Massage & Spa

1. Мана массаж кирлӗ.

   Mana massazh kirlĕ.

   I would like a massage

   Usage

   Says at a spa that you want a massage.

   Grammar Note

   массаж is a loan via Russian, also used in массаж ту "to give a massage". "Мана … кирлӗ" is "I need / want …". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Тархасшӑн, ҫурӑмӑма массаж тӑвӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, çurămăma massazh tăvăr.

   Please massage my back

   Usage

   A polite request for a back massage.

   Grammar Note

   ҫурӑм "back" takes the possessive -ӑм "my". массаж ту means "to give a massage". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Тархасшӑн, ҫемҫерех тӑвӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, çemçerekh tăvăr.

   Please do it more gently

   Usage

   Asks the masseur to use a lighter touch.

   Grammar Note

   ҫемҫе "soft" also works as the adverb "softly". The comparative -рах/-рех gives "more …". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Кунта ыратать.

   Kunta yratat.

   It hurts here

   Usage

   Says that it hurts here, pointing at the spot.

   Grammar Note

   ырат- is the verb for a body part that aches (Пуҫ ыратать. = my head aches). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Тархасшӑн, мӑйӑма та массаж тӑвӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, măyăma ta massazh tăvăr.

   Please massage my neck too

   Usage

   Asks for the neck to be massaged as well.

   Grammar Note

   мӑй is "neck" (the similar-looking мӑйӑр is "nuts", a different word). та means "also". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Ку массаж питӗ аван.

   Ku massazh pitĕ avan.

   This massage is very good

   Usage

   Praises the massage.

   Grammar Note

   There is no present copula: "Ку + noun + питӗ аван" is a sentence. аван means "good, fine". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Чарӑнӑр, ыратать!

   Charănăr, yratat!

   Stop, it hurts!

   Usage

   Said firmly when you want the masseur to stop because of pain.

   Grammar Note

   The plural/polite imperative of чарӑн- "to stop". ырат- is "to ache". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Вӗри чулсемпе массаж пур-и?

   Vĕri chulsempe massazh pur-i?

   Do you have hot stone massage?

   Usage

   Asks whether hot-stone massage is offered.

   Grammar Note

   Hot-stone massage is expressed literally as вӗри "hot" + чул "stone" + instrumental -па/-пе; there is no fixed term for it. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Миҫе минут?

   Miçe minut?

   For how many minutes?

   Usage

   Asks how many minutes the session lasts.

   Grammar Note

   A noun after the counting word миҫе stays singular (миҫе минут). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Ятарлӑ программа пур-и?

    Yatarlă programma pur-i?

    Is there a special program?

    Usage

    Asks whether there is a special programme.

    Grammar Note

    ятарлӑ means "special, dedicated". программа is a loan via Russian. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

11. Тавтапуҫ, питӗ аван пулчӗ.

    Tavtapuç, pitĕ avan pulchĕ.

    Thank you, it was very good

    Usage

    Thanks the therapist and says it was very good.

    Grammar Note

    аван пулчӗ means "it turned out well"; -чӗ is the 3rd-person past of пул-. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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