This page is for the language the Furbys speak; Furbish. If you're looking for the fake knockoff toy with the same name, click here.
The original instructions (left) and dictionary (right) for Furby 1998.
Furbish is the language spoken by all Furbys and Friends of Furby. Furbish takes inspiration from many languages, especially Japanese and German.
The original 1998 Furby and its dictionary contained a total of 42 different Furbish words. Over the years of Furby models, many new words have been invented, from moo-lah (money) to oo-kah (uncle).
Overview
Furbish is a mix of different sounds and simple syllables to form a basic language. Although Furbish may seem primitive and silly at first, it combines many aspects of real languages from around the world. An example would be the Furbish phrase "Doo?". Instead of putting a question mark "?" at the end of a sentence, "Doo?" is used. In addition, "Wah!" is used instead of an exclamation point.
(Example, Furbish: "Doo-dah oo-nye may-may kah doo?" English (literal): Do you love me?")
This is very similar to the Japanese word "ですか?" which is used in place of a question mark. The Furby 2.0 (2012) and Furby Boom both start to learn English/the language of the land they got purchased in the more you use/interact with them.
However, contrary to popular belief a Furby cannot learn to speak an English word just by exposing itself to them. For example, a Furby won't start to say the word "pineapple" just because you repeat it to them. Its English is pre-programmed into the software and will improve over time the more you interact with it.
All Known Furbish Words
| English | Furbish |
|---|---|
| Above/Up/High | Oo |
| Affirmative | Ee |
| Again/Another/More | Koh-koh |
| And | Koh |
| Ask | Oh-too-mah |
| Baby | Bay-bee |
| Bad | Boo-dah |
| Be/To be | Boh |
| Beautiful/Pretty | Ee-kah |
| Best | Dee-mak |
| Best fun/Radical | Dee-doo-ay |
| Big | Dah |
| No!/Big no | Dah-boo |
| Big yes | Dah-ee-tah |
| Birth/Birthday | Tee-toh |
| Birthday | Toh-toh |
| Boring | Koo-dah-way-loh |
| Bottle | Bah-bah |
| Change | Boo-tay |
| Cloud | Ay-loh-may-lah |
| Come/coming | Bye-bye-oo-bah |
| Complete | Toh |
| Cute | Doh-dee |
| Dance | Noh-lah |
| Delicious/tastes good | Yumm-wah |
| Diamond | Ay-koo |
| Dizzy | Ay-way |
| Do | Doo-dah |
| Dog | Bar-bar |
| Done | Toh-dye |
| Down | Nah-bah |
| Dream | Way-loo |
| Dude | Dee-doh |
| Face | Kay-tay |
| Feed/Food | Ah-tah |
| Finally | Oo-Tah-Toh-Toh |
| Friend/Buddy | Noo-lah |
| Full | Oo-loo |
| Fun | Doo-ay |
| Funny | Doo-loo |
| Game | Doo-ay-loo-lah |
| Game over | Kah boo Koo-doh |
| Genius | Dah-way |
| Give | Tah |
| Go/Bye/Get out | Bye-bye |
| Good/Okay | Ee-day |
| Good morning | Day-ay-loh-oo-tye |
| Good night | Day-ay-loh-nah-bah |
| Happy | Noo-loo |
| Have | Ah-mah |
| Health/Healthy | Koo-doh |
| Help | Ah-noo |
| Hey | Hey |
| Hide | Woo-bye |
| High | Oo-tah |
| hmm?/huh?/when?/
where?/yeah?/what? |
Doo? |
| Home | Lay-lah |
| Hug | May-lah |
| Humor/Play/Joke | Loo |
| Hungry/Eat | Ay-tay |
| Interrogative | Doo |
| Island | Koo-wah |
| Joke | Loo-loo |
| Just kidding/Not | Kah-loo-loo |
| Kiss | May-tah |
| Life/Nature/
Living things |
Tee |
| Light | Ay-loh |
| Lightness | Ay |
| Like | Toh-loo |
| Like/Similar to/comparative | Tay |
| Listen | Ay-ay-lee-koo |
| Little/Smallnesss | Dee |
| Live | Boh-dah |
| Log | Tee-loh |
| Look | Ay-ay |
| Love | May-may |
| Love it | Dah-may-may |
| Maybe | May-bee |
| Me/Mine/Myself/I | Kah |
| Money | Moo-lah |
| Monster | Moh-moh |
| Mountain | Koo-dah |
| Move | Noh-bah |
| Music | Ee-kah-lee-koo |
| Negative/No/Stop | Boo |
| No Way/Big No | Dah-Boo |
| Noise | Bah-boo |
| Now | Nee-way |
| Oh | Oh |
| Oh my gosh/OMG | Oh-kah-tee |
| Ok | Oh-kay |
| Over | Oo-bah |
| Party/party time | Dah-no-lah |
| Path | Bye-way |
| Pet | Ah-may |
| Play | Loo-lay |
| Please | Doo-moh |
| Pull | Ah-loo |
| Rain | Wah-wee-tee |
| Receive | Tah-tah |
| Really?/Seriously | Loo-loo-doo? |
| Rock (music) | Boo-koo |
| Rock (nature) | Koo |
| Sad | Boo-noo-loo |
| Scared | Dah-boh-bah |
| Sea | Ee-wah |
| Shake | Koo-bah |
| Sing | Wee-tee |
| Sleep | Way-loh |
| So | Doh |
| Song | Wah-tee |
| Sound | Lee-koo |
| Stand | Oo-boh |
| Story | Wee-loo |
| Sun | Dah-ay-loh |
| Sweet | Nee-may |
| Tail | Dee-tee-tah |
| Talk | Noo-Noo |
| Tell | Wee-tah |
| Thank | Dah-kah |
| Thank you | Dah-kah-oo-nye |
| That's right | Boh-ee-tay |
| Thinking/Mind | Way |
| Tickle | Nee-tye |
| Time | Toh-toh |
| Touching/holding | Ah |
| Touch | Tay-boo-koo |
| Tree | Tee-tah |
| Twinkle | Tee-wee-lah |
| Uh-huh | Uh-huh |
| Uh-oh | Uh-oh |
| Uh-uh | Uh-uh |
| Uncle | Oo-kah |
| Very | Mee-mee |
| Wassup? | Doo-oo-tye? |
| Water/Rain | Wah |
| Water | Wah-tah |
| Where are you? | Oo-nye-doo? |
| Whoa | Whoa |
| Wise/Wisely | Way-lah |
| Wonder | Way-nah |
| Worried | Boh-bay |
| Yay | Yay |
| Yea! | Wah! |
| Yes | Ee-tay |
| Yippee | Yippee |
| You | Oo-nye / U-nye |
Gallery
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1998 Furbish-English Dictionary
Emoto-Tronic Furby Dictionary
Furby 2012 Dictionary
