Balti Language Vocabulary (Learn Balti language online)

Balti is a language which is spoken in the region of Baltistan in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Also it is spoken in Kargil and Ladakh region of India too. It is a branch of Tibetan language, but after the partition of India and Pakistan the Balti language has differed from the main Tibetan language due to influence of Urdu (National language of Pakistan).

It is spoken in whole region of Baltistan division, Ladakh, Kargil and small pockets of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.


Numbers
English	Balti	Urdu
One	chik	ek
Two	nis	do
Three	sum	tin
Four	ji	tchar
Five	gha	pantch
Six	truk	tche
Seven	rdun	sat
Eight	rgyet	ath
Nine	rgu	nau
Ten	tchu	das
Fifteen	tchuga	pandrah
Twenty	nichu	bis
Thirty	somtchu	tis
Forty	jiptchu	chalis
Fifty	gha tchu	petchas
Sixty	nishu sum	sath
Seventy	rduntchu	sattr
Eighty	rgyet tchu	assi
Ninety	rgup tchu	nabbe
One hundred	bgya	ek sau
One thousand	stong tchik	ek azar

Nouns/Pronouns/Relations
English	Balti	Urdu
I	na	mein
You (familiar)	khyang	tum
You (polite)	yang	aap
He, She	kho/mo	woh
We	naya	ham
You (plural)	yidang	aap log
They	khoung	wo log
My	nge	mera
Your (Polite)	yari	aapka
Your	khiri	tumhara
His, her	khon gi	is ka, us ka
Our	ngayi	hamara
Your	yati	ap ka
Their	khoni	in ka, un ka
King	gyal po	raja
Queen	gyal mo	rani
Minister	Ihon po	wazir azam
Father	baba/ ata/ aba	waild
Mother	zizi/ ama	walida
Elder brother	Kacho/kaka	bara bhai
Younger sister	nomo	choti behen
Grand father	apo	nana
Grand mother	api	nani
Aunt (father’s side)	ani	chachi
Uncle (father’s side)	ajang	mama
Aunt (mother’s side)	matchon	mami
Uncle (mother’s side)	agu	chacha

Objects
English	Balti	Urdu
House	nang	ghar
Fire	me	aag
Table	tchok tse	mez
Chair	kursi	kursi
Glass	kore	glass
Plate	tabaq	thali
Spoon	thur mans	cham-mach
Knife	tji	chaku, chura
Tent	kur	tambu
Luggage	khur	saman
Bag	jola	bori

Food & Beverages
English	Balti	Urdu
Food	zachess	khana
Meat	shaa	gosht, mass
Vegetable	tseutma	sabzi
Fish	gnia	mach-li
Butter	mar	mak-khan
Bread	khorba	roti
Sugar	khara	chini
Cereal	nasse	anaj
Barley	chi rok	jow
Rice	bruss	chaval
Yogurt, curd	loqfi oma	dahi
Fruit	meva	phal
Apricot	chuli	khubani ka phal
Apple	kuchu	seb
Water	tchu	pani
Tea	tcha	chai
Milk	oma	dudh

Flora
English	Balti	Urdu
Grass	tsua	ghas
Flower	mendok	phool
Tree	staqji	darakht
Wood	ching	lakri
Eucleptus	byarfa	safeda
Fauna
English	Balti	Urdu
Horse	Sta	Ghora
Donkey	bung bu	gadha
Dog	khi	kuta
Sheep	lug	bher
Goat	rabaq	bakri
Cow	balang	gai
Hen	bya mo	murgi
Cock	bya fo	murga
Bird	bya fro	chiriya
Crow	byarok	kow-wah

Natural Elements
English	Balti	Urdu
Wind	khlung	hava
Rain	charfa	barish
Snow	kha	barf
Sky	khnum	asman
Sun	gni ma	suraj
Moon	lzod	chand
Star	skarma	tara
Pass	la	dar-rah
River	tsang po	nadi
Mountain	ri	pahar
Plain	spang	maidan
Valley	lung ma	nala
Road	lam	rasta
Field	jing	khet
Sand	byana	ret
Soil	sa	mitti
Gold	ser	sona
Silver	smul	chandi
Coral	churu	munga
Pearl	mutik	moti
Stone	rdoa	pat-thar
Turquoise	yu	phiroza

Days/Month/Year/Time
English	Balti	Urdu
Monday	chamdral	somvar
Tuesday	angaru	mangalvar
Wednesday	bodu	budhvar
Thursday	brespod	jumarat
Friday	shuguru	jumma
Saturday	shingsher	hafta
Sunday	aadid	itvar
Today	diring	aaj
Tomorrow	haskey	kal
Yesterday	gunday	kal
Morning	gyoqpa	savera
Evening	pitok	sham
Week	donchak	hafta
Month	lza	mahina
This year	dilo	ye saal
Last year	na ning	pitchla saal
Next year	oongmi lo	agla saal
Seasons
English	Balti	Urdu
Spring	spid	bahar
Summer	byar	garmi
Autumn	ston	khizaan
Winter	rgun	sardi
Warm	chad	garam
Cold	jkahmo	thanda
Colours
English	Balti	Urdu
White	karfo	safed
Black	nakpo	kala
Yellow	serpo	pila
Red	marpo	lal
Blue	nagon po	nila
Green	snunpo	hara

Shape/Size/Amount
English	Balti	Urdu
Heavy	hlcho	bhari
Light	yang mo	halka
Round	kir kir	gol
Flat	lep lep	chora
Large	chogo	bara
Small	chunsay	chota
Close	nemor	nazdik
Far	thakring	dur
Few	khekchi	kam
Many, much	mangmo	bahut
Quickly	shokhmo	jaldi
Slowly	kulay	dhirey
Phrases
English	Balti	Urdu
Yes	yot/ju	han (ji)
No	met (ju)	nehi ( ji )
Hello	chena	kaisay ho?
How are you?	yang china yo?	apko kaise hai?
I am fine	na lyakhmo yod	mein thik hun
Come in	shokh/ oong	a-e-ye
Sit down	seikha dok/ seikha shokh	bai-thi-ye
Where do you come from?	gar na oneng yod pin?	kahan se a rahe hai?
Where are you going?	gar gowen yod pin?	kidar ja rahe ho/hai?
Where do you live?	yang gar dogpin?	aap kahan rehte hai?
I live in Skardu	na Skardu dokpi in	main Skardu me rehta hu
What is the price of this book?	di shokbovi rin po cham in?	is kitab ka dam kya hai?
Sixty rupees	smul nishu sum	Saath rupiyah
Do you have any sugar?	Karra yoda?	apke pas chini hai?
How far is it ?	yang chamche thaqrin yod?	kitni dur aur hai?
Three days more	yang jak sum	teen din aur
Are there jeep available?	Jeep thobi na?	kya Jeep milengay?
Yes, horses are available	sta thop bin	hanji, gore milenge
Thank you	bakhshish/ Charimo	shukriya