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Why Learn Basque?
Learning Basque improves the knowledge of your own language. Knowing Basque provides a competitive edge in career choices Acquiring a second language can improve your skills and grades in math and English. Studying Basque offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically.
Basque Alphabet & Pronunciation
A a
(a)
(a)
B b
(be)
(be)
C c
(ze)
(ze)
D d
(de)
(de)
E e
(e)
(e)
F f
(efe)
(efe)
G g
(ge)
(ge)
H h
(hatxe)
(hatxe)
I i
(i)
(i)
J j
(jota)
(jota)
K k
(ka)
(ka)
Ll
(ele)
(ele)
M m
(eme)
(eme)
N n
(ene)
(ene)
Ñ ñ
(eñe)
(eñe)
O o
(o)
(o)
P p
(pe)
(pe)
Q q
(ku)
(ku)
R r
(erre)
(erre)
S s
(ese)
(ese)
T t
(te)
(te)
U u
(u)
(u)
V v
(uve)
(uve)
W w
(uve bikoitza)
(uve bikoitza)
X x
(ixa)
(ixa)
Y y
(i grekoa)
(i grekoa)
Z z
(zeta)
(zeta)
Basic Phrases in Basque
Hello | Kaixo |
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Goodbye | Agur |
Yes | Bai |
No | No |
Excuse me | Barkatu |
Please | Mesedez |
Thank you | Eskerrik asko |
You are welcome | Ez horregatik |
Do you speak english | Ingelesez hitz egiten al duzu? |
Do you understand | Ulertzen duzu? |
I understand | Ulertzen dut |
I do not understand | Ez dut ulertzen |
How are you | Zelan zaude? |
Fine thanks | Ondo mila esker! |
What is your name | Zein da zure izena? |
My name is | Nire izena da |
Pleased to meet you | Pozten naiz zu ezagutzeaz |
Basque Grammar
Basque Nouns
Man | Gizon |
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Woman | Emakume |
Boy | Mutil |
Girl | Neska bat |
Cat | Katu |
Dog | Txakur |
Fish | Arrain |
Water | Ur |
Milk | Esne |
Egg | Arrautza |
House | Etxe |
Flower | Lore |
Tree | Zuhaitz |
Shirt | Kamiseta |
Pants | Prakak |
Basque Adjectives
Colors in Basque
Black | Beltza |
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White | Zuri |
Red | Gorria |
Orange | Laranja |
Yellow | Horia |
Green | Berdea |
Blue | Urdinak |
Purple | Morea |
Pink | ружовы (ružovy) |
Gray | Grisa |
Brown | Marroiak |
Numbers in Basque
Zero | Zero |
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One | Bat |
Two | Bi |
Three | Hiru |
Four | Four |
Five | Bost |
Six | Sei |
Seven | Zazpi |
Eight | Zortzi |
Nine | Nine |
Ten | Hamar |
Eleven | Hamaika |
Twelve | Hamabi |
Twenty | Hogei |
Thirty | Hogeita hamar |
Forty | Berrogei |
Fifty | Berrogeita hamar |
Sixty | Hirurogei |
Seventy | Hirurogeita |
Eighty | Laurogei |
Ninety | Laurogeita |
Hundred | Ehun |
Thousand | Mila |
Basque Verbs
To be | Izan |
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To have | Eduki |
To want | Nahi |
To need | Behar |
To help | Lagundu |
To go | Joan |
To come | Etorri |
To eat | Jan |
To drink | Edateko |
To speak | Hitz egin |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Basque Sentences
And | Eta |
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Or | Edo |
But | Baina |
Because | Delako |
With | Batera |
Also | Halaber |
However | Ordea |
Neither | Ez |
Nor | Ezta |
If | Bada |
Then | Gero |
Useful Basque Vocabulary
Basque Questions
Who | Nor |
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What | Zer |
When | Noiz |
Where | Non |
Why | Zergatik |
How | Nola |
How many | Zenbat |
How much | Zenbat |
Days of the Week in Basque
Monday | Astelehena |
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Tuesday | Astearteetan |
Wednesday | Asteazkena |
Thursday | Osteguna |
Friday | Ostirala |
Saturday | Larunbatetan |
Sunday | Igandea |
Yesterday | Atzoko |
Today | Gaur |
Tomorrow | Bihar |
Months in Basque
January | Urtarrila |
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February | Otsailaren |
March | Martxoa |
April | Apirilaren |
May | Maiatza |
June | Ekain |
July | Uztailean |
August | Abuztua |
September | Iraila |
October | Urria |
November | Azaroa |
December | Abendua |
Seasons in Basque
Winter | Negua |
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Spring | Udaberri |
Summer | Uda |
Autumn | Udazkena |
Telling Time in Basque
What time is it | Zer ordu da? |
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Hours | Ordu |
Minutes | Minutu |
Seconds | Segundo |
O clock | Goizeko |
Half | Erdia |
Quarter past | Iragan laurdena |
Before | Aurretik |
After | Ondoren |