'''Tibetan''' is the main language of Tibet and among Tibetan communities around the world.

Pronunciation guide

Tibetan spelling and pronunciation diverged around the 11th century, and there is no widely agreed standard on how to spell phonetic Tibetan with the Latin alphabet.

Vowels

; ? : Like "a" in "alone" (a). ; ? : Like "aw" in "paw" (a). ; ? : Like "e" in "bet" (e). ; ? : Like "i" in "in" (i). ; ?? : Like "ee" in "seen" (i). ; ? : Like "o" in "so" (o). ; ?? : Like "e" in "father" (o). ; ?? : Like "ue" in "glue" (u). ; ? : Like "oo" in "soon" (?). ; ? : Like "ee" in "seen" but with rounded lips (u). ; ? : Like "ay" in "day" (?).

Consonants

; ? : Like "k" in "skill" (k). ; ? : Like "g" in "garden" (g). ; ? : Like "ng" in "sing" (ng). ; ? : Like "ch" in "charge" (c). ; ? : Like "j" in "jar" (j). ; ? : Like "ny" in "canyon" (n). ; ? : Like "t" in "stop" (t). ; ? : Like "p" in "spot" (p). ; ? : Like "ts" in "weights" (?). ; ? : Like "ds" in "adds" (ds). ; ? : Like "z" in "zoo" (z). ; ? : Like "s" in "treasure" (?). ; ? : A throaty "r", not rolled (r). ; ? : Like "s" in "suck" (s). ; ? : Like "sh" in "shut" (?).

Common diphthongs

; ? : Like "k" in "kill" (kh). ; ? : Like "ch h" in "punch hard" (ch). ; ? : Like "t" in "time" (th). ; ? : Like "p" in "pit" (ph). ; ? : Like "ts h" in "fights hard" (?h).

Phrase list

Basics

; OPEN : ; CLOSED : ; ENTRANCE : ; EXIT : ; PUSH : ; PULL : ; TOILET : ; MEN : ; WOMEN : ; FORBIDDEN : }}

; Hello. : Tashi delek () ; Hello. (''informal'') : () ; How are you? : Khye-rang ku-zug de-po yin-pe () ; Fine, thank you. : De-po yin () ; What is your name? : Khye-rang gi tshen-la ga-re zhu-gi yod? () ; My name is ______ . : Nga-ee ming-la ______ zi-gi yod () ; Nice to meet you. : Khye-rang jel-ney ga-po joong () ; Please. : Thuk-je zig () ; Thank you. : Thuk-je-che () ; You're welcome. : () ; Yes. : Rey ; No. : Ma-rey ; Excuse me. ; Excuse me. ; I'm sorry. : ; Goodbye : ; Goodbye ; I can't speak ''name of language'' [well]. : ; Do you speak English? : ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ; Help! : ; Look out! : ; Good morning. : ; Good evening. : ; Good night. : ; Good night ; I don't understand. : ; Where is the toilet? :

Problems

Numbers

'''One''' Chig

'''Two''' Nyi

'''Three''' Sum

'''Four''' Zhi

'''Five''' Nga

'''Six''' Dug

'''Seven''' Dun

'''Eight''' Gyed

'''Nine''' Gu

'''Ten''' Chu

'''Twenty''' Nyi-shu

'''Thirty''' Sum-chu

'''Forty''' Zhi-chu

'''Fifty''' Nga-chu

'''One Hundred''' Gya tham-pa

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority