Contacts & SNS

1. Тархасшӑн, сирӗн телефон номерӗре каласа парӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, sirĕn telefon nomerĕre kalasa parăr.

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Politely asks for someone's phone number.

   Grammar Note

   номер is a Russian loan. The 2nd-person plural possessive -ӗр (as in ятӑр "your name") takes the accusative -е. каласа пар is "to tell, let someone know". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Манӑн телефон номерӗм…

   Manăn telefon nomerĕm…

   My phone number is…

   Usage

   The opening of a sentence giving your own phone number.

   Grammar Note

   The 1st-person possessive -ӗм (cf. Манӑн вӑхӑтӑм ҫук. "I have no time"). The number follows. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Сирӗн WhatsApp пур-и?

   Sirĕn WhatsApp pur-i?

   Do you have WhatsApp?

   Usage

   Asks whether the other person uses WhatsApp.

   Grammar Note

   App names stay in Latin letters. "Сирӗн … пур-и?" asks "do you have …?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Тархасшӑн, сирӗн адресӗре ҫырса хурӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, sirĕn adresĕre çyrsa khurăr.

   Please write down your address

   Usage

   A polite request to write down one's address.

   Grammar Note

   ҫырса хур means "to write down"; адреса ҫырса хур is "to write down an address". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Сирӗн Instagram пур-и?

   Sirĕn Instagram pur-i?

   Do you have Instagram?

   Usage

   Asks whether the other person has an Instagram account.

   Grammar Note

   App names stay in Latin letters. "Сирӗн … пур-и?" asks "do you have …?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Ҫыхӑну тытар.

   Çykhănu tytar.

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Suggests staying in touch when parting.

   Grammar Note

   ҫыхӑну тыт means "to keep in contact". -ар is the hortative "let us …". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Тархасшӑн, манпа ҫыхӑнӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, manpa çykhănăr.

   Please get in touch with me

   Usage

   Politely asks someone to get in touch with you.

   Grammar Note

   ҫыхӑн- is used with the instrumental -па/-пе, as in телефонпа ҫыхӑн "get in touch by phone". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Эпӗ сире ҫыру ҫырӑп.

   Epĕ sire çyru çyrăp.

   I will write to you

   Usage

   Says you will write a letter to the person.

   Grammar Note

   ҫыру ҫыр is "to write a letter" (тус патне ҫыру ҫыр). The 1st-person singular future ends in -ӑп. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Сирӗнпе паллашнӑшӑн савӑнтӑм.

   Sirĕnpe pallashnăshăn savăntăm.

   I was glad to meet you

   Usage

   Says you were glad to have met the person.

   Grammar Note

   The reason is expressed with -нӑ + -шӑн/-шӗн (like Пулӑшнӑшӑн тавах "thanks for helping"). паллаш- is "to get acquainted". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Эпӗ сирӗнпе часах ҫыхӑнӑп.

    Epĕ sirĕnpe chasakh çykhănăp.

    I will contact you soon

    Usage

    Says you will get in touch soon.

    Grammar Note

    часах means "soon". The 1st-person singular future -ӑп of ҫыхӑн-. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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