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🤗 Kirghiz Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Kirghiz learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Kirghiz?
Kyrgyz is spoken in Central Asia. It is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in China & Tajikistan.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to those countries and regions or are trying to learn Kirghiz, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Numbers, Weather Conditions, How to say Good Bye? & Express Surprise.
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Kirghiz (cyrillic) | Kirghiz (transliteration) |
|---|---|---|
| general greeting (informal) | Салам | salam |
| general greeting (formal) | Саламатсызбы | salamatsızbı |
| general greeting spoken to a group of people | Cаламатсыздарбы | salamatsızdarbı |
| general greeting spoken to a group of people, informal | Cаламатсыңарбы | salamatsıngarbı |
| general greeting, informal | Саламат | salamat |
| general greeting, informal | Саламатсыңбы | salamatsıngbı |
| greeting spoken by a Muslim man in the southern region | Cалåм алейкум | salåm aleykum |
| greeting spoken by a Muslim man to another man | Ассалом алейкум | assalom aleykum |
| greeting spoken by a Muslim man to another man | Салом алейкум | salom aleykum |
| morning greeting | Кутмандуу таңыңыз менен | qutmanduu tangıngız menen |
| welcome greeting | Кош келиңиз! | Qoş qelingiz! |
| evening greeting | Кутмандуу кечиңиз менен | qutmanduu qeçingiz menen |
| how are you? informal, "how's work?" | Иштер кандай? | işter qanday? |
| how are you? formal | Кандайсыз? | qandaysız? |
| how are you? informal | Эмне болду? | emne boldu? |
| how are you? informal | Эмне жаңылык? | emne cangılık? |
| how are you? informal | Кандай? | qanday? |
| how are you? informal | Кандайсың? | qandaysıng |
| reply to Cалåм алейкум | Алейкум салåм | aleykum salam |
| reply to Cалом алейкум | Алек салåм | alek salam |
| reply to Ассалом алейкум | Алейкум ассалом | aleykum assalom |
| reply to Кандайсыз and Кандайсың | Жакшы, рахмат | caqşı rahmat |
| reply to Кандайсыз and Кандайсың | Жаман эмес | caman emes |
| reply to Кандайсыз and Кандайсың | Кудайга шүгүр | qudaiga şügür |
| reply to Саламатсызбы and Cаламатсыздарбы | Cаламатчылык | salamatçılıq |
| reply to Иштер кандай? | Иштерим жакшы | işterim caqşı |
| yes | ооба | ooba |
| no | жок | coq |
| a little bit | бир аз | bir az |
| Do you speak English? | Сиз Англисче сүйлөйсүзбү? | Siz Anglisçe süylöysüzbü? |
| excuse me | кечиресиз | keçiresiz |
| goodbye | жакшы калыңыз | caqşı qalıngız |
| I don't speak Kyrgyz | Мен Кыргызча сүйлөбөйм | Men kırgızça süylöböym |
| I don't understand | Мен түшүнбөйм | Men tüşünböym |
| I understand | Мен түшүнөм | Men tüşünöm |
| please | өтүнүч | ötünüç |
| see you later | көрушкөнчө | qörüşqönçö |
| sorry | кечирип коюңуз | keçirip koyunguz |
| thanks (so much) | (чоң) рахмат | (çong) rahmat |
| What's up? | Эмне жаңылык ? | Emne canılıq? |
| you are welcome, with pleasure | эштеке эмес | eşteqe emes |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Informal Greetings[edit | edit source]
Formal Greetings[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers
- http://kyrgyz.kirghiz.free.fr/index_uk.php
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyz_language
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