Bashkir phrasebook

Pronunciation guide and Alphabet

The Bashkir alphabet is almost identical to the Russian alphabet. The differences are italicized in the list below: the Bashkir alphabet has several additional letters, and some letters that are pronounced slightly differently from their Russian counterparts. Some letters are striken through; they are included for completeness, but are not found in native Bashkir words, only Russian loanwoards.

Аа like English father (IPA: ɑ) Бб like boy (IPA: b) Вв like won (IPA: w) Гг like Russian гь, somewhat like English geek (IPA: ɟ) Ғғ guttural R, such as in French (IPA: ʁ) Дд like do (IPA: d) Ҙҙ like that (IPA: ð) Ее like yesterday (IPA: je) Ёё like yore (IPA: jɵ) Жж like English measure (IPA: ʒ) Зз like zoo (IPA: z) Ии like machine (IPA: i) Йй like boy (IPA: j) Кк like kite (IPA: k) Ҡҡ like Arabic Qatar; a k-sound further back in the mouth (IPA: q) Лл somewhat like English like (IPA: l) Мм like seem (IPA: m) Нн like net (IPA: n) Ңң like sing (IPA: ŋ) Оо like score (IPA: o) Өө German ö; е pronounced with the upper lip rounded back (IPA: ø) Пп like spigot (IPA: p) Рр heavily rolled as in Spanish rr in perro (IPA: r) Сс like sailor (IPA: s) Ҫҫ like think (IPA: θ) Тт like tattoo (IPA: t) Уу like cartoon (IPA: u) Үү French or German y, ü; и pronounced with the upper lip rounded back (IPA: y) Фф like finish (IPA: f) Хх a guttural sound, moreso than the Russian, as in German Bach (IPA: χ) Һһ like help (IPA: h) Цц like boots (IPA: t͡s) Чч like cheap (IPA: t͡ɕ) Шш like English shot (IPA: ʃ) Щщ The same as ш Ыы somewhat like a curt gut (IPA: [ɤ̆~ʌ̆]) Ээ like the letter е above Әә like apple (IPA: æ) Юю like Yugoslavia (IPA: ju) Яя like yacht, with the а pronunciation given above (IPA: jɑ) Notice that some of these differences (А, Ж, and Ш) are closer to some sounds in English than the corresponding sounds in Russian, and so should be easier to pronounce.

Phrase list

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Basics

Hello. Сәләм. ( Säläm.) Hello. (informal) . ('salAm' 'a like in man') How are you? Бәләкәс нисек? ( Bäläkäs nisek?) Fine, thank you. Яҡшы, рәхмәт. ( Yaqşı, räxmät.) What is your name? Һеҙҙең исемегеҙ нисек? ( Heźźeñ isemegeź nisek?) My name is ______ . Минең исемем ______ . ( Mineñ isemem ______ . ) Nice to meet you. Һәйбәт таныштырҙы. ( Häybät tanıştırźı.) Please. Зинһар. ( Zinhar.) Thank you. Рәхмәт. ( Räxmät.) You're welcome. Зинһар. ( Zinhar.) Yes. D. ( Д.) No. Юҡ ( Yuq.) Excuse me. (getting attention) . ( ) Excuse me. (begging pardon) . ( ) I'm sorry. . ( ) Goodbye . ( ) Goodbye (informal) . ( ) I can't speak Bashkir [well]. [ ]. ( [ ]) Do you speak English? ? ( ?) Is there someone here who speaks English? ? ( ?) Help! ! ( !) Look out! ! ( !) Good morning. . ( ) Good evening. . ( ) Good night. . ( ) Good night (to sleep) . ( ) I don't understand. . ( ) Where is the toilet? ? ( ?)

Problems Leave me alone. . ( .) Don't touch me! ! ( !) I'll call the police. . ( .) Police! ! ( !) Stop! Thief! ! ! ( ! !) I need your help. . ( .) It's an emergency. . ( .) I'm lost. . ( .) I lost my bag. . ( .) I lost my wallet. . ( .) I'm sick. . ( .) I've been injured. . ( .) I need a doctor. . ( .) Can I use your phone? ? ( ?)

Numbers 1 ('ber' 'e like in pen') 2 ('ikE' 'E like in pen') 3 ( ) 4 ('durt') 5 ('bish') 6 ( ) 7 ('ete' 'yetE') 8 ('higEth' 'th like in that') 9 ( ) 10 ( ) 11 ( ) 12 ( ) 13 ( ) 14 ( ) 15 ( ) 16 ( ) 17 ( ) 18 ( ) 19 ( ) 20 ( ) 21 ( ) 22 ( ) 23 ( ) 30 ( ) 40 ( ) 50 ( ) 60 ( ) 70 ( ) 80 ( ) 90 ( ) 100 ( ) 200 ( ) 300 ( ) 1,000 ( ) 2,000 ( ) 1,000,000 ( ) 1,000,000,000 ( ) 1,000,000,000,000 ( ) number _____ (train, bus, etc.) ( ) half ( ) less ( ) more ( )

Time now ( ) later ( ) before ( ) morning ( ) afternoon ( ) evening ( ) night ( )

Clock time one o'clock AM ( ) two o'clock AM ( ) noon ( ) one o'clock PM ( ) two o'clock PM ( ) midnight ( )

Duration _____ minute(s) ( ) _____ hour(s) ( ) _____ day(s) ( ) _____ week(s) ( ) _____ month(s) ( ) _____ year(s) ( )

Days to