Electronics

1. telefon celular

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   "Celular" alone is enough in speech; this is the word at a shop or repair counter

2. tablet

   Tablet

   Usage

   Useful at a security check when you are asked to take it out of the bag

3. laptop

   Laptop

   Usage

   Borrowed straight from English. Ask in a café: "A mund të punoj me laptop këtu?"

4. karikues

   Charger

   Usage

   The same word as "karikuesi" in the Basic Nouns category. "A keni një karikues?" — do you have a charger?

5. kabllo karikimi

   Charging cable

   Usage

   The connector names "USB-C" and "Lightning" are used as they are

6. bateri portative

   Power bank

   Usage

   Literally "portable battery"; many people just say "power bank". It must go in your carry-on, never the hold

7. adaptor prize

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Albania runs 230V/50Hz on round two-pin type C and F sockets, so a Japanese plug will not fit

8. prizë

   Power socket

   Usage

   Use it as "A ka prizë këtu?" — is there a socket here?

9. bateri

   Batteries

   Usage

   Say the sizes "AA" and "AAA" as they are. It is the same word as in "Bateria ime është shkarkuar" in the Internet & WiFi category

10. wifi

    Wi-Fi

    Usage

    Spelled as in "A keni wifi falas?" in the Internet & WiFi category; Albanian normally writes it lower-case

11. fjalëkalim

    Password

    Usage

    Literally "word-passage"; the same word as in "Cila është fjalëkalimi i wifi-t?" in the Internet & WiFi category

12. kartë SIM

    SIM card

    Usage

    The same word as in "Ku mund të blej një kartë SIM?" in the Internet & WiFi category; you must show your passport to buy one

13. kartë memorie

    Memory card

    Usage

    For buying an SD card for a camera; people also say "kartë SD"

14. kufje

    Earphones / Headphones

    Usage

    One word for both, and normally used in the plural

15. aparat fotografik

    Camera

    Usage

    "Aparat" alone often does. Churches and museums may ban photography, so pair it with "Mund të bëj një foto?" from the Useful Phrases category

16. elektrik dore

    Flashlight

    Usage

    Literally "hand electric". Needed for caves and mountain huts; hill villages often have no street lighting, and power cuts are common

17. kondicioner

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Ask "A ka kondicioner?" when booking a room; essential on the coast in summer

18. telekomandë

    Remote control

    Usage

    For the television and the air conditioner alike; show it at reception when you cannot find one

19. ventilator

    Fan

    Usage

    Where there is no air conditioning you can often borrow one: "A mund të marr një ventilator?"

20. frigorifer

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    An Italian loan. If medicine needs cooling, say "Më duhet frigorifer për ilaçin"

21. televizor

    Television

    Usage

    The set itself; broadcasting as a medium is the separate word "televizion"

22. mikrovalë

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    Formally "furrë me mikrovalë". To have food warmed, ask "A mund ta ngrohni këtë?"

23. çajnik elektrik

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    A "çajnik" is properly a teapot. Rooms often have none, so ask "A ka çajnik në dhomë?" in advance

24. lavatriçe

    Washing machine

    Usage

    From the Italian "lavatrice", and the word actually used in Albania. Check it alongside "lavanderi vetëshërbimi", the launderette in the Basic Nouns category, when booking a longer stay

25. tharëse flokësh

    Hairdryer

    Usage

    Literally "hair drier"; if the room has none, reception will usually lend you one

26. bojler

    Water heater

    Usage

    In Albanian lodgings you usually switch the bathroom heater on and wait twenty to thirty minutes. Ask "A duhet ta ndez bojlerin?"

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