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29.06.2006 The Talking Kyrgyz Phrasebook by Dr. Michael Denner, Stetson University Mirajidin Arynov, Kyrgyz Native Speaker and The School of Russian and Asian Studies Below, you will find several useful phrases and words. To the left is the English and to the above right is an English transliteration of the Kyrgyz translation. Below the English transliteration is a Russian transliteration. Kyrgyz uses a modified Cyrillic alphabet nearly identical to the Russian. Clicking on the English transliteration will bring up an mp3 file with the word in English and Kyrgyz spoken by native speakers. (Except in "Counting," whose audio files have been grouped into three sets.) Table of Contents 1. Survival Basics 2. Introductions 3. Directions 4. Shopping 5. Counting   Survival Basics for Kyrgyz back to top Hello! Salamatsyzby! (Саламатсызбы!) Yes Ooba (Ооба) No jok (Жок) Good morning! Kutmanduu tangyngyz menen! (Кутмандуу таныныз менен!) Good evening! Kutmanduu kechingiz menen! (Кутмандуу кечиниз менен!) What's up? Emne jangylyk? (Эмне жанылык?) What's up? Emne boldu? (Эмне болду?) How are you? Kandaysiz? (Кандайсыз?) Good, thanks, and you? Jakshy, rahmat, ozunguz? (Жакшы, рахмат, озунуз?) Good bye! Kosh kalyng! (Кош калын!) See you later! Korushkoncho! (Корушкончо!) Sorry! Kechirip koyunguz! (Кечирип коюнуз!) Open/closed Achyk/jabyk (Ачык/жабык) Pull/push Tart/turt (Тарт/турт) Small/big Kichine/chong (Кичине/чон) Do you speak English? Siz Anglische suyloy alasyzby? (Сиз Англисче суйлой аласызбы?) I don't speak English. Men Anglische suyloy albaym. (Мен англисче суйлой албайм.) I only speak a little Kyrgyz. Men bir az Kyrgyzscha suyloy alam. (Мен бир аз Кыргызсча суйлой алам.) I understand. Men tushunom. (Мен тушуном.) I don't understand. Men tushunboym. (Мен тушунбойм.) Thank you! Rahmat! (Рахмат!) Thank you very much! Chong rahmat! (Чон рахмат!) Very well, thanks! Oto jakshy, rahmat! (Ото жакшы, рахмат!) Good Jakshy (Жакшы) Please Suranych (Сураныч) Please Otunuch (Отунуч) You're welcome! Echteke emes! (Эчтеке эмес) Excuse me! Kechiresiz! (Кечиресиз!) A little Bir az (Бир аз) Could you speak more slowly? Bir az jayiraak suylonguzchu! (Бир аз жайыраак суйлонузчу!) Could you write that down? Jazyp beresizbi? (Жазып бересизби?) My bag/wallet/passport was stolen Men sumkamdy/kapchigimdi/pasportumdu uurdatip jiberdim (Мен сумкамды/капчыгымды/паспортумду уурдатып жибердим) I need a doctor! Maga dogdurdu chakyrgyla! (Мага догдурду чакыргыла!) Call the police! Militsiyaga konguro kylyngyzchy! (Милицияга конгуроо кылынызчы!) Study in Kyrgyzstan The Library: Central Asia To be alerted when new resources such as this become available, subscribe to the SRAS newsletter by creating a free account with SRAS now. Introductions in Kyrgyz back to top What is your name? Atyngyz kim? Атыныз ким? Pleased to meet you Siz menen tanyshkanyma kubanychtumun! Сиз менен таанышканыма кубатычтуумун! I am 25 years old. Menin jashym zhyiyrma beshte. Менин жашым жыйырма беште. How old are you? Jashyngyz kanchada? Жашыныз канчада? Where are you from? Kaysil jerden bolosuz? Кайсыл жерден болосуз? I am American. Men Amerikadan bolom. Мен Аменрикадан болом. No, I am from Canada. Jok, men Kanadalikmin. Жок, мен