Gaa'tayl par hibirar

Memrise courses

Note that these Memrise courses can only be accessed through a browser.

• Memrise course of 19 words with audio (sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/5661049/mandoa-with-audio/

• Memrise course of 81 words divided into categories (sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/747772/mandoa-3/

• Memrise course of 94 words divided into categories (sign in to see it; includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1487804/mandoa-for-beginners/

• Memrise course of 158 words divided into categories (sign in to see it; includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/400960/mandalorian-beginners/

• Memrise course for numbers, colors, and shapes (sign in to see it; includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1492970/mandoa-numbers-colors-and-shapes/

• Memrise course for civilian and military titles: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1766148/mandoa-people-and-titles/

• Memrise course for 50 words related to battlefield vocabulary: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1766194/mandoa-battlefield-vocabulary

• Memrise course for most of the original dictionary, divided by theme (sign in to see it):
  https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/6484363/base-mandoa-sorted-by-theme/

• Memrise course for most of the original dictionary, plus some fanon (sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1595113/mandoa/

• Memrise course for all words in the original dictionary, including all of the original typos (sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/391461/mandoa-vocabulary/

• Memrise course for the MandoCreator dictionary, divided by letter (created by a fan of the dictionary; sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/6476742/mandoa-dictionary/

• Memrise course for one version of the Mando'a script (sign in to see it): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1464927/mandoa-alphabet/

Quizlets

• Quizlet for all words in the original dictionary (including all of the original typos): https://quizlet.com/521771064/mandoa-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 37 insults and insulting phrases: https://quizlet.com/26577227/mandoa-insults-and-curses-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 114 sayings and exclamations (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/18680484/mandoa-phrases-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 106 sayings and exclamations (with pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/507934087/mandoa-sayingsphrasesquotes-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for pronouns (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/579080581/mandoa-pronouns-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for numbers (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/43129718/mandoa-numbers-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 54 food-related words (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/493056071/mandoa-food-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 150 nouns (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/37949460/mandoa-vocabulary-nouns-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 12 basic verbs (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/579187099/mandoa-basic-verbs-flash-cards/

• 18 Quizlets divided by part of speech (no pronunciations); includes fanon: https://quizlet.com/user/skudeeskudoo/sets?s=mando%27a

• Huge compilation of Mando'a Quizlets (note that some of these promote fanon that is not used in all dialects, so if you rely on anything from these Quizlets in your public writing, I recommend linking to the Quizlets that you used): https://quizlet.com/join/JqpeUB8ww

Other flashcards

• Dog commands (very little fanon used, though the verbs are not conjugated): https://www.brainscape.com/packs/service-dog-commands-19255155

• Make your own flashcard deck with MandoCreator (click on the stack icon); this site includes fanon: https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary.html

Google Forms quizzes

• Laaran par lalat (singing for the tongue) — videos and quizzes for Mando'a tongue twisters: https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/lalat

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a sentences: https://forms.gle/2KVxKi5FEVPiS7Xa7

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a sentences with the words for "to act" and "to do":  https://forms.gle/amxbq8t2NrQDpkcA8

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a tongue twisters (set 1): https://forms.gle/WRnuWHm3zMmBbdYy5

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a tongue twisters (set 2): https://forms.gle/KguV9mjjrwCZYCAY9

• A quiz about colors: https://forms.gle/9Lkvvgzgibh5ArRV8

• A quiz about a few body parts: https://forms.gle/y3Q3oLa2xBuDnSYi6

• Comprehensible-input slideshow about a few food and locational words: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k5sJ25ZN8Fn7Fc4MR7Pxn2kBYPRF8GRGCjyfRYWiH84/

• A reading-comprehension quiz with sounds for the above slideshow: https://forms.gle/aYNNndTPGXqWuXyS9

Games and other ways to learn

• Mando'ardle (guess the Mando'a word, with an option for playing with a Mando'a script; click on the (i) for additional practice): https://mandocreator.com/tools/mandoardle.html

• Random word picker (create sentences or a small story with the suggested words): https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/random-words

• Random sentence maker (practice reading with randomly generated silly sentences): https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/random-sentences/

• Practice reading encouraging phrases in one of five Mando'a scripts or Aurebesh: https://mandocreator.com/tools/reading.html

• Assorted material from one of the original Mando'a teachers, DiscWarrior: http://forum.mandoa.org/viewtopic.php?t=162 — find the Memrise courses here (after signing in): https://app.memrise.com/user/DiscWarrior/courses/teaching/

Videos for learning words

• "Teaching Mando'a" (English/Mando'a) playlist from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSFv__oDVkXZWDMDE8YqlNZS

• "Learn Mando’a" (English/Mando’a) playlist from Miit’alor: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUIHLC_SsgZQudJRE3zF7G6RvqxRie7b

• Learn the Mandalorian Language (English/Mando'a) from Reimagining Star Wars (strong accent): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHCsqoUjoVJDTZ8473dPMqitN_sTSX_W

• Mando’a (English/Mando’a, with text in English, romanized, and in Mando'a script) playlist from Mandalorian Lore (some words are oddly pronounced): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrWKI9F78rGj8i5yqzA_B2oq1JSUqtHRe

• Alberta Mando on TikTok (English/Mando'a): https://www.tiktok.com/@albertamando

• Johayc Miite (almost 1,100 words from the standard dictionary spoken; Mando'a only): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGVOYe-vIN032uFe_cZg-wKu

