A collection of useful phrases in Veps (vepsän kel’), a Finnic language spoken mainly in Karelia and the Vologda Oblast in the Russian Federation.
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, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| Phrase | vepsän kel’ (Veps) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Tervhen tuldes |
| Hello (General greeting) | Tervhen Tervhen eläd |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Kut elät? Kut azjad oma? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Hüvin Spasib, hüvin |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | Kut sindai kuctas? |
| My name is ... | Minun nimi om ... |
| Where are you from? | Kugalaine oled? Kuspäi oled? |
| I'm from ... | Olen ...-späi Olen ...-spai |
| Pleased to meet you | Minei om lujas mel’he tehta tundmust teidenke |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Hüväd homendest |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Hüväd päiväd |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Hüväd ehtad |
| Good night | Hüväd öd Čomad unt (Sweet dreams) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Kaiked hüväd Nägemoi! (See you soon) Vastusehessai (See you soon) Homnehesai (Until tomorrow) Jägat hüväšti! Jä Jumalanke! Nägemižhesai! |
| Good luck! | |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Hüväd sömtahtod Hüväd litud |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Hüväd matkad |
| Yes | Ka |
| No | Ei |
| Maybe | Voib olda |
| I don't know | Minä en teda |
| I understand | Minä el'gendan |
| I don't understand | Minä en el'genda sindai |
| Please speak more slowly | Sanugat völ kerdan hillemba, olgat hüväd |
| Please say that again | Toštkat hillemba, olgat hüväd |
| Please write it down | Kirjuta sen, ole hüvä (sg) Kirjutagat sen, olgat hüväd (pl) |
| Do you speak English? | Pagižed-ik anglijaks? |
| Do you speak Veps? | Pagižed-ik vepsäks? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Ka, vähän |
| Speak to me in Veps | |
| How do you say ... in Veps? | Kut kuctas ... vepsäks? |
| Excuse me | Prostigat |
| How much is this? | |
| Sorry | Prostigat |
| Please | Ole hüvä (sg) Olgat hüväd (pl) |
| Thank you | Spasib Sur' spasib Kitän Kitäm Kitän lujas |
| Reply to thank you | Ei miš Ole hüvä |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Minä armastan sindai |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | |
| Christmas greetings | Raštvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Additions and corrections by David Burda
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Veps | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Veps phrases
https://vk.com/topic-10082644_21718329
http://lingvoforum.net/index.php?topic=50453.50
https://fi.wikibooks.org/wiki/Veps%C3%A4n_kieli/Sanasto
Estonian, Finnish, Kven, Livonian, Livvi-Karelian, Veps, Võro
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