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Mandalorian Language Guide

Mandalorian Language Guide (AKA, Mando’a 101)

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I wrote all of the sentences myself (almost every word was hunted down by me) except the phrases/sentences that I could not translate word-for-word, like the Mandalorian marriage contract or common sayings. I cross-checked between sources, but I may have gotten some things wrong because I’m not fluent in Mando’a.

Feel free to use these phrases in your writing. I’ll be adding more words, sentences, and phrases as time goes on. 

The first section will be pronouns/conjunctions/misc categorized from English to Mando’a and the rest will be categorized from Mando’a to English, except for the final review section.

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PRONOUNS/CONJUNCTIONS/DETERMINERS

English to Mando’a

The

te

A/An

eyn

And

bal

Also

alyc

You

yooba, gar

Your

gar

Are

solus

I

ni

My

ner

But

a

They/Their/Theirs

val

He/She

There are no he/she pronouns in Mando’a. Every single word in Mandalorian culture is genderless, or at least that’s what I researched. Use “val” from above.

ENDEARMENTS DISGUISED AS INSULTS (WORDS/PHRASES)

Mando’a to English

Dinji

lunatic

Mir’sheb

smartass

Utreekov

fool, idiot

Mir’osik

something undesirable where you brains should be, like nothing at all

Mirsh’kyramud

boring person

Chakaar

thief, petty criminal, scumbag, bitch, bastard, bugger

Di’kut

(severe) a foolish, idiotic, useless individual 

(sometimes vulgar, depending on context) jerk, moron, idiot, etc.

PHRASES

Mando’a to English

“Par gar.” = “For you.”

par - for

gar - you

“Yooba solus mesh’la.” = “You are beautiful.”

yooba - you

solus - are, one (1)

mesh’la - beautiful

“Ni kar’tayl gar darasuum.” = “I love you.”

ni - I

kar’tayl gar darasuum - love you

“Udesii, cyar’ika.”

udesii - calm down, take it easy

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

“Yooba solus ner aliit.” = “You are my family.”

yooba - you

solus - are

ner - my

aliit - family

“Ner cyar’ika.” = “My darling.”

ner - my

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

“Yooba solus ner [utreekov], cyar’ika.” = “You are my idiot, darling.” [can replace brackets with any other insult in Mando’a]

yooba - you 

solus - are, one (1)

ner - my

utreekov - fool, idiot

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

“Haar’chack, yooba solus mesh’la.” = “Damn it, you are beautiful.”

haar’chack - damn it

yooba - you

solus - are, one (1)

mesh’la - beautiful

“Yooba solus cyare.” = “You are loved.”

yooba - you

solus - are, one (1)

cyare - beloved, loved, popular

“Yooba solus but buir.” = “You are a mother.”

yooba - you

solus - are

but - a

buir - mother/father

“Cyar’ika, ni kar’tayl gar darasuum.” = “Darling, I love you.”

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

ni - I

kar’tayl gar darasuum - love you

“Ner riduur.” = “My spouse.”

ner - my

riduur - partner, spouse, husband, wife

MANDALORIAN SAYINGS/PROVERBS

Mando’a to English

“K’atini!”

Suck it up!

“Copaani mirshmure’cye?”

Are you looking for a smack in the face?

(Mandalorian Marriage Contract) “Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar’tome, mhi me’dinui an, mhi ba’juri verde.”

We are one whether we are together or apart, we will share everything and we will raise our children as warriors. 

PRACTICE

Try figuring out the following sentences on your own for practice. You can reference the words/phrases/sentences above if you need to! The questions include some of the vocabulary from above.

QUESTION 1: Translate the following. “Yooba solus ner riduur. Yooba solus ner cyar’ika. Yooba solus eyn dinji, eyn mir’sheb, bal eyn utreekov. A yooba solus cyare. Ni kar’tayl gar darasuum.”

ANSWER: “You are my spouse. You are my sweetheart. You are a lunatic, a smartass, and an idiot. But you are loved. I love you.”

NO REPETITION:

yooba - you

solus - are

ner - my

riduur - partner, spouse, husband, wife

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

eyn - a

dinji - lunatic

mir’sheb - smartass

bal - and

utreekov - fool, idiot

a - but

cyare - loved

ni - I

kar’tayl gar darasuum - love you

WORD FOR WORD:

yooba - you

solus - are

ner - my

riduur - partner, spouse, husband, wife

yooba - you

solus - are

ner - my

cyar’ika - darling, sweetheart

yooba- you

solus- are

eyn - a

dinji - lunatic

eyn - a

mir’sheb - smartass

bal - and

eyn - a

utreekov - fool, idiot

a - but

yooba - you

solus - are

cyare - loved

ni - I

kar’tayl gar darasuum - love you

QUESTION 2: Write or say the following in Mando’a. “You are a petty criminal, are you looking for a smack in the face? You are a foolish person.”

ANSWER: “Yooba solus eyn chakaar, copaani mirshmure’cye? Yooba solus eyn di’kut.”

NO REPETITION:

you - yooba, gar

are - solus

a - eyn

petty criminal - chakaar,

are you looking for a smack in the face - copaani mirshmure’cye

foolish person - di’kut

WORD FOR WORD:

you - yooba, gar

are - solus

a - eyn

petty criminal - chakaar

are you looking for a smack in the face - copaani mirshmure’cye

you - yooba, gar

are - solus

a - eyn

foolish person - di’kut

SOURCES 

If you want to go looking for some more words/phrases, these were the websites that I used.

A Mando’a translator that may not be as accurate as the following websites, but it works: 

https://lingojam.com/Mandoa-EnglishTranslator

Has a lot Mandalorian words and phrases: 

http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=1531.0

Categorized A to Z and is a very large database, I’d suggest using command or control F and typing in the word you want to look up before scrolling endlessly to find a word: 

http://mandoa.org/

Good for learning the grammar rules behind Mando’a as well as words/phrases you might look for: 

https://command1.rpg-board.net/t16-mando-a-language-rules-and-phrases

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mando%27a/Legends

http://www.completewermosguide.com/mandalorian.html

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