Some basic
Albanian:
The numbers from one to ten:
- një - nyeh
- dy - doo (the 'oo' is like the 'ü' in über)
- tre - trey
- katër - kater
- pesë - pes
- gjashtë - gyasht ('g' like in gerald)
- shtatë - shtat
- tetë - tet
- nëntë - nund
- dhiet - theeyet
Greetings:
- good morning - mirëmëngjes (meeruhminjays)
- good afternoon - mirëmbrëma (meeruhmbrema)
- good night - natën e mirë (nahten ay meer)
Pleasantries:
- please - ju lutem (yoo lootem)
- thank you - faleminderit (fahlemeenderit)
- how are you? - si jeni? (see yeni)
- I'm fine - jam mirë (yahm meer)
This was all very useful to me when I was doing relief work in Albania and Kosovo, though most of my phrases were along the lines of, "Dy birra, ju lutem", which means, "Two beers please".