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= Welcome to Learning Albanian. =

= Verbs =

Albanian verbs are divided into 6 classes as follows:

== Class 1 verbs - end in 'j' ==

== Lists of loan words ==

# Singular, indefinite

# Singular, definite

# Plural indefinite

=== Loan words for English speakers ===

# abuzim, -i, -e == an abuse

# abuzoj == to abuse

# aeroport, -i, -e == an airport

# aerobik, -e == aerobic (adj.)

# akademi, -a, - == an academy

# aksident, -i, -e == an accident

# aktiv, -e == active

# aktivitet, -i, -e == an activity

# aktor, -i, -ë == an actor

# akuzoj == to accuse

# aleancë, -a, -a == an alliance

# amnion, -i, -e (?) == an amnion

# anemi, -a, -a == an anemia

# antik, -e == antique

# antikitet, -i == antiquity  

# apartament, -i, -e == an apartment

# aplikacion, -i, -e == an application

# arkeolog, -u, -ë == an archaeologist

# arkeologjik, -e == archaeological  

# arrestim, -i, -e == an arrest

# arrestoj == to arrest

# arrogant, -e == arrogant

# arterie, -a, -e == an artery

# atmosferë, -a, -a == an atmosphere

# audiencë, -a, -a == an audience

# autoritarist, -e == authoritarian

# autoritet, -i, -ë == an authority

# bakter, -e, bakterie == bacterium

# balet, -i, -e == a ballet

# bankë, -a, -a == a bank

# banknotë, -a, -a == a banknote

# barometër, -ri, -ra == a barometer

# basketboll, -i == basketball

# basketbollist, -i, -ë == a baskeball player

# bazë, -ë, -a == a base

# biznesmen, -i, -ë == a businessman

# bllokoj == to block

# blu == blue

# brokoli == broccoli

# bunker, -i, -ë == a bunker

# celular, -e == cellular

# ceremoni, -a, - == a ceremony

# cikël, -li, -le == a cycle

# citoplazmë, -ë (?), -a == a cytoplasm

# datë, -a, -a == a date (time)

# datoj == to date (time)

# debat, -i, -e == a debate

# dekade, -ë, -a == a decade

# deklaroj == to declare

# dentar, -e == dental

# dentist, -i, -ë == a dentist

# dialekt, -i, -e == a dialect

# dietë, -a, -a == a diet

# diplomat, -i, -ë == a diplomat

# disidencë, -a, -a == dissidence

# dominoj == to dominate

# dozë, -a, -a == a dose

# editorial, -i, -e == an editorial

# edukatë, -a == an education

# elastik, -e == elastic

# elegant, -e == elegant

# elektricitet, -i == electricity

# elektronik, -e == electronic

# elitë, -a, -a == an elite

# embrion, -i, -e == an embryo

# energji, -a, -të == an energy

# epidermë == an epidermis

# i famshëm, e famshme == famous

# favor, -i, -e == a favour

# finalizoj == to finalize

# financier, -i, -ë == a financier

# firmë, -a, -a == a firm (business)

# fleksibilitet, -i, -e (?) == a flexibility

# formal, -e == formal

# formë, -a, -a == a form, shape (paper or digital form is formular)

# furnizoj == to furnish

# futboll, -i == football (soccer)

# galeri, -a, - == a gallery

# gest, -i, -e == a gesture

# global, -e == global

# glob, -i, -e == a globe

# grup, -i, -e == a group

# guvernator, -i, -ë == a governor

# hamburger, -i, -ë == a hamburger

# harmonik, -e == harmonic

# heretik, -u, -ë == a heretic

# hero, -i, -nj == a hero

# hezitoj == to hesitate

# hibrid, -e == hybrid

# himn, -i, -e == a hymn

# historik, -e == historical

# holl, -i, -e == a hall

# hotel, -i, -e == a hotel

# identifikim, -i, -e == an identification

# ikonografik, -e == iconographic

# imejl == email (also postë elektronike, email or e-mail)

# imponoj == to impose

# individual, -e == individual (adj.)

# industri, -a, -a == an industry

# informativ, -e == informative

# infrastrukturë, -a, -a == an infrastructure

# inspiroj == to inspire

# integrim, -i, -e == an integration

# instrument, -i, -e == an instrument

# intensivisht == intensively

# interpretim, -i, -e == an interpretation

# interpretoj == to interpret

# Itali, -a == Italy

# italian, -e == Italian (adj.)

