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EP. 12: A complicated profession - Mando'a 10123 avr. 202600:44:24

Bountyhunting is a complicated profession, wouldnt you agree? This week we talk about the field of work Mando'ade excel in!

If you would like to support the project you can do so on our Patreon ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute⁠⁠⁠⁠

Dont forget your homework - tell us who is your favourite bountyhunter in the Star Wars universe!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠

Meh gar gana waadas, Mando'ad gana kot!

If you got coin, mando got muscle!

  • meh - if

  • ganar - to have, possess

  • waadas - credits, wealth

  • kot - strength

  • haryc - tired

  • be - of, about

  • Ibac - that

  • sa - as, like (comparative)

  • haal - breath, breathing

  • solus - one

  • sosol ti - equal with

  • naasad - none not any

  • beroya - Bountyhunter

  • hut’uun - coward

  • beskar’ad - droid

  • bercet'ad - slaver

  • berir - to pay, to buy

  • ber - fee, payment

  • verborir - to hire, buy, contract

  • ver'mircit - hostage

  • ver'verd - mercenary

  • ver'gebuir -bodyguard (lit. hired almost-parent)

  • verbur loyalty

  • besbe - kit, gear

  • gaa'mirce - handcuffs

  • mircir - to lock up, capture, cage

  • mirci't - prisoner

  • mircin - cage

  • me'sen - starship

  • jaigota - speederbike

  • vhe'sen - landspeeder

  • karoya - hunter

  • oya'kar - chase, hunt


EP. 11: At the Cantina - Mando'a 101 feat. Parjai Tracyn02 avr. 202601:00:24

The one and only Parjai Tracyn joins us for a drink at the cantina, grab your favourite beverage and tag along! We learn about drinks, drinking songs, games and explore the funny terms Mando'ade use to refer to someone being drunk.

Don't forget your homework - create a drinking phrase in Mando'a and share it with us in the comments!


Make sure to visit Parjai's Website and her Youtube Channel.

Website: Hibirar Mando'a

Youtube: Parjai Tracyn


If you would like to support the project you can do so on our Patreon ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:

  • Me'ven? - Huh? What?
  • Cuun jii - ours now
  • Copaani mirshmure'cye? - You want a headbutt?
  • jare'la - oblivious of danger, asking for it
  • Ibi'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. - Today is a good day for someone else to die.
  • Ibituur - today
  • jatne - good
  • tuur - day
  • ash'ad - someone else
  • kyra'mur - kill, get killed
  • Mar'e! - at last finally
  • bid - so ( to that degree)
  • jari'eyc - ugly, ruined (lit. wrecked)
  • mirdir - to think
  • gotenir - to give birth 
  • vhe'viin - field mouse
  • ashi - other 
  • daworir - to stink, reek
  • ruug'la - old
  • papurgaat - fruit
  • Parjai - victory
  • Tracyn - fire
  • T'ad - two
  • Solus - one
  • Ti'haar - alcoholic drink - strong clear spirit made from fruit
  • Papur'gal - wine
  • Cin Papur'gal - white wine
  • Ne’tra gal - Black ale
  • Gal - Ale
  • Shig -  hot beverage, can be any infusion
  • Behot - herb that is found on mandalore
  • Buy'ce - a huge pint (lit. Helmet)
  • Buyc'ika - small drinking glass
  • Gai'ka - Cup
  • batnor - passed out drunk (lit. on your back)
  • lararyc - drunk (carousing, boisterous)
  • haryc b'aalyc - drunk (lit. tired and emotional)
  • tal - blood
  • verborir -to hire, buy, contract
  • ures -  without, lacking
  • parjiise - winners
  • Cu'bikad - mandalorian knife game
  • Meshgeroya - limmie or bolo-ball (lit. beautiful game)
  • get'shuk - essentially mando rugby, fast and brutal
  • aay'han - bittersweet feeling of joy and mourning
  • Burc'ya - Friend
  • Burcyan - friendship, comradeship, close bond
  • Vod'ika - sibling, dear friend -  term of endearment
  • Ori'vod - big or older sibling, special friend
  • Cyar'ika - Sweetheart
  • Ad'ika - little one, son, daughter
  • copikla - charming, cute (babies and animals - never women unless you want your head ripped off)
  • copyc - attractive (not speaking of looks)
  • meshla - beautiful
  • Epar'yaim - restaurant, cantina
  • Gal'gala - have a drink


EP. 10: Swear like a Mando'ad - Mando'a 10116 mars 202601:09:16

Buckle up - It's getting serious, we are entering grown up territory now. Hide the kids and listen closely, today you learn to swear & cuss like a proper Mandalorian.


