR-eer |
hunt, chase |
| oya'la |
oy-AH-lah |
living |
| oyayc |
oy-AYSH |
alive |
| oyayc ra kyrayc |
oy-AYSH rah keer-AYSH |
dead or alive |
| oyu'baat |
oy-YOO-baht |
universe |
| oyula |
oy-OO-lah |
galactic |
| paak |
pahk |
salt |
| paguur |
PAH-goor |
dislike |
| paklalat |
PAHK-lah-LAHT |
gift of the gab, a silver tongue, wit, eloquence |
| pakod |
PAH-kohd |
easy, simple |
| palon |
pah-LOHN |
hole |
| papurgaat |
pa-POOR-gaht |
fruit |
| papuur'gal |
pah-POOR-gahl |
wine |
| par |
pahr |
for |
| Pare! (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 |
wait |
| parjai |
par-JAI |
victory |
| parjii |
PAR-jee |
winner, victor |
| par'jila |
par-JEE-lah |
triumphant |
| parjir |
par-JEER |
win, be victorious |
| partaylir |
par-TAT-leer |
remember |
| paru |
PAH-roo |
formation |
| payt |
PAH-eet |
left |
| pehir |
peh- HEER |
spit |
| pel |
pail |
soft, yielding |
| pel'gam |
pel-GAM |
skin |
| pelkaanir |
pel-KAHN-eer |
shave |
| peti'baar |
peh-TEE-bahr |
center mass |
| petir |
pet-EER |
center |
| pirebu |
peer-AY-boo |
near |
| pir'ekulor |
PEER-ek-OO-lor |
weep |
| pirimmur |
PEER-ee-moor |
use |
| pirimmuy |
peer-im-OO-ee |
useful |
| pirimpir |
peer-EEM-peer |
urine |
| pirpaak |
PEER-pahk |
broth, soup (literally, salted water) |
| pirun |
PEER-un |
water |
| pirunir sur'haaise |
PEER-oo-NEER soor-HIE-say |
make their eyes water (slang for kill, injure or defeat) |
| pirur |
peer-OOR |
drink |
| pirusti |
peer-OO-stee |
well |
| piryc |
PEER-eesh |
wet |
| pitat |
pit-AHT |
rain |
| projor |
PROH-jor |
next |
| prudii |
proo-DEE |
shadow |
| prudiise |
proo-DEE-see |
shadows |
| puut'la |
POOT-lah |
ballistic |
| ra |
rah |
or |
| racin |
ray-SEEN |
pale |
| ramaanar |
rah-mahn-ARR |
die, general term |
| ramaanla |
rah-MAHN-lah |
mortal (in the sense of fallible or vulnerable) |
| ram'ika |
rah-MEE-kah |
raid |
| ramikad |
RAH-mee-KAHD |
commando |
| ramikadyc |
RAH-mee-KAHD-eesh |
commando state of mind - an attitude that he/ she can do anything, endure anything, and achieve the objective. A blend of complete confidence and extreme tenacity instilled in special forces during training. Can also be used informally to describe a determined, focused person. |
| ram'or |
RAHM-ohr |
attack, beseige |
| ramorla |
rah-MOR-lah |
besieged |
| ram'ser |
RAM-sair |
sniper, marksman |
| rang |
rahng |
ash |
| Rangir! |
RAN-geer |
To hell with it! |
| ranov'la |
rah-NOHV-lah |
secret |
| ratiin |
RAH-teen |
always |
| rayshe'a |
ray-SHEE-ah |
five |
| raysh'olan |
RAYSH-oh-lahn |
five hundred |
| ray'ture |
ray-TOOR-ay |
week |
| redalur |
red-AH-loor |
dance (verb) |
| rejorhaa'ir |
ree-JOR-har-EER |
tell |
| resol |
reh-SOL |
six |
| Resol'nare |
RAY-sol NAH-ray |
Six Actions, the tenets of Mando life |
| ret |
rayt |
Perhaps, maybe |
| Ret'! |
rayt |
Bye! See you! |
| ret'lini. |
Rayt-LEE-nee |
just in case (colloquial - Mandos are cautious and always have a plan B) |
