Nature & Outdoors

1. Кӳлле епле ҫитмелле?

   Kÿlle yeple çitmelle?

   How can I get to the lake?

   Usage

   Asks how to reach a lake.

   Grammar Note

   The dative of кӳлӗ "lake" is кӳлле. Same pattern as "… патне епле ҫитмелле?", with the destination in the dative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Тискер кайӑксене ӑҫта курма пулать?

   Tisker kayăksene ăçta kurma pulat?

   Where can I see wildlife?

   Usage

   Asks where wild animals can be seen.

   Grammar Note

   тискер кайӑк means a wild beast (it can also mean a predator); кайӑк alone usually means "bird". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Ҫывӑхра шарлак пур-и?

   Çyvăkhra sharlak pur-i?

   Is there a waterfall nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a waterfall nearby.

   Grammar Note

   шарлак means "waterfall" and also river rapids. ҫывӑх "near" in the locative, ҫывӑхра, gives "nearby". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Ҫуран ҫӳреме ҫулталӑкӑн хӑш вӑхӑчӗ аванрах?

   Çuran çÿreme çultalăkăn khăsh văkhăchĕ avanrakh?

   What is the best season for hiking?

   Usage

   Asks which time of year is best for hiking.

   Grammar Note

   ҫуран ҫӳре- is "to go about on foot", used for hiking. ҫулталӑк вӑхӑчӗ is "season of the year". аванрах is the comparative of аван "good". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Чечексем хӑҫан чечекленеҫҫӗ?

   Checheksem khăçan chechekleneççĕ?

   When do the flowers bloom?

   Usage

   Asks when the flowers bloom.

   Grammar Note

   чечек "flower" has the plural чечексем. чечеклен- "to bloom" takes the 3rd-person plural ending -еҫҫӗ. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Наци паркӗ ҫывӑхра-и?

   Natsi parkĕ çyvăkhra-i?

   Is the national park nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether a national park is close.

   Grammar Note

   наци паркӗ is the established term for a national park. The -и in ҫывӑхра-и is the question particle. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Хӗвел миҫе сехетре анать?

   Khĕvel miçe sekhetre anat?

   What time is sunset?

   Usage

   Asks what time the sun sets.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "at what time does the sun go down". ан- "to descend" is used for sunset. "At what time" is миҫе сехетре (locative). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Юханшыв шывӗ ӗҫме юрӑхлӑ-и?

   Yukhanshyv shyvĕ ĕçme yurăkhlă-i?

   Is the river water safe to drink?

   Usage

   Asks whether river water is safe to drink.

   Grammar Note

   ӗҫме юрӑхлӑ means "suitable for drinking"; юрӑхлӑ is an adjective meaning "usable, of good quality". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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