Fashion & Clothing

1. Тӑхӑнса пӑхма юрать-и?

   Tăkhănsa păkhma yurat-i?

   May I try this on?

   Usage

   Asks a shop assistant whether you may try on a garment or shoes you are holding.

   Grammar Note

   The converb -са plus пӑхма "to look" means "to try doing", the same pattern as тутанса пӑхма "to taste". Dictionary entries are the stems тӑхӑн- and пӑх-. The garment is shown by holding it, so no noun is included. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Ку халӗ модӑллӑ-и?

   Ku khalĕ modăllă-i?

   Is this in fashion now?

   Usage

   Asks a shop assistant whether an item is currently in fashion.

   Grammar Note

   The question particle -и attaches to the last word with a hyphen. модӑллӑ "fashionable" is the Russian-derived модӑ plus -лӑ "having". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Эпӗ пӑхатӑп кӑна.

   Epĕ păkhatăp kăna.

   I am just looking

   Usage

   Tells a shop assistant that you are only browsing.

   Grammar Note

   кӑна "only" at the end limits the action to looking. The dictionary entry is the stem пӑх-. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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