Komi–English Phrasebook

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Komi–Suomi–Maguar–Deutsch–English Phrasebook

Greetings and saying good–bye

видза олан (vid'ža olan) how do you do! singular

видза оланныд (vid'ža olannyd) how do you do! plural

чолӧм (čolöm) hello, hi!

бур асыв (bur asyv) good morning!

бур лун (bur lun) good afternoon!, good day!

бур рыт (bur ryt) good evening!

бур вой (bur voj) good night!

бура узьны (bura uz'ny) good night!, have a nice sleeping!

бур туй (bur tuj); бура ветлыны (bura vetlyny) good voyage!

аскиӧдз (askiöd'ž) till tomorrow!, see you tomorrow!

аддзысьлытӧдз good–bye! See you soon!

став бурсӧ (stav bursö) good–bye!, all the best!

быд бурсӧ (byd bursö) all the best to everybody!

видза кольӧй (vid'ža kol'öj) good–bye!, be healthy and sound!

видза колянныд (vid'ža koljannyd) good–bye! plural

аттьӧ (att'ö) thank you; ыджыд аттьӧ thank you very much!

Dialog	Тӧдмасьӧм	Get acquainted
– Видза олан!		– How do you do!
– Чолӧм!		– Hello!
– Кыдзи тэнo шуӧны?		– What is your name?
– Райда.		– Raida.
– Зэв мича ним!		– Very beautiful name!
– Аттьӧ, а тэнад мый нимыд?		– Thank you, and what is your name?
– Сандрӧ.		– Sandrӧ.
– Бура!		– It's great!

Notes	1. Phonetic word accent in Komi occurs initially (e.g., like in Finnish or in Czech). The words came from Russian or English may have their original movable stress, or in Komi it may go to the first syllable. You won't be mistaken accenting the first syllable. 2. Phonetic word accent in traditional Komi is mostly musical, not like Russian stress of loudness. Accented word syllable in Komi is never longer.

Notes

1. Phonetic word accent in Komi occurs initially (e.g., like in Finnish or in Czech). The words came from Russian or English may have their original movable stress, or in Komi it may go to the first syllable. You won't be mistaken accenting the first syllable.
2. Phonetic word accent in traditional Komi is mostly musical, not like Russian stress of loudness. Accented word syllable in Komi is never longer.

Adverbs

зэв (zèv) adverb very; зэв бур поводдя very fine weather

бур (bur) adjective good, бур морт kind man; медбур the best; ставыс бур everything's OK

бура (bura) adverb good, nice, OK; лючки–бура (лючкиа–бура) carefully, successfully, duly

абу (abu) no, not, not any; абу дыр not a long time; абу вывті дона not too expensive

мича (mіča) adjective beautiful, attractive; мича ныв pretty girl

мичаа adverb beautifully, well

лёк (lёk) adjective bad

лёка (lёka) adverb badly

чӧскыд (čӧskyd) adjective tastful; зэв чӧскыд чери very tastful fish

чӧскыда (čӧskyda) adverb tasty

пыр (pyr) adverb constantly, always; пыр кежлӧ for ever

регыд (regyd) adverb soon; регыдӧн for a short time

ме чайта; тыдалӧ; буракӧ; кӧнкӧ; тӧдӧмысь; надейнӧ adv. perhaps, may be, probably.

Proverbs & Sayings
Важ йӧз шулывлісны: Old people told:
Бур нывлы бур и дон Good girl has a good price (wedding). Мужик дінад бабаыд мича да том Having husband, woman is nice and young. Олӧмыд (тай) абу мойд Life is not a tale. Абу вылӧ и суд абу No deal (means) no judgement.

Date, Season

талун today	таво this year	тулыс spring	асыв morning
тӧрыт yesterday	кольӧм во last year	гожӧм summer	лун day, afternoon
аски tomorrow	мӧд во next year	ар autumn	рыт evening
аскомысь the day after tomorrow	локтан во next year	тӧв winter	вой night