If you would like to support the project you can do so on our Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute⁠⁠⁠


Dont forget your homework - come up with a clever insult in Mando'a - as always best ones will be mentioned in the episode!


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠

  • munit - long
  • tome’tayl - memory
  • skotah - short
  • iisa - fuse
  • mirde - thought, idea
  • akaan - war
  • par -  for, about
  • an - all
  • ibac - that
  • olar - here (location)
  • Duraani burc'ya? - You looking at me pal?
  • Copaani mirshmure'cye? - You looking for a headbutt?
  • Me'ven? - Huh? What? Expression of disbelief
  • Ne shab'rud'ni! - Don’t mess with me!
  • batnor - drunk (lit. on your back)
  • besom - ill-mannered  unhygienic person
  • boracyk - pennyless, between jobs
  • cetar'narir - to "put the boot in"; to act cruel
  • chakaar - corpse robber, thief, petty criminal
  • chakaaryc - rotten, low-life, thievish
  • di'kut - idiot, useless individual, waste of space
  • di’kutla - useless, stupid, worthless
  • di'kun - someone who has no sense of boundaries
  • dinii - Lunatic
  • dini'la - insane
  • or'dinii - moron, fool
  • Dar'manda - not a mandalorian (anymore)
  • Gett'se -  nerve, audacity also used for balls
  • Haar'chak! - Damn it!
  • Bic ni skana'din! - That really ticks me off!
  • Skana - hated thing or person
  • Haran - Hell
  • Demagolka - war criminal, real monster
  • Hut'uun - Coward
  • hut'uunla - cowardly
  • Jaro -  deatwish
  • jare - kamikaze, suicide attack
  • jare'or - act suicidally
  • jare'la - stupidly oblivious of danger, asking for it
  • jari'eyc - ugly, ruined
  • Kovid lo'shebs'ul narit! - Shove your head up your ass!
  • Kote lo'shebs'ul narit! - Shove your glory up your butt!
  • landuur - fragile, delicate, pathetic
  • mir'osik - shit for brains
  • osik - crap/ shit
  • osi'kovid - shit head
  • mir'sheb - smart ass
  • Kaysh mirsh solus - His brain cell is lonley.
  • mirshepar'la - boring (lit. brain devouring)
  • mirsh'kyramud -  boring person (lit.brain assassin)
  • motla'shebs -  not getting up for this (used like “rats ass”)
  • nibral, nebral - looser, failure
  • shushuk - desaster
  • Najaat - person with no honor
  • Ori'buyce, kih'kovid. - Big helmet, tiny head.
  • ori'jagyc - bullying
  • Osi'kyr! - oh crap (exclamation of dismay)
  • osi'yaim - Useless, despicable person (lives in the dung)
  • osik'ika - little shit
  • Rangir! - To hell with it!
  • Rang'ye! - Go to hell!
  • shab - f*ck
  • Shabii'gar! - F*ck you!
  • shab'ika - little f*cker
  • shabla - f*cked up
  • Shabuir - f*cked up parent
  • shabu'droten - same as Shabuir but for a whole group
  • shab'rudu - mess around with
  • shebs - ass
  • sheb'urcyin - butt kisser, sycophant
  • shuk'yc - not working, no use, useless
  • Tayli'bac? -  Got it?
  • Slana'pir! - Piss off!
  • Sooran, shab! - Suck it!
  • Usen'ye! - Get lost /Get out my way.
  • Utreekov -  Idiot, fool (lit. empty head)
  • Takisit - Insult
  • N'eparavu takisit! - I eat my insult
EP. 09: Actions & Words - Mando'a 10125 févr. 202600:51:00

This week we try to tie up some loose ends! A lot of common terms have yet to be fully explained and some werent even used so far - time to remedy this. Also we have to be our actions and words, thus giving you the anticipated beten guide!


The beten guide document will be uploaded openly accessible on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute⁠⁠


Dont forget your homework - Write a little conversation (2-3 sentences) in Mando'a.


