How to Speak Na’vi: A traveller’s guide to the language of Pandora

Brandon Hallmark

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.