| Ret'urcye mhi |
ray-TOOR-shay-MEE |
Goodbye - lit. *Maybe we'll meet again* |
| ret'yc |
RET-eesh |
possible |
| riduur |
REE-door |
partner, spouse, husband, wife |
| riduurok |
ree-DOO-rok |
love bond, specifically between spouses - marriage agreement |
| riye |
REE-yay |
favor, benefit, good turn |
| rohak |
RO-hahk |
defeat |
| rohakar |
ro-ha-KAR |
defeat (verb) |
| rol'eta |
ROHL-ay-tah |
sixty |
| ru, r' |
roo |
past tense prefix |
| rud |
rood |
around |
| rugam |
ROO-gahm |
sphere, ball |
| runi |
roo-NEE |
soul (poetic only) |
| rusur |
roo-SOOR |
land, ships or troops |
| ruug |
roog |
old age |
| ruug'la |
ROOG-lah |
old |
| ruus |
roos |
rock |
| ruusaan |
roo-SAHN |
reliable one (popular female name) |
| ruusaanyc |
roo-SAHN-eesh |
reliable, trustworthy |
| ruusaar |
ROO-sahr |
foundation |
| ruus'alor |
ROOS-ahl-or |
sergeant |
| ruyot |
ROO-yot |
the past, history |
| sakagal |
SAH-kah-gal |
X-wing |
| sal |
sahl |
color |
| sapanyc |
sah-PAHN-eesh |
electromagnetic |
| sarad |
SAH-rad |
flower, bloom |
| saviin |
sah-VEEN |
violet |
| senaar |
sen-ARR |
bird |
| sen'tra |
SEN-tra |
jetpack |
| serim |
SAIR-eem |
accurate, correct |
| serimir |
SAIR-ee-meer |
be right, to be accurate |
| sha |
sha |
at (before vowel - shal) |
| sha ca'nara |
SHAH kah-NAH-rah |
specific time - literally at time, often used in questions |
| shaadlar |
SHAHD`lar |
move |
| shaap |
shahp |
wood |
| shaap'yc |
sha-PEESH |
wooden |
| shabiir |
sha-BEER |
screw up - impolite |
| shabla |
SHAH-bla |
screwed up - impolite |
| shab'rudur |
shah-BROO-dur |
mess with - very strong language in Mando'a, so use only in extreme circumstances |
| shabuir |
SHAH-boo-EER |
extreme insult - *jerk*, but much stronger |
| sha'kajir |
SHAH-ka-JEER |
over a meal, at the dinner table, like the French *‡ table* - the word for table comes from the word for level, flat, so the implication is one of equals breaking bread together |
| sha'kajir |
SHAH-ka-JEER |
cease-fire, truce (from the practice of sitting down at a table with refreshments to talk terms, as in the same term for *over a meal*) |
| shal |
shahl |
at (before vowel) |
| sharal |
SHAH-ral |
lazy |
| sheber |
SHEH-bair |
sit (verb) |
| sheb'ika |
sheh-BEE-kah |
botty, tush (diminutive of shebs) - kids' word but sometimes used ironically or in humour |
| shebs |
shebs |
backside, rear, buttocks (also rear of building etc) |
| sheb'urcyin |
sheh-BOOR-shin |
sycophant, toady, *butt-kisser* |
| she'cu |
SHAY-koo |
nine |
| she'eta |
shayta |
fifty |
| she'eta'olan |
SHAYTA-oh-lahn |
five thousand |
| sh'ehn |
shayn |
eight |
| shehn'eta |
shayn-EH-tah |
eighty |
| shekemir |
SHEH-kay-meer |
follow |
| shek'eta |
SHAYK-ay-tah |
ninety |
| shereshir |
shair-AYSH-eer |
kidnap, seize |
| shereshoy |
sheh-REYSH-oy |
