Convenience Store

1. Магазин талӑкӗпех ӗҫлет-и?

   Magazin talăkĕpekh ĕçlet-i?

   Is this shop open around the clock?

   Usage

   Asks whether a shop stays open day and night.

   Grammar Note

   ӗҫле- "work" is also used for a shop or institution that is open for business, as in Миҫе сехетчен ӗҫлетӗр?. No convenience-store-specific word is used; магазин "shop" covers it. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Ҫӗнӗ ҫӑкӑр пур-и?

   Çĕnĕ çăkăr pur-i?

   Do you have fresh bread?

   Usage

   Asks whether the shop has fresh bread.

   Grammar Note

   ҫӗнӗ "new" also means "fresh" for bread; the opposite is Ҫӑкӑр ҫӗнӗ мар "the bread is not fresh". ҫӑкӑр covers bread in general. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Сире пакет кирлӗ-и?

   Sire paket kirlĕ-i?

   Do you need a bag?

   Usage

   What a cashier says to ask whether you want a bag; useful to recognise.

   Grammar Note

   "[person-dative] … кирлӗ" means "[person] needs …", as in Мана укҫа кирлӗ "I need money". сире is the dative of эсир (polite "you"); пакет is a loan via Russian. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Мана пӗр пакет парӑр, тархасшӑн.

   Mana pĕr paket parăr, tarkhasshăn.

   One bag, please

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for one bag at the till.

   Grammar Note

   The noun stays singular after the numeral пӗр. "Мана … парӑр" means "please give me …", as in Мана шыв парӑр. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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