Star Wars Travel Phrases

Languages of Star Wars

George Lucas created Star Wars in 1977, showing adventures that took place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". It has become a huge media franchise which depicts many different languages:

Basic (including Gungan and Yoda-Speak), Catharese, Cheunh, Droidspeak, Ewokese, High Sith, Huttese, Mandalorian, Minnisiat, Old Corellian, Ortolan, Proto-Basic, Sith, Twi'leki, and Wookieespeak.

Darth Vader and Princess Leia

Jar Jar Binks

Yoda

Basic (also known as Galactic Basic, Galactic Basic Standard, Galactic Standard, and Galaxy Standard)

Basic is the lingua franca of the Star Wars universe (and corresponds to English).

1) Where is my room?

2) Where is the beach?

3) Where is the bar?

4) Do not touch me there!

Shown using the Aurebesh writing system:

[Basic written with the Aurebesh writing system]

Shown using the Trade Federation Basic alphabet:

[Basic written with the Trade Federation Basic alphabet]

Shown using "Jabba's alphabet" (a cipher created for a Pizza Hut promotional box):

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Aurebesh information at Wookieepedia and Omniglot

Information for Jabba's alphabet

Trade Federation Basic alphabet information at Wookieepedia

Gungan Basic

Gunganese Basic is a pidgin form of Basic used some Gungans, including Jar Jar Binks.

1) Where is mesa room?

2) Where is dha beach?

3) Where is dha bar?

4) Do not touch mesa dalee!

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Gungan translator

Yoda-Speak

Yoda used a non-standard syntax of Basic.

1) My room where is, hmm?

2) The beach where is, hmm?

3) The bar where is, hmm?

4) Touch me there, do not! Yeesssssss.

Language information at Wikipedia

Yoda-Speak translator

Cathar

Catharese

Catharese is the native language of the Cathar, a species of feline, bipedal humanoids.

1) Shi ra room?

2) Shi tak beach?

3) Shi tak jvykdym?

4) Tya nei spontari ra moiya!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Catharese translator

Chiss

Cheunh

Cheunh is the official language of the Chiss, a humanoid species with pale blue skin, blue-black hair, and glowing red eyes.

1) Veah cart ch'eo sicnr?

2) Veah cart to ch'isnusb?

3) Veah cart to bir?

4) K'ir nah csol ch'ah cseah!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Cheunh translator

Minnisiat

Minnisiat is a lingua franca used in the space around the Chiss Ascendancy.

1) Fwaou hoxêma qoaue xêtlujie?

2) Fwaou hoxêma tue qoundinchê?

3) Fwaou hoxêma tue duni?

4) Zuni sou melê qoae maou!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Minnisiat translator

R2-D2

Droidspeak (also known as Binary)

Droiadspeak is a language consisting of beeps and other synthesized sounds used by some droids, such as R2-D2.

Language information at Wikipedia

R2-D2 translator

Ewok

Ewokese

Ewokese is spoken by the furry, diminutive Ewoks, who live on the forest moon of Endor.

1) Ne gata meechoo room?

2) Ne gata ta beach?

3) Ne gata ta bar?

4) Yub-nub!

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Ewok translator

Jabba the Hutt

Huttese

Huttese is a lingua franca of galactic organized crime and the native language of the Hutt, including Jabba the Hutt.

1) Tee ava un mah lumpa?

2) Tee ava un bu kohdahu?

3) Tee ava un bu tusawa?

4) Cha couma mi heee!

Shown using the Huttese alphabet:

Shown using "Jabba's alphabet" (a cipher created for a Pizza Hut promotional box):

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Information for the Huttese alphabet

Information for Jabba's alphabet

Huttese translator

Boba Fett

Mandalorian (also known as Mando'a)

Mandalorian is used by a predominantly human ethnolinguistic cultural group from the planet Mandalore, including Boba Fett.

1) Vaii cuyir ner yamika?

2) Vaii cuyir karmurnr?

3) Vaii cuyir chaavla sa shebs be'striili?

4) Narir va tigaanur ni ogir!

Shown using Mandalorian script:

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Writing system information at Wookieepedia

Mandalorian translator

Han Solo

Old Corellian (also known as Olys Corellisi)

Old Corellian was used by the early Humans on the planet Corellia, homeworld of Han Solo.

1) Kie Bey mia chamvr?

2) Kie Bey Uhl marvord?

3) Kie Bey Uhl bar?

4) Sel ne palpo mi tie!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Old Corellian translator

Proto-Basic

Proto-Basic is a modified version of Old Corellian.

1) Ge ghey mae kanvr?

2) Ge ghey wokel marvreda?

3) Ge ghey wokel ghar?

4) Sl ni balboe min de!

Proto-Basic translator

Ortolan

Ortolan

Ortolan is used by the Ortolans, a race of blue, pachydermoid bipeds which includes band leader Max Rebo.

1) Mioou unbu niooe veeenlla?

2) Mioou unbu nieellaalsu?

3) Mioou unbu lueela?

4) Leeela m daeendao nio buoou!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Ortolan translator

Darth Sidious

Sith

Sith was used by the Sith Empire as a secret language. Both Darth Sidious and Darth Vader could speak Sith.

1) Tikurzi buti nuyak lavonin?

2) Tikurzi buti tave kitdija?

3) Tikurzi buti tave baras?

4) Dary nenx gofi nun antai!

Shown using the Common Sith alphabet:

[Sith written with the Common Sith alphabet]

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Writing system information at Wookieepedia

Sith translator

High Sith

High Sith was the official language of the Sith League (predecessor to the Sith Empire) and was used as the lingua franca of the greater Sith population.

1) Diu tuti ki dzikdta?

2) Diu tuti ri kitdija?

3) Diu tuti ri miti?

4) Dari nindz winwi ki antai!

Language information at Star Wars Fanon

High Sith translator

Twi'lek

Twi'leki (also known as Ryl)

Twi'leki is used by Twi'leks from Ryloth, a species of tall, multicolor humanoids with a pair of prehensile tentacles sprouting from their heads.

1) Ootay ohk sei yinme?

2) Ootay ohk ji silmoly?

3) Ootay ohk ji lie?

4) Sahak cuev san circoo!

Language information at Wookieepedia

Twi'leki translator

Chewbacca

Wookieespeak (also known as Shyriiwook)

Wookieespeak is one of several langugues used by Wookiees, including Chewbacca.

1) Ohacworcwo ahc scro rcoooosc?

2) Ohacworcwo ahc aoacwo rhworaoaac?

3) Ohacworcwo ahc aoacwo rhrarc?

4) Waoo whooao aooohuoaac scwo aoacworcwo!

Language information at Wookieepedia and Wikipedia

Wookieespeak translator

[ translations grouped by writing system ]

The four essential
travel phrases in English:

1) Where is my room?
2) Where is the beach?
3) Where is the bar?
4) Don't touch me there!

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