lust for life and much more - uniquely Mandalorian word, meaning the enjoyment of each day and the determination to seek and grab every possible experience, as well as surviving to see the next day - hanging onto life and relishing it. An understandable state of mind/ emotion for a warrior people. Closely related to the words for live, hunt and stay safe - and, of course *oya*. All from the same root. |
| shev'la |
SHAYV-lah |
silent |
| shi |
shee |
just, only |
| shig |
sheeg |
beverage - any infusion of whatever's available, but usually a mildly stimulant herb with a citrus flavor called behot |
| shiib |
sheeb |
thin |
| shi'yayc |
shee-YAYSH |
yellow |
| sho'cye |
SHOW-shay |
ocean |
| shok |
shohk |
beam, joist (wood or other material) |
| shokita |
SHOK-ee-tah |
shelf |
| shonar |
SHOW-nar |
wave (noun, as in sea) - literally 'ocean movement' |
| sho'sen |
SHOW-sen |
submarine, submersible |
| shosenla |
show-SEN-la |
submerged, sunk, under water |
| shukalar |
SHOO-kah-lar |
to crush (in any sense), to conquer |
| shuk |
shook |
rift, tear |
| shuk'la |
SHOOK-lah |
fragmented, broken, crushed |
| shuk'yc |
shook-EESH |
not working, no use, useless, broken down, out of order - usually said of machinery |
| shuk'la gett'se |
SHOOK-lah GETT-say |
crushed or ground nuts (topping or ingredient for uj) |
| shuk'la riduurok |
SHOOK-lah ree-DOOR-ok |
divorce |
| shuk'orok |
shoo-KOH-rok |
crushgaunt |
| shukur |
SHOO-koor |
break |
| shuner |
shoon |
bread |
| shuner |
SHOO-nair |
flour, meal |
| shupur |
SHOO-poor |
injury |
| shupur'yc |
shoo-POOR-esh |
injured |
| shupuur |
shoo-POOR |
injure |
| shushai |
shoo-SHAI |
sensor (lit. eye-listening) |
| shu'shuk |
shoo-SHOOK |
disaster, big screw-up etc |
| simir |
see-MEER |
year |
| sim'olan |
seem-oh-LAHN |
century |
| sirbur |
SEER-boor |
say |
| siver |
SEE-vair |
degree |
| skanah |
SKAH-nah |
much-hated thing or person |
| skira |
SKEE-rah |
settling scores, revenge. feud (different to vengeance - more personal) |
| skotah |
SKOH-tah |
short |
| skraan |
scrahn |
food, *scran* (generic slang for a meal) |
| skraan'ikase |
SKRAH-nee-KAY-say |
assorted small snacks like meze or tapas - *small eats* - a celebratory meal for Mandos because it can take hours to eat, and the dishes are often fiddly, a contrast to the easy-to-eat, quick meals necessary in the field |
| slaat |
slaht |
mud |
| Slana'pir! |
SLAH-nah-PEER |
Get out! get lost! (very impolite) |
| slanar |
SLAH-nar |
go |
| solegot |
SOH-lay-goot |
computer (lit. counting machine) |
| soletar |
so-LAY-tahr |
count |
| solus |
SOH-loos |
alone, vulnerable |
| solus |
SOH-loos |
each, one |
| solus |
SOH-loos |
individual |
| solus |
SOH-loos |
united, as one |
| sol'yc |
sohl-EESH |
first |
| sol'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 with |
| spirba |
SPEER-bah |
pass (as in break in terrain) |
| staabi |
STAH-bee |
right |
| striil |
streel |
strill - highly intelligent six-legged hunting carnivore, capable of gliding and flight |
