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Common Alur Phrases
Essential Alur (Alur) phrases with pronunciation guides.
πGreetings & Basics
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Afoyo | a-FO-yo |
| Good morning | Afoyo dang | a-FO-yo dang |
| Good evening | Afoyo otiko | a-FO-yo o-TI-ko |
| Good night | Ber wot | ber wot |
| Goodbye | Wot ber | wot ber |
| How are you? | Itye nining? | IT-ye ni-NING |
| I'm fine | Atye ber | AT-ye ber |
| Please | Tim ber | tim ber |
| Thank you | Afoyo | a-FO-yo |
| You're welcome | Ber | ber |
| Sorry | Kica | ki-CA |
| Yes | Ee | ee |
| No | Pe | pe |
| My name is... | Nyinga... | NYIN-ga... |
| What is your name? | Nyingi ngo? | NYIN-gi ngo |
| Nice to meet you | Ber aneni in | ber a-NE-ni in |
| Do you speak English? | Icobo Latingloka? | i-CO-bo la-TING-lo-ka |
| I don't understand | Pe awinyo | pe a-WIN-yo |
| Help! | Konyo! | KO-nyo |
| I love you | Amari | a-MA-ri |
βοΈTravel
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is...? | ...tye kwene? | ...tye kwe-NE |
| How much does it cost? | Nengo ango? | NEN-go AN-go |
| I need help | Amito konyo | a-MI-to KO-nyo |
| Where is the hospital? | Ot ajwaka tye kwene? | ot a-JWA-ka tye kwe-NE |
| Police | Luwak | lu-WAK |
| Airport | Gero odeke | ge-RO o-DE-ke |
| Hotel | Ot me buto | ot me bu-TO |
| Restaurant | Ot me cam | ot me cam |
| Ticket | Tiketi | ti-KE-ti |
| Train station | Teni | TE-ni |
| Bus stop | Bas | bas |
| Taxi | Taksi | tak-SI |
| Left | Atuc | a-TUC |
| Right | Acuc | a-CUC |
| Straight ahead | TuΕ | tung |
| Passport | Pasipoti | pa-si-PO-ti |
| Pharmacy | Ot yat | ot yat |
| Bank | Banka | BAN-ka |
| Market | Coc | coc |
| Beach | Dog pii | dog pii |
π½οΈFood & Dining
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I'm hungry | Kec tye koma | kec tye ko-MA |
| I'm thirsty | Pii amito | pii a-MI-to |
| The menu, please | List cam, tim ber | list cam tim ber |
| Water | Pii | pii |
| Bread | Mugati | mu-GA-ti |
| Meat | Ringo | RIN-go |
| Fish | Rec | rec |
| Vegetables | Alok | a-LOK |
| Delicious | Mit | mit |
| Bill please | Bili, tim ber | BI-li tim ber |
| Tea | Cai | cai |
| Coffee | Kafi | KA-fi |
| Beer | Kongo | KON-go |
| Wine | Waini | WAI-ni |
| I am vegetarian | Acamo alok keken | a-CA-mo a-LOK ke-KEN |
| Breakfast | Cam odiko | cam o-DI-ko |
| Lunch | Cam dyeceeng | cam dye-CENG |
| Dinner | Cam otiko | cam o-TI-ko |
| Spicy | Piri piri | PI-ri PI-ri |
| Sweet | Mamit | ma-MIT |
π¨Emergency
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | Konyo! | KO-nyo |
| Call the police | Lwong luwak | lwong lu-WAK |
| I need a doctor | Amito ajwaka | a-MI-to a-JWA-ka |
| Fire! | Mac! | mac |
| Thief! | Openy! | o-PENY |
| I'm lost | Atalare | a-ta-LA-re |
| I had an accident | Obedo koma | o-BE-do ko-MA |
| I'm sick | Twoyo tye koma | TWO-yo tye ko-MA |
| Ambulance | Gari ajwaka | ga-RI a-JWA-ka |
| Hospital | Ot ajwaka | ot a-JWA-ka |
| Emergency | Lok matek | lok ma-TEK |
| I need medicine | Amito yat | a-MI-to yat |
| Danger | Mony | mony |
| Stop! | Ket! | ket |
πΌBusiness
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting | Kacokke | ka-COK-ke |
| Contract | Gam | gam |
| Invoice | Bili | BI-li |
| Payment | Cutte | CUT-te |
| Price | Nengo | NEN-go |
| Office | Ofis | o-FIS |
| Manager | Laloc | la-LOC |
| Company | Cik | cik |
| Imelo | i-ME-lo | |
| Phone | Simu | SI-mu |
| Schedule | Cawa me tic | CA-wa me tic |
| Project | Tic | tic |
| Report | Ripot | ri-POT |
| Deadline | Olo me tic | o-LO me tic |
π’Numbers & Time
| English | Alur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | Acel | a-CEL |
| Two | Aryo | a-RYO |
| Three | Adek | a-DEK |
| Four | Angwen | an-GWEN |
| Five | Abic | a-BIC |
| Six | Abicel | a-bi-CEL |
| Seven | Abiro | a-BI-ro |
| Eight | Aboro | a-BO-ro |
| Nine | Abongwen | a-BONG-wen |
| Ten | Apar | a-PAR |
| Twenty | Pyeraryo | pye-RA-ryo |
| Hundred | Miya | MI-ya |
| Thousand | Alip | a-LIP |
| What time is it? | Cawa adi? | CA-wa a-DI |
| Today | Tin | tin |
| Tomorrow | Diki | DI-ki |
| Yesterday | Nino | NI-no |
| Monday | Kweri | KWE-ri |
| Friday | Julai | ju-LAI |
| Weekend | Nino me yweyo | NI-no me YWE-yo |
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