Language/Dzongkha/Vocabulary/Resources

DZONGKHA RESOURCE LIST

Hello!

Do you want to learn Dzongkha but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its link below! Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it. Here is what the resource list contains;

• "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
• Resources on learning the script.
• Websites to practice reading the script.
• Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
• Notes on Colloquial.
• Music playlists
• List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!

Join the South Asian Languages server for learning more about the Dzongkha Language: https://discord.gg/H2Cj6gP6RW

Information

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzongkha#:~:text=Dzongkha%20

• https://www.holidify.com/pages/languages-of-bhutan-1232.html

• https://www.bhutan.travel/page/language

• https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Dzongkha_language

 Grammar

• https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/103233#:~:text=Dzongkha%20has%20incipient%20tonal%20characteristics,phonological%20contrast%20within%20the%20language

• https://www.himalayanlanguages.org/files/driem/pdfs/1992Dzongkha.pdf

• https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1h4211k0

• https://www.researchgate.net/The_Grammar_of_Dzongkha_Revised_and_Expanded_with_a_Guide_to_Roman_Dzongkha_and_to_Phonological_Dzongkha 

• https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Grammar-of-Dzongkha-Tshering-Driem/35960b6efe95ca45d9b9688c1b6e91c1cae2b1b8

• https://www.academia.edu/The_Grammar_of_Dzongkha

• https://archive.org/details/ColloquialDzongkhaGrammar

 Reading

• https://www.booknese.com/short-story

• http://14.139.206.50:8080/jspui/bitstream/1/4169/1/Folktales%20of%20Bhutan%200.pdf

• https://dorjipenjore.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/introduction-and-first-three-stories.pdf

• https://www.bhutanfound.org/news-information-on-covid-19/reading-resources/

• https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/winter/statement/bhutanese-folktale-becomes-childrens-book-in-new-hampshire

• https://www.academia.edu/3290764/Dangphu_Dingphu_The_Origin_of_the_Bhutanese_Folktales

• https://jesusmessiahcomicmedia.com/dzoR-pdf

• https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/dhimjournal/1.0365148/0

 Writing

• https://omniglot.com/writing/dzongkha.php 

• https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Dzongkha/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/51228514484534510/

• https://lovelybluepanda.tumblr.com/post/166142870370/the-dzongkha-alphabet/amp

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hduoYCmMxig

 Vocabulary

• https://wikitravel.org/en/Dzongkha_phrasebook      

• https://www.gesar-travel.com/dzongkha-for-beginners/?lang=en

• https://www.raonline.ch/pages/bt/visin/bt_dzongkha12.html

• https://wandertours.com/helpful-phrases-in-dzongkha-for-travelers/

• https://www.tourinbhutan.com/useful-words-and-phrases/

• https://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/uploads/files/publications/English-Dzongkha_Pocket_Dictionary_fcbe977ea0f17fa3c90a8cd9a0b6c4f1.pdf

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228997718_Dzongkha_Word_Segmentation

• https://www.himalayanlanguages.org/files/driem/pdfs/1992Dzongkha.pdf

• https://www.bhutan.me/online/dzongkha-english-online/

 Websites

• https://mangolanguages.com/available-languages/learn-dzongkha/index.html

• https://www.gesar-travel.com/dzongkha-for-beginners/?lang=en

• https://www.livinglanguage.com/dzongkha

• https://cudoo.com/products/languages/dzongkha/learn-dzongkha-online-level-1/

• https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/r/o/Dzongkha/Resources

• https://utalk.com/en/store/dzongkha

Apps

• Dzongkha for Kids https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.DzoForKids.cst

• Kids Learn Dzongkha https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.language.KidsLearnDzongkha

• Dzongkha Phrases App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bt.gov.dzongkha.dzongkhaenglishphrasebook

• Beginner Dzongkha https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnerdzongkha

• Start from Zero_ Dzongkha https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.startfromzero_dzongkha

• English - Dzongkha Offline Dictionary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diwaspuri.dzongkhadictionaryoffline

 Youtube Channels/Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Da2ChGMDo

• https://www.youtube.com/c/MStudioBhutan

• The Sound of the Bhutanese / Dzongkha language (Numbers, Greetings & Story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjlIChGsgs

• Learn how to introduce yourself in Bhutan! - Dzongkha language tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_9MUy_75-Q

• https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnBasicDzongkha

 Online Dictionaries

• https://www.bhutan.me/online/dzongkha-english-online/

• https://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/uploads/files/publications/English-Dzongkha_Pocket_Dictionary_fcbe977ea0f17fa3c90a8cd9a0b6c4f1.pdf

• https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-dzongkha.html

• https://glosbe.com/en/dz

• http://www.babilon-translator.com/english-to-dzongkha-dictionary/

• https://www.scribd.com/doc/122608177/Choke-Dzongkha-Dictionary

 Textbooks

• https://www.himalayanlanguages.org/files/driem/pdfs/1992Dzongkha.pdf

• https://rec.gov.bt/soft-copies-of-textbooks/

• https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1h4211k0

• https://www.academia.edu/The_Grammar_of_Dzongkha

• https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED433703.pdf

• https://www.amazon.in/Dzongkha-Languages-Greater-Himalayan-Publications/dp/9087280580

Podcasts and Audiobooks

• Learn Dzongkha https://open.spotify.com/show/0oziH5OCgz0AGXNL2U3NFG?si=e3bd859dd7314616

Music Playlists

• Dzongkha Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3h2YG3jjOCKD2K8ZHPcpUQ?si=4caa4346229d4873

• Bhutanese Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CLHTRQHrBGpiH2nYhHlKr?si=6813444ae4094e79

• Dzongkha Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/08zvAgSCtNWYN9d652EUj7?si=1494b13bc5e945dc

• DZONGKHA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gfejPDSHeFGQQlJ8P1E77?si=5f8c97cf5c2649fc

• Dzongkha Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10CJq6GVXWaWXDKujwHQ04?si=10d9c7d330474971

• Dzongkha Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AWRxWzAR6IXQRlfvX85RX?si=e7a3a0882fa54ab9

• Latest Bhutanese Songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HzV9uOORCAUu1V1gHuFRC?si=e3edacc716d941b4

 News Sources

• http://www.bbs.bt/dzongkha/

• https://kuenselonline.com/

 Online Keyboards

• http://online-keyboard.org/Dzongkha-keyboard/BT-Dzongkha/Default/en

• https://gate2home.com/Dzongkha-Keyboard

• https://www.free-online-writing.com/dzongkha-keyboard.html

• https://www.typingbaba.com/keyboard/online-bhutanese-keyboard.php

• https://keyboardingonline.net/dzongkha-keyboard/en/

• https://www.branah.com/bhutanese

 Memrise Courses

• https://app.memrise.com/course/333372/dzongkha-basic-phrases/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/10220/dzongkha-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1021873/the-dzongkha-alphabet/

• https://app.memrise.com/course/345344/dzongkha-7/

• OFF-TOPIC: https://app.memrise.com/course/351421/bhutan-districts/  

 Other resources (resources that have not been classified yet)

• https://universeofmemory.com/dzongkha-language-resources/    

• https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-resources-for-learning-Dzongkha

Sources

• https://polyglotclub.com/language/dzongkha/question/38688
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pw3TuJzyQowiJOP_TZc_RzC1DB7e31Hwgk6UGC_PAFU/edit?usp=sharing