English-Kyrgyz phrase book

Short English-Kyrgyz phrasebook. 


Survival Basics for Kyrgyz 

Hello!

Salamatsyzby!

Yes

Ooba

No

Jok

Good morning!

Kutmanduu tangyngyz menen!

Good evening!

Kutmanduu kechingiz menen!

What’s up?

Emne jangylyk?

What’s up?

Emne boldu?

How are you?

Kandaysiz?

Good, thanks, and you?

Jakshy, rahmat, ozunguz?

Good bye!

Kosh kalyng!

See you later!

Korushkoncho!

Sorry!

Kechirip koyunguz!

Open/closed

Achyk/jabyk

Pull/push

Tart/turt

Small/big

Kichine/chong

Do you speak English?

Siz Anglische suyloy alasyzby?

I don’t speak English.

Men Anglische suyloy albaym.

I only speak a little Kyrgyz.

Men bir az Kyrgyzscha suyloy alam.

I understand.

Men tushunom.

I don’t understand.

Men tushunboym.

Thank you!

Rahmat!

Thank you very much!

Chong rahmat!

Very well, thanks!

Oto jakshy, rahmat!

Good

Jakshy

Please

Suranych

Please

Otunuch

You’re welcome!

Echteke emes!

Excuse me!

Kechiresiz!

A little

Bir az

Could you speak more slowly?

Bir az jayiraak suylonguzchu!

Could you write that down?

Jazyp beresizbi?

My bag/wallet/passport was stolen

Men sumkamdy/kapchigimdi/pasportumdu uurdatip jiberdim

I need a doctor!

Maga dogdurdu chakyrgyla!

Call the police!

Militsiyaga konguro kylyngyzchy!

 

Introductions in Kyrgyz

 

What is your name?

Atyngyz kim?

Pleased to meet you

Siz menen tanyshkanyma kubanychtumun!

I am 25 years old.

Menin jashym zhyiyrma beshte.

How old are you?

Jashyngyz kanchada?

Where are you from?

Kaysil jerden bolosuz?

I am American.

Men Amerikadan bolom.

No, I am from Canada.

Jok, men Kanadalikmin.

She is Australian.

Al Avstralialyk.

He is Irish.

Al Irlandialyk.

We are from New Zealand.

Biz Jangy Zelandiyalik bolobuz.

They are from Wales.

Alar Uelsten bolushat.

How do you like Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan sizge jaktyby?

I like Kyrgyzstan very much.

Maga Kyrgyzstan ayabay jakty.

Have you ever been to Osh?

Oshto murda bolgonsuzbu?

I have never been to Osh before.

Men Oshto murda bir da bolgon emesmin.

This is my second time in Kyrgyzstan.

Men Kyrgyzstanda ushunu menen ekinichi jolu.

What do you do?

Emne jumush kylasyz?

I am a student/businessman/teacher/doctor.

Men studentmin/biznesmen/mugalimin/dogdurmun.

I am on vacation.

Men dem alyshtamyn.

I am here on business.

Men bul jerde jumushtar menen.

 

Asking Directions

Where are the toilets?

Tualet kayda?

Men

Erkek

Women

Ayal

Where is the nearest bank?

Eng jakyn bank kayda?

Where is the nearest post office?

Eng jakyn pochta kayda?

Where is the nearest train station?

Eng jakyn vokzal kayda?

Where is the nearest Internet café?

Eng jakyn Internet kafe kayda?

Where can I get a taxi?

Kaydan taxi jaldasam bolot?

Straight ahead!

Tuptuz barasyz!

Take a right!

Ongo burulasyz!

Take a left!

Solgo burulasyz!

After the stoplight

Stop belgisinen kiyin

Next

Kiyin

First

Birinchi

Last

Akyrky

 

 

Shopping

How much does that cost?

Tetigi kancha turat?

The menu, please!

Menunu berip koyunguzchu!

I’d like a beer, please

Maga syra alyp kelingizchi!

I would like to pay.

Men tologonu jatam.

Do you accept credit cards?

Kredit kartochka menen tolosom bolobu?

Bread

Nan

 

Water

Suu

 

Milk

Sut

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counting 

0

nol’

1

bir

2

eki

3

uch

4

tort

5

besh

6

alty

7

jeti

8

segiz

9

toguz

10

on

11

on bir

12

on eki

13

on uch

14

on tort

15

on besh

16

on alty

17

on jeti

18

on segiz

19

on toguz

20

jiyirma

21

zhyiyrma bir

22

zhyiyrma eki

30

otuz

40

kyrk

50

elu

60

altymysh

70

jetimish

80

seksen

90

tokson

100

juz

111

juz on bir

125

juz zhyiyrma besh

200

eki juz


* The Talking Kyrgyz Phrasebook was written by Dr. Michael Denner, Stetson University, and Mirajidin Arynov, Kyrgyz native speaker.