Audios and videos for listening comprehension

• Listen to spoken Mando'a (some by Karen Traviss and some by DiscWarrior): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pAv_6ao5Szgk1ASI3k4FMmqVvmw54RLh

• "Speaking Mando'a" playlist from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSH2eaw7DMTqPeFaewqFlhTr

• "Johayc Mando'a, de ni" playlist from Parjai Tracyn: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGWEVrx3aosMvZ1oXD44RNF8

• Pronunciation and discussion of select words, divided by theme; note that the lessons include some discussion of how this person creates words and some new fanon: https://soundcloud.com/istraello/sets

  • Text for lesson 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/21xylz/mandoa_lessons_introduction_and_resources/

  • Text for lesson 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/21ygiz/mandoa_lessons_chapter_2/

  • Text for lesson 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/2268v6/mandoa_lessons_chapter_3/

• Pronunciation of select words and phrases: https://soundcloud.com/nathan-stillings/sets

• Song translated into Mando'a; fantastic grammar, word usage, and pronunciation (note that in everyday speech, the future particle is not necessary); https://soundcloud.com/themusicofmysoul/wings-of-freedom-mandoa

• Recitation of an in-universe Mando drinking song: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-drinking-song

• Sung version of the same in-universe Mando drinking song: https://soundcloud.com/fraser-anna/buyce-gal-buyce-tal-mandoa

• Recitation of an in-universe Mando war chant: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-war-chant

• Recitation of the Mando wedding vows: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-wedding-contract

• Short podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aruetii-bajurir-dajun/id128901056

• Listen to spoken Mando'a (you'll need to join the Project Shereshoy server): 

  • https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934638782441979904

  • https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934648846842232872

  • This is the text being spoken: https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/933954987665547295

  • Same person, other examples: https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934641349385420881

Languages other than English

• Basics of grammar in French: https://www.starwars-holonet.com/encyclopedie/langue-mandoa.html

• Grammar and word list in French: https://www.starwars-universe.com/dossier-page-153-1000-le-dossier-mandalorien-te-mandokar-lexique-mando-a.html

• Grammar and word list in French: https://www.anakinworld.com/encyclopedie/vocabulaire-mandalorien/legends and https://www.anakinworld.com/encyclopedie/mando-a

• Basics of grammar in German: http://forum.mandoa.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=94

• History, grammar, and word list in German (by a long-running German fan club): https://www.jedipedia.net/wiki/Mando%E2%80%99a

• Starwars Mando’a Lektionen (German/Mando'a lessons) playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnvg5qt43ma4Oi-iOuNJo9JdvWgzdYkCb 

• Polish-Mando'a dictionary: http://www.mandayaim.com/a98,S_ownik_Mando_39_a

Recommended dictionaries

• Expanded online dictionary (standard dictionary plus additional words carefully discussed and added by a language team); lots of great features and filters: https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary.html

• Mando'a words by theme from Coyote at Project Shereshoy: https://project-shereshoy.tumblr.com/post/681252496589619200/mandoa-words-by-theme

• Expanded online translator (standard dictionary plus words from the Aliit Groxus roleplaying server); this is better for looking up words than for translating – read the disclaimer carefully for tips on how to use this: https://lingojam.com/GroxusMandoa

• Original dictionary (unedited from the 2009 version made available by the author/creator); good for searching for commonalities among the original words without the distraction of fanon: http://mandoa.org/

Recommended grammar guides

Follow the rules for your local dialect, which may differ from what is presented in any fan-made or original guide.

• Original conlang author's grammar guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20110713135503/http://www.karentraviss.com/html/grammarguide.htm

• Overview video from Mando'a Lessons of basic sentence structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjNyWstE914

• Playlist of grammar and pronunciation videos from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSFv__oDVkXZWDMDE8YqlNZS

• Simplified fan-made grammar guide plus Mando'a version of Dolch sight words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4hwwgeAaM3vjaQdSwhzc5fbypFnWvLSHrfar8wECzI/

• A fan-made guide to using the beten: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9D1d-P8ox2TbNchYNAk74TwjiqZLlFA/view

• Extensive but older fan-made grammar guide (last updated in 2021): https://archiveofourown.org/works/25881652/chapters/62890921

• Fan-made grammar guide (last updated in 2017; note that dropping the beten when a prefix is elided actually does cause confusion, so don't): https://kaasknot.tumblr.com/post/162127163789/basics-of-mandoa-grammar

• Early fan-made primer (grammar plus key words and phrases), with background information and overview of its usefulness as a language, from DiscWarrior: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SI-KkbWvlCAimHZoll_4k8oEEYUge71Kc8FeaDpFE3I

Other resources

• Tips for fan-fiction writers on using Mando'a in their works (rambles a little, but touches on many key concepts about Mando'a — or any foreign language — that trip up writers):
  https://archiveofourown.org/works/28737960/chapters/99061836

• The Project Shereshoy Tumblr blog has many articles related to Mando'a and Mandalorians: https://project-shereshoy.tumblr.com/

• Is Mando'a based on any real-world languages?

• Phrases in Mando'a to express gratitude: https://sites.google.com/view/kihgehatike/gedeteyar

• Database file of the 50 most-commonly seen words and phrases on Mando servers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Il2eyZYYLcPDlsZNVZofh5HE4i-EccN/

• My tips for translating material

• Samples of writing using Mando characters

Discord servers

Places to learn and practice Mando'a.

• Oyu'baat

• Mando'a Lessons (link in the YouTube channel "about" page)

• Project Shereshoy

• MandoCreator