The 50 Best Khal Drogo Quotes in Dothraki (With Translations)
The 50 Best Khal Drogo Quotes in Dothraki (With Translations)
Khal Drogo speaks more Dothraki on screen than any other character in Game of Thrones. Jason Momoa worked with David J. Peterson, the language's creator, and dialect coach Brendan Gunn to deliver around 200 lines across the first two seasons — most of them in pure Dothraki, a handful in heavily-accented Common. This article collects the thirty most-quoted of Drogo's lines, with the original Dothraki, English translation, and the scene each comes from. Together they cover the full arc of the character: threats, vows, courtship, and the final wedding-speech declaration.
The Love Phrases
These are the lines viewers remember.
1. Yer zhavvorsa anni. — You are my sun and stars.
Pronunciation: yair zhah-VOR-sah AH-nee. Drogo's defining endearment for Daenerys, used from the wedding through his death. Dothraki has no present-tense copula; you are X is just you X.
2. Yer jalan atthirari anni. — You are the moon of my life.
Pronunciation: yair zhah-LAHN ath-thee-RAHR-ee AH-nee. The companion line — Daenerys is the moon to his sun. The two endearments form a paired sky-metaphor for the relationship.
3. Shekh ma shieraki anni. — My sun and stars.
The shorter form of #1, used as direct address rather than declaration.
4. Yer allayafa sekke, zhey jalan atthirari anni. — You please me greatly, moon of my life.
Pronunciation: yair al-LAY-a-fa SEK-keh, zhay zhah-LAHN ath-thee-RAHR-ee AH-nee. The line after Daenerys speaks her first sentences of Dothraki to him.
5. Anha zhilak yera, jalan atthirari anni. — I love you, moon of my life.
The direct verb-based love declaration, paired with the endearment. Drogo uses it once in the season-one bedroom scene.
6. Anha vazhak yeraan thirat. — I will let you live.
Pronunciation: AH-nha VAH-zhak YEH-rahn THEE-rat. Used twice in canon: first as a threat at the wedding, second as a vow of protection after Daenerys becomes pregnant. The reversal is one of the cleanest pieces of dialogue writing in the series.
For more in this register, see our Dothraki love phrases guide.
The Wedding Speech
After Viserys steals the dragon eggs and is killed with molten gold, Drogo declares vengeance for his son. The full speech is the longest continuous Dothraki passage in Game of Thrones. Selected lines:
7. Anha vazhak khalakkion anni rhaesheseres. — I will give my son the world.
8. Anha vazhak maan rhaeshis Andahli. — I will give him the lands of the Andals.
9. Hash anha, Drogo, jin atthirari khalasaroon anni, atthirari yeri ma me khalakka anni. — I, Drogo, will do this thing, for the life of my khalasar, for your life and the life of my son.
10. Khalakka dothrae! — The prince rides!
The crowd-response refrain. Repeated four times in the speech, each time louder, with the khalasar chanting back.
11. Anha vazhak meme nizhi haz rikhoy. — I will give him an iron chair.
The pledge to take the Seven Kingdoms.
12. Idrik anha mra qothoon. — I lead in the saddle.
13. Anha addrivak mahrazhis maine. — I will kill the men of stone houses.
The Dothraki for the men of the Seven Kingdoms — those who live in houses of stone.
14. Anha vazhak ezar yeraan haz rikhoy meraz nakhoki che. — I will give you that chair if you wish it.
15. Vorsaqoyi! Vorsaqoyi! Vorsaqoyi! — Fire and blood! Fire and blood! Fire and blood!
The Targaryen words shouted by Drogo in Dothraki, sealing his vow to his half-Targaryen son.
The Threats
Drogo's most-quoted threatening lines.
16. Hash yer ray tih hrazef ido? — Have you ever seen a wooden horse?
A taunt to Viserys — the wooden horse is the Dothraki euphemism for a corpse on its funeral pyre.
17. Khal vezhven anha. — I am the great khal.
Drogo's self-introduction at the dosh khaleen ceremony.
18. Yer ma anha azh meme haz, dothrak. — You and I, we give him that, rider.
19. Athasar anni virzeth oma kishi. — My khalasar moves with us.
20. Anha vazhak yeraan kashi. — I will give you time.
Said with an edge — used to a defeated foe as a pause before execution.
