Religion & Temples

1. Мичӗт ӑҫта?

   Michĕt ăçta?

   Where is the mosque located?

   Usage

   A short question for finding a mosque.

   Grammar Note

   мичӗт is "mosque". Putting ӑҫта after a noun makes "Where is …?".

2. Кӗлӗ вӑхӑчӗ хӑҫан?

   Kĕlĕ văkhăchĕ khăçan?

   When is the prayer time?

   Usage

   Asks when the prayer or service takes place.

   Grammar Note

   кӗлӗ means "prayer" and also a church "service"; ирхи кӗлӗ is the morning service and каҫхи кӗлӗ the evening one. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Мичӗте кӗме юрать-и?

   Michĕte kĕme yurat-i?

   Can I enter the mosque?

   Usage

   Asks whether you may enter the mosque.

   Grammar Note

   кӗр- "to enter" takes the destination in the dative. "… кӗме юрать-и?" is the pattern for asking permission. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Мичӗтре пушмак хывмалла-и?

   Michĕtre pushmak khyvmalla-i?

   Do I need to remove my shoes at the mosque?

   Usage

   Asks whether shoes must come off in the mosque.

   Grammar Note

   хыв- means "to take off (clothes, shoes)". -малла is "must". пушмак covers shoes and boots. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Кунта чиркӳ е синагога пур-и?

   Kunta chirkÿ ye sinagoga pur-i?

   Is there a church or synagogue here?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a church or a synagogue here.

   Grammar Note

   чиркӳ is a church and синагога a Jewish house of worship. "A е B" means "A or B". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Апат умӗн кӗлӗ тӑваҫҫӗ-и?

   Apat umĕn kĕlĕ tăvaççĕ-i?

   Is a prayer said before meals?

   Usage

   Asks whether a prayer is said before meals.

   Grammar Note

   кӗлӗ ту- is "to pray". "… умӗн" means "before …". The unspecified 3rd-person plural asks "do people pray …?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Чиркӳ ӑҫта?

   Chirkÿ ăçta?

   Where is the church?

   Usage

   A short question for finding a church.

   Grammar Note

   чиркӳ is the general word for a church.

8. Чиркӗве кӗме юрать-и?

   Chirkĕve kĕme yurat-i?

   Can I go into the church?

   Usage

   Asks whether you may enter the church.

   Grammar Note

   The dative of чиркӳ is чиркӗве (the stem changes). The permission pattern кӗме юрать-и works for other places too. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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