| striilir |
STREE-leer |
track, trail |
| su |
SOO |
still, yet |
| Su cuy'gar |
Soo COO-ee-gar |
Hello - lit. *You're still alive.* |
| Su'cuy |
Soo-COO-ee |
Hi! |
| sur'ar |
soo-RAR |
concentrate, focus |
| sur'gaan |
soor-GAHN |
picture |
| sur'haai |
soor-HAI |
eye |
| sur'ulur |
SOOR-oo-LOOR |
keep an eye on, monitor |
| sushir |
SOO-sheer |
listen |
| susulur |
SOO-soo-LOOR |
hear |
| suum |
soom |
beyond |
| Suum ca'nara |
Soom CAH-na-RAH |
the state of blissful rest and peace |
| suumpir |
SOOM-peer |
lake |
| suvarir |
soo-VAHR-eer |
understand |
| taab |
tahb |
foot |
| taab'echaaj'la |
TAHB-eh-CHAHJ-lah |
deceased, passed on (lit: marched far away) |
| taabir |
TAH-beer |
march |
| taakur |
TAHR-koor |
bone |
| taap |
tahp |
location |
| taap |
tahp |
point, position |
| ta'ayl |
tah-AYL |
jailer |
| tabalhar |
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 |
seventy |
| takisir |
TAH-kees-eer |
insult (verb) |
| takisit |
tah-KEE-sit |
insult (noun) |
| tal |
tahl |
blood |
| tal'din |
tal-DEEN |
bloodline |
| tal'galar |
tal-GAL-ahr |
spill blood, bleed |
| tal'onidir |
tahl-ON-ee-DEE-neer |
to sweat blood, to *give blood* - idiom for going that extra mile or making an all-out effort |
| talyc |
tahl-EESH |
Bloody, bloodstained - of steak, rare. |
| ta'raysh |
ta-RAYSH |
ten |
| ta'raysh solus |
TAH-raysh-SO-lus |
eleven |
| ta'raysholan |
TAH-raysh-oh-lahn |
thousand |
| tatugir |
tah-TOO-geer |
repeat |
| tayat |
TAI-aht |
storage |
| tay'haai |
TAY-hai |
archivist, reporter |
| Tayli'bac? |
TIE-lee-BAHK |
Got it? Okay? Understand? (Often very aggressive.) |
| taylir |
TIE-leer |
hold, keep, preserve |
| te |
teh |
the (rarely used) |
| tebec |
TEH-bek |
ammunition |
| tegaanalir |
teh-GAHN-ah-leer |
rescue |
| teh |
tay |
from |
| te'habirÖbe |
the-HAH-beer beh |
remove, take out (when used transitively, be precedes the object - No te'habi kad be dalab ) |
| tengaanar |
TEN-gah-nahr |
show, display (lit. open hand) |
| tenn |
ten |
open |
| teroch |
tay-ROCH |
pitiless |
| tettar |
TET-ar |
kick |
| ti |
tee |
with |
| tigaanur |
tee-GAH-noor |
touch |
| tihaar |
TEE-har |
alcoholic drink - strong clear spirit made from fruit, like eau de vie |
| tiingilar |
TEEN-gee-lahr |
blisteringly spicy Mandalorian casserole |
| tiin'la |
teen-LAH |
coarse |
| tion |
TEE-on |
interrogative prefix, used for a question |
| Tion gar gai? |
Tee-ON gar- GUY |
What's your name? |
| Tion'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, puzzle |
| Tion'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, interrogate |
| tion'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 |
retreat |
| to'kursh |
toh-KOORSH |
orchard |
| tolase |
toh-LAH-say |
system (lit. joined things) |
| tom |
tohm |
alliance |
| tomad |
toh_MAHD |
ally |
| tome |
TOH-may |
together (plural) |
| tome'tayl |
TOH-meh-TAYL |
memory |
| tom'urcir |
tohm-OOR-seer |
converge |
