Albanian is a phonetic language, which makes it much easier to learn from books. The letters don't change sounds depending on the letters that surround them, as happens in English. The only exception to this rule is the ë, which is usually not pronounced, or barely pronounced, if it appears at the end of a word.

The days of the week are not capatilized in Albanian, and are always preceeded by e.

Albanian adjectives differ based on the gender of the noun. This will be covered later. Here the masculine form is listed first.

The personal pronoun ti is the familiar form of the second person singular. It is used for addressing family, friends or children. When addressing strangers, or people in authority, use the second person plural ju.