English-Basque Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Basque translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Basque.
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Basque (Euskara) is a language isolate spoken in the Basque Country between Spain and France. It is unrelated to any other known language and is considered one of the oldest living languages in Europe. Basque has a unique grammatical structure with ergative case marking and extensive noun declension.
Cultural Note
Basque is a language isolate with no known relatives. It uses an ergative case system and has multiple dialects.
Browse common Basque vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | ni | I am here now. Ni hemen nago orain. |
| you | pron. | zu | You are very kind. Zu oso atsegina zara. |
| he | pron. | hura | He is my friend. Hura nire laguna da. |
| she | pron. | hura | She is at home. Hura etxean dago. |
| we | pron. | gu | We live in this city. Gu hiri honetan bizi gara. |
| they | pron. | haiek | They work every day. Haiek egunero lan egiten dute. |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | zer | What is on the table? Zer dago mahai gainean? |
| where | int. | non | Where is your house? Non dago zure etxea? |
| when | int. | noiz | When do you arrive? Noiz iristen zara? |
| who | int. | nor | Who is that person? Nor da pertsona hori? |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | izan | They want to be ready. Prest egon nahi dute. |
| to have | v. | ukan | I have a new book. Liburu berri bat dut. |
| to go | v. | joan | I go to school daily. Egunero eskolara joaten naiz. |
| to come | v. | etorri | Please come to my house. Etorri nire etxera. |
| to eat | v. | jan | We eat rice tonight. Gaur gauean arroza jaten dugu. |
| to love | v. | maite izan | I love my family. Nire familia maite dut. |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | gizon | The man is my father. Gizona nire aita da. |
| woman | n. | emakume | The woman reads quietly. Emakumeak isilik irakurtzen du. |
| child | n. | haur | The child is sleeping. Haurra lo dago. |
| family | n. | familia | My family lives here. Nire familia hemen bizi da. |
| mother | n. | ama | My mother makes tea. Nire amak tea egiten du. |
| father | n. | aita | My father works today. Nire aitak gaur lan egiten du. |
| friend | n. | lagun | She is my friend. Nire laguna da. |
| house | n. | etxe | Their house is big. Haien etxea handia da. |
| world | n. | mundu | The world is changing. Mundua azkar aldatzen ari da. |
| water | n. | ur | Water is clear. Ura oso garbia da. |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | on | This book is good. Liburu hau ona da. |
| bad | adj. | txar | The weather is bad. Eguraldia txarra da. |
| big | adj. | handi | The house is big. Etxea handia da. |
| small | adj. | txiki | The room is small. Gela txikia da. |
| beautiful | adj. | eder | The flower is beautiful. Lorea ederra da. |
| Prepositions | |||
| from | prep. | tik | She comes from the city. Hiritik dator. |
| to | prep. | ra | We go to school. Eskolara goaz. |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | eta | Bread and milk. Ogia eta esnea prest daude. |
| or | conj. | edo | Tea or coffee. Tea edo kafea ondo daude. |
| but | conj. | baina | Tired but happy. Nekatuta nago, baina pozik. |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | bai | Yes, I understand. Bai, orain ulertzen dut. |
| no | interj. | ez | No, I do not agree. Ez, ez nago ados. |
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Common Uses
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- •Travel to Basque Country
- •Reference for Basque classes
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