# italian, -i, -ë == Italian (nationality

# itinerar, -i, -e == an itinerary

# janar, -i == January

# ju == you

# kamp, -i, -e == a a camp

# kandidat, -i, -ë == a candidate

# kapilar, -, -ë == a capillary

# kapital, -i, -e (?) == a capital

# kitarist, -i, -ë == a guitarist

# kivi == a kiwi (fruit)

# kler, -i, -e == a clergy

# klinikë, -a, -a == a clinic

# klorofil, -i, -ë == a chlorophyll

# klub, -i, -e == a club

# koleksion, -i, -e == a collection

# koleksonoj == to collect

# koment, -i, -e == a comment

# komision, -i, -e == a commission

# komunal, -e == communal

# koncesion, -i, -e == a concession

# konflikt, -i, -e == a conflict

# konsensual, -e == consensual

# kopjoj == to copy

# kolesterol, -i == a cholesterol  

# kombinim, -i, -e == a combination

# kompani, -a, - == a company

# kompjuter, -i, -a == a computer

# kompresë, -a, -a == a compress

# komunitet, -i, -e == a community

# konsideroj == to consider

# konsull, -lli, -j == a consul

# konsumoj == to consume

# kontaktoj == to contact

# kontrolloj == to control, inspect, examine

# kontroll, -i, -e == a control, check

# kopje, -a, -e ==  a copy

# korrespondoj == to correspond

# korrigjoj == to correct

# korrupsion, -i, -e == a corruption

# krap, -i, krep == a carp

# kreativitet, -i, -e == a creativity

# krim, -i, -e == a crime

# kritikë, -a, -a == a critique

# kromozom, -i, -e == a chromosome

# kualifikoj == to qualify

# kult, -i, -e == a cult

# kupë, -a, -a == a cup

# kurs, -i, -e == a course (studying or exchange rate)

# letër, -ra, -ra == a letter, a card

# lider == a leader

# litër, -ri, -ra == a liter

# madhësti, -a == majesty, grandiosity

# mafie, -a, -a == a mafia

# magnet == a magnet

# marshoj == to march

# material, -i, -e == material

# medalje, -, - == a medal

# membranë, -a, -a == a membrane

# menaxher, -i, -ë == a manager

# mentalitet, -i, -e == a mentality

# meritoj == to merit

# militant, -e == militant

# mineral == mineral

# ministër, -ri, -ra = a minister

# Ministri, -a, - == a ministry

# mister, -i, -e == a mystery

# model, -i, -e == a model

# moment, -i, -e == a moment

# monoksid, -i, -e == monoxide

# monument, -i, -e == a monument

# mozaik, -i, -ë == a mosaic

# i multilateralizëm, e -me == multilateralism

# muskul, -i, -jt == a muscle

# muzikë, -a == music

# nikotinë, -a, -a == a nicotine

# nostalgji, -a, -të == a nostalgy

# oksigjen, -i, -e == oxygen

# oksigjenoj == to oxygenate

# opinion, -i, -e == an opinion (also mendim)

# opozitë, -a, -a == an opposition

# organizëm, -i, -a == an organism

# ovidukt, - (?), -e == an oviduct

# ovulacion, -i, -e == an ovulation

# pako, -ja, - == a pack, packet, parcel

# pankreas, -i, -e (?) == a pancreas

# parlament, -i, -e == a parliament

# park, -ku, -qe == a park

# parti, -a, -të == a party (political)

# pasagjer, -i, -e == a passenger

# pasionant, -e == passionate

# patriotik, -e == patriotic

# penis, -i, -e == a penis

# periferi, -a, -të == a periphery

# periudhë, -a, -a == a period

# ping-pong == ping-pong, table tennis

# piper, -i == pepper (table spice)

# plan, -i, -e == a plan

# planet, -i, -e == a planet

# plazme, -a, -a == a plasma

# pluralizëm, -mi == a pluralism

# polifoni, -a, - == a polyphony  

# populist, -e == populist

# popullor, -e == popular

# porcelan, -i == porcelain

# postë, -a, -a == mail, post office post

# potencial, -i, -e == a potential

# pragmatik, -e == pragmatic

# pragmatizëm, -mi, -ma == a