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:

  • Ke cuyir nare bal miite, bal k’atini! - Be your words and actions , and be tenacious.
  • nare - the action
  • miite - words
  • K'atini - Endure! Suck it up!
  • atiniir - to endure, to put up with, to *take it*
  • mandokar - the "right stuff, what it means to be a Mando
  • mando'karla - the state of being of Mando virtue
  • elek, 'lek - yes, yeah
  • bal'ban - indeed, exactly
  • Me'vaar ti gar? - Whats new with you?
  • Naas - nothing, zero
  • arasuum - stagnation
  • nayc - no
  • suvarir - to understand
  • jor'lek - affirmative
  • burc'ya - friend
  • Kih parjai - no big deal (lit. small victory)
  • ni ceta - stong apology (lit. I kneel)
  • Ibic - this
  • Ibac - that
  • haar - the (definite article) rare and emphatic
  • Oya! - Cheers! Hoorah! Go You! (lit. lets hunt)
  • K'oyaci - Hang in there! Come back safely. (lit. Stay alive!)
  • betenor - to sigh
  • beten - Sigh
  • ibi'tuur - today, this day
  • alii'kote - reputation (of a clan, not a person)
  • kote - glory
  • epar - eat
EP. 08: Try to parry this! - Mando'a 10111 févr. 202600:55:18

It is time to talk the tools of the trade! Mando'ade sure love their weapons - listen to An'u and Velin nerd out over the mandalorian arsenal. Also learning about the comparative suffix opens up new paths to explore in the grammar section.


If you want to support our work - we now have a patreon:

⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute


Dont forget your homework - tell us what is your favourite Weapon from the Star Wars universe!


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:


  • besbe'trayce – weapons
  • paril - essential part/component
  • be – of, about; genitive or possessive
  • cuyot – present/current existence
  • janad - spicy
  • kal  - dagger (lit. blade)
  • kad – saber, sword
  • bes'karta – chest diamond (lit. beskar heart)
  • bes'kad – mandalorian beskar sword
  • chekar – to stab (with a small blade like a shiv)
  • kalikir – to stab (with a narrow blade like a skewer)
  • bikadinir – to stab (with a broad blade like a sword)
  • dha – dark
  • kad'au – lightsaber
  • bes'bev – beskar flute witha sharp, pointy end
  • dha kad'au – the darksaber
  • shuk'orok – crushgaunt
  • kom'rk – gauntlet
  • ibic – this
  • har - the - definite article, rare and emphatic
  • yust - path, trodden way, route
  • ibic haar yust – this is the way
  • senaar - bird
  • laararir – to sing
  • meg - which, what, that, who
  • jurkad – attack/assault
  • jurkadir – attack, threaten, mess with
  • sha – at
  • -shya – comparative suffix
  • kandosii – ruthless, indomitable
EP. 07: Jango, just a simple Man? - Mando'a 101 feat. @MandoaLessons01 févr. 202601:06:21

This Episode we are reinforced by Shoya from Mando'a Lessons! We talked about Mando'a in "The Mandalorian" and tried to answer the question why Jango is considered the greatest Hunter of them all, and indeed was not just a simple man at all.


If you want to support our work - we now have a patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/cw/MandoaforDikute


Check Out Shoyas Channel "Mando'a Lessons" on YouTube


Dont forget your homework - Read the open Seasons Comics - also feel free to comment with topics you want us to talk about!


⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:

  • hayc - simple honest
  • adat - person
  • shi - just, only
  • gotal'ur - to make, to create,
  • jate'kara - luck, destiny (lit. good stars),
  • o'r - in, inside of
  • oyu'baat - universe
  • dini'la - insane, crazy
  • Jate cuyir olar - good to be here
  • jate- good
  • olar - here (location)
  • gaanader - to choose
  • nuhaatyc - invisible, unseen
  • kyr'am - death
  • shereshir - to kidnap, seize
  • oya'cye - life
  • evaar'la - young, new
  • ra - or
  • beskar'gam - armor
  • besbe'trayce - weapons
  • tracy'uur - blaster
  • osik - crap
  • veman - real, genuine
  • chakaar - corpse robber, thief, petty criminal
  • shabla - screwed up
  • dar'manda - not mandalorian anymore
  • mircet'ad - slave
  • mircin - cage
  • mirci't - prisoner
  • Beroya - bounty hunter
  • jekai - bait
  • jehaat - lie, untruth
  • jenarar - to feint
  • shabla jetii - darn Jedi
EP. 06: Jasters Legacy - Mando'a 10114 janv. 202600:44:04

Who was Jaster Mereel and why do so many mando fans love the guy to pieces? We try to give an answer to that this week!

Also An'u is giving us the tools we need to finally start asking the right questions - pun intented.

As always dont forget your homework - Go and ask us a question in Mando'a in the comments! The best ones will be read out and answered next episode!


⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:


  • Buy'ce - Helmet, Bucket, Pint
  • Nuhoyir - to sleep
  • Udes - rest / leisure time
  • Bat - On
  • Evaar'la - New
  • Simir - Year
  • Bora – Job
  • Mar'eyir - Find/Discover
  • Jate'kara - "Good luck" (good stars)
  • Haat - Truth
  • Haatyc - Visible
  • Hayc - Honest/Plain (Straightforward)
  • Jate'kara - "Good luck" (good stars)
  • Tion'ad - who?
  • Hukaatir - to cover
  • Hukaat'kama - Watch my six (back)!
  • Kyr'tsad - Death Watch
  • Ver'alor - Lieutenant
  • Alor'ad - Captain
  • Ruus'alor - Sergeant
  • Traat'aliit - Squad / team
  • Verd'goten - Mandalorian coming of age / rite of passage to adulthood
  • Chakaar - Scum, lowlife, "Grave robber," pettycriminal
  • Hutuun - Coward, extremely strong insult
  • Ori'beskaryc - Hardcase, Tough as Nails, No-Nonsense
  • Tion'jor - Why
  • Tion'tuur – When
  • Tion'cuy – who are you / who is there
  • Meg - "clausal dummy pronoun" - which/that/who/
  • Sushir - To listen
EP. 05: Mando Holiday Special - Mando'a 10124 déc. 202500:38:58

Time to spread some holiday spirit! 'tis the season - and therefore we are speaking about the infamous Star Wars holiday special and some interesting trivia surrounding it. Most importantly we explore mandalorian cuisine - which is not for the fainthearted!

Last but not least we explore how to speak about feelings. Yes Mando'ade can do that - shocking, right?


As always dont forget this weeks homework - what do you wish for the next year, or even whats a new year resolution? Do not forget to share with us in the comments! The best ones will be read out next episode.


⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:

  • Emuurir – to enjoy, to like
  • Ti – with
  • Mirdala – clever, intelligent, intellectual
  • Sa - as, like (comparative)
  • Atin - stubborn, tenacious, capable of endurance
  • Atiniir - to endure, to put up with, to *take it*
  • Briikase - happy
  • Briikase'shya – happier
  • Cyar'tomad – supporter, fan, devotee
  • Hayc – honest
  • Nuh'la /Nuhunla – funny, amusing
  • Netra gal – black ale
  • Mesh'la - beautiful
  • Jatisyc – delicious
  • Wayii – Good grief! General exclamation good or bad.
  • Jahaal'got - health-giving, nutritious, good for you
  • Heturam -  „mouthburn“ spicy on the tongue
  • Hetikleyc - spicy, as in makes the nose burn
  • Tiingilar – blisteringly spicy casserole or stew
  • Ori'skraan – a delicacy, a real treat, a feast (slang)
  • Skraan - food, meal (slang)
  • Kai'tome - meal (lit. food together)
  • Kai'goran – Chef, cook
  • Kai’la – edible
  • Kai – food
  • Jekai – bait
  • Jehaat – lie, untruth
  • Bic ni skana'din! – It grinds my gears (lit. It gives me hated thing)
  • Bi ni briikase’din – It makes me happy (lit. It gives mesmiles)
  • Briikase Vutuure - Hapy Holidays!
EP. 04: Tough Love - Mando'a 10110 déc. 202500:37:25

How do Mando'ade form relationships? How do they show affection? Join us in this weeks episode to learn all about it!

In the grammar section Anu' dispenses some wisdom about the usage of pronouns in mando'a.


As always dont forget this weeks homework - which attributes are you looking for in a partner? What is important to you? Look for the mando'a words for that attributes and do not forget to share with us in the comments! The best ones will be read out next episode.


⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠⁠

This weeks vocabulary:

  • Mhi - we, us
  • Kaysh -they/them (singular), she/her, he/him
  • Ner - my, mine
  • Cuun - our
  • Val - they, their
  • Solus - united, as one; individual, alone, vulnerable
  • Tome - together
  • Dar'tome - separated, apart (of people)
  • Me'dinuir - to share, gibe to each other
  • Ba'jurir - to educate, raise children
  • Verde - Warriors
  • Gedeteyar - being thankful
  • Riduurok - love bond, marriage agreement
  • Kandosii'la - stunning, amazing
  • Laandur - delicate, fragile (also insult - weak, pathetic)
  • Shuk'la - broken
  • Shuk'la Riduurok -divorce
  • Shabuir - extreme insult (F-word)
  • Dar'buir - not longer a parent (parental divorce)
  • Muun'bajir - teach someone a lesson, kick ass
  • Mirshmure'cya / --'cye - Keldabe Kiss or Headbutt
  • Usen'ye - get out my way, get out of my sight (rude)
  • Gedet'ye - please
  • Ba'gedet'ye! - you are welcome
  • Riduur - wife, husband, spouse

(00:00) - An'u & Velin say Olarom

(01:44) - Impressions from Mercs Muster Milan 2025

(04:00) - Audience participation

(06:53) - The wedding vow

(11:54) - Don't mess with Mando-Girls!

