Translated by Parjai Tracyn. Some I thought of; some are common affirmations and ways of praising people. Some translations may seem oddly phrased to give a better feel for the Mandalorian mindset. Note that some dialects do not use drashaar (to grow) to describe physical or mental development (instead using it only for plants), so those kinds of affirmations are not included here. Some phrases use grammar that I developed from discussions in various servers. Double bars are Discord spoiler tags, for your usage convenience.
Find additional encouraging phrases here.
Practice reading some of these phrases in one of five Mando'a scripts or Aurebesh on the MandoCreator site.
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Gar mirdala. ||You are clever.||
Gar copyc. ||You are interesting.||
Gar narseryc. ||You are resolute.||
Gar kotep. ||You are brave. ||
Gar atin. ||You are tenacious.||
Gar mirshkola. ||You are courageous.||
Gar gana mesh'la runi. ||You have a beautiful soul.||
Gar kotyc luubid oyacyir gar oya'cye. ||You are strong enough to live your life.||
Gar mirde gotal'u gar uvet. ||Your thoughts make your world.||
Gar tsikala par balace meg olaro ibi'tuur. ||You are ready for opportunities that arrive today.||
Gar lise vaabir ibic. ||You can accomplish this.||
Ni urmankala o’r gar. ||I believe in you.||
Gar jaon'yc bah ni. ||You are important to me.||
Ni gedeteya meg gar burc'ya. ||I am thankful that you are my friend.||
Gar vaabi jatne narise meg gar lise. ||You accomplish the best actions that you can.||
Gar vaabi luubid narise. ||You accomplish enough actions.||
Gar lise baj’hibir teh ibic. ||You can learn from this.||
Gar lise dajunar jate. ||You can plan well.||
Gar cuyani ashi akase. ||You survived other missions/tasks.||
Gar lise cuyanir ibic. ||You can survive this.||
Gar cuyani solus majyc tuur. Kandosii! ||You survived one more day. Congratulations!||
Gar lise cuyanir. Gar ratiin vaabi ibac. ||You can survive. You always do that.||
Gar lise amir. ||You can change.||
Gar kotishya. ||You are stronger.||
Gar mirdala'shya. ||You are more clever.||
Gar jate’shya jorcu gar kebbu. ||You are better because you try.||
Oya! Gar cuy vaii gar liniba cuyir. ||To life! You exist where you need to exist.||
K'urmankala meg tsikala par balace vaal ibic tuur. ||Believe that you are ready for opportunities during this day.||
Ke shereshi balace cuyir jate'shya. ||Seize opportunities to be better.||
Ke partayli vaal ibi'tuur: meh sol'yc nar nu brali, ke kebbu, kebbu, kebbu tug'yc. ||Remember during today: if the first action doesn't succeed, try, try, try again.||
Ke gaanade vaabir solus nar ibi'tuur meg gaa'tayli gar cuyanir akay nakar'tuur. ||Choose to accomplish one action today that helps you survive until the unknown day of tomorrow.||
Ke kebbu ratiin. ||Try always.||
Ke'mirshkola. ||Be courageous.||
Ke'kotep. ||Be brave.||
Ke'kotyc. ||Be strong.||
Ke gana gett'se. ||Have nerve.||
Ke'nehutyc. ||Be gutsy.||
Ke'verdyc. ||Be aggressive/assertive.||
Ke’jatne! ||Do your best!||
Ke'briikase ti gar. ||Be happy with yourself.||
Ke'veman. ||Be genuine.||
Ke parji! ||Be victorious!||
Ke'parjii! ||Be a winner!||
At parjai, burc’ya! ||Toward victory, friend!||
K'oya'kari jate. ||Hunt well.||
K’oyacyi! ||Stay alive!||
Ke cuyani. ||Survive.||
Ke jahaala. ||Be healthy. Be well.||
Ke nu shebe bal rejorhaa'i. Ke slana bal nari. ||Don't sit and talk. Go and act.||
Naasade lise vaabir ibic sa gar lise. ||Nobody can accomplish this like you can.||
Sol'yc shig, projor nare. Oya! ||First, tea/coffee/peppy beverage of choice; then, actions. Let's go!||
Olarom lo evaar'la tuur. ||Welcome into a new day.||
Ke piru majyc buyc'ika pirun par ni. ||Drink an extra glass of water for me.||
