ChamalaGreetings and polite words in Tatar
«Сәлам» means hello, «рәхмәт» means thank you, «сау булыгыз» means goodbye. The words you need for a first conversation in Tatar, with translations and audio. Like Russian, Tatar has a polite plural «you»: «сау бул» is goodbye to a friend, «сау булыгыз» to someone you address formally.
20 words and phrases
| Tatar | English | |
|---|---|---|
| сәлам | hi | |
| исәнме | hello | |
| хәерле көн | good afternoon | |
| хәерле иртә | good morning | |
| хәерле кич | good evening | |
| тыныч йокы | good night | |
| хәлләрең ничек | how are you | |
| сезнең исемегез ничек? | what is your name? | |
| минем исемем Алсу | my name is Alsu | |
| рәхмәт | thanks | |
| бик зур рәхмәт | thank you very much | |
| зинһар | please | |
| гафу итегез | sorry | |
| әйе | yes | |
| юк | no | |
| мин аңламыйм | I don't understand | |
| мин татарча сөйләшәм | I speak Tatar | |
| хуш | bye | |
| сау булыгыз | goodbye | |
| сау бул | goodbye |
How to read the Tatar letters
- әlike the a in cat
- өlike German ö
- үlike German ü
- җlike the j in jam, voiced and soft
- ңlike ng in sing
- һlike h in house
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