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Most Common Basque Words
Euskara
Essential Basque vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| pertsona | person | per-TSO-na |
| emakume | woman | e-ma-KU-me |
| haur | child | HAUR |
| etxe | house | E-txe |
| ur | water | UR |
| janari | food | ja-NA-ri |
| lur | earth / land | LUR |
| itsaso | sea | it-SA-so |
| mendi | mountain | MEN-di |
| baso | forest | BA-so |
| eguzki | sun | e-GUZ-ki |
| gau | night | GAU |
| egun | day | E-gun |
| familia | family | fa-MI-lia |
| hizkuntza | language | hiz-KUN-tza |
| maitasun | love | mai-ta-SUN |
| musika | music | MU-si-ka |
| bake | peace | BA-ke |
| bihotz | heart | bi-HOTZ |
| urte | year | UR-te |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| joan | to go | jo-AN |
| etorri | to come | e-TOR-ri |
| jan | to eat | JAN |
| edan | to drink | e-DAN |
| lo egin | to sleep | lo e-GIN |
| ikusi | to see | i-KU-si |
| entzun | to hear | en-TZUN |
| hitz egin | to speak | hitz e-GIN |
| izan | to be | i-ZAN |
| maite izan | to love | MAI-te i-ZAN |
| lan egin | to work | lan e-GIN |
| eman | to give | e-MAN |
| hartu | to take | HAR-tu |
| begiratu | to look | be-gi-RA-tu |
| pentsatu | to think | pen-TSA-tu |
| ulertu | to understand | u-LER-tu |
| zutitu | to stand up | zu-TI-tu |
| eseri | to sit | e-SE-ri |
| korrika egin | to run | KOR-ri-ka e-GIN |
| jolastea | to play | jo-LAS-te-a |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| handi | big / great | HAN-di |
| txiki | small | TXIKI |
| on | good | ON |
| txar | bad | TXAR |
| berri | new | BER-ri |
| zahar | old | za-HAR |
| zuri | white | ZU-ri |
| beltz | black | BELTZ |
| gorri | red | GOR-ri |
| urdin | blue | UR-din |
| luze | long | LU-ze |
| labur | short | la-BUR |
| astun | heavy | as-TUN |
| arin | light / fast | a-RIN |
| azkar | fast / clever | az-KAR |
| motel | slow | mo-TEL |
| sendo | strong | SEN-do |
| bero | hot / warm | BE-ro |
| hotz | cold | HOTZ |
| eder | beautiful | E-der |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| orain | now | o-RAIN |
| atzo | yesterday | AT-zo |
| bihar | tomorrow | bi-HAR |
| hemen | here | HE-men |
| han | there | HAN |
| bai | yes | BAI |
| ez | no / not | EZ |
| ere | also / too | E-re |
| baina | but | BAI-na |
| eta | and | E-ta |
| oso | very | O-so |
| pixka bat | a little | PISH-ka bat |
| beti | always | BE-ti |
| inoiz ez | never | i-NOIZ ez |
| askotan | often | as-KO-tan |
| batzuetan | sometimes | ba-tzue-TAN |
| jadanik | already | ja-DA-nik |
| oraindik | still / yet | o-rain-DIK |
| beraz | therefore / so | BE-raz |
| agian | perhaps / maybe | a-GI-an |