Sharchop or Tshangla is a regional language spoken in eastern Bhutan.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

	Front		Central	Back
	Unrounded	Rounded
Close	/i, ɪ/	/y, ʏ/	/ɵ/	/ʊ/
Mid	/ɛ/		/ə/	/o/
Open	/æ/		/a/	/ɑ/
Diphthong	/øʏ, oʊ/

Consonants

		Labial	Dental/Alveolar	Alveolo-palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	tenuis	p	t		k	ʔ
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Affricate	tenuis		ts	tɕ
	aspirated		tsʰ	tɕʰ
	voiced			dʑ
Fricative	voiceless]]	f	s	ɕ		h
	voiced	v	z			ɦ
Lateral			l

Common diphthongs

Coda		Open			Nasal			Glottal stop
Medial		∅	j	w	∅	j	w	∅	j	w	ɥ
Nucleus	i	i
	y	y
	ɪ	ɪ			ɪɲ
	ʏ	ʏ			ʏɲ
	ɵ	ɵ	jɵ	wɵ
	ʊ	ʊ
	ɛ	ɛ		wɛ
	ə				ən		wən	əʔ	jəʔ	wəʔ	ɥəʔ
	o				oŋ	joŋ		oʔ	joʔ
	øʏ	øʏ
	oʊ	oʊ
	æ	æ	jæ
	a				ã	jã	wã	aʔ	jaʔ	waʔ
	ɑ	ɑ	jɑ	wɑ	ɑ̃	jɑ̃	wɑ̃	ɑʔ	jɑʔ

Where to come

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

Basics

Hello.

. (kuzu zangpo )

Hello. (informal)

. (Wai)

How are you?

 ? (kuzu zangpo la?)

Fine, thank you.

. (dek pay kadrin chey )

What is your name?

 ? ( nan ga ming hang ya?)

My name is ______ .

___jang ga ming ___ . ( _____ .)

Nice to meet you.

. (sho nang phi wa )

Please.

. ( kuchay )

Thank you.

. (kadinchee)

You're welcome.

. ( )

Yes.

. (gila)

No.

. (ma gila / mangi )

Excuse me. (getting attention)

. (tha goth cho lay )

Excuse me - request to repeat question . (begging pardon)

. (la)

I'm sorry.

. (ro ma tsik cho )

Goodbye

. (lek bu joensho )

Goodbye (informal)

. (ya ya )

I can't speak Sharchopkha [well].

[jing ghi sharshop saylu man cha ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English?

 ? ( chilingpa kha selay mo?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

 ? ( ?)

Help!

 ! (wai charo aii !)

Look out!

 ! ( wai goth cho!)

Good morning.

. (kuzu zangpo )

Good evening.

. ( )

Good night.

. (lek bu yep cho )

Good night (to sleep)

. (lek pu zim sho na )

I don't understand.

. (jang ma sela )

Where is the toilet?

 ? ( chabsang oh ya?)

Numbers

1-10: thur, nigdzing, sam, pshi, nga, khung, zum, yen, gu, se

Time(chu tsay)

Colors

• Red: tshalu
• Blue: yinglu
• Green: chang kha
• Yellow: serbu
• Black: changlu
• White: Balengmu

Transportation