Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
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A collection of useful phrases in Belarusian.
You can see these phrases in many other langauges by clicking on the English versions.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.
| English | Беларуская мова (Belarusian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Вiтаем (Bitaem - We greet you) Прывiтанне (Pryvitańne - Greetings) |
| Hello | Вітаю (Vitayu) Дзень добры (Dzien' dobry) Дабрыдзень (Dabrydzien) Прывітанне (Pryvitanne) - inf |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. |
Як справы? (Jak spravy?) - inf Як маесься (Jak mayes'sia?) - inf Як маецеся (Jak mayeciesia?) - frm |
| Добра, дзякуй (Dobra, dziakuj) | |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Як цябе клічуць?
(Jak cyabye klichuts'?) - inf Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuts'?) - frm |
| Мяне клічуць ... (Myanye klichuts' ...) | |
| Pleased to meet you | Прыемна пазнаёміцца (Pryiemna paznajomicca) |
| Good morning | Добрай раніцы (Dobray ranitsy) |
| Good evening | Добры вечар (Dobry vechar) |
| Good night | Дабранач (Dabranach) |
| Goodbye | Да пабачэньня
(Da pabachen'nya) Убачымся (Ubachymsia) |
| Cheers/Good health! | За здароў'е (Za zdarou'e) |
| Bon appetit | Смачна есьці! (Smachna yesci) |
| Bon voyage | Добрай дарогi! (Dobraj darohi) |
| I don't understand | Не разумею (Ne razumeyu) |
| Please speak more slowly | Калi ласка,
размаўляйце
павольней! (Kali laska, razmauljajc'e pavol'nej!) |
| Do you speak Belarusian? Yes |
Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску (Ci razmaulyajetsie pa-belarusku) |
| Так (Tak) | |
| Excuse me | Даруйце (Daruytsye) Перапрашаю (Pyeraprashayu) |
| How much? | Колькі? (Kolki?) |
| Sorry | Прабачце (Prabachtsye) Выбачайце (Vybachaytsye) |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) |
Дзякуй
(Dziakuy) Дзякую вам (Dziakuyu vam) Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dzjakuj) |
| Няма за што (Nyama za shto) | |
| Where's the toilet? | Дзе туалет? (Dze tualet?) Падкажыце, калі ласка, дзе тут прыбіральня? (Padkazhyce, kali laska, dze tut prybiralnia?) |
| I love you | Я цябе кахаю (Ja ciabe kakhaju) |
| Help! | Дапамога (Dapamoha!) |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
З Божым
нараджэннем
(Z Bozym naradzenniem) Шчаслівых Калядау (Szczaslivych Kaliadau) З Новым годам i Калядамi (Z Novym godam i Kaliadami) |
| Happy Birthday | З днём нараджэння (Z dniom naradžennia) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Мой паветраны
човен поўны
вуграмі (Moj pavetrany choven pouny vugramі) |
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Information about written and spoken Belarusian
Collections of Belarusian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.pravapis.org/art_phrases1.asp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/belarusian.shtml
http://www.belarusguide.com/dictionaries/engblr/special.html
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