A collection of useful phrases in Altay, a Turkic language spoken mainly in the Altai republic and Altai Krai in the Russian Federation.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal
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.
| Phrase | Алтай тили (Altay) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Эзендер (Ezender) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Эзендер (Ezender) - frm Эзен (Ezen) - inf |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Кандый јӱреер? (Kandıj ĵyreer?) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Јакшы, быйан болзын (Ĵakšı, bıjan bolzın) |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | Слердиҥ адар кем? (Slerdiñ adar kem?) |
| My name is ... | Мениҥ адым ... (Meniñ adım...) |
| Where are you from? | Слер кажы јердиҥ? (Sler kažı ĵerdiñ) |
| I'm from ... | Мен ... (Men ...) |
| Pleased to meet you | Танышканыс јакшы (Tanıškanıs ĵakšı) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Јакшылыкту таҥла (Ĵakšılıktu tañla) |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Јакшылар (Ĵakšılar) |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Јакшылыкту еҥирле (Ĵakšılıktu eñirle) |
| Good night | Јакшы коныгар (Ĵakšı konıgar) Јакшы уйуктагар (Ĵakšı ujuktagar) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Јакшы болзын (Ĵakšı bolzın) |
| Good luck! | Јакшы болзын (Ĵakšı bolzın) |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
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| Have a nice day | Кӱндер jакшы öтсин! (Kynder ĵakšı ötsin!) |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
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| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Јолыгар ырысту болзын (Ĵolıgar ırıstu bolzın) |
| Yes | Эйе (Eje) |
| No | Јок (Ĵok) |
| Maybe | |
| I don't know | Мен билбезим (Men bilbezim) |
| I understand | Мен оҥдоп jадым (Men oñdop ĵadım) Мен аайлап турум (Men aajlap turum) |
| I don't understand | Мен оҥдободым (Men oñdobodım) Мен аайлабай турум (Men aajlabaj turum) |
| Please speak more slowly | Меҥдебей айтсаар (Meñdebej ajtsaar) |
| Please say that again | Ойто катап айдып ийзегер (Ojto katap ajdıp ijzeger) |
| Please write it down | Мыны бичип берзеер (Mını bičip berzeer) |
| Do you speak English? | Слер английслийлеп куучындап турганар ба? (Sler anglijskijlep kuučındap turganar ba?) |
| Do you speak Altay? | Слер алтайлап куучындап турганар ба? (Sler altajlap kuučındap turganar ba?) |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Ейе, бир эмеш (Eje, bir emeš) |
| Speak to me in Altay | |
| How do you say ... in Altay? | Алтайлап ... кандый болор? (Altajlap ... kandıj bolor?) |
| Excuse me | Јаманымды таштагар (Ĵamanımdı taštagar) |
| How much is this? | Бу мыныҥ баазы канча? (Bu mınıñ baazı kanča?) |
| Sorry | Јаманымды таштагар (Ĵamanımdı taštagar) |
| Please | |
| Thank you | Быйан болзын (Bıjan bolzın) |
| Reply to thank you | Јаантайын баштаныгар (Ĵaantajın baštanıgar) |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Унитаз кажы тушта? (Unitaz kažı tušta?) |
| 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 | Мен сени сӱӱп jадым (Men seni syyp ĵadım) |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | Болуш! (Boluš!) |
| Fire! | Ӧрт! (Ört!) |
| Stop! | Токто! (Tokto!) |
| Call the police! | Милиция кычыр! (Milicija kıčır!) |
| Christmas greetings | Jаҥы jылла! (Ĵañı ĵılla!) - New Year Greetings |
| New Year greetings | Jаҥы jылла! (Ĵañı ĵılla!) |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | Чыккан кӱнигерле! (Čıkkan kynigerle!) |
| One language is never enough | Бир болчок тил билер - јакшы эмес (Bir bolčok til biler ĵakšı emes) – lit. to know only one language is not good |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Altay phrases provided by Darcy Lynch
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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