Important Words and Phrases
- jah / jaa – yes
- ei – no
- ma olõ – I am
- maq, saq, tä – I, you, he/she
- miiq, tiiq, nääq – we, you, they
- seo – this, it
- taa / tuu – that, it
- muidoki – of course
- Mul om – I have
- Sul om – You have
- Kas sul om? – do you have?
- Mul olõ-õiq – I have not
- üts, kats, kolm, neli, viis – one, two, three, four, five
- kuus, säidse, katõsa, ütesä, kümme – six, seven, eight, nine, ten
- sada, tuhat, mill'on – hundred, thousand, million
- vabandust / pallõ andis – sorry or excuse me
- vesi – water
- Eesti – Estonia
- Võromaa – Võro area
- võro kiil – Võro language
- võrokõnõ – Võro (person)
- eestläne – Estonian (person)
- saa-i arvo – I don't understand
- saa arvo – (I) understand
- Kas võro kiilt mõistat? – Do you understand Võro?
- Kas inglüse kiilt kõnõlõt? – Do you speak English?
- Ma olõ ingläne / ameeriklanõ / kanadalanõ / austraallanõ / vahtsõmeremaalanõ / iirläne / sotlanõ – I am English / American / Canadian / Australian / New Zealander / Irish / Scottish
- Kon sa elät / kon ti elät? – Where do you live?
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