Канадалыкмын. She is Australian. Al Avstralialyk. Ал Австралиялык. He is Irish. Al Irlandialyk. Ал Ирландиялык. We are from New Zealand. Biz Jangy Zelandiyalik bolobuz. Биз Жаны Зеландиялык болобуз. They are from Wales. Alar Uelsten bolushat. Алар Уельстен болушат. How do you like Kyrgyzstan? Kyrgyzstan sizge jaktyby? Кыргызстан сизге жактыбы? I like Kyrgyzstan very much. Maga Kyrgyzstan ayabay jakty. Мага Кыргызстан аябай жакты. Have you ever been to Osh? Oshto murda bolgonsuzbu? Ошто мурда болгонсузбу? I have never been to Osh before. Men Oshto murda bir da bolgon emesmin. Мен ошто мурда бир да болгон емесмин. This is my second time in Kyrgyzstan. Men Kyrgyzstanda ushunu menen ekinichi jolu. Мен Кыргызстанда ушуну менен экинчи жолу. What do you do? Emne jumush kylasyz? Эмне жумуш кыласыз? I am a student/businessman/teacher/doctor. Men studentmin/biznesmen/mugalimin/dogdurmun. Мен студентмин/бизнесмен/мугалимин/догдурмун. I am on vacation. Men dem alyshtamyn. Мен дем алыштамын. I am here on business. Men bul jerde jumushtar menen. Мен бул жерде жумуштар менен.   Asking Directions back to top Where are the toilets? Tualet kayda? Туалет кайда? Men Erkek Эркек Women Ayal Аял Where is the nearest bank? Eng jakyn bank kayda? Эн жакын банк кайда? Where is the nearest post office? Eng jakyn pochta kayda? Эн жакын почта кайда? Where is the nearest train station? Eng jakyn vokzal kayda? Эн жакын вокзал кайда? Where is the nearest Internet café? Eng jakyn Internet kafe kayda? Эн жакын Интернет кафе кайда? Where can I get a taxi? Kaydan taxi jaldasam bolot? Кайдан такси жалдасам болот? Straight ahead! Tuptuz barasyz! Туптуз барасыз! Take a right! Ongo burulasyz! Онго буруласыз! Take a left! Solgo burulasyz! Солго буруласыз! After the stoplight Stop belgisinen kiyin Стоп белгисинен кийин Next Kiyin Кийин First Birinchi Биринчи Last Akyrky Акыркы   Shopping back to top How much does that cost? Tetigi kancha turat? Тээтиги канча турат? The menu, please! Menunu berip koyunguzchu! Менюну берип коюнузчу? I'd like a beer, please Maga syra alyp kelingizchi! Мага сыра алып келинизчи? no file I would like to pay. Men tologonu jatam. Мен тологону жатам. Do you accept credit cards? Kredit kartochka menen tolosom bolobu? Кредит карточка менен толосом болобу?   Counting back to top 0 nol' ноль 1 bir бир 2 eki еки 3 uch уч 4 tort торт 5 besh беш 6 alty алтй 7 jeti жети 8 segiz сегиз 9 toguz тогуз 10 on он (count 1-10) 11 on bir он бир 12 on eki он еки 13 on uch он уч 14 on tort он торт 15 on besh он беш 16 on alty он алтй 17 on jeti он жети 18 on segiz он сергиз 19 on toguz он тогуз (count 11-19) 20 jiyirma жийирма 21 zhyiyrma bir жыйырма бир 22 zhyiyrma eki жыйырма эки 30 otuz отуз 40 kyrk кырк 50 elu елу 60 altymysh алтымыш 70 jetimish жетимиш 80 seksen сексен 90 tokson токсон 100 juz жуз 101 juz on bir жуз он бир 125 juz zhyiyrma besh жуз жыйырма беш 200 eki juz (count 20-200) эки жуз   Study in Kyrgyzstan The Library: Central Asia More Central Asian Places   Find Out More! Who's Who in Kygyz Politics Kyrgyzstan's Latest Revolution SRAS Travel Services More Study Abroad Programs Internships in Russia Heath and Safety in Russia The SRAS Newsletter Journal for Students More Free Resources! 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