Chechen Language For Travelers

Date: April, 2000
By Arby Vagapov

VAGHAR-VAARNA GHYONNA - FOR TRAVEL

Basic Words - Kyorta Deshnash:

Yes - ha', du
No - haaha~, dac
Thank you - barkal
Thank you very much - Deel reez xyyl
You're welcome - massarna a
Please - deeldah
Excuse me - biaxk ma billah
Hello - salam-maarshal (du)
Goodbye - `odikjoil
So long - gur du vai
Good morning - `yyr dik joil
Good afternoon - de dik doil
Good evening - syyr dik joil
Good night - byys dik joil
I do not understand - so ca qiet
How do you say this in English? - Ingals mattah muux er du i?
Do you speak ... - Ah ... byyci?
English - Ingals mott
French - Franci mott
German - German mott
Spanish - Ispan mott
Chinese - Chaini mott
I speak [language] - Suun [... mott] xia'a
and I want to learn ... - hinca suun `aamuo lia'a ...

I - so
We - vai, txo
ou (singular, familiar)
You (singular, formal)
You (plural)
They - ysh
What is your name? - xha c'e hu ju?
Nice to meet you. - Xho gin xaz xiet suun
How are you? - Muux du ghulqsh?
Good - dik du
Bad - dik dac
So so - d`a du-q

Wife - zuda
Husband - maira
Daughter - jo`
Son - k'ant
Mother - naan
Father - daa
Friend - dwottagh

Where is the bathroom? - Kyygsh dyl chyo michhaa ju?

Numbers: - Teeraxhash:

0, zero - nol
1, one - ca`
2, two - shi
3, three - qo
4, four -di' (ji', bi', vi')
5, five - pxi
6, six - jaalx
7, seven - vorh
8, eight - baarh
9, nine - iss
10, ten - itt

11, eleven - cxaitta
12, twelve - shiitta
13, thirteen - qoitta
14, fourteen - deitta
15, fifteen - pxiitta
16, sixteen - jaalghitta
17, seventeen - vyritta
18, eighteen - beritta
19, nineteen - isitta, tqyossan
20, twenty - tqha
21, twenty one - tqhai ca`

30, thirty - tqhai itt
40, fourty - shovztqha
50, fifty - shovztqhai itt
60, sixty - quuztqha
70, seventy - qhuuztqhai itt
80, eighty - dyoztqha
90, ninety - dyoztqhai itt
100, one hundred - b`ee, cxha b`ee
1,000 one thousand - ezar, cxha ezar
1,000,000 one million - million, cxha million

Shopping/Dining: - Tyknah // joxk-iecar

How much does this cost? - Hu dyox qunax?
What is this? - hu ju har?
I'll buy it. - As yoc har
I would like to buy ... - Suun ... ieca lia'ar
Do you have ... - ... jui shu?
Do you accept credit cards? - kredit kart yocii ash?
Open - jillan ju
Closed - qhoilan ju
Postcard - deeqhal-kart
stamps - kiexat-marka
A little - cxhazhimm
A lot - duqqa 'a, shortta
All - massuo 'a, derrish 'a

Breakfast - marta, `yyran juarg
Lunch - dialqhie, dialqhan juarg
Dinner - pxhwor, syyran juarg
Vegetarian - zhizhig dooc daar
Cheers! - Hai-hai! // goorleer dynii jaa`!
Please bring the bill. - Laaral txyogar doogharg

Bread - beepag
Beverage - malar
Coffee - qhaxhuo, koofi
Tea - chai
Juice - mutt, miarz-xi
Water - xi
Beer - nix, jij
Wine - chaaghar, vino
Salt - tyx
Pepper - burch
Meat - zhizhg, dilx
Beef - bezhan zhizhg
Pork - xhaqii zhizhg
Fish - ch'aar
Poultry - baad-kuotam
Vegetable - xaastyomash
Fruit - styomash
Potato - kartuog
Salad - salat
Dessert - t'eqoll-hum
Ice cream - miarzni

Travel: - Vaghar-vaar

Where is ...? - michha ju...?
How much is the fare? - hu dool neeqhan?
Ticket - bilet
One ticket to ..., please. - cxha bilet...
Where are you going? - stianga vyod xho?
Where do you live? - michah `ash vu xho?

Train - c'erposhta
Bus - avtobas
Subway - metro
Airport - airport
Train station - c'erposht vagzal
Bus station - avtostanci
Subway station - metrostanci
Departure - d`adaghar, novqhadaalar
Arrival - sxhaqaachar, d`aqaachar
Car rental agency - mashen joqq mettig
Parking - sociila

Hotel - otel, xheeshac'a
Room - chyo
Reservation - omarjar
Are there any vacancies for tonight? - Byys jaqq mettig jui taxan?
No vacancies - Parghat mettig jac (cxha 'a)
Passport - pasport

Directions: - Aaghonash:

Left - iarru aaghuo
Right - iattu aaghuo
Straight - nissa
Up - xhala
Down - oxha
Far - geena
Near - ulleh
Long - deexa
Short - dooca
Map - karta

Places: - mettigash

Post office - poshta
Museum - muzei
Bank - bank
Police station - polici (kup, daaqha)
Hospital - daarbant
Pharmacy - molxni-tyka, apteka
Store - tyka
Restaurant - restoran
School - ishkol
Church - kils
Restrooms - laamaz yoc chyo, xhaashtagh
Street - uuram
Square - maida
Mountain - laam
Hill - aarc
Valley - tuoghi
Ocean - hword, naan-hword
Lake - `aam
River - xi, taatwol
Swimming Pool - neekbassein
Tower - b`ov, ghaala
Bridge - thai

Time and Dates: - Xan, teerah

What time is it? - hu xan jialla?
7:13, Seven thirteen - vorh saxht qoitta minwot
3:15, Three fifteen - qo saxht pxiitta minwot
3:15, A quarter past three - qo saxht, chiirik
11:30, Eleven thirty - cxhaitt saxht tqhai itt minwot
11:30, Half past eleven - cxhaitt ax
1:45, One forty-five - cxha saxht shovztqhai pxi minwot
1:45, A quarter till two - shi' daala chiirik (ju)

Day - de
Week - khir
Month - butt
Year - sho

Monday - orshwot
Tuesday - shinar
Wednesday - qa'ar
Thursday - je'ar
Friday - pheerask
Saturday - shwot
Sunday - khirande

January - janvar
February - fevral
March - mart
April - aprel
May - mai
June - ijun
July - ijul
August - avgust
September - sentjabr
October - oktjabr
November - nojabr
December - dekabr

Spring - b`iastie
Summer - iaxkie
Fall - gyyrie
Winter - `a

Today - taxan
Yesterday - selxan
Tomorrow - qaan

Birthday - vinde // jinde
Happy Birthday! - Deeqhal xyyl vinde!