The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Albanian language. The words listed below are not the most common Albanian words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Albanian (shqip) |
| I | unë |
| you (singular) | ti, ju (respectful) |
| he | ai |
| we | ne |
| you (plural) | ju |
| they | ata, ato |
| this | ky |
| that | që, i cili, ai |
| here | këtu |
| there | atje |
| who | kush, cili, |
| what | çfarë, ç' |
| where | ku |
| when | kur |
| how | si |
| not | nuk |
| all | gjithë, tërë |
| many | shumë |
| some | disa, ca |
| few | pak, |
| other | tjetër |
| one | një |
| two | dy |
| three | tre |
| four | katër |
| five | pesë |
| big | madh |
| long | gjatë |
| wide | i gjerë |
| thick | i trashë |
| heavy | rëndë |
| small | vogël |
| short | i shkurtër |
| narrow | i ngushtë |
| thin | i hollë |
| woman | grua |
| man (adult male) | burrë |
| man (human being) | njeri |
| child | vocërrak, vogëlush |
| wife | nuse |
| husband | burrë |
| mother | nënë, amë |
| father | atë |
| animal | shtazë |
| fish | peshk |
| bird | zog |
| dog | qen |
| louse | thëri |
| snake | gjarpër |
| worm | krimb |
| tree | pemë, dru |
| forest | pyll |
| stick | shkop |
| fruit | frutë |
| seed | farë, bërthamë |
| leaf | gjethe |
| root | rrënjë |
| bark (of a tree) | zgavër |
| flower | lule |
| grass | bar |
| rope | litar |
| skin | lëkurë |
| meat | mish |
| blood | gjak |
| bone | eshtër, ashtë |
| fat (noun) | dhjamë, maj |
| egg | ve, vezë |
| horn | bri, bori |
| tail | bisht |
| feather | pupël |
| hair | flok, qime, lesh |
| head | kokë |
| ear | vesh |
| eye | sy |
| nose | hundë |
| mouth | gojë |
| tooth | dhëmb |
| tongue (organ) | gjuhë |
| fingernail | thua |
| foot | këmbë |
| leg | këmbë |
| knee | gju |
| hand | dorë |
| wing | krah, flatër |
| belly | bark, stomak |
| guts | zorrë |
| neck | qafë |
| back | kurriz, shpinë |
| breast | gji, sisë |
| heart | zemër |
| liver | mëlçi |
| to drink | pi |
| to eat | ha |
| to bite | çap, thumboj |
| to suck | thith |
| to spit | nxjerr |
| to vomit | vjell |
| to blow | godas |
| to breathe | marr frymë |
| to laugh | qesh |
| to see | shoh |
| to hear | dëgjoj |
| to know | di |
| to think | mendoj |
| to smell | nuhas |
| to fear | druaj |
| to sleep | fle |
| to live | jetoj |
| to die | vdes |
| to kill | vras |
| to fight | luftoj |
| to hunt | gjuaj |
| to hit | godas |
| to cut | shkurtoj |
| to split | ndaj, daj |
| to stab | ther |
| to scratch | kruaj |
| to dig | gërmoj |
| to swim | notoj |
| to fly | fluturoj |
| to walk | eci |
| to come | vij |
| to lie (as in a bed) | rri |
| to sit | ulem |
| to stand | rri |
| to turn (intransitive) | kthej |
| to fall | bie |
| to give | jap |
| to hold | mbaj |
| to squeeze | shtrydh |
| to rub | ledhatoj |
| to wash | laj |
| to wipe | fshij |
| to pull | tërheq |
| to push | shtyj |
| to throw | hedh |
| to tie | lidh |
| to sew | qep |
| to count | numëroj |
| to say | them |
| to sing | këndoj |
| to play | luaj |
| to float | pluskoj |
| to flow | rrjedh |
| to freeze | ngrij |
| to swell | enjtem |
| sun | diell |
| moon | hënë |
| star | yll |
| water | ujë |
| rain | shi |
| river | lumë |
| lake | liqen |
| sea | det |
| salt | kripë |
| stone | gur |
| sand | rërë |
| dust | pluhur |
| earth | dhe, tokë |
| cloud | re, shtëllungë |
| fog | mjegull |
| sky | qiell |
| wind | erë |
| snow | borë, dëborë |
| ice | akull |
| smoke | tym |
| fire | zjarr |
| ash | hi |
| to burn | djeg |
| road | udhë, rrugë |
| mountain | mal |
| red | i kuq |
| green | blerë, blertë |
| yellow | verdhë |
| white | bardhë |
| black | zi |
| night | natë |
| day | ditë |
| year | vit, mot |
| warm | i ngrohtë |
| cold | ftohtë |
| full | i mbushur, i plotë |
| new | ri |
| old | plak, i moshuar |
| good | mirë |
| bad | keq |
| rotten | kalbur |
| dirty | i pistë |
| straight | drejt |
| round | rrumbullakët |
| sharp (as a knife) | i mprehtë |
| dull (as a knife) | i pamprehtë |
| smooth | i lëmuar |
| wet | i lagur |
| dry | i thatë |
| correct | i djathtë |
| near | afër |
| far | larg |
| right | djathtas |