pragmatism

# prestigjoz -e == prestigious

# prill, -i == April

# proces, -i, -e == a process

# prostatë, -a, -e == a prostate

# proteine, -a, -a == a protein

# puloverë, -a, -a == a pullover, a sweater

# qendër, -a, -a == a center

# radio, -ja, - == a radio

# raketë, -a, -a == a rocket

# raport, -i, -e == a report

# raund, -i, -e == a round

# reagoj == to react

# recesion, -i, -e == a recession

# recital, -i, -e == a recital

# religjioz, -e == religious

# replikoj == to replicate

# rezolutë, -a, -a == a resolution

# rival, -i, -ë == a rival

# i,e saktë == exact

# sanduiç, -i, -ë == a sandwich  

# sanksion, -i, -e == a sanction

# sekt, -i, -e == a sect

# sektor, -i, -ë == a sector

# semestër, -ri, -ra == a semester

# seminar, -i, -e == a seminar

# sezon, -i, -e == a season

# shtet, -i, -e == a state, country

# simbolik, -e == symbolic, very cheap

# simptomë, -a, -a == a symptom

# sinjal, -i, -e == a signal

# i,e sinqertë == sincere

# situatë, -a, -a == a situation, condition

# skemë, -a, -a == a scheme

# skizm, -i, -a == a schism

# social, -e == social

# solemn, -e == solemn, gala

# specifikë, -a, -a == a specific feature

# spektakël, -li, -le == a spectacle

# sporadik, -e == sporadic

# staf, -i, -e == a staff

# statut, -i, -e == a statute

# sukses, -i, -e == success

# stomak, -u, -ë == a stomach

# stres, -i == stress

# studioj == to study

# taksi, -a, - == a taxi

# tekst, -i, -e == a text

# telefon, -i, -a == a telephone

# termometër, -ri, -ra == a thermometer

# terror, -i, -e == a terror

# totalitar, -e == totalitarian

# torturë, -a, -a == torture

# trafikant, -i, -ë == a trafficker

# trafikim, -i, -e == a trafficking

# trajtim, -i, -e == a treatment

# transferim, -i, -e == a transfer

# tub, -i, -a == a tube  

# turist, -i, -ë == a tourist

# turistik, -e == touristic

# unik, -e == unique

# uretër, -ra, -ra == an urethra

# vaginë, -a, -a == a vagina

# vaksinë, -a, -a == a vaccine

# vanilje, -a == vanilla

# variant, -i, -e == a variant, variation

# vëllim, -i, -e == volume

# venë, -, -a == a vein

# viktimë, -a, -a == a victim

# vitaminë, -a, -a == a vitamin

# vizitoj == to visit

# votë, -a, -a == a vote

# votim, -i, -e == a voting

# xhaketë, -a, -a == a jacket

# xhinse == jeans, denim

# zero == zero

# zigot, -i, -a == a zygote

# zonë, -a, -a == zone, area, region

=== Loan words for Swedish speakers / Lån ord för svensktalande ===

# provë, -a, -a == ett prov == a test, experiment, fitting

# provoj == prova == to try

# kolltuk, -u, kolltuqe == koltuk == armchair, seat

# osman, -e == Osmanlı == ottoman

# sulltan, -i, -ë == sultan == a sultan

# sheqer, -i == şeker == sugar

=== Loan words for German speakers ===

* mensë, -a, -a == die Mensa == a school cafeteria, a cantine

=== Loan words for Latin speakers ===

=== Loan words for Spanish speakers ===

# telenovelë, -a, -a == una telenovela == a soap opera

=== False friends ===

== Albanian TV ==

* [https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/rtsh-tani-sjell-rrjetin-rtsh-ne-telefonat-e-zgjuar/ The RTSH Tani app] is available for [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.antik.tinetmobile Android] and [https://itunes.apple.com/al/app/rtsh-tani/id1274121857?mt=8 iOS Apple phones]. With the app you can access all the channels broadcast by RTSH including RTSH Film. The app does not have ads (excellent) whereas the RTSH channels do have ads. RTSH Tani app also features a VOD archive where you can watch recent programs up-to-2-days into the broadcasting history and a handy integrated EPG.

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