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Basic Bashkir Phrases

Early draft: There was little reliable source material for this language, so some lines may be wrong. Check with a speaker before relying on them.

In Bashkir, hello is Сәләм (Säläm) and thank you is Рәхмәт (Räxmät). Here are 14 everyday Bashkir phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.

Survival Phrases

EnglishBashkirSay It Like
HelloСәләмSäläm
GoodbyeҺау бул
Informal; the formal/plural form is Һау булығыҙ (Hau buliğıð).
Hau bul
PleaseЗинһарZinhar
Thank youРәхмәтRäxmät
YesЭйеEyye
NoЮҡYuq
Excuse me / SorryҒәфү итегеҙ
"Sorry" specifically is Ғәфү үтenäm (Ğäfü ütenäm).
Ğäfü itegeð
Do you speak English?Һеҙ инглизсә һөйләшәһегеҙме?Heð inglizsä höyläšähegeðme?
I don't understandМин аңламайымMin añlamayım
How much is it?Был күпме тора?
"күпме" (how much) confirmed via Wiktionary's "how much" entry (köpme); the full sentence itself was not found as a unit in a source this session, so it is still built from confirmed parts.
Bıl köpme tora?
Where is the bathroom?Бәҙрәф ҡайҙа?Bäðräf qayða?
Where is …?... ҡайҙа?
Fill the gap with the place; "ҡайҙа" = where.
... qayða?
Help!Ярҙам!Yarðam!
Call the police!Полиция!
From the Bashkir phrasebook on Wikivoyage, which gives "Полиция!" (Police!) as the alarm/distress call and "Мин полицияҙа әйтәм" (I'll call the police) as the declarative form; "Полиция!" is used here as the closest sourced equivalent to "Call the police!".
Politsiya!

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