Albanian, recognized as an isolet—a language whose close relatives have vanished over time—possesses unique structures and sounds that distinguish it from neighboring languages. Spoken by approximately 6 million people, Albanian is primarily concentrated in the Balkans, including Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece. The language's global presence is attributed to widespread Albanian diaspora communities, as Albanians have emigrated to various countries around the world. This distinct linguistic profile reflects its rich historical evolution and ongoing cultural significance both within and beyond its traditional geographic boundaries
Dialects: Albanian has two. Tosk is spoken in the south, and Gheg in the North. Standard Albanian is based off of the Tosk dialect.
Word order: Albanian follows a subject-verb-object pattern like English, but the word order is semi-fluid. The definite article is placed after the noun, i.e.: “the book” would be “book the”.
Literacy Foundations: Albania has a 99% literacy rate, with Albanian the language of instruction in schools.
Numbers: 1- një, 2- dy, 3- tri, 4- katër, 5- pesë, 6- gjashtë, 7- shtatë, 8- tetë, 9- nëntë, 10- dhjetë
Tungjatjeta: hello
Mirë se vjen: Welcome
Si jeni? : How are you?
Si ju quajnë?: What’s your name?
A e kupton?: Do you understand?
Falemenderit: Thank you
Ndihmë!: Help!