English–Romansh Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	jau	I am here now. Jau sun qua ussa.
you	pronoun	ti	You are very kind. Ti es fitg gentil.
he	pronoun	el	He is my friend. El è mes ami.
she	pronoun	ella	She is at home. Ella è a chasa.
we	pronoun	nus	We live in the city. Nus vivain en la citad.
they	pronoun	els	They work every day. Els lavuran mintga di.
what	pronoun	tge	What do you want? Tge vuls ti?
where	adverb	nua	Where do you live? Nua vivas ti?
when	adverb	cura	When do they come? Cura vegnan els?
who	pronoun	tgi	Who is that man? Tgi è quest um?
why	adverb	pertge	Why are you sad? Pertge es ti trist?
how	adverb	co	How do you know? Co sas ti?
to be	verb	esser	We are very happy. Nus essan fitg leds.
to have	verb	avair	I have a new book. Jau hai in cudesch nov.
to do	verb	far	They do the work well. Els fan la lavur bain.
to go	verb	ir	We go to school. Nus giain a scola.
to come	verb	vegnir	They come every morning. Els vegnan mintga damaun.
to see	verb	vesair	I see the mountain. Jau ves il muntogn.
to know	verb	savair	I know the answer. Jau sai la risposta.
to think	verb	patratgar	We think about the problem. Nus patratgain vi dal problem.
to want	verb	vuler	I want some water. Jau vuless aua.
to need	verb	duvrar	We need more time. Nus duvrain dapli temp.
to make	verb	far	She makes good bread. Ella fa bun paun.
to take	verb	prender	Take the book home. Pren il cudesch a chasa.
to give	verb	dar	They give me bread. Els ma dattan paun.
to say	verb	dir	I say your name. Jau di tes num.
to tell	verb	dir	Tell me the story. Di a mai l'istorgia.
to ask	verb	dumandar	I ask a question. Jau dumond ina dumonda.
to find	verb	chattar	We find the house. Nus chattain la chasa.
to look	verb	guardar	Look at the sky. Guarda il tschiel.
to use	verb	duvrar	I use this table. Jau dovr questa maisa.
to work	verb	lavurar	They work in the city. Els lavuran en la citad.
to eat	verb	mangiar	We eat rice tonight. Nus mangiain ris questa saira.
to drink	verb	baiver	I drink hot tea. Jau baiv té chaud.
to sleep	verb	durmir	The child sleeps now. L'uffant dorma ussa.
to walk	verb	chaminar	We walk to school. Nus chaminain a scola.
to run	verb	currer	The boy runs fast. Il mattet curra spert.
to read	verb	leger	I read this book. Jau legel quest cudesch.
to write	verb	scriver	She writes a letter. Ella scriva ina brev.
to speak	verb	discurrer	We speak Romansh here. Nus discurrin rumantsch qua.
to listen	verb	tadlar	Listen to the music. Tadla la musica.
to hear	verb	udir	I hear the wind. Jau aud il vent.
to buy	verb	cumprar	They buy fresh bread. Els cumpran paun frestg.
to sell	verb	vender	We sell our car. Nus vendain noss auto.
to pay	verb	pajar	I pay for dinner. Jau paja per la tschaina.
to help	verb	gidar	You help your mother. Ti gidas tia mamma.
to love	verb	amar	I love my family. Jau am mes'aglia.
to live	verb	viver	They live near the river. Els vivan sper il flum.
to die	verb	murir	All people die someday. Tut ils umans moran insacura.
to learn	verb	emprender	Children learn at school. Uffants emprendan a scola.
to teach	verb	instrui	They teach the language. Els instrueschan la lingua.
to open	verb	avrir	Open the door now. Avra la porta ussa.
to close	verb	serrar	Close the window, please. Serra la fanestra, per plaschair.
person	noun	persuna	Every person needs water. Mintga persuna dovra aua.
man	noun	um	The man is tall. L'um è aut.
woman	noun	dunna	The woman reads quietly. La dunna legia en ruaus.
child	noun	uffant	The child is sleeping. L'uffant dorma.
