urime
urime is the Albanian word for congratulations.
urime is used to express approbation. It is commonly used as a standalone exclamation to congratulate someone on an achievement or life event.
Meaning: expressing approbation (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is urim, while urime is the plural form and serves as the standard way to say congratulations.
Did you know?
- While urime is used for achievements, Albanians often use me shëndet meaning 'with health' when congratulating someone on a new purchase like clothes or a car.
- When celebrating a birthday, urime is frequently expanded to urime për ditëlindjen but the more common colloquial wish is edhe 100 meaning 'and another 100'.
- Because it is rooted in the verb 'uroj' (to wish), saying urime is linguistically closer to making a blessing or a prayer than a simple compliment.
Examples in context
- Urime për fitoren e shkëlqyer në turnirin e futbollit!Congratulations on the excellent victory in the football tournament!
- Ju uroj të arrini shumë suksese edhe në të ardhmen!I wish you great success in the future as well!
- Të uroj, (name), për të arritur këtë objektiv të vështirë. Jam krenar për ty!Congratulations, (name), for achieving this difficult goal. I am proud of you!
- Urime për martesën tuaj!Congratulations on your marriage!
- Urime për punën e re!Congratulations on the new job!
- Urime për festën!Congratulations on the holiday!
Example conversation
Arjana tells Ervin that he passed his driving test.
- ArjanaUrime, Ervin! E kalove provimin!Congratulations, Ervin! You passed the exam!
- ErvinFaleminderit shumë, Arjana!Thank you very much, Arjana!
- ArjanaTani mund të shoqërohesh kudo.Now you can go anywhere.
- ErvinPo, jam shumë i lumtur!Yes, I am very happy!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “congratulations” translations and entries urime, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
