# Bashkir phrasebook

Bashkir (башҡорт теле) is a Turkic language, spoken in Bashkortostan, a republic in Russia.

## Pronunciation guide and Alphabet

The Bashkir alphabet is almost identical to the Russian alphabet. The differences are italicized in the list below: the Bashkir alphabet has several additional letters, and some letters that are pronounced slightly differently from their Russian counterparts. Some letters are striken through; they are included for completeness, but are not found in native Bashkir words, only Russian loanwoards.

### Аа

    like English father (IPA: ɑ)

### Бб

    like boy (IPA: b)

### Вв

    like won (IPA: w)

### Гг

    like Russian гь, somewhat like English geek (IPA: ɟ)

### Ғғ

    guttural R, such as in French (IPA: ʁ)

### Дд

    like do (IPