A collection of useful phrases in Adyghe, or West Circassian, a North West Caucasian language spoken mainly in the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| English | адыгэбзэ (Adyghe) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Къеблагъ (sg) Шъукъеблагъ (pl) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Фэсапщы Сэлам (inf) |
| Hello (on phone) | Алло |
| How are you? | Сыдэу ущыта? (sg/frm) Сыдэу шъущыта? (pl/frm) Сыд уфэд? (inf) Тэу ущыт? (inf) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Сыдэгъу, опсэу. О сыдэу ущыт? (frm) СышІу, опсэу. О тэу ущыт? (inf) |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | Сыда о пцІэр? |
| My name is ... | СицІэр ... |
| Where are you from? | Тэдэ ущыща? (sg) Тэдэ шъущыща? (pl) |
| I'm from ... | Сэ ... сыщыщ. (sg) Тэ ... тыщыщ. (pl) |
| Pleased to meet you | Сигуапэ хъугъэ. |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Уипчэдыжь шІу |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Уимафэ шІу |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Уипчыхьэ шІу |
| Good night | Уичэщ шІу |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Гъогу маф! Тызэрэлъэгъун (see you) |
| Good luck! | Гъогу маф |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Гухахъо ошх! |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
|
| I understand | КъызгурэІо. |
| I don't understand | КъызгурыІорэп. |
| Yes | Ары |
| No | Хьау |
| Maybe | |
| I don't know | СшІэрэп |
| Please speak more slowly | Моу, нахь жъажъэу къэгущыІэба. |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak English? | ИнгилызыбзэкІэ огущыІа? |
| Do you speak Turkish? | ТыркубзэкІэ огущыІа? |
| Do you speak Adyghe? | АдыгабзэкІэ огущыІа? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Ары, тІэкІу сэгущыІэшъу. |
| Speak to me in Adyghe | |
| How do you say ... in Adyghe? | ...р адыгабзэкІэ таущтэу къаІора? |
| Excuse me | Къысфэгъэгъу (sg) Къысфэжъугъэгъу (pl) |
| What time is it? | Сыхьатыр тхьапша? |
| How much is this? | Псыунэр тэщыІа? |
| Sorry | |
| Please | |
| Thank you | Тхьауегъэпсэу (sg) Тхьашъуегъэпсэу (pl) Тхьаегъэпсэу (>m/f) Тхьаегъэпсэух (>pl) |
| Reply to thank you | |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Псыунэр тэщыІа? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Сэ шІу усэлъэгъу |
| Get well soon | ПсынкІэу ухъужьынэу сыпфэлъаІо! |
| God bless you | БэгъашІэ охъу! |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | |
| New Year greetings | |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | Укъызыхъугъэ мафэмкІэ сыпфэгушІо! |
| One language is never enough | Зы бзэр икъунэп. |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Translations provided by Блэгъожъ Джанэр (Caner Şik)
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Adyghe | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Other collections of Adyghe phrases
http://cakhasa.com/classes/english_circassian_phrase_book_idx.html
http://iccs.synthasite.com/resources/Kabardian-English Phrase-Book.pdf
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