Fjalët

Fjalët is the Albanian noun that means the words or speech used in language. It is the plural form of fjala, which refers to a single word, a unit of meaning in speech or writing.

The term fjalët is used across everyday language, education, linguistics, and literature to discuss multiple words, vocabulary as a set, or the act of speaking. It can refer to concrete words in a text as well as to speech more broadly, including quoted phrases or dialogue.

In Albanian grammar, fjala is a feminine noun and fjalët is the standard plural form used when talking about multiple words, often with a definite sense as “the words.” The word appears in dictionaries, language studies, and discussions of syntax, vocabulary, and style, as well as in quotations and poetry.

Fjalët also figure in common idiomatic expressions and in discussions of communication, where they distinguish what is said from what is meant. In modern contexts, the term is relevant to areas such as language learning, lexicography, and natural language processing, where the analysis and cataloging of fjalët help describe how Albanian conveys meaning in sentences and discourse.