# Sharchopkha phrasebook

Sharchop or Tshangla is a regional language spoken in eastern Bhutan.

## Pronunciation guide
### Vowels

| | Front | Front | Central | Back |
| | Unrounded | Rounded | Central | Back |
| Close | /i, ɪ/ | /y, ʏ/ | /ɵ/ | /ʊ/ |
| Mid | /ɛ/ | | /ə/ | /o/ |
| Open | /æ/ | | /a/ | /ɑ/ |
| Diphthong | /øʏ, oʊ/ | /øʏ, oʊ/ | /øʏ, oʊ/ | /øʏ, oʊ/ |

### Consonants

| | | Labial | Dental/Alveolar | Alveolo-palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Plosive | tenuis | p | t | | k | ʔ |
| Plosive | aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | | kʰ | |
| Plosive | voiced | b | d | | ɡ | |
| Affricate | tenuis | | ts | tɕ | | |
| Affricate | aspirated | | tsʰ | tɕʰ | | |
| Affricate | voiced | | | dʑ | | |
| Fricative | voiceless]] | f | s | ɕ | | h |
| Fricative | voiced | v | z | | | ɦ |
| Lateral | Lateral | | l | | | |

### Common diphthongs

| Coda | Coda | Open | Open | Open | Nasal | Nasal | Nasal | Glottal stop | Glottal stop | Glottal stop | Glottal stop |
| Medial | Medial | ∅ | j | w | ∅ | j | w | ∅ | j | w | ɥ |
| Nucleus | i | i | | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | y | y | | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ɪ | ɪ | | | ɪɲ | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ʏ | ʏ | | | ʏɲ | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ɵ | ɵ | jɵ | wɵ | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ʊ | ʊ | | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ɛ | ɛ | | wɛ | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | ə | | | | ən | | wən | əʔ | jəʔ | wəʔ | ɥəʔ |
| Nucleus | o | | | | oŋ | joŋ | | oʔ | joʔ | | |
| Nucleus | øʏ | øʏ | | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | oʊ | oʊ | | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | æ | æ | jæ | | | | | | | | |
| Nucleus | a | | | | ã | jã | wã | aʔ | jaʔ | waʔ | |
| Nucleus | ɑ | ɑ | jɑ | wɑ | ɑ̃ | jɑ̃ | wɑ̃ | ɑʔ | jɑʔ | | |

## Where to come

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

### Basics
#### Hello.

    . (kuzu zangpo )

#### Hello. (informal)

    . (Wai)

#### How are you?

    ? (kuzu zangpo la?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    . (dek pay kadrin chey )

#### What is your name?

    ? ( nan ga ming hang ya?)

#### My name is ______ .

    ___jang ga ming ___ . ( _____ .)

#### Nice to meet you.

    . (sho nang phi wa )

#### Please.

    . ( kuchay )

#### Thank you.

    . (kadinchee)

#### Yes.

    . (gila)

#### No.

    . (ma gila / mangi )

#### Excuse me. (getting attention)

    . (tha goth cho lay )

#### Excuse me - request to repeat question . (begging pardon)

    . (la)

#### I'm sorry.

    . (ro ma tsik cho )

#### Goodbye

    . (lek bu joensho )

#### Goodbye (informal)

    . (ya ya )

#### I can't speak Sharchopkha [well].

    [jing ghi sharshop saylu man cha ]. ( [ ])

#### Do you speak English?

    ? ( chilingpa kha selay mo?)

#### Help!

    ! (wai charo aii !)

#### Look out!

    ! ( wai goth cho!)

#### Good morning.

    . (kuzu zangpo )

#### Good night.

    . (lek bu yep cho )

#### Good night (to sleep)

    . (lek pu zim sho na )

#### I don't understand.

    . (jang ma sela )

#### Where is the toilet?

    ? ( chabsang oh ya?)

### Numbers

1-10: thur, nigdzing, sam, pshi, nga, khung, zum, yen, gu, se

### Colors

* Red: tshalu
* Blue: yinglu
* Green: chang kha
* Yellow: serbu
* Black: changlu
* White: Balengmu