Lesson 1 :Greetings
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Happy Learning and Tashi Delek!!
Welcome to the first lesson on Dzongkha. This lesson will introduce you will basic phrases of greetings.
As in most Asian languages the greetings for all day is the same. The greetings phrase is "Kuzoo Zangpo La! " This can be used all day long.
The reply to this phrase is also Kuzoo Zangpo La.
La is a word for respect, similar to Sir in English. So you can suffix La with any word or sentence.
"Gadaybay Zhu Ga? " is the phrase for "How are you"?
The reply is "Legshom" (pronounced Layshom).This roughly means "I am fine"
And the word for Thank you is "Kaadinchey La"!
So folks happy learning and till we meet again.
Kaadinchey La and Tashi Delek!!
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