School & Education

1. Чи ҫывӑх шкул е университет ӑҫта?

   Chi çyvăkh shkul e universitet ăçta?

   Where is the nearest school or university?

   Usage

   Asks where a school or university is.

   Grammar Note

   шкул and университет are loans; е means "or". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Эпӗ чӗлхе курсне ҫырӑнасшӑн.

   Epĕ chĕlkhe kursne çyrănasshăn.

   I would like to enrol in a language course

   Usage

   Tells a language school desk that you want to sign up for a course.

   Grammar Note

   ҫырӑн- is formed from ҫыр- "write" and is also used for subscribing to a newspaper; here it means signing up. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Шкула пӑхма юрать-и?

   Shkula păkhma yurat-i?

   May I look around the school?

   Usage

   Asks at the entrance whether you may look around the school.

   Grammar Note

   "Infinitive + юрать-и?" asks "may I …?"; пӑх- "to look" stands for looking around. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Кунта мӗнле предметсем вӗрентеҫҫӗ?

   Kunta mĕnle predmetsem vĕrenteççĕ?

   What subjects are taught here?

   Usage

   Asks which subjects a school offers.

   Grammar Note

   The unspecified 3rd-person plural вӗрентеҫҫӗ means "they teach", i.e. "is taught"; -сем is the plural. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Вӗренӳшӗн мӗн чухлӗ тӳлемелле?

   Vĕrenÿshĕn mĕn chukhlĕ tÿlemelle?

   How much is the tuition fee?

   Usage

   Asks the tuition fee of a school or course.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "how much must one pay for the study"; -шӗн means "for" and -мелле "must". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Эпӗ хам валли вӗрентекен шыратӑп.

   Epĕ kham valli vĕrenteken shyratăp.

   I am looking for a teacher just for myself (a private tutor)

   Usage

   Tells people you are looking for a one-to-one teacher.

   Grammar Note

   No fixed word for "private tutor" was confirmed, so this says "a teacher for myself". вӗрентекен is "one who teaches", from вӗрент-. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Вулавӑш ӑҫта?

   Vulavăsh ăçta?

   Where is the library?

   Usage

   Asks where the library is, at a school or in town.

   Grammar Note

   Вулавӑш originally means a reading room and is used for "library" in village facility lists. The loan библиотека is also understood.

8. Онлайн курссем пур-и?

   Onlayn kurssem pur-i?

   Are there online courses?

   Usage

   Asks whether courses can be taken online.

   Grammar Note

   онлайн and курс are borrowed as they are, with no invented Chuvash coinage; -сем is the plural. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Студентсемшӗн хак чакарни пур-и?

   Studentsemshĕn khak chakarni pur-i?

   Is there a discount for students?

   Usage

   Asks whether admission or course fees are reduced for students.

   Grammar Note

   -ни turns a verb into a noun, so хак чакарни is "lowering the price". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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