(13:16) - Mandalorian relationships

(19:58) - Some rules of conduct

(23:06) - Pronouns in Mando'a

(28:22) - Word of the week

(35:25) - Homework


#mando #mandalorian #mando'a #starwars

EP. 03: Foundlings & Family - Mando'a 10125 nov. 202500:38:42

What is it like growing up a mandalorian? How does a war like people deal with death? This are the questions we try to answer this week - and provide the vocabulary to this topics.


Also promised is promised - An'u teaches us how to conjugate in mando'a and how past and future tense work.


⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠


Dont forget this weeks homework: Think about what brings you "Shereshoy" and what word in mando'a describes that best - for bonus credit, write us a comment with this - we will read the best ones in the next episode.


This weeks vocabulary:

  • ori'vore - thanks a lot
  • vo're - thanks
  • vor entye - thank you (lit. I accept a debt)
  • ori'sol - many (countable)
  • ori'atiin - very stubborn
  • ori'jate - excellent
  • gai - name, title
  • kar'tayl - to know, hold in heart
  • sa - as / like
  • buir - parent, mentor
  • adiik - child aged 3 to 13
  • kyr'adyc - passed away, deceased
  • shi - just/only
  • taab'echaaj'la - deceased, passed on (lit. marched far away)
  • partaylir - to remember
  • darasuum - eternity, for ever
  • aay'han - bittersweet moment of mourning and joy
  • cuyan - survivor
  • jorhaa'ir - to speak
  • shereshoy - a lust for life, living life to the fullest
  • shereshir - to seize, kidnap
  • muun'bajir - to trounce, teach someone a lesson
EP. 02: So (un)civilized? - Mando'a 10119 nov. 202500:41:51

This week we dive deeper into mandalorian culture and what it means to be a mandalorian and follow the resol'nare.

Also this di'kut velin got it all wrong again - but An'u is here to make things right!

In the grammar department we learn our first bits about pre-and suffixes as well how and why some words are dropped.


⁠Mando'a Dictionary (klick me)


Dont forget this weeks homework and use the dictionary to look up all word that include the prefix "Ori"!


This weeks vocabulary:

  • Olarom - welcome
  • ner - my, mine
  • gar - you, your
  • mhi - we, us
  • cuun - our
  • Aruetii - traitor, foreigner, outsider
  • Dar'manda - not mandalorian anymore, lost heritage & soul
  • Jetii - Jedi
  • shabla - screwed up, messed up
  • dar' - gone, no longer
  • ori' - big, extreme, very (superlative)
  • nu/ne/n' - negating suffix
  • ke/k' - imperative suffix
  • ramikad - commando
  • ori'ramikad - super commando
  • Aranov - defense
  • bal - and
  • Mand'alor - supreme leader of the mandalorians
  • vencuyanir - to sustain, keep alive, preserve
EP. 01: First Contact - Mando'a 10112 nov. 202500:40:54

In our very first episode An'u & Velin talk about where to find Mando'a in Star Wars Media and how culture is intertwined with language and vice versa.

Also find out how to get started and what resources there are!


Mando'a Dictionary (klick me)

Dont forget your Homework class & make sure to look up this weeks vocabulary:

  • Mando'a - The Mandalorian language
  • Shebs - backside, buttocks, rear
  • Verd - warrior, soldier
  • Verd'ika - private (rank), little soldier
  • Cyare - loved, beloved
  • Cyar'ika - loved one, sweetheart
  • Vod / Vode -brother, sister, close friend,
  • An - all
  • Aliit - Family or Clan
  • Ori'shya - more than, bigger than
  • Taldin - bloodline
  • Resol'nare - six actions
  • Bajur - education
  • Beskar'gam - armor
  • Di'kut - idiot, dummie, waste of space
  • Su'cuy gar - hey, hello (lit. You're still alive!)
  • Mirshmure'cya - headbutt with helmet, also called keldabe kiss
  • Ret'urcye mhi - Bye (lit. Maybe we will meet again.)
  • Buir - parent, mentor
  • Ad'ika - little one, child

Chapters:

(00:00) - Introduction

(03:23) - Dissection of Intro and first vocabulary

(07:15) - Ressources & the Dictionary

(08:45) - Where to find Mando'a

(21:50) - The Mando'a expanison project

(29:15) - Mandalorian mindset

(31:55) - Inconsitencies and shortening

(33:20) - Word of the week

(36:48) - Homework


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