Nightlife

1. Ҫывӑхра дискотека пур-и?

   Çyvăkhra diskoteka pur-i?

   Is there a disco (dance night) nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a place to dance nearby.

   Grammar Note

   дискотека is a music-and-dance evening. There is no set word for "nightclub", so this word is used. ҫывӑх "near" + -ра "at". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Тархасшӑн, мана сӑра парӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, mana săra parăr.

   Please bring me a beer

   Usage

   A polite way to order a beer.

   Grammar Note

   сӑра is "beer" (in Chuvashia often home-brewed). "Мана … парӑр" means "give me …". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Мусӑк питӗ аван.

   Musăk pitĕ avan.

   The music is very good

   Usage

   Praises the music being played.

   Grammar Note

   мусӑк means "music"; the Russian loan музыка is also used. There is no present copula: "noun + питӗ аван" is a sentence. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Ташлама кайӑпӑр-и?

   Tashlama kayăpăr-i?

   Shall we go dance?

   Usage

   Suggests going out to dance.

   Grammar Note

   Verb-ма + кай- means "go to do". The 1st-person plural future -ӑпӑр plus -и gives "shall we go?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Паян каҫхине мӗн тӑватӑр?

   Payan kaçkhine mĕn tăvatăr?

   What are your plans for tonight?

   Usage

   Politely asks what someone plans to do tonight.

   Grammar Note

   The present of ту- "to do" runs тӑватӑп / тӑватӑн / тӑватӑр; the 2nd-person plural is the polite form. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Кӗмелли билет мӗн чухлӗ тӑрать?

   Kĕmelli bilet mĕn chukhlĕ tărat?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Asks how much the entrance costs.

   Grammar Note

   кӗмелли билет is an "entrance ticket". тӑр- means "to stand" and also "to cost". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Миҫе сехетчен ӗҫлетӗр?

   Miçe sekhetchen ĕçletĕr?

   How late are you open?

   Usage

   Politely asks until what time the place is open.

   Grammar Note

   ӗҫле- is "to work" and also "to run, be open" (Завод ӗҫлет = the factory is running). -чен means "until". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Тархасшӑн, мана шыв е сӗткен парӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, mana shyv ye sĕtken parăr.

   Please give me water or juice

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for water or juice instead of alcohol.

   Grammar Note

   шыв is "water" and сӗткен is "juice" (also sap). е means "or". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Киле кайма вӑхӑт ҫитрӗ.

   Kile kayma văkhăt çitrĕ.

   It is time to go home

   Usage

   Says it is time to go home.

   Grammar Note

   Verb-ма + вӑхӑт ҫитрӗ means "the time to … has come" (уйрӑлма вӑхӑт ҫитрӗ = the time to part has come). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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