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Albanian translation: Tungjatjeta, tung


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English term or phrase:Hello
Albanian translation:Tungjatjeta, tung
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English term or phrase: Hello
Hello
Kim
Tung
Explanation:
In the albanian language the word "hello" is translated as "tungjatjeta" but lately in the daily use is used more the word "tung" that is the short way of saying "tungjatjeta" and is much more appropriate to the translation of the word "hello"
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Jolene
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5Tungjatjeta
Miroslawa Jodlowiec
4 +2hello = njatjeta
Ledja Derveni
5 +1TungJolene


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hello
Tungjatjeta


Explanation:
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Miroslawa Jodlowiec
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:00
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxEnea: "Tungjatjeta" ose "përshëndetje" (falenderoj Eva T)! "Tung" përdoret në Kosovë, jo në të gjitha trevat shqiptare, p.sh. në Tiranë thuhet "ça bon".
19 hrs
agree  Edlira (MIL)
4 days
agree  astrit disha
8 days
agree  Orian Cuko
9 days
agree  Gentiana Kasemi
1083 days
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hello
Tung


Explanation:
In the albanian language the word "hello" is translated as "tungjatjeta" but lately in the daily use is used more the word "tung" that is the short way of saying "tungjatjeta" and is much more appropriate to the translation of the word "hello"

Jolene

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Coulson
16 hrs
neutral  Gjerald: maybe I have been away too long from albania, however "tung" does not resemble a greeting. In the southern parts of Albania, "c'fare ben" or "C'kemi" are the most common forms of casual greeting. the more formal greeting is "Tungjatjeta".
72 days
agree  Matthew Coulson
120 days
disagree  Gentiana Kasemi: It is used sometimes, but is absolutely incorrect; it is just a distortion of Tungjatjeta
1082 days
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111 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hello
hello = njatjeta


Explanation:
There is another shortened version of "Tungjatjeta" which is widely used in Albania: "Njatjeta". I prefer this to "Tung" because it still contains the original message "T'u ngjatte/zgjatte jeta" (May your life be long)

Ledja Derveni
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthew Coulson
50 days
agree  Gentiana Kasemi
971 days
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