Kih gehat'ike par ori suvar, teh Ash'ad
Little Stories for Big Understanding, from someone else
Not exhaustive, of course! Double bars are Discord spoiler tags, for your usage convenience.
Positive Sayings From the Books and Other Sources
K'atini! ||Endure!||
(Meant as encouragement.)
K'oyacyi. ||Stay alive.||
(A gentle command, meant to encourage or as a toast.)
Kandosii! ||Awesome!||
(Has this or similar meaning when used as encouragement.)
Oya! ||Hooray!||
(One of many similar meanings, always positive.)
Oya manda! ||Live Mando!||
Aliit ori'shya tal'din. ||Family is more than blood (line).||
Mishuk gotal'u meshuroke, pako kyore. ||Pressure makes gems, ease makes decay.||
Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. ||A warrior is more than armor.||
(Sometimes abbreviated as "VOB.")
Ke nu jurkadir sha mando'ade! ||Don't mess around with Mandalorians!||
Nu jurkad Mando'ade, burc'ya! ||No messing around with Mandalorians, friend!||
(Words of encouragement, as opposed to the warning of the above phrase.)
Ret’lini. ||Backup plan.||
(To quote 501st: "a Plan B, the classic Mando mind-set of always being ready for the worst.")
Pakalat, Kar'tayl, Mando'a. ||Wit, Knowledge, Language.||
Munit tome'tayl, skotah iisa. ||Long memory, short fuse.||
(Typical Mando mindset, but probably not a socially productive one.)
Kaysh meg miit'gaana, oyacyi. ||Who writes, remains.||
Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la. ||Not gone, merely marching far away.||
Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum. ||I'm still alive, you're dead, I'll remember you, so you're eternal.||
(For rememberance of the dead.)
Gar taldin ne jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaas'la. ||Your bloodline isn't important; you as a parent are very valuable.||
Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. ||Today is the best day for someone else to die.||
More sayings and phrases: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mando%27a/Legends#Phrases
From the Oyu'baat
Kar'am ra kyr'am. ||Live or die. If you aren't changing, you're dead.||
Gotal’u dajune sa burc’yase: birov bal serim. ||Make plans like friends: many and true.||
Anay solyc dajun shekemi de t’ad’yc. ||Every first plan is followed by a second.||
Ke’cuy jate bal burcya’la. Jate’shya ib’tuur, jatne nakar’tuur. Ke mandokarla. ||Be good and friendly. Better today, best tomorrow. Be the epitome of Mando culture.||
Ke drashaa jahaala. ||Grow healthy. You better have a good life if you know what's good for you.||
Gar ruyot nu jaon'yc; kando'shya meg nari ti jiila ca'nara. ||Your past isn't important; more weighty is what you do with (the) immediate time.||
K'atini shi! ||Just endure!||
(Meant as encouragement.)
Trattok’or, tsikador tug’yc. ||Fall down, get back up again.||
Uraktone akaane o'r mirshe. ||The most difficult wars are in the brain.||
Ke cuyir nare bal miite, bal k’atini! ||Be your words and actions, and be tenacious!||
Meh ni ramaana, vercopa ramaanar tsikala. ||If I die, I hope/wish to die prepared.||
Kebbur bal vorer ne'bralov jate'shya draar kebbur. ||Trying and accepting failure is better than never trying.||
Cuyi muun bal shuku. Cuyi kotyc bal cuyani. Ke cuyi sa kal: muun eso bal pel petir. ||Be hard and break. Be strong and survive. Be like a blade: hard side and soft center.||
Ori'uram, kih'miite. ||Big mouth, small words.||
Ke partayli uur. ||Remember silence.||
Trikaryc hibrar, briikase verd. ||Sad student, happy warrior.||
Verd ori'shya beskar'gam, a shi beskar'gam atinii. ||A warrior is more than the armor, but only the armor endures.||
Urakto ba'jur, pakod parjaise. ||Difficult education, easy victories.||
Aliit cuyi burc’yase meg mhi vore vaal mhi taabi. ||Family exists as the friends that we accept while we march — family is the friends we make along the way.||
Song Lyrics
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mando%27a/Legends#Songs