Transportation

1. Тархасшӑн, такси чӗнтерӗр.

   Tarkhasshăn, taksi chĕnterĕr.

   Please call a taxi

   Usage

   To ask hotel or shop staff to call a taxi.

   Grammar Note

   чӗнтер- is the causative of чӗн- "to call"; the dictionary has киле тухтӑр чӗнтер "call a doctor to the house". The polite plural imperative -ӗр is used. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. … патне епле ҫитмелле?

   … patne yeple çitmelle?

   How do I get to…?

   Usage

   Put your destination in place of "…" to ask how to get there.

   Grammar Note

   патне is a postposition "to, towards" that needs no ending on the preceding noun. ҫит- "to arrive" + -малла "must" asks "how should one get there". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Автобус чарӑнӑвӗ ӑҫта?

   Avtobus charănăvĕ ăçta?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   To ask where the bus stop is.

   Grammar Note

   "автобус чарӑнӑвӗ" (bus stop) links two nouns, as in the dictionary example троллейбус чарӑнӑвӗ. ӑҫта goes at the end. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Билет хакӗ мӗн чухлӗ?

   Bilet khakĕ mĕn chukhlĕ?

   How much is the ticket?

   Usage

   To ask the price of a ticket.

   Grammar Note

   The same pattern as "Пӳлӗмӗн хакӗ мӗн чухлӗ?" (how much is the room?), with хак taking the possessive -ӗ. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Тархасшӑн, мана … патӗнче антарса хӑварӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, mana … patĕnche antarsa khăvarăr.

   Please drop me off at…

   Usage

   Put the place you want to get off at in place of "…", on a bus or in a taxi.

   Grammar Note

   антарса хӑвар- is the dictionary verb for "высадить" (to let passengers off), made of антар- "bring down" + хӑвар- "leave". патӗнче "at" needs no ending on the preceding noun. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Сирӗн хула планӗ пур-и?

   Sirĕn khula planĕ pur-i?

   Do you have a map of the city?

   Usage

   To ask a tourist office or hotel for a city map.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary has хула планӗ "city plan". "Сирӗн … пур-и?" asks "do you have …?". The bare word карттӑ can also mean "card". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Пуйӑс миҫе сехетре тухса каять?

   Puyăs miçe sekhetre tukhsa kayat?

   What time does the train depart?

   Usage

   To ask when a train leaves.

   Grammar Note

   пуйӑс is the colloquial word for "train"; поезд is also used. Clock times take the locative: сехет + -ре ("at … o'clock"). тухса кай- "to depart" takes the 3rd-person present -ать/-ять. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Аэропорт ӑҫта?

   Aeroport ăçta?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   To ask where the airport is.

   Grammar Note

   аэропорт is a loan via Russian. The dictionary also lists сывлӑш порчӗ, but аэропорт is the form to use for directions. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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