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1. Каҫарӑр, чукун ҫул вокзалӗ ӑҫта?

   Kaçarăr, chukun çul vokzalĕ ăçta?

   Excuse me, where is the train station?

   Usage

   Politely asks where the railway station is.

   Grammar Note

   Каҫарӑр is the polite imperative of каҫар- "forgive", used as "excuse me". чукун ҫул вокзалӗ means "railway station". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Тӳрех кайӑр.

   Tÿrekh kayăr.

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   Tells someone to go straight ahead when giving directions.

   Grammar Note

   тӳрех means "straight on" and also "at once"; it is combined with a motion verb, as in тӳрех ут "walk straight". The ending -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Сулахаялла пӑрӑнӑр.

   Sulakhayalla părănăr.

   Turn left

   Usage

   Tells someone to turn left when giving directions.

   Grammar Note

   сулахай "left" plus the directional -алла. пӑрӑн- means "to turn aside", and -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Сылтӑмалла пӑрӑнӑр.

   Syltămalla părănăr.

   Turn right

   Usage

   Tells someone to turn right when giving directions.

   Grammar Note

   сылтӑм "right" plus the directional -алла, paired with сулахаялла "to the left". The ending -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Метро станцийӗ ӑҫта?

   Metro stantsiyĕ ăçta?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Asks where the metro station is.

   Grammar Note

   метро станцийӗ "metro station" is a noun compound. Chuvashia itself has no metro, so this fits only when traveling to a city that has one. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Карттӑ ӳкерсе пама пултаратӑр-и?

   Karttă ÿkerse pama pultaratăr-i?

   Could you draw a map?

   Usage

   Asks someone to sketch a map of the way.

   Grammar Note

   Verb + -ма + пултаратӑр-и? means "could you …?". -са пар- "do for someone" softens the request. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Хула варрине ҫул кӑтартма пултаратӑр-и?

   Khula varrine çul kătartma pultaratăr-i?

   Could you show me the way to the city center?

   Usage

   Asks someone to show the way to the city center.

   Grammar Note

   хула варри is the "city center" (хула "city" + вар "middle" + compound ending). ҫул кӑтарт- "show the road" asks for directions. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Ҫуран миҫе минут каймалла?

   Çuran miçe minut kaymalla?

   How many minutes do I need to walk?

   Usage

   Asks how many minutes the walk takes.

   Grammar Note

   ҫуран "on foot" + кай- "go" means walking. The noun after миҫе stays singular. -малла means "must". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Сылтӑмалла

   Syltămalla

   To the right

   Usage

   The word for "to the right" in directions.

   Grammar Note

   сылтӑм "right" + directional -алла, the counterpart of сулахаялла "to the left".

10. Сулахаялла

    Sulakhayalla

    To the left

    Usage

    The word for "to the left" in directions.

    Grammar Note

    сулахай "left" + directional -алла, the counterpart of сылтӑмалла "to the right".

11. Тӳрех

    Tÿrekh

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    The word for "straight ahead" in directions.

    Grammar Note

    A single word for "straight on". The same word also means "at once".

12. Каялла

    Kayalla

    Back / backwards

    Usage

    The word for "back" or "backwards" as a direction.

    Grammar Note

    каялла means "back, backwards". It combines with verbs, as in каялла кай "go back" and каялла кил "come back".

13. Кунта чарӑнӑр.

    Kunta charănăr.

    Stop here

    Usage

    Asks a driver to stop here.

    Grammar Note

    чарӑн- means "to stop". The ending -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative, suited to a driver or stranger. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

14. Автобус чарӑнӑвӗ

    Avtobus charănăvĕ

    Bus stop

    Usage

    The word for a bus stop.

    Grammar Note

    автобус "bus" + чарӑнӑвӗ "stop", from чарӑну "stopping, a stop" with a compound ending.

15. Метро

    Metro

    Metro / subway

    Usage

    The word for the metro.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian, used as in метропа ҫӳре "travel by metro".

16. Элчӗлӗх

    Elchĕlĕkh

    Embassy

    Usage

    The word for an embassy.

    Grammar Note

    элчӗлӗх is the mission headed by an ambassador, as in элчӗлӗх ҫурчӗ "the embassy building".

17. Банкомат

    Bankomat

    ATM

    Usage

    The word for an ATM.

    Grammar Note

    банкомат is a loan via Russian for a machine that pays out cash against a card.

18. Валюта улӑштармалли пункт

    Valyuta ulăshtarmalli punkt

    Currency exchange

    Usage

    The phrase for a currency exchange office.

    Grammar Note

    Built from валюта улӑштарни "currency exchange", linked to пункт "point, office" with -малли "for …ing". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

19. Прачечнӑй

    Prachechnăy

    Laundry (a place that washes clothes)

    Usage

    The word for a place that washes clothes.

    Grammar Note

    A loan from Russian прачечная "laundry", where the ending -ая becomes -ӑй.

20. Гостиница

    Gostinitsa

    Hotel

    Usage

    The word for a hotel.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian. It can also be called хӑна ҫурчӗ (lit. "house of guests").

21. Аэропорт

    Aeroport

    Airport

    Usage

    The word for an airport.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian that takes case endings, as in аэропорта "to the airport".

22. Ҫурҫӗр

    Çurçĕr

    North

    Usage

    The word for the compass direction north.

    Grammar Note

    ҫурҫӗр means "north" and also "midnight". As a direction it is used like ҫурҫӗр енче "on the north side".

23. Кӑнтӑр

    Kăntăr

    South

    Usage

    The word for the compass direction south.

    Grammar Note

    кӑнтӑр means "south" and also "noon". As a direction it is used like кӑнтӑр енче "on the south side".

24. Хӗвелтухӑҫ

    Khĕveltukhăç

    East

    Usage

    The word for the compass direction east.

    Grammar Note

    Made of хӗвел "sun" + тухӑҫ "rising place": the direction where the sun rises, i.e. east.

25. Хӗвеланӑҫ

    Khĕvelanăç

    West

    Usage

    The word for the compass direction west.

    Grammar Note

    Made of хӗвел "sun" + анӑҫ "setting place": the direction where the sun sets, i.e. west.

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