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Common Expressions and Forms of Address

Common Expressions

I have compiled a list of commonly used expressions that will help you in your travels. They include greetings, salutations, and other phrases. Here are some examples.

oh@o Oha•io	Hello
sajan< Sajan�•�	Goodbye
vina minazi Vina minazi	Good morning (when saying hello to someone)
vina minazini Vina minazini	Good morning (when saying goodbye to someone)
vina tiudri Vina tiudri	Good afternoon, good day, (when saying hello to someone)
vina tiudrini Vina tiudrini	Good afternoon, good day (when saying goodbye to someone)
vina n@stri Vina na•istri	Good evening, good night (when saying hello to someone)
vina n@strini Vina na•istrini	Good evening, good night (when saying goodbye to someone)
t@ras t@u jano? Ta•iras ta•iu jano?	How are you?
bagu t@ras vina. Bagu ta•iras vina.	I am good (well).
naSas t@u kono? Nashas ta•iu kono?	What is your name?
bagu naSas kasuto. Bagu nashas Kasuto.	My name is Kasuto.
moka goeare Moka goeare	Nice to meet you; it's my pleasure (literally: much pleasure)
edas t@u tano? Edas ta•iu tano?	How old are you?
bagu edas dEme onte (anyEn). Bagu edas d�me onte (any�n).	I am eighteen (years) old.
vInSas t@u dono? V�nshas ta•iu dono?	Where do you live?
bagu vInSas ont hirule. Bagu v�nshas ont Hirule.	I live in Hyrule.
(moka) aroti (Moka) Aroti	Thanks; Thank you (very much)
dan> Dan��	You're welcome
skuzi Skuzi	Excuse me, pardon me (when apologizing, passing someone)
skoSi Skoshi	Excuse me (when getting someone's attention)
ati Ati	Darn (non-vulgar expletive)
kari! Kari!	Wow!
gomi Gomi	Sorry, I'm sorry
yuri Yuri	Please
h@ Ha•i	Yes
nani Nani	No
kizo Kizo	Maybe
kono? Kono?	What?, Huh?
t@ras krone kwano? Ta•iras krone kwano?	What time is it? (literally: When is [the] time?)
t@ras dEme onte Ek trodEme hire. Ta•iras d�me onte �k trod�me hire .	It is 11:31. (literally: it is eleven and thirty-one)

Forms of Address

In Hylian, there is a myriad of ways to address people. Most of the time, people don't simply use a person's name. Often, they attach some kind of word to the end of the name to indicate respect, frienship, or love. This is similar to the many suffixes that Japanese uses, like "-san", "-sama", etc.

Names

Names are the base for most forms of address. In Hylian culture, a person's first name, or "given name" is usually used. Some people have family names, but they are seldom used. Giving people a middle name is very uncommon in Hyrule, and you almost never see it.
When saying a person's full name, the family name (surname) and first name (given name), the family name is always said first. For example: Ruzantaze Zelda. Ruzantaze is the surname of Hyrule's royal family, Zelda is the given name of the princess. Most of the time, a person's family name is only used when introducing someone. More commonly you will see a person's place of origin used instead of a family name. For example: Kasuto da•ia Katane. Kasuto is the given name, and Katane is Kasuto's place of origin, Kataan. The word da•ia means "of." For instance, Impa is from Kakariko village, so she could be addressed as Impa da•ia Kakariko. Most of the time however, people are simply addressed by their given name and a suffix. The different suffixes attached to people's names are listed below.

Suffix	Example	Explanation
=kumi -kumi	kasuto'kumi Kasuto'kumi	Used between close friends as a sign of friendship.
=kani -kani	darunia'kani Darunia'kani	Used for a person you respect but also consider a friend or acquaintance.
=kanO -kano•i	kira'kanO Kira'kano•i	Used when talking to a person you don't know, or someone you highly respect.
=aki -aki	zelda'aki Zelda'aki	For people you love, usually used between spouses or boyfriends and girlfriends.
=aSi -ashi	saria'aSi Saria'ashi	An expression of parental or brotherly love, used by parents when talking to children, or used between siblings.
=aSO -asho•i	impa'aSO Impa'asho•i	An expression of love an respect, similar to ashi but is used with social superiors, as in your parents, grandparents, etc.
=sEnSi -s�nshi	sailan'sEnSi Sailan's�nshi	A special expression used for teachers, professors, or any type of educator.
=maSta -mashta	harikana'maSta Harikana'mashta	This is an honorific expression, used when addressing a king or queen. It could be translated as "Your Majesty" or "Sire."
=maji -maji	zelda'maji Zelda'maji	An honorific used when addressing a prince, princess, or other royalty socially lower than a king or queen.
=SulO# -shulo•i	miyamoto'SulO# Miyamoto'shulo•i	This is used only with a person's family name. It is used for men and is equivalent to "Mister." It is rarely used.
=S;linO -sh�lino•i	ruzantaze'S;linO Ruzantaze'sh�lino•i	This is used only for a person's family name. It is used for women and is equivalent to "Miss" or "Mrs." It is rarely used.

There are also stand-alone forms of address that are words by themselves and are used without names. They are generally used with stangers when you don't know their name.


kuzO kuzo•i	Used when addressing an adult male or a male of the same age. It is equivalent to "sir."
k;zinO# k�zino•i	Used when addressing an adult female or a female of the same age. It is equivalent to "ma'am", or "madam."
k[milO k�milo•i	Usually used when addressing a male child. It is euivalent to "kid", or "little boy."
k[minO k�mino•i	Usually used when addressing a female child. It is equivalent to "kid", or "little girl."

Expletives

The first thing people ask when they learn a foreign language is "How do I swear?" Well, I couldn't make a language tutorial without telling you how to use some of the more vulgar expressions. Just know that I don't censor anything, so if you are offended by swear words, don't read this section. Here are some common profanities:

dari dari	Damn, dammit (not very vulgar)
aktaJ& aktajh�	Literally "To hell" (same effect as dari)
kuso kuso	Shit (more vulgar than dari)
(bana) dukw& (bana) dukw�	Fuck (very vulgar, bana makes it more forceful)
kisame kisame	Equivalent to "Bastard"
kis&mine kis�mine	Equivalent to "Bitch" (used only for women)
krage krage	Shit (vulgar term for feces)
kragag kragag	To shit (vulgar term for defecation)
Tise thise	Piss (vulgar term for urine)
Tisag thisag	To piss (vulgar term for unrination)
dokwag dokwag	To fuck (vulgar term for sexual intercourse)
vene vene	Dick, cock (vulgar term for penis)
tonye tonye	Pussy, cunt (vulgar term for vagina)
darSe darshe	Ass (vulgar term for buttocks)
Sije, SijEn shije, shij�n	Boob, boobs (vulgar term for a woman's breasts)
kuje, kujEn kuje, kuj�n	Balls, nads (vulgar term for testicles)

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