Hiking & Trekking

1. Ку сукмак йывӑр-и?

   Ku sukmak yyvăr-i?

   Is this trail difficult?

   Usage

   Asks locals or an information desk how hard a path is before you set out.

   Grammar Note

   сукмак is a narrow path made by walking, not a paved road. йывӑр basically means "heavy" and is also used for "hard, tough". This asks yes or no rather than "how difficult" in degree. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Ту тӑррине ҫитме миҫе сехет кирлӗ?

   Tu tărrine çitme miçe sekhet kirlĕ?

   How many hours does it take to reach the summit?

   Usage

   Asks how long the walk to the top takes.

   Grammar Note

   ту тӑрри "mountain top" occurs in "In winter the mountain top is covered with snow". "How many hours are needed to …" is the infinitive plus миҫе сехет кирлӗ?. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Шыв ӑҫтан илме пулать?

   Shyv ăçtan ilme pulat?

   Where can I get water?

   Usage

   Asks where you can refill drinking water on the way.

   Grammar Note

   ӑҫтан "from where" is the same word as in Ӑҫтан килтӗр эсир? "Where are you from?". "Get water" is шыв илме. Whether stream water is safe to drink is asked separately with Юханшыв шывӗ ӗҫме юрӑхлӑ-и?. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Кунта упасем пур-и?

   Kunta upasem pur-i?

   Are there bears around here?

   Usage

   Asks before a walk in the forest or hills whether bears are a concern.

   Grammar Note

   упа is "bear"; the brown bear is хӑмӑр упа. The plural -сем is natural when asking whether any are about, but упа пур-и? in the singular also works. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Ҫанталӑк мӗнле пулать?

   Çantalăk mĕnle pulat?

   What will the weather be like?

   Usage

   Asks about the coming weather before heading out into the hills.

   Grammar Note

   ҫанталӑк covers both "weather" and "nature". The coming state is expressed with the present form пулать "will be". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Сукмак картти пур-и?

   Sukmak kartti pur-i?

   Is there a trail map?

   Usage

   Asks at an information point or lodging whether a trail map is available.

   Grammar Note

   "A's map" is A картти, with the possessive ending on карттӑ. карттӑ is "map" (Мана карттӑ пар. = Give me the map). The form картти is also used for "card", so context decides. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Манӑн пушмак ҫуран ҫӳреме юрӑхлӑ мар.

   Manăn pushmak çuran çÿreme yurăkhlă mar.

   My shoes are not suitable for walking

   Usage

   Tells a guide or shop that your footwear is not right for the path.

   Grammar Note

   юрӑхлӑ also appears in Юханшыв шывӗ ӗҫме юрӑхлӑ-и? "Is river water fit to drink?"; infinitive plus юрӑхлӑ means "suitable for …". The negative puts мар after the predicate. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Канмалли вырӑн ӑҫта?

   Kanmalli vyrăn ăçta?

   Where is the rest area?

   Usage

   Asks where you can sit down and rest on the way.

   Grammar Note

   -малли forms "for doing …", the same pattern as улӑштармалли in Валюта улӑштармалли пункт "currency exchange point". канмалли кун also means "day off". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Манӑн урасем ыратаҫҫӗ.

   Manăn urasem yrataççĕ.

   My legs hurt

   Usage

   Says your legs hurt after a long walk, for example when you want to stop.

   Grammar Note

   The same pattern as Манӑн пуҫ ыратать. "I have a headache": the body part is the subject and ырат- gives the ache. ура covers both "foot" and "leg"; the plural means both legs. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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