Compliments

1. Эсир питӗ хитре.

   Esir pitĕ khitre.

   You are very beautiful

   Usage

   A polite way to tell someone they are very beautiful.

   Grammar Note

   There is no present copula: "Эсир + adjective" is a sentence. хитре works for people and things. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Сирӗн тумтир питӗ модӑллӑ.

   Sirĕn tumtir pitĕ modăllă.

   Your clothes are very stylish

   Usage

   Compliments the other person's clothes.

   Grammar Note

   модӑллӑ тумтир means "fashionable clothes". "Stylish" is expressed here as "in fashion". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Эсир питӗ ӑслӑ.

   Esir pitĕ ăslă.

   You are very intelligent

   Usage

   Praises someone's intelligence.

   Grammar Note

   ӑс "wit" + -лӑ gives "clever" (ӑслӑ ҫын = a clever person). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Эсир питӗ илемлӗ юрлатӑр.

   Esir pitĕ ilemlĕ yurlatăr.

   You sing very beautifully

   Usage

   Praises someone's singing.

   Grammar Note

   илемлӗ юрла means "to sing beautifully". -атӑр is the 2nd-person plural (polite) present.

5. Сирӗн килте питӗ хӑтлӑ.

   Sirĕn kilte pitĕ khătlă.

   Your home is very cozy

   Usage

   Compliments how cozy someone's home is.

   Grammar Note

   хӑтлӑ means "cozy, comfortable". "Сирӗн килте" is "at your place". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Эсир апат питӗ аван пӗҫеретӗр.

   Esir apat pitĕ avan pĕçeretĕr.

   You cook very well

   Usage

   Praises someone's cooking.

   Grammar Note

   пӗҫер- means "to bake, boil, prepare food"; апат пӗҫер is "to cook a meal". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Эсир чӑвашла питӗ аван калаҫатӑр.

   Esir chăvashla pitĕ avan kalaçatăr.

   You speak Chuvash very well

   Usage

   Praises someone's Chuvash.

   Grammar Note

   The -ла in чӑвашла "in Chuvash" turns a language name into an adverb (вырӑсла, японла). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Чаплӑ ӗҫ!

   Chaplă ĕç!

   Amazing work!

   Usage

   Praises someone's work or result.

   Grammar Note

   чаплӑ "splendid" + ӗҫ "work, deed". An adjective stands before its noun. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Эсир питӗ ырӑ кӑмӑллӑ.

   Esir pitĕ yră kămăllă.

   You are very kind

   Usage

   Compliments someone's kindness.

   Grammar Note

   ырӑ кӑмӑллӑ is the phrase for "kind"; literally "having a good disposition". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Питӗ аван пулчӗ.

    Pitĕ avan pulchĕ.

    This turned out very well

    Usage

    Expresses pleasure that something turned out well.

    Grammar Note

    аван пулчӗ means "it turned out well", with the subject left out. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

11. Сирӗн ача питӗ этеплӗ.

    Sirĕn acha pitĕ eteplĕ.

    Your child is very well-behaved

    Usage

    Compliments a child's good manners.

    Grammar Note

    этеплӗ means "well-mannered" (этеплӗ хӗр ача = a well-behaved girl). ача is "child". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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