A collection of useful phrases in Tatar, a Turkic language spoken mainly in Tatarstan in the Russian Federation. NB: these phrases come from a variety of sources which use slightly different spelling conventions.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal
| English | tatarça / татарча / تاتارچا (Tatar) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Räxim itegez |
| Hello (General greeting) | Isänme(sez) Sawmı(sız) Sälam (inf) |
| How are you? | Niçíksíz? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Bik eybetmín, rexmet |
| Long time no see | Küptännän kürgän yuq ide sezne |
| What's your name? | İsímígíz niçík? |
| My name is ... | İsímím ... |
| Where are you from? | Qayan bulasız? |
| I'm from ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Tanışuıbızğa şatmım |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Xeyírlí irte |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Xäyerle kön |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Xäyerle kiç |
| Good night | Xäyerle tön |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Saw bul(iğız) Xuş(iğız) Küreşkèngè tiklem |
| Good luck! | Zur uñışlar telim |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Isänlektä |
| Have a nice day | Xäyerle Kön |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Tämle bulsın |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Xäyerle yul |
| I understand | Añlıym |
| I don't understand | Min añlamim |
| I don't know | Belmim şul |
| Please speak more slowly | äkrenrek söyleşígízçí |
| Please say that again | Qabatlıyalır idígízmí? |
| Please write it down | Monı yazalır idígízmí? |
| Do you speak Tatar? | Tatarça söyläşäsezme? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
äye, azraq gına |
| How do you say ... in Tatat? | ...nın tatarçası niçek bula? |
| Excuse me | Ğafu it(egez) |
| How much is this? | Bu ni qader? Bu Küpme tora? |
| Sorry | Ğafu ütínem |
| Please | Zínhar öçen |
| Thank you | Räxmät Küp räxmät |
| Reply to thank you | Zur üs üzenä Räxmät |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Bädräf qayda? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Aqçanı bu äfände tülärgä teli |
| This lady will pay for everything | Aqçanı bu xanım tülärgä teli |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Minem belän biyergä telisezme? |
| I miss you | Sine sagınam/Yuqsınam sine |
| I love you | Min sini yaratam/söyäm |
| Get well soon | Tiz arada terelergä yazsın |
| Go away! | Kitegez monnan |
| Leave me alone! | Yalgızı qaldırıgız mine |
| Help! | Yärdäm! |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | Tuqtagız! |
| Call the police! | Polisiägä şaltıratıgız |
| Christmas greetings | Раштуа бәйрәме белән & Яңа eл белән (Raştua bäyräme belän & Yaña yıl belän) Яңа eл hәм Раштуа бәйрәмнәре белән (Yaña yıl häm Raştua bäyrämnäre belän) |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | Tugan könen belen |
| One language is never enough | Ber tel genä citmi |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Köymäm yılan balıq belän tulgan |
Hear some Tatar phrases
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about the Tatar language | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Tatar on: Amazon.comand Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Tatar phrases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatar_language
http://www.linguashop.com/en/basic-phrases-tatar.php
http://ultranet.tv/oyrenmelik/
Altay, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Chuvash, Kazakh, Kumyk, Kyrgyz, Nogai, Sakha (Yakut), Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Uyghur, Uzbek
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