boy	noun	mattet	The boy has a ball. Il mattet ha ina balla.
girl	noun	mattatscha	The girl sings well. La mattatscha chanta bain.
family	noun	famiglia	My family lives here. Mia famiglia viva qua.
mother	noun	mamma	My mother is kind. Mia mamma è gentila.
father	noun	bab	My father works hard. Mes bab lavura dir.
friend	noun	ami	She is my friend. Ella è mia amia.
house	noun	chasa	The house is new. La chasa è nova.
home	noun	chasa	We are going home. Nus giain a chasa.
school	noun	scola	The school is big. La scola è gronda.
city	noun	citad	This city is beautiful. Questa citad è bella.
country	noun	pajais	This country is small. Quest pajais è pitschen.
world	noun	mund	The world is changing. Il mund sa mida.
street	noun	via	The street is long. La via è lunga.
room	noun	chombra	The room is warm. La chombra è chauda.
time	noun	temp	Time passes very quickly. Il temp passa fitg spert.
day	noun	di	Today is a good day. Oz è in bun di.
night	noun	notg	The night is cold. La notg è fraida.
morning	noun	damaun	The morning is quiet. Il damaun è quiet.
evening	noun	saira	The evening is beautiful. La saira è bella.
week	noun	emna	The week is long. L'emna è lunga.
month	noun	mais	This month is busy. Quest mais è occupà.
year	noun	onn	This year is important. Quest onn è impurtant.
today	adverb	oz	I work today. Jau lavur oz.
tomorrow	adverb	damaun	We leave tomorrow morning. Nus partin damaun damaun.
yesterday	adverb	ier	She arrived yesterday evening. Ella è arrivada ier saira.
now	adverb	ussa	I need help now. Jau dovr agid ussa.
sun	noun	sulegl	The sun is hot. Il sulegl è chaud.
moon	noun	glina	The moon is bright tonight. La glina è clera questa saira.
star	noun	staila	That star is bright. Quella staila è clera.
sky	noun	tschiel	The sky is blue. Il tschiel è blau.
earth	noun	terra	The earth is our home. La terra è nossa chasa.
fire	noun	fieu	The fire is hot. Il fieu è chaud.
water	noun	aua	The water is cold. L'aua è fraida.
rain	noun	plievgia	The rain is heavy. La plievgia è ferma.
wind	noun	vent	The wind is strong. Il vent è ferm.
tree	noun	planta	The tree is tall. La planta è auta.
flower	noun	flur	This flower is beautiful. Questa flur è bella.
mountain	noun	muntogn	That mountain is high. Quel muntogn è aut.
river	noun	flum	The river is long. Il flum è lung.
sea	noun	mar	The sea is blue. Il mar è blau.
food	noun	mangiar	The food is good. Il mangiar è bun.
bread	noun	paun	The bread is fresh. Il paun è frestg.
rice	noun	ris	We eat rice often. Nus mangiain savens ris.
meat	noun	charn	The meat is hot. La charn è chauda.
fish	noun	pesch	The fish is fresh. Il pesch è frestg.
egg	noun	ov	I eat one egg. Jau mangiel in ov.
milk	noun	latg	The milk is warm. Il latg è chaud.
fruit	noun	fritga	Fruit is good food. Fritga è bun mangiar.
tea	noun	té	The tea is hot. Il té è chaud.
coffee	noun	café	I drink black coffee. Jau baiv café nair.
head	noun	chau	My head hurts today. Mes chau fa mal oz.
eye	noun	egl	Her eye is blue. Ses egl è blau.
ear	noun	uregla	My ear hurts now. Mia uregla fa mal ussa.
mouth	noun	bucca	Open your mouth wide. Avra tia bucca fitg.
nose	noun	nas	My nose is cold. Mes nas è fraid.
hand	noun	maun	My hand is strong. Mia maun è ferma.
foot	noun	pe	My foot hurts today. Mes pe fa mal oz.
heart	noun	cor	Her heart is strong. Ses cor è ferm.
name	noun	num	What is your name? Tge è tes num?
