Vehicles

1. Автомобиль

   Avtomobil

   Car

   Usage

   A car. Used when asking directions or talking about how to travel.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from Russian; a passenger car is also called ҫӑмӑл автомобиль.

2. Автобус

   Avtobus

   City bus

   Usage

   A bus. Used when asking about stops or route numbers.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from Russian. Routes are named by number, as in автобус № 12.

3. Маршрутлӑ такси

   Marshrutlă taksi

   Shared minibus

   Usage

   A fixed-route shared taxi, the marshrutka.

   Grammar Note

   The expression for a route taxi, used with numbered routes. The Russian маршрутка is also understood.

4. Троллейбус

   Trolleybus

   Trolleybus

   Usage

   A trolleybus. You can ride one in the city of Cheboksary.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from Russian. Cheboksary (Шупашкар) has had trolleybus lines since 1964.

5. Пуйӑс

   Puyăs

   Train

   Usage

   A train. Used at a station when asking about destinations or times.

   Grammar Note

   A word for a string of linked cars, used in phrases such as пассажир пуйӑсӗ "passenger train".

6. Такси

   Taksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   A taxi. Used when asking for or taking one.

   Grammar Note

   An international loanword whose form stays the same.

7. Мотоцикл

   Mototsikl

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   A motorcycle. Used when talking about rentals or ways to get around.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from Russian for a two-wheeled (rarely three-wheeled) vehicle.

8. Скутер

   Skuter

   Scooter

   Usage

   A scooter. Used in talk about small motorbikes.

   Grammar Note

   A word borrowed from English.

9. Велосипед

   Velosiped

   Bicycle

   Usage

   A bicycle. Used when talking about rentals or cycling.

   Grammar Note

   An international loanword whose form stays the same.

10. Самолёт

    Samolyot

    Airplane

    Usage

    An airplane. Used in talk about airports and flights.

    Grammar Note

    A word borrowed from Russian, written with ё.

11. Карап

    Karap

    Ship

    Usage

    A large ship. Used for river or sea trips. A small boat is кимӗ.

    Grammar Note

    A word for a larger vessel, also used for ships on the Volga. A small boat is the separate word кимӗ.

12. Паром

    Parom

    Ferry

    Usage

    A ferry that carries people and vehicles across a river or lake.

    Grammar Note

    A word borrowed from Russian for a vessel that carries passengers and vehicles across the water.

13. Хӑвӑрт пулӑшу машини

    Khăvărt pulăshu mashini

    Ambulance

    Usage

    An ambulance. Used to describe the vehicle you want sent in an emergency.

    Grammar Note

    Built as "emergency-aid vehicle", the same pattern as пушар машини "fire engine". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

14. Тиев автомобилӗ

    Tiyev avtomobilĕ

    Truck

    Usage

    A freight vehicle, a truck.

    Grammar Note

    A noun phrase meaning "load vehicle". The Russian грузовик is also used as it is.

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