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 |
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