book	noun	cudesch	This book is new. Quest cudesch è nov.
word	noun	pled	This word is important. Quest pled è impurtant.
language	noun	lingua	This language is beautiful. Questa lingua è bella.
money	noun	daners	I have no money. Jau n'hai nagins daners.
work	noun	lavur	The work is hard. La lavur è dira.
love	noun	amur	Love is very important. L'amur è fitg impurtanta.
music	noun	musica	The music is beautiful. La musica è bella.
story	noun	istorgia	The story is true. L'istorgia è vera.
thing	noun	chaussa	That thing is new. Quella chaussa è nova.
life	noun	vita	Life is beautiful. La vita è bella.
door	noun	porta	The door is open. La porta è averta.
table	noun	maisa	The table is large. La maisa è gronda.
chair	noun	sutga	The chair is old. La sutga è veglia.
car	noun	auto	The car is new. L'auto è nova.
good	adjective	bun	This bread is good. Quest paun è bun.
bad	adjective	nausch	The weather is bad. L'aura è nauscha.
big	adjective	grond	The house is big. La chasa è gronda.
small	adjective	pitschen	The room is small. La chombra è pitschna.
new	adjective	nov	I have a new car. Jau hai in auto nov.
old	adjective	vegli	This house is old. Questa chasa è veglia.
long	adjective	lung	The street is long. La via è lunga.
short	adjective	curt	The story is short. L'istorgia è curta.
high	adjective	aut	The mountain is high. Il muntogn è aut.
low	adjective	bass	The table is low. La maisa è bassa.
hot	adjective	chaud	The tea is hot. Il té è chaud.
cold	adjective	fraid	The water is cold. L'aua è fraida.
happy	adjective	led	The child is happy. L'uffant è led.
sad	adjective	trist	She looks very sad. Ella para fitg trista.
beautiful	adjective	bel	The flower is beautiful. La flur è bella.
easy	adjective	lev	This work is easy. Questa lavur è leva.
fast	adjective	spert	The car is fast. L'auto è sperta.
slow	adjective	plaun	The boy is slow. Il mattet è plaun.
right	adjective	dretg	Your answer is right. Tia resposta è dretga.
wrong	adjective	fallà	That answer is wrong. Quella resposta è fallada.
important	adjective	impurtant	This book is important. Quest cudesch è impurtant.
true	adjective	vair	The story is true. L'istorgia è vaira.
full	adjective	plain	The glass is full. Il magiel è plain.
empty	adjective	vid	The room is empty. La chombra è vida.
young	adjective	giuven	The boy is young. Il mattet è giuven.
strong	adjective	ferm	The wind is strong. Il vent è ferm.
weak	adjective	debel	The child is weak. L'uffant è debel.
red	adjective	cotschen	The flower is red. La flur è cotschna.
blue	adjective	blau	The sky is blue. Il tschiel è blau.
green	adjective	verd	The tree is green. La planta è verda.
yellow	adjective	mellen	The flower is yellow. La flur è melna.
black	adjective	nair	The car is black. L'auto è naira.
white	adjective	alv	The milk is white. Il latg è alv.
yes	interjection	gea	Yes, I am ready. Gea, jau sun pront.
no	interjection	na	No, I do not know. Na, jau na sai betg.
not	adverb	betg	I am not tired. Jau sun betg stancl.
and	conjunction	e	Bread and tea are ready. Paun e té èn pronts.
or	conjunction	u	Tea or coffee is fine. Té u café va bain.
but	conjunction	ma	I am tired, but happy. Jau sun stancl, ma led.
if	conjunction	sche	If you come, I stay. Sche ti vegns, jau rest.
because	conjunction	perquai che	I stay because it rains. Jau rest perquai ch'i plova.
with	preposition	cun	I live with my family. Jau viv cun mia famiglia.
without	preposition	senza	I drink tea without milk. Jau baiv té senza latg.
for	preposition	per	This gift is for you. Quest regal è per tai.
from	preposition	da	She comes from the city. Ella vegn da la citad.
to	preposition	a	We go to school. Nus giain a scola.