| tomyc |
TOH-meesh |
joint |
| tom'yc |
TPH-meesh |
allied |
| tor |
tohr |
justice |
| tra |
trah |
space, void |
| tra |
trah |
star field |
| traat'aliit |
TRAHT-ah-LEET |
squad, team |
| Traat'aliit gar besbe'trayc |
Traht-ah-LEET bes-beh-TRAYSH |
The squad is your weapon |
| traatika |
tra-TEE-kah |
platoon |
| tracinya |
trah-SHEE-nah |
flame |
| tracyaat |
tra-SHEE-at |
artillery |
| Tra'cyar mav |
tra-SHEE-ar-mahv |
fire at will |
| tracyn |
trah-SHEEN |
fire |
| tracy'uur |
trah-SHOOR |
blaster |
| tranyc |
TRAH-neesh |
sunny (lit. star-burned) |
| trat'aab |
traht-AHB |
infantry |
| trat'ade |
traht-AH-day |
forces |
| trattok'or |
TRAT-oh-kor |
fail, fall, collapse |
| tratur |
TRAH-toor |
man, staff, form the strength of, represent |
| tratyc |
TRAH-teesh |
in a state of collapse |
| trikar |
TREE-kar |
sadness |
| trikar'la |
tree-KAHR |
sad |
| troan |
trawn |
face |
| troch |
troch |
certainly (archaic, like verily) |
| tsad |
sahd |
alliance, group |
| tsad droten |
ZAD DROH-ten |
group of people, Republic |
| Tsad Droten |
tsahd-DROH-ten |
senate, assembly |
| tsikador |
zee-KAH-dor |
prepare, get ready |
| tsikala |
zee-KAH-lah |
prepared, ready |
| tug'yc |
too-GEESH |
again |
| tuur |
toor |
day |
| udes |
OO-des |
rest, leisure |
| Udesii! |
oo-DAY-see |
Calm down! Take it easy! |
| udesiir |
oo-DAY-seer |
relax, take it easy, calm down, find respite |
| udesla |
oo-DESS-lah |
calm (of sea etc) unflappable (of a person), serene, relaxed |
| uj'alayi |
oo-jah-LIE-ee |
uj cake - dense, very sweet flat cake made of ground nuts, syrup, pureed dried fruit and spice |
| uj'ayl |
oo-JAY-ul |
thick scented syrup used in cooking |
| ukor b'ukor |
OO-kor BOO-kor |
forced to make a decision - lit. *when push comes to shove* |
| ukoror |
oo-KOR-or |
push, shove |
| ulik |
OO-leek |
mount, pack animal, |
| ulur |
OOL-oor |
care, take notice of |
| ulur |
OO-loor |
detect |
| ulyc |
OO-leesh |
careful, carefully |
| umaan |
UM-ahn |
difficult |
| urakto |
oo-RAHK-to |
hard, difficult |
| uram |
OO-rahm |
mouth |
| urcir |
oor-SEER |
meet |
| ures |
oo-REES |
without, lacking |
| urmankalar |
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 |
empty |
| utrel'a |
oo-TREy-lah |
clear (as in *All clear*) |
| utreyar |
oo-TREE-yar |
clear (verb) |
| utyc |
OO-teesh |
slimy |
| uur |
oor |
silence |
| uvete |
oo-VAY-tay |
worlds (poetic) |
| vaabir |
VAH-beer |
do |
| vaal |
vahl |
during, while |
| vaar |
vahr |
early, undeveloped, half-grown |
| vaar'ika |
var-EE-kah |
pip-squeak, runt |
| vaar'tur |
vahr-TOOR |
morning |
| vaii |
vay |
where |
| vaii'la |
vai-EE-lah |
directional |
| val |
vahl |
they, theirs |
| veeray |
VEER-ay |
area |
| veman |
veh-MAHN |
real, genuine |
| ven |
vehn |
future tense prefix |
| vencuyanir |
ven-COO-yah-neer |
sustain, keep alive, preserve |
| vencuyot |
vain-COO-ee-ot |
future |
| ver'alor |
VAIR-ah-LOR |
lieutenant |
