A Garden of Herbs
All those wonderful fresh Albanian herbs translated into English to help you find the right ingredients.
You will notice that across north and south Albania, city to city and even in some cases village to village the words used for Albanian herbs will vary. There is more then one word for most herbs and below are the ones that we use in our village, Shkoder.
| Albanian | English |
| Bimeve: | Herbs |
| Bimeve Natyrore: | Natural Herbs |
| Borzilok: | Basil |
| Fletë Gji / Gjethe dafine: | Bay Leaf |
| Kanellë: | Cinnamon |
| Koriandër: | Coriander |
| Hudhër Terren: | Ground Garlic |
| Mente / Nenexhik: | Mint |
| Arrëmyshk: | Nutmeg |
| Rigon: | Oregano |
| Majdanoz: | Parsley |
| Piper: | Pepper |
| Xhenxhefil Rrënjë: | Root Ginger |
| Rozmarinë: | Rosemary |
| I urtë: | Sage |
| Kripë: | Salt |
| Trumzë: | Thyme |
If there is another herb you wish to know the translation of, or what to use as an alternative in a recipe please Ask Me, and I will be happy to help.
Dafina perkyhehet bay leaf. Nga google translate i ke perkthyer keto???
Hi Kejdi,
Fletë gji was provided by Google translate. Fletë gjiri u sigurua nga google translation.
It was then checked with others. Më pas u kontrollua me njerëz të tjerë.
Do you have another translation for Bay Leaf that you use? A keni një përkthim tjetër për Bay Leaf që përdorni?
Gjethe dafine – is the correct translation for Bay leaf. Please change or at least add it a as alternative name. I am not sure too many would recognise Flete Gji in Albania to help the English speaking tourists find what they are after. Thank you
Perfect, will update! Thank you for letting us know.
Sage is Sherbele in Albanian not i urte. Google translate got it wrong.
Fenel seed si quhet ne shqip?
Farë kopër?