How to Speak Na’vi: A traveller’s guide to the language of Pandora
February 4, 2011
We all enjoy learning new languages, and now you can learn some basic Na’vi for your trip to Pandora with this simple guide.
Note that ‘ indicates a sharp break, such as in the word uh-oh.
Fngap (fuh-nap) = metal
Fpxakim (Ph-ah-kim) = enter
Skxom (Sk-ome) = chance
Stxeli (Ss-tuh-elli) = gift
Tskxe (Ss-keh) = stone
Tsngawvik (Snaw-vic) = weep
Nari (Nar-e) = eye
Kifkey (Ki-ph-key) = world
Pay (Puh-eh) = water
Tirea (tea-a-rah) spirit
Txe’lan (Teh laan) = heart
‘ora (ore-ah) = lake
Romance: Whether it’s French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Na’vi, one of the many incentives of learning another language is that it gives you a better chance on scoring a date with the natives. Here are a couple words and phrases to get you started:
Kaltxi (Kal-teh) = Hello!
Eywa Ngahu (E-wah Na-who) = May Eywa be with you (A form of good-bye)
Oel ngati kameie (ol nat-e kam-eh) = I see you (more accurately, I understand you)
Ngaru lu fpon srak? (Na-ru loo phone sack) = How are you?
Nga za’u fitseng pxim srak? (Na za fat-ooh-sang phom sack) = Do you come here often?
Nga yawne lu oer (Ny yawn-eh lu ere) = I love you.
Ngeya ______ lor nitxan (Neya _____ lore nit-an) = Your ______ is beautiful (see below for fill-in)
Menari (meh-nar-e) = eyes
Meseyri (meh-sere-e) = lips
Key (keh) = face
Kxetse (Ket-say)= tail
Irrotok (Ear-oh-tock) = smile
Numbers: Any traveler worth their weight in Unobtainium should also know the basic numbers:
‘aw (aw) = one
Awstengyem (Aw-sten-j-em) = two
Pxey (peh-eh) = three
Tsing (tuh-sin) = four
Mr (mir) = five
Pukap (pu-cap) = six
Kina (Key-nea) = seven
Vol (vol) = eight
Vol si ‘aw (vol sea aw) = nine (Literally eight and one)
Vol si Awstengyem (vol sea aw-sten-j-em)= ten (Literally eight and two)
Above 16 goes in sets of eight (i.e. sixteen is two eights, twenty-four is three eights, etc.) plus whatever number needs be added to get to the desired number.
If you want to learn more Na’vi words and language structure, check out http://www.learnnavi.org/ for more.
That Avatar Fan | Mar 26, 2023 at 9:25 am
I just love this! This helps me with my large obsession with Avatar. Could you put out something for hunting, or everyday life? That would help me because I could not remember the prayer that Jake said to his prey. Again, Thank you so much! Eywa Ngahu
That Avatar Fan | Mar 26, 2023 at 9:23 am
I just love this! This helps me with my large obsession with Avatar. Could you put out something for hunting, or everyday life? That would help me because I could not remember the prayer that Jake said to his prey. Again, Thank you so much! Eywa Ngahu!
jakedashii | Jun 12, 2023 at 1:02 pm
I think that content.learnnavi.org/taronyu/NaviDictionary.pdf is a little better because it’s almost a full dictionary.