| verborir |
VAIR-bor-EER |
hire, buy, contract |
| verburyc |
vair-BOOR-eesh |
loyal |
| vercopa |
vair-KOH-pa |
wish, dream |
| VercopaÖ |
vair-KOH-pa |
May this happen, I wishÖ prefixes statement |
| vercopaanir |
VAIR-koh-PAH-neer |
wish, to hope |
| verd |
vaird |
soldier, warrior |
| verda |
VAIR-dah |
warriors (archaic plural) |
| verde |
VAIR-day |
soldiers |
| verd'ika |
vair-DEE-kah |
private (rank) Can be used affectionately, often to a child; *little soldier* - context is critical. |
| verd'yc |
VAIR-deesh |
aggressive (not necessarily negative!) |
| ver'gebuir |
vair-geh-boo-EER |
bodyguard lit: hired guardian (almost-father) |
| veriduur |
VER-ee-DOOR |
courtesan |
| ver'mircit |
VAIR-meer-seet |
hostage |
| ver'verd |
vair-VAIRD |
mercenary |
| veshok |
VESH-ok |
large evergreen tree with a grain similar to Earth oak |
| ve'vut |
vay-VOOT |
gold |
| vheh |
feh |
earth, dust, soil |
| vheh'yaim |
veh-YAYM |
temporary hut made of wattle and daub, a *basha* |
| vhekad |
FAY-kahd |
sand (literally 'sharp soil') |
| vhekadla |
fay-KAHD-lah |
sandy |
| vhekaj |
VEH-kahj |
map |
| vhetin |
vet-EEN |
plain, fields - open, flat or gently rolling land |
| vhett |
fet |
farmer |
| vhey |
vay |
mine (ordnance) |
| vhipir |
fee-PEER |
mist |
| vi |
vee |
we (rare - archaic) |
| videk |
vee-DEK |
neck |
| viinir |
VEEN-eer |
run |
| vod |
vohd |
brother |
| vod |
vohd |
comrade, *mate* |
| vod |
vohd |
sister |
| Vor entye |
vor-ENT-yay |
Thank you (lit. *I accept a debt*) |
| Vor'e! |
VOHR-ay |
Thanks! |
| vorer |
VAW-rehr |
accept |
| vorpan |
VOR-pahn |
green |
| vorpan'oy |
vor-PAHN`oy |
vegetation |
| vurel |
VOO-rayl |
ever |
| vu'traat |
VOO-traht |
special forces |
| vutyc |
VOOT-eesh |
special |
| waadas |
WAH-daas |
credits, wealth |
| waadasla |
wah-DAHS-lah |
valuable |
| warra'se |
WAR-ah-say |
warra nuts |
| wasuur |
WAH-soor |
west |
| Wayii! |
Why-EE or 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. stealth |
| werde |
WAIR-day |
darkness |
| werdla |
WAIRD-lah |
stealthy, invisible |
| werlaara |
wer-LAR-ah |
myth (archaic) |
| woor |
wooer |
wind |
| yacur |
YAH-soor |
flush out |
| ya'gai |
YAH-guy |
bowl |
| yai |
yay |
belly, womb |
| yaihadla |
yai-HAHD-lah |
pregnant |
| yaihi'l |
YAH-heel |
full |
| yaim |
yaym |
home |
| yaimi |
yay-MEE |
neighbor |
| yaim'la |
YAYM`la |
comfortable, familiar, sense of *at home*. Can also mean local to the speaker. |
| yaim'ol |
yai-MOHL |
return, homecoming |
| yaimpar |
yay-EEM-par |
return |
| yai'yai |
YAY-aye |
*richly nourishing* - peculiarly Mandalorian description of dense, high-calorie food, of great importance to people dependent on highly portable field rations |
| yaiyai'yc |
yai-YAI-eesh |
bloated, satisfied |
| yamika |
yah-MEE-kah |
room, chamber |
| yilad |
yee-LAHD |
array (noun) |
| yustapir |
YOOST-ah-PEER |
river (lit: water road) |
| yustarud |
YOOST-arood |
perimeter |