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Bukë, kripë e zemër.
Albanian hospitality: bread, salt and heart
O malet' e Shqipërisë e ju o lisat' e gjatë!
Fushat e gjëra me lule, q'u kam ndër mënt dit' e natë!
Naim Frashëri, «Bagëti e Bujqësi», 1886
Përmbi za që lshon bylbyli,
gjuha shqipe m'shungullon;
përmbi er' që jep zymbyli,
pa da zemren ma ngushllon.
Ndre Mjeda, «Gjuha shqype»
Ndër komb' tjera, ndër dhena tjera,
ku e shkoj jetën tash sa mot,
veç për ty m'rreh zemra e mjera
e prej mallit derdhi lot.
Ndre Mjeda, «Gjuha shqype»E mos shikoni kisha e xhamia:
Feja e shqyptarit asht shqyptaria!
Pashko Vasa, «O moj Shqypni»Our cities
From Shkodër to Preshevë, from Ulqin to Shkup: 31 cities, one language. Choose yours.
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TiranëSkanderbeg Square · Albania -
DurrësThe Venetian Tower · Albania -
ShkodërRozafa Castle · Albania -
VlorëVlorë and its bay from the mountainside · Albania -
ElbasanThe castle walls · Albania -
KorçëThe Resurrection Cathedral and Mount Morava · Albania -
BeratMangalem, the city of a thousand windows · Albania -
GjirokastërThe stone city · Albania -
SarandëSarandë bay · Albania -
FierFier from the air · Albania -
LezhëLezhë Castle · Albania -
KukësKukës and Lake Fierza · Albania -
PogradecPogradec on Lake Ohrid · Albania -
PrishtinëThe National Library of Kosovo · Kosovo -
PrizrenThe Lumbardh, the Sinan Pasha Mosque and the fortress · Kosovo -
PejëPejë city centre from the air · Kosovo -
GjakovëThe Grand Bazaar · Kosovo -
MitrovicëThe Ibër river · Kosovo -
FerizajA mosque and a church side by side · Kosovo -
GjilanGjilan and its surroundings · Kosovo -
TetovëThe Painted Mosque · North Macedonia -
GostivarGostivar and the Pollog plain · North Macedonia -
StrugëThe Black Drin leaving Lake Ohrid · North Macedonia -
DibërLake Dibër · North Macedonia -
KërçovëKërçovë from above · North Macedonia -
ShkupThe Stone Bridge over the Vardar · North Macedonia -
UlqinUlqin from the castle · Montenegro -
TuzMount Deçiq above Tuz · Montenegro -
PlavëLake Plavë · Montenegro -
GuciGuci beneath the Accursed Mountains · Montenegro -
PreshevëPreshevë from above · Preševo Valley
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10 sentences in literary Albanian: hospitality, besa, idioms, the admirative mood. Translated 12–13 October 2026 by Google Translate and by albanisht, unedited.
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Shtëpia e shqiptarit është e Zotit dhe e mikut.
Hospitality
Google Translate ·The home of the Albanian is God's and friend's.
albanisht ·The Albanian's house belongs to God and to the guest.
Here «mik» means the guest, not a friend. Google loses the meaning of Albanian hospitality.
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Shqiptari e mban besën.
Besa
Google Translate ·The Albanian keeps his faith.
albanisht ·An Albanian keeps his word.
Besa is a given word, a pledge of honour, not religious faith.
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Iu bë zemra mal.
Idiom
Google Translate ·His heart became a mountain.
albanisht ·His heart swelled with joy.
His heart filled with joy.
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Ka lindur me këmishë.
Idiom
Google Translate ·He was born with a shirt.
albanisht ·He was born lucky.
He was born lucky.
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Paske ardhur më herët se ç'të prisja!
Admirative mood
Google Translate ·Because you came earlier than I expected!
albanisht ·Oh, you've come earlier than I expected!
«Paske» is the admirative mood: it expresses surprise, not a cause.
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Qenka bërë vonë.
Admirative mood
Google Translate ·I was late.
albanisht ·Oh, it's gotten late!
«Qenka» is the admirative: the speaker's surprise. Google loses it entirely.
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Bëri sytë katër.
Idiom
Google Translate ·Make four eyes.
albanisht ·He kept his eyes peeled.
He became very watchful.
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Më ka mbetur hatri.
Idiom
Google Translate ·I'm left with a trick.
albanisht ·I'm hurt.
I feel hurt; my feelings were wounded.
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I ra me shqelm fatit.
Idiom
Google Translate ·It was a stroke of luck.
albanisht ·He threw away his good fortune.
He wasted a good chance. Google turns it into its opposite.
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Iku me bisht ndër shalë.
Idiom
Google Translate ·He ran away with his tail between the saddles.
albanisht ·He left with his tail between his legs.
Here «shalë» means the legs, not a horse's saddle.
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