| Vendui' | I/we greet you |
| Aluve' | I/we leave you |
| JAL KHALESS ZHAH WAELA | All trust is foolish |
| OLOTH ZHAH TUTH ABBIL LUETH OGGLIN | Darkness is both friend and enemy |
| XUN IZIL DOS PHUUL QUARTHEN, LUETH DRO | Do as you are ordered, and live |
| LLOTH TLU MALLA; JAL ULTRINNAN ZHAH XUNDUS | Lloth be praised; all victory is (her) doing |
| ILHARESSEN ZHAUNIL ALURL | Matrons know best |
| LIL ALURL VELVE ZHAH LIL VELKYN USS | The best knife is the unseen one |
| LIL WAELA LUETH WAELA RAGAR BRORNA LUETH WUND NIND, KYORLIN ELGHINN | The foolish and unwary find surprises and among them, waiting death |
| KHALESS NAU USS MZILD TAGA DOSSTAN | Trust no one more than yourself |
| NINDYN VEL'USS KYORL NIND RATHA THALRA ELGHINN DAL LIL ALUST | Those who watch their backs meet death from the front |
| ULU Z'HIN MAGLUST DAL QU'ELLAR LUETH VALSHARESS ZHAH ULU Z'HIN WUND LIL PHALAR | To walk apart from House and Queen is to walk into the grave |
| KYORL JAL BAUTH, KYONE, LUETH LIL QUARVAL-SHARESS XAL BALBAU DOS LIL BELBOL DEL ELENDAR DRO | Watch all about, warily, and the Goddess may give you the gift of continued life |
| VEL'USS ZHAUN ALUR TAGA LIL QUARVAL-SHARESS? | Who knows better than the Goddess? |
| Zhaunil dal Waerr'ess | Knowledge from deceipt [VDVM motto] |
| Dal ultrinnan ulu el'inssrigg | From victory to an inn [battle cry] |
| Ssinssrigg lueth Belaern | Lust and Profit [House of Pleasure motto] |
| Jiv'elgg lueth jiv'undus phuul jivvin | Torture and pain are fun |
| Ssussun pholor dos! Ssussun! (shortened) | Light upon you! [curse to Drow] |
| Oloth plynn dos! Olot dos! (shortened) | Darkness take you! [curse to non-Drow] |
| {House Name} ultrin! | {House Name} supreme! [battle cry] |
| A'dos quarth! | At your command! |
| Lloth kyorl dos (d'jal) | Lloth guard you (you all) |
| Vith'os! | [see "vith" and "dos"] |
| Vith'ir! | [see "vith" and "tir"] |
| L'alurl abbil zhah dosstan | The best trusted friend is yourself |
| Khal wun dossta belaern | Trust in your wealth |
| Jala cahallin xal tlu elg'cahlin | Any food may be poison |
| Sargh lueth kyona phuul dro'xundus | Strength at arms and wariness are survival |
| L'elamshin d'lil Ilythiiri zhah ulu har'luth jal | The destiny of the Drow is to conquer all |
| L'elend zhah alurl | The traditional is best |
| L'alurl faerbol zhah mrimm (mrann) d'ssinss | The best magic item is a female (male) lover |
| L'alurl gol zhah elghinyrr gol | The best goblin is a dead goblin |