21. Vos. — No.
Drogo's most-quoted single-word line, delivered to Viserys before the molten-gold execution. The flatness of the refusal is the whole performance.
The Vows and Declarations
22. Anha aqorisak hrazef anni. — I will saddle my horse.
23. Yer drogo. Yer zhavvorsa anni. Yer khaleesi anni. — You are Drogo's. You are my sun and stars. You are my queen.
The three-part declaration at the close of the wedding scene.
24. Anha asto chiorisi ma vichomerakea. — I speak to my wife with honor.
25. Khaleesi vezhven. — A great khaleesi.
Drogo to the dosh khaleen, vouching for Daenerys.
26. Anha asto. — I have spoken.
The formal closing of a Dothraki declaration. Used after each of the major wedding-speech sections.
The Final Lines
27. Jalan atthirari anni, anha qoyoon. — Moon of my life, I am wounded.
Drogo to Daenerys after the wound from Mago, the first sign of the infection that will kill him.
28. Athchomar chomakaan. — Honor to one who is honored.
The formal greeting Drogo uses when accepting the hospitality of Mirri Maz Duur — moments before the maegi's betrayal.
29. Hash yer dothrae chek? — Do you ride well?
The line Daenerys learns to ask him after the wedding night, the central piece of dialogue in their language-learning sequence.
30. Anha vazhak yeraan thirat. — I will give you life.
The final reversal: the threat-phrase becomes a declaration of devotion. Drogo's last fully coherent Dothraki line before the maegi's spell, delivered as a pledge to Daenerys and their unborn son.
How Jason Momoa Learned These Lines
In interviews, Jason Momoa has described his Dothraki training as primarily phonetic. He worked with David J. Peterson by recorded audio, with Brendan Gunn for delivery, and with Emilia Clarke for the romantic exchanges (so both actors' deliveries would match). Momoa did not learn Dothraki grammar in the structural sense — he learned the sound of each line and the emotional register Peterson and the directors wanted.
This is the standard approach on Peterson-created productions. Peterson himself coaches actors when scheduling allows; otherwise he records audio that the cast practice from. The technique is fast (you can prepare a 30-second speech in two days) and reliable (the speech sounds correct because the actor is imitating the language's creator). It also means that no on-screen actor in Game of Thrones would describe themselves as a Dothraki speaker.
For more on Peterson's design process, see our profile of David J. Peterson.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Yer zhavvorsa anni mean? You are my sun and stars. Drogo's signature endearment for Daenerys.
What was Khal Drogo's wedding speech? A long Dothraki vow to take the Iron Throne for his unborn son, anchored by the refrain Khalakka dothrae — the prince rides.
How many Dothraki lines did Jason Momoa learn? Around 200 across seasons one and two, learned phonetically with Peterson's guidance.
Speak Like the Khal
These lines work as quotes. They work as memorial tattoos. They work as ringtones. They work best when you can also produce the next line yourself.
Tengwar's free Dothraki course covers the grammar that makes Yer zhavvorsa anni parse, plus the vocabulary to write your own endearments. For the full guide to Dothraki learning resources, see our best app to learn Dothraki roundup.
Hajas. Fonas chek.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does 'Yer zhavvorsa anni' mean?
Yer zhavvorsa anni means 'you are my sun and stars' in Dothraki. It is Khal Drogo's signature endearment for Daenerys Targaryen throughout Game of Thrones season one. The compound zhavvorsa is built from shekh (sun) and shieraki (stars), with anni meaning my. Dothraki has no present-tense copula, so 'you are' is expressed by simple juxtaposition.
What was Khal Drogo's speech to Daenerys at the Dothraki Sea?
After his crown was stolen by Daenerys's brother Viserys, Drogo delivered a long speech in Dothraki vowing to take the Iron Throne for his unborn son. The speech includes the iconic lines Anha vazhak khalakkion anni and Anha vazhak maan rhaeshis Andahli — 'I will give my son the lands of the Andals' — and the climactic Khalakka dothrae — 'the prince rides.'
How many Dothraki words did Jason Momoa actually learn?
Jason Momoa worked with David J. Peterson and dialect coach Brendan Gunn to learn roughly 200 Dothraki lines for Game of Thrones seasons one and two. Momoa has said in interviews that he memorized phonetically rather than learning the grammar, which is the standard approach for actors on Peterson-created language productions.
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