Mando'a for Di'kute - Mando'a 101

By An'u Biss and Velin T'alor

So you always wanted to learn more about Mandos and their culture or even speak their language?

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May 07, 2026EP. 13 : Din Djarin - from Foundling to Father - Mando'a 101 feat. Churchman_do
It is time to talk about our Beskar Boy - Din Djarin. This character had such an gigantic impact on the mandalorian lore. What better time to disect this and theorize a little before the highly antictipated movie is released.

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And of course his Instagram

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Dont forget your homework - tell us how you liked the movie!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mando'a Dictionary (click me)⁠
Gar taldin nu jaon'yc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaasla!
Bloodline is not important, but you as a parent are the most valuable thing.
taldin - bloodline
nu - not (negative prefix)
jaon'yc - important
wadaasla - valuable
shabii gar - screw you
wayii - good grief
Ni kyr’tail gai sa’ad - I know your name as my child.
kar'taylir - to know, hold in heart
gai - name
sa - as, like
ad - child, son, daughter
gai bal manda - name and soul (adoption ceremony)
manda - the collective soul / state of being mandalorian
kir'manir - to adopt
osik - crap
cin vhetin - fresh start, clean slate (lit. white field)
ori’meshla - very beautiful
Aliit - clan, family
kaysh - he/her
meg - if
jorhaa'ir - to speak
jatne'buir - best parent
...more
1h 24min
April 23, 2026EP. 12: A complicated profession - Mando'a 101
Bountyhunting is a complicated profession, wouldnt you agree? This week we talk about the field of work Mando'ade excel in!

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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
aka – mission
bora – job
karoya – hunter
oya'kar - chase, hunt
...more
45min
April 02, 2026EP. 11: At the Cantina - Mando'a 101 feat. Parjai Tracyn
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
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1h 1min
March 16, 2026EP. 10: Swear like a Mando'ad - Mando'a 101
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.

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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
...more
1h 10min
February 25, 2026EP. 09: Actions & Words - Mando'a 101
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
...more
51min
February 11, 2026EP. 08: Try to parry this! - Mando'a 101
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.

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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
...more
56min
February 01, 2026EP. 07: Jango, just a simple Man? - Mando'a 101 feat. @MandoaLessons
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.

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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
...more
1h 7min
January 14, 2026EP. 06: Jasters Legacy - Mando'a 101
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
...more
45min
December 24, 2025EP. 05: Mando Holiday Special - Mando'a 101
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!
...more
39min
December 10, 2025EP. 04: Tough Love - Mando'a 101
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
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38min

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