If you are interested in learning Albanian, a good place to start is the website Albanian World (www.cezarkurti.com). Albanian World contains numerous resources for learning the language, beginning with understanding and pronouncing the Albanian alphabet. Greetings and various points of grammar are introduced early in the lessons. You then move on to simple conversational phrases, questions, days of the week and months, and more. Each lesson gives you the conversation and vocabulary in Albanian and then a translation in English, along with explanations of the words and the grammar involved.
Another useful resource for learning more about Albanian is the website Albanian 101 (www.101languages.net/albanian), which features several pages of information about the Albanian language, alphabet and vocabulary. Numbers, colors, time, transportation, lodging and more are written in transliterated Albanian and phonetic English. You can also learn about the various writing systems that have been used for Albanian, Albanian geography, history, classification and loan words. "Albanian 101" even includes phrases to use if you manage to get into trouble, such as "Am I under arrest?" and "Where are you taking me?"
If you need to do some translating, either from English to Albanian or from Albanian into English, there are numerous free dictionaries online to help you. LingvoSoft has a simple dictionary that can translate words in either direction and gives you a list of similar words to choose from as well. Webster's Online also has an online Albanian resource, although you will have to choose your words from an exiting index rather than finding your word through the search function.
If you want to have a little fun while familiarizing yourself with Albanian words, you can play Transparent Language's Albanian Word Seek. Play the word seek online as a free Flash game. If you are interested in learning more about the words in the game, you can also take the opportunity to download the free Before You Know It Express software, which is available not only for Albanian but numerous other languages.