Shopping

1. Ку мӗн чухлӗ тӑрать?

   Ku mĕn chukhlĕ tărat?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   To ask the price of an item you point at.

   Grammar Note

   тӑр- "to stand" also means "to cost" for prices (dictionary example: самолёт билечӗ хаклӑ тӑрать = a plane ticket is expensive). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Хакне кӑшт чакарма пултаратӑр-и?

   Khakne kăsht chakarma pultaratăr-i?

   Could you give me a discount?

   Usage

   To ask for a lower price when shopping.

   Grammar Note

   хак чакар "to lower the price" is listed in the dictionary. "Verb + -ма + пултар-" expresses "can". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Эпӗ ҫакна илетӗп.

   Epĕ çakna iletĕp.

   I will take this

   Usage

   To say you have decided to buy something.

   Grammar Note

   ил- "to take" also translates "купить" (to buy) in the dictionary. The object takes the accusative -на/-не (ҫак → ҫакна). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Пысӑкрах размер пур-и?

   Pysăkrakh razmer pur-i?

   Do you have a larger size?

   Usage

   To ask for a bigger size of clothes or shoes.

   Grammar Note

   пысӑкрах is the comparative (-рах) of пысӑк "big". размер is a Russian loan; the dictionary has атӑ-пушмак размерӗ "shoe size". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Пӑхма юрать-и?

   Păkhma yurat-i?

   May I have a look?

   Usage

   To ask permission before looking at an item.

   Grammar Note

   "Verb + -ма + юрать-и?" asks for permission (dictionary example: кӗме юрать-и? = may I come in?). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Карттӑпа тӳлеме юрать-и?

   Karttăpa tÿleme yurat-i?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   To check whether cards are accepted before paying.

   Grammar Note

   The suffix -па/-пе marks the instrumental "by means of". карттӑ is the Chuvash form of Russian карта "card". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Магазин миҫе сехетре хупӑнать?

   Magazin miçe sekhetre khupănat?

   What time does the store close?

   Usage

   To ask a shop's closing time.

   Grammar Note

   хупӑн- "to be closed, to shut" appears in the dictionary as алӑк хупӑнчӗ "the door closed". The time is asked with "миҫе сехетре" (at what hour). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Сувенирсем ӑҫта?

   Suvenirsem ăçta?

   Where are the souvenirs?

   Usage

   To find the souvenir section in a shop.

   Grammar Note

   сувенир is a loan, glossed in the dictionary as "асӑнмалӑх япала" (a thing to remember by), with the example сувенир лавкки "souvenir shop". The plural is -сем. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Алӑпа тунӑ япаласем

   Alăpa tună yapalasem

   Handicrafts / Handmade crafts

   Usage

   To look for handmade crafts or ask about that section.

   Grammar Note

   The Russian-Chuvash dictionary gives алӑпа тунӑ япаласем "things made by hand" as a rendering of "рукоделие". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Питӗ хаклӑ.

    Pitĕ khaklă.

    Very expensive

    Usage

    Said when a price seems too high.

    Grammar Note

    питӗ "very" + хаклӑ "expensive". There is no present-tense copula; juxtaposing the words forms the sentence. The opposite is Питӗ йӳнӗ "very cheap". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

11. Тархасшӑн, квитанци парӑр.

    Tarkhasshăn, kvitantsi parăr.

    Please give me a receipt

    Usage

    To ask for a receipt after paying.

    Grammar Note

    квитанци is a loan that the dictionary defines as a document confirming payment or handover. чек means "bank cheque" in the dictionary, so it was not used for a receipt. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

12. Мана квитанци кирлӗ мар.

    Mana kvitantsi kirlĕ mar.

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    To decline a receipt.

    Grammar Note

    Need is expressed as "мана (to me) + noun + кирлӗ (needed)", and the negative adds мар after it. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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