Learn Goblin in 20 Phrases

🗣 Double it and lean into the first syllable: "HEY-hey! OY-oy!" Goblins never say a greeting once.

🗣 Snap the "p" twice, like two little clicks: "yep-YEP!"

🗣 Same snap as "yes," just a grumpier vowel — flatten it.

🗣 This is as close as Goblin gets to manners. Say it like you already expect to be told no.

🗣 "Thank" loses its "th" sound and comes out as an f — Goblin swaps "th" for a harder sound everywhere.

🗣 Not really an apology — say it fast and unbothered, like tripping over a rock.

🗣 "Am" vanishes completely — no "to be" verb, just the feeling, said twice.

🗣 "You" becomes "yooz" — give the z at the end a little buzz.

🗣 "We" becomes "us-lot" — Goblin thinks in groups, never just "I."

🗣 Notice "have" disappears entirely — Goblin skips it the same way it skips "am," and just names the shiny thing.

🗣 "The" is gone — Goblin has no articles — and "treasure" becomes the tripled-up "mine-mine-shiny."

🗣 "Here" softens so the "r" turns into a z sound. Bark the final "now-now" for urgency.

🗣 Same softened "here" as above — once you have it, reuse it anywhere "here" shows up.

🗣 "And" is one of the few words Goblin barely touches — everything around it still doubles up.

🗣 "Than" loses its "th" too — the same swap as "thank," just landing in a different spot.

🗣 "Honor" picks up the "or → az" swap that shows up all over Goblin words.

🗣 "Coming" keeps its "com" but the "-ing" clips down to "-in." Goblin always drops that final g.

🗣 "Will" drops out the same way "am" did — no future tense, just the threat, flat and immediate.

🗣 Two full sentences back to back — Goblin at its most tender, and it still cannot resist doubling every word.

🗣 "Farewell" is not built word by word — it pulls from the phrasebook's own goodbye, "go-go now!"

1. How do you say “Hello!” in Goblin?

2. How do you say “No!” in Goblin?

3. How do you say “Thank you!” in Goblin?

4. How do you say “I am happy.” in Goblin?

5. How do you say “We are friends.” in Goblin?

6. How do you say “Give me the treasure.” in Goblin?

7. How do you say “Stay here, friend.” in Goblin?

8. How do you say “I love you more than gold.” in Goblin?

9. How do you say “Run! They are coming for us!” in Goblin?

10. How do you say “Good night, friend. Sleep well.” in Goblin?

Will I actually be able to speak Goblin after this?

You will be able to say and recognize these 20 lines, and reuse the patterns underneath them — that is the realistic goal. Goblin is an original fictional language built for this site, not a natural language with native speakers, so "fluent" is not really a thing here. Think of it the way people learn a handful of real Klingon phrases: a genuine, repeatable party trick, not a second language.

Do I need to learn grammar rules, or just memorize the 20 lines?

Just memorize the lines — that is enough to use them. If you want to go further, watch for the patterns called out in the pronunciation tips: words get doubled for emphasis (shiny-shiny, yep-yep), a few small verbs like "am," "have" and "will" disappear entirely, and certain letter combinations shift the same way every time (th → d, or/er → az). Once you notice those, new Goblin sentences start sounding predictable instead of random.

How is the quiz scored — does it save my result anywhere?

The quiz runs entirely in your browser. There is no login, no server call and no saved history — close the tab and it is gone. Answer all 10 questions to see your score, then hit "Try again" to reset and go again as many times as you like.

Can I learn more than these 20 phrases?

Yes — the translator at the bottom of this page turns any English sentence into Goblin on the spot, using the same source that produced the 20 phrases above. Type something you actually want to say to a friend and see how it comes out.

Will there be a phrase course like this for the other 9 languages?

This page is the first one, built so the format — 20 progressive phrases with pronunciation tips and a quiz — can be reused for another language without a rewrite. Whether the rest get their own course depends on how much use this one gets, but the groundwork is already there.