In the center of each row is a play button that will play a recorded file of the English and Kyrgyz words. (In “Counting,” the audio files have been grouped into three sets.)
Table of Contents
1. Survival Basics
2. Introductions
3. Directions
4. Shopping
5. Counting
Survival Basics for Kyrgyz back to top
| Hello! | Salamatsyzby! (Саламатсызбы!) |
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| Yes | Ooba (Ооба) |
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| No | Jok (Жок) |
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| Good morning! | Kutmanduu tangyngyz menen! (Кутмандуу таныныз менен!) |
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| Good evening! | Kutmanduu kechingiz menen! (Кутмандуу кечиниз менен!) |
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| What’s up? | Emne jangylyk? (Эмне жанылык?) |
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| What’s up? | Emne boldu? (Эмне болду?) |
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| How are you? | Kandaysiz? (Кандайсыз?) |
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| Good, thanks, and you? | Jakshy, rahmat, ozunguz? (Жакшы, рахмат, озунуз?) |
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| Good bye! | Kosh kalyng! (Кош калын!) |
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| See you later! | Korushkoncho! (Корушкончо!) |
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| Sorry! | Kechirip koyunguz! (Кечирип коюнуз!) |
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| Open/closed | Achyk/jabyk (Ачык/жабык) |
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| Pull/push | Tart/turt (Тарт/турт) |
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| Small/big | Kichine/chong (Кичине/чон) |
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| Do you speak English? | Siz Anglische suyloy alasyzby? (Сиз Англисче суйлой аласызбы?) |
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| I don’t speak English. | Men Anglische suyloy albaym. (Мен англисче суйлой албайм.) |
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| I only speak a little Kyrgyz. | Men bir az Kyrgyzscha suyloy alam. (Мен бир аз Кыргызсча суйлой алам.) |
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| I understand. | Men tushunom. (Мен тушуном.) |
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| I don’t understand. | Men tushunboym. (Мен тушунбойм.) |
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| Thank you! | Rahmat! (Рахмат!) |
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| Thank you very much! | Chong rahmat! (Чон рахмат!) |
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| Very well, thanks! | Oto jakshy, rahmat! (Ото жакшы, рахмат!) |
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| Good | Jakshy (Жакшы) |
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| Please | Suranych (Сураныч) |
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| Please | Otunuch (Отунуч) |
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| You’re welcome! | Echteke emes! (Эчтеке эмес) |
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| Excuse me! | Kechiresiz! (Кечиресиз!) |
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| A little | Bir az (Бир аз) |
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| Could you speak more slowly? | Bir az jayiraak suylonguzchu! (Бир аз жайыраак суйлонузчу!) |
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| Could you write that down? | Jazyp beresizbi? (Жазып бересизби?) |
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| My bag/wallet/passport was stolen | Men sumkamdy/kapchigimdi/pasportumdu uurdatip jiberdim (Мен сумкамды/капчыгымды/паспортумду уурдатып жибердим) |
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| I need a doctor! | Maga dogdurdu chakyrgyla! (Мага догдурду чакыргыла!) |
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| Call the police! | Militsiyaga konguro kylyngyzchy! (Милицияга конгуроо кылынызчы!) |
Introductions in Kyrgyz back to top
Asking Directions back to top
Shopping back to top
| How much does that cost? | Tetigi kancha turat? Тээтиги канча турат? |
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| The menu, please! | Menunu berip koyunguzchu! Менюну берип коюнузчу? |
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| I’d like a beer, please | Maga syra alyp kelingizchi! Мага сыра алып келинизчи? no file |
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| I would like to pay. | Men tologonu jatam. Мен тологону жатам. |
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| Do you accept credit cards? | Kredit kartochka menen tolosom bolobu? Кредит карточка менен толосом болобу? |
Counting back to top
| 0 | nol’ ноль |
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| 1 | bir бир |
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| 2 | eki еки |
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| 3 | uch уч |
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| 4 | tort торт |
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| 5 | besh беш |
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| 6 | alty алтй |
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| 7 | jeti жети |
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| 8 | segiz сегиз |
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| 9 | toguz тогуз |
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| 10 | (Count 1-10) |
on он |
| 11 | on bir он бир |
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| 12 | on eki он еки |
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| 13 | on uch он уч |
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| 14 | on tort он торт |
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| 15 | on besh он беш |
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| 16 | on alty он алтй |
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| 17 | on jeti он жети |
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| 18 | on segiz он сергиз |
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| 19 | (Count 11-19) |
on toguz он тогуз |
| 20 | jiyirma жийирма |
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| 21 | zhyiyrma bir жыйырма бир |
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| 22 | zhyiyrma eki жыйырма эки |
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| 30 | otuz отуз |
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| 40 | kyrk кырк |
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| 50 | elu елу |
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| 60 | altymysh алтымыш |
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| 70 | jetimish жетимиш |
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| 80 | seksen сексен |
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| 90 | tokson токсон |
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| 100 | juz жуз |
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| 111 | juz on bir жуз он бир |
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| 125 | juz zhyiyrma besh жуз жыйырма беш |
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| 200 | (Count 20-200) |
eki juz эки жуз |
About the Author
The Talking Kyrgyz Phrasebook was written by Dr. Michael Denner, Stetson University, and Mirajidin Arynov, Kyrgyz native speaker.
