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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!)

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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

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The Talking Kyrgyz Phrasebookby Dr. Michael Denner, Stetson UniversityMirajidin Arynov, Kyrgyz Native Speakerand The School of Russian and Asian Studies

The Talking Kyrgyz Phrasebook
by Dr. Michael Denner, Stetson University
Mirajidin Arynov, Kyrgyz Native Speaker
and The School of Russian and Asian Studies