The Basque course
Learn Basque ten words at a time
Euskara
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Basque words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Basque challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Basque · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Kaixokai-SHO
- Hello
- AupaOW-pa
- Hi
- Egun onEH-goon on
- Good morning
- Gabonga-BON
- Good night
- Mila eskerMEE-la ES-ker
- Thank you very much
- Eskerrik askoes-KER-ik AS-ko
- Thanks
- Ez horregatikez or-re-GA-tik
- You're welcome
- Mesedezme-SE-des
- Please
- Barkatubar-KA-too
- Excuse me
- Agura-GOOR
- Goodbye
Basque · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Garagardo bat, mesedezga-ra-GAR-do bat, me-SE-des
- One beer, please
- Honetatik bat, mesedezho-ne-ta-TIK bat, me-SE-des
- One of these, please
- Kafe bat, mesedezKA-fe bat, me-SE-des
- One coffee, please
- Bi, mesedezbee, me-SE-des
- Two, please
- Beste bat, mesedezBES-te bat, me-SE-des
- One more, please
- Zenbat da?ZEN-bat da
- How much is it?
- Kontua, mesedezkon-TOO-a, me-SE-des
- The bill, please
- Badezakegu...?ba-de-za-KE-goo
- May I...?
- Topa!TO-pa
- Cheers!
- Osasuno-sa-SUN
- Bless you
Basque · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Baibye
- Yes
- Ezez
- No
- Adosa-DOS
- Okay
- Arazorik eza-ra-ZO-rik ez
- Sure / No problem
- Ez dakitez DA-kit
- I don't know
- Ez dut ulertzenez doot oo-LER-tsen
- I don't understand
- Ingelesez hitz egiten duzu?in-ge-LE-ses hits e-GI-ten DOO-zoo
- Do you speak English?
- Pixka batPISH-ka bat
- A little
- NoskiNOS-ki
- Of course
- Dena ondo dagoDE-na ON-do DA-go
- Everything is fine
Basque · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Batbat
- One
- Bibee
- Two
- HiruHEE-roo
- Three
- Laulow
- Four
- Bostbost
- Five
- Sei, zazpi, zortzi, bederatzi, hamarsay, ZAZ-pi, ZOR-tsi, be-de-RAT-si, HA-mar
- Six through ten (sei, zazpi, zortzi, bederatzi, hamar)
- EhunE-hoon
- One hundred
- EuroEH-oo-ro
- Euro
- Txartelazchar-te-LAS
- By card
- Dirutandee-ROO-tan
- In cash
Basque · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Ogiao-GEE-a
- Bread
- Esneaes-NE-a
- Milk
- UraOO-ra
- Water
- Arrautzakar-ROWTS-ak
- Eggs
- PintxoakPIN-choak
- Pintxos (local snack staple)
- Poltsa bat?POL-tsa bat
- A bag?
- Ba al duzu...?ba al DOO-zoo
- Do you have...?
- Ez, eskerrik askoez, es-KER-ik AS-ko
- Nothing else, thank you
- Non dago...?non DA-go
- Where is...?
- Zenbat?ZEN-bat
- How much?
Basque · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Bi pertsonarentzako mahai bat, mesedezbee per-tso-na-ren-TSA-ko ma-HAI bat, me-SE-des
- A table for two, please
- Menua, mesedezME-noo-a, me-SE-des
- The menu, please
- Zer gomendatzen duzu?zer go-men-DAT-sen DOO-zoo
- What do you recommend?
- Hau hartuko duthow har-TOO-ko doot
- I'll have this
- Goxoa dago-SHO-a da
- It's delicious
- Beste bat, mesedezBES-te bat, me-SE-des
- One more, please
- Eramatekoe-ra-ma-TE-ko
- To take away
- Kontua, mesedezkon-TOO-a, me-SE-des
- The bill, please
- Zerbitzua barne dago?zer-bi-TSOO-a BAR-ne DA-go
- Is service included?
- Bakailaoba-kai-LA-o
- Bacalao (salt cod, a local specialty)
Basque · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Nola zaude?NO-la ZOW-de
- How are you? (formal)
- Zer moduz?zer MO-doos
- How are you? (casual)
- Ondo, eskerrik askoON-do, es-KER-ik AS-ko
- Fine, thanks
- Nola deitzen zara?NO-la DAY-tsen ZA-ra
- What's your name?
- Pozten naiz zu ezagutzeazpos-ten NAIS soo e-za-goot-SE-as
- Nice to meet you
- Nongoa zara?non-GO-a ZA-ra
- Where are you from?
- Gaur eguraldi ederra dagogow e-goo-RAL-di e-DER-ra DA-go
- Beautiful weather today
- Laster arteLAS-ter AR-te
- See you soon
- Egun ona izanE-goon O-na EE-zan
- Have a good day
- Topa! Osasuna!TO-pa, o-sa-SOO-na
- Cheers / To your health
Basque · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Non dago...?non DA-go
- Where is...?
- Ezkerraes-KER-ra
- Left
- Eskuinaes-KOO-ee-na
- Right
- Zuzen aurreraZOO-zen ow-RE-ra
- Straight ahead
- Tren geltokiatren gel-TO-ki-a
- The train station
- Autobus geltokiaow-to-BOOS gel-TO-ki-a
- The bus stop
- Txartel bat, mesedezCHAR-tel bat, me-SE-des
- One ticket, please
- Non dago komuna?non DA-go ko-MOO-na
- Where is the toilet?
- Zein urrun dago?zayn oor-ROON DA-go
- How far is it?
- Galduta nagogal-DOO-ta NA-go
- I'm lost
Basque · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Gaurgow-r
- Today
- BiharBEE-har
- Tomorrow
- AtzoAT-so
- Yesterday
- Oraino-RAIN
- Now
- Geroagoge-ro-A-go
- Later
- Astelehenaas-te-le-HE-na
- Monday
- Ostiralaos-ti-RA-la
- Friday
- Asteburuaas-te-boo-ROO-a
- The weekend
- Zer ordu da?zer OR-doo da
- What time is it?
- Goiz / Berandugoyz / be-RAN-doo
- Early / Late
Basque · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Laguntza!la-GOON-tsa
- Help!
- Deitu poliziari!DAY-too po-li-ZIA-ri
- Call the police!
- Deitu sendagileari!DAY-too sen-da-gi-le-A-ri
- Call a doctor!
- Farmaziafar-MA-si-a
- Pharmacy
- Galduta nagogal-DOO-ta NA-go
- I'm lost
- Laguntza behar dutla-GOON-tsa BE-har doot
- I need help
- Lapurtu egin didatela-POOR-too E-gin dee-DA-te
- It was stolen
- Ez nago ondoez NA-go ON-do
- I don't feel well
- Ospitaleaos-pi-TA-le-a
- Hospital
- Larrialdilar-ri-AL-di
- Emergency