Komi–English Phrasebook online of common expressions

видза олан (vidža olan) how do you do! singular

видза оланныд (vidža olannyd) how do you do! plural

чолöм (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!

аскиöдз (askiödž) till tomorrow!, see you tomorrow!

аддзысьлытöдз good–bye! See you soon!

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

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

видза кольöй (vidža kol'öj) good–bye!, be healthy and sound!

видза колянныд (vidža koljannyd) good–bye! plural

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

Dialog	Тöдмасьöм	Get acquainted
– Видза олан!		– How do you do!
– Чолöм!		– Hello!
– Кыдзи тэнo шуöны?		– What is your name?
– Райда.		– Raida.
– Зэв мича ним!		– Very beautiful name!
– Аттьö, а тэнад мый нимыд?		– Thank you, and what is your name?
– Сандрö.		– Sandrö.
– 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.

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 вывтi дона not too expensive

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

мичаа adverb beautifully, well

лёк (lёk) adjective bad

лёка (lёka) adverb badly

чöскыд (čöskyd) adjective tastful; зэв чöскыд чери very tastful fish

чöскыда (čöskyda) adverb tasty

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

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

ме чайта; тыдалö; буракö; кöнкö; тöдöмысь; надейнö adv. perhaps, may be, probably.

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

талун today	таво this year	тулыс spring	асыв morning
тöрыт yesterday	кольöм во last year	гожöм summer	лун day, afternoon
аски tomorrow	мöд во next year	ар autumn	рыт evening
аскомысь the day after tomorrow	локтан во next year	тöв winter	вой night

Komi–English Phrasebook

Greetings and saying good–bye

Adverbs

Date, Season