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    Default Albanian dialect spoken in some parts of South Italy

    Some everyday phrases/words

    Falem = hallo
    Ēė bėn? = What do you do ?
    Si je? = How are you ?
    Ndutu mirė (or Shumė ) = Very good
    Haristis = Thank you
    Flet arbėrisht? = Do you speak arbereshe ?
    Flas pak = I speak little
    Ku je? ( or also Ku ndodhe?) = Where are you from ?
    U jam ka ... = I am from ...
    Je Arbėresh? = Are you arbereshe ?
    E parkąles = Please
    Mirėmenatė = Good morning
    Si tė thonė? = What is your name ?
    Mua mė thonė ... = My name is ...
    Ndjésė = Sorry
    Ka mė ndjésh = I'm sorry
    Ngė e ndėlgova = I didn't understand
    Qavarrisu = Goodbye
    Ėj = Yes
    Jo = No


    Some random words :

    Shėn = Saint
    Turizėm = Tourism
    Shtyp = Print
    Tradita = Traditions
    Kulturė = Culture
    Komunitet = Community
    Letėrsi = Literature
    Gjuhė = Language
    Lajme = News
    Shtėpi = Home


    Any opinions ? In which region/parts of Albania is there a similar dialect ?

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    That's standard Albanian.
    Standard Albanian is based on Tosk dialect.

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    Amazing they still speak some albanian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drawing-live View Post
    Amazing they still speak some albanian.
    I hope that this traditions/spoken will live long .

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    All of those words are used here except ''Haristis'' and ''Perkales'' which probably is similar to today word 'perkulem'' which translation is bend

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    Haristis may be from Greek efharisto which means thanks, and Perkales in Greek is Parakalo. The old Arbresh who went to Italy came from the Pelloponese. It's interesting that Jo=No is Albanian since some say it comes from the Turkish word Yok.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Italian View Post
    Some everyday phrases/words

    Falem = hallo
    Ēė bėn? = What do you do ?
    Si je? = How are you ?
    Ndutu mirė (or Shumė ) = Very good
    Haristis = Thank you
    Flet arbėrisht? = Do you speak arbereshe ?
    Flas pak = I speak little
    Ku je? ( or also Ku ndodhe?) = Where are you from ?
    U jam ka ... = I am from ...
    Je Arbėresh? = Are you arbereshe ?
    E parkąles = Please
    Mirėmenatė = Good morning
    Si tė thonė? = What is your name ?
    Mua mė thonė ... = My name is ...
    Ndjésė = Sorry
    Ka mė ndjésh = I'm sorry
    Ngė e ndėlgova = I didn't understand
    Qavarrisu = Goodbye
    Ėj = Yes
    Jo = No


    Some random words :

    Shėn = Saint
    Turizėm = Tourism
    Shtyp = Print
    Tradita = Traditions
    Kulturė = Culture
    Komunitet = Community
    Letėrsi = Literature
    Gjuhė = Language
    Lajme = News
    Shtėpi = Home
    Thanks to liberal policies of Italy, Arbėresh community have managed to preserve their language. Arbėresh willingness to preserve their language, culture and traditions is amazing.


    Any opinions ? In which region/parts of Albania is there a similar dialect ?
    As safinator said, it is Tosk dialect. Later, when the unification of language has been done, albanian linguists decided that Tosk dialect is more practical!
    Gheg dialect also contributed to a large extent.


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