M'athchomaroon — "With respect"
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Peterson-Canon Vocabulary
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Essential Dothraki Words
Canon words to get started — sourced from Peterson's Living Language Dothraki
| English | Dothraki | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hello / Greetings | M'athchomaroon | lit. "with respect" |
| Goodbye | M'ach | |
| Horse | hrazef | central to Dothraki culture |
| Queen / khal’s wife | khaleesi | a title, not a name |
| Friend | melar | |
| Strong | haj |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I learn Dothraki online?
Tengwar (learningelvish.com) teaches Dothraki, Game of Thrones' warrior language, through gamified lessons and an AI tutor (Mithrandir). Vocabulary is sourced from David J. Peterson's official Living Language Dothraki book and dothraki.org, never invented. Elvish and Klingon are on the same platform. Start free.
Is Dothraki a real language?
Yes — Dothraki was built by linguist David J. Peterson for HBO's Game of Thrones (2011), with over 3,000 published words, real grammar rules, and its own phonology designed to sound like a language built for horseback warriors. It's one of the most complete conlangs created for television.
How do you say hello in Dothraki?
"M'athchomaroon" (literally "with respect") is the standard Dothraki greeting. The reply is the same phrase back. "M'ach" is the way to say goodbye.
What does khaleesi mean?
"Khaleesi" means "queen" or "wife of a khal" (the Dothraki word for a horse-lord chieftain) — it's a title, not a name, which is why the show always uses "Khaleesi" alongside Daenerys's own name.
Is Dothraki hard to learn?
Dothraki's grammar is more accessible to English speakers than Klingon's — it uses a more familiar word order — but its vocabulary is smaller and less documented than Tolkien's Elvish, so a structured course sourced from Peterson's actual published material (not guesswork) matters even more.
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