Local Drinks

1. Сӑмавар

   Sămavar

   Samovar (tea urn, a symbol of the tea table)

   Usage

   A metal urn for boiling water for tea; a symbol of the tea table.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from Russian самовар. Some sources also write it as самовар.

2. Чей сӗтпе парӑр, тархасшӑн.

   Chey sĕtpe parăr, tarkhasshăn.

   Tea with milk, please

   Usage

   To ask for your tea with milk.

   Grammar Note

   сӗтпе is сӗт "milk" plus -пе "with". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Чей сахӑрсӑр парӑр, тархасшӑн.

   Chey sakhărsăr parăr, tarkhasshăn.

   Tea without sugar, please

   Usage

   To ask for tea without sugar.

   Grammar Note

   сахӑрсӑр is сахӑр "sugar" plus -сӑр "without". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Вӗри чей парӑр, тархасшӑн.

   Vĕri chey parăr, tarkhasshăn.

   Hot tea, please

   Usage

   To ask for hot tea.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective вӗри "hot" goes before the noun чей. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Чейпе пыл пама пултаратӑр-и?

   Cheype pyl pama pultaratăr-i?

   Could you give me honey with the tea?

   Usage

   To ask for honey to go with your tea.

   Grammar Note

   ...ма пултаратӑр-и? is a pattern for asking "could you ...?". The question particle -и attaches with a hyphen. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Чей пылпа ӗҫетпӗр.

   Chey pylpa ĕçetpĕr.

   We drink tea with honey

   Usage

   Honey is a traditional sweetener. Used when talking about how you drink tea.

   Grammar Note

   пылпа is пыл "honey" plus -па "with". ӗҫетпӗр is the 1st person plural present of ӗҫ- "drink". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Ку чей питӗ лайӑх.

   Ku chey pitĕ layăkh.

   This tea is very good

   Usage

   To praise the tea.

   Grammar Note

   питӗ "very" goes before the adjective лайӑх; the sentence has no word for "is". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Кӑвас

   Kăvas

   Kvas (lightly fermented bread drink)

   Usage

   A traditional drink fermented from bread or rye; it is also used in the cold soup турам.

   Grammar Note

   A drink found on both Russian and Chuvash tables, also used as the base of турам.

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