Ke partayli epar bal pirur. ||Remember to eat and drink.||
Ke haalu o’r. Ke haalu dayn. ||Breathe in. Breathe out.||
K’udesii, burc’ya. ||Rest, friend. ||
Vercopa ibi'tuur jate'shya dar'tuur. ||May today be better than yesterday.||
Vercopa gar bora pakod ibi'tuur. ||May your work be easy today.||
Vercopa balac udesiir olaro ibi'tuur par gar. ||May the opportunity to rest arrive today for you.||
Vercopa gar tsikala par balace meg olaro ibi'tuur. ||May you be ready for opportunities that arrive today.||
Vercopa jate'kara. ||May the stars guide you. Good luck.||
Vercopa jate'kara par gar tuur. ||I wish good guiding stars (good luck) for your day.||
Vercopa Ka'ra gaa'tayli ti dajune. ||May the Ka'ra, the ancient Mandalorian rulers, help with (your) plans.||
Vercopa Ka'ra jate alori gar. ||May the Ka'ra, the ancient Mandalorian rulers, lead you well.||
Vercopa jate'kara vaal gar shukala ibic urakto balace. ||I wish good guiding stars (good luck) while you conquer these difficult opportunities.||
Vercopa bralov. ||May success happen.||
Vercopa bralov par gar. ||I wish success for you.||
Vercopa dajune brali. ||May (your) plans succeed.||
Vercopa dajune dinui kote bah Kad Ha'rangir. ||May (your) plans give glory to Kad Ha'rangir, god of destruction, change, and growth.||
Vercopa par gar jatne balace. ||I wish for your the best opportunities.||
Vercopa ori'sol jate balace par gar ibi'tuur. ||I wish many good opportunities for you today.||
Vercopa jate balace olaro par gar. ||May good opportunities arrive for you.||
Vercopa borase jate bal nuhur jate'shya ibi'tuur. ||May work be good and fun be better today.||
Ni mirdi gar bal vercopaani kot par gar. ||I think of you and wish strength for you.||
Ni hukaati gar shebs ti kama. ||I've got your back. I'm here for you.||
(Long and emphatic version.)
Ni hukaat'kama. ||I've got your back. I'm here for you.||
(Short phrase of encouragement.)
Gar enteyo cuyir atin meh copaani cuyanir. K'oyacyi! ||You must be tenacious if you want to survive. Hang in there!||
Oyacyir liniba mirshkola. Gar kotep oyacyir. ||To survive needs courage. You are brave to survive.||
Vercopa gar jorhaa'ir sa Mando'ad: mirshkola, hayc, verd'yc, ti haat bal haa'it. ||May you speak like a Mando'ad: courageously, plainly, assertively (aggressively), with truth and vision.||
Ke duumi gar burc'yase o'r Manda aranar gar runi bal dinuir kot. ||Permit your friends in the Manda to protect your spirit and give you strength.||
Gar bal ni tome lise rohakar urakto balace teh ibic tuur. ||You and I together can defeat the difficult opportunities from this day.||
Oyacyir cuyi oya'karir par aliit bal kot. Oya'cye kyrdi ti par'jila nari be mar'eyce be manda. ||To live is to hunt for clan/identity/family and strength. Life ends with the victorious act of the discovery of the Mandalorian oversoul.||
(Based on this statement from the Star Wars #86 article: Mando’ade regard life as a hunt for identity and inner strength, ending in the “kill” of finding eternity.)
Gar jate nare jaon'yc bah vode bal burc'yase. ||Your good actions are important to your kin and friends.||
Gar bralov ni briikaase'din. ||Your success gives me happiness.||
Gar parjaise ni briikase'din. ||Your victories give me happiness.||
Gar nare ni ijaat'din. ||Your actions give honor to me.||
Gar dinui bah ni ijaat de nare. ||You give to me honor by your actions.||
Gar aka ani! Oya! ||Your task is finished! Congratulations!||
Ni briikase meg gar aka ani. ||I am happy that your task is finished.||
Gar dajun brali. Oya! ||Your plan succeeds. Congratulations!||
Mhi gana bralov jorcu gar tal'onidi. ||We have success because of your all-out effort.||
Kandosii! ||Amazing!||
Oya! ||Hooray!||
Bralov! ||Success!||
Parjai! ||Victory!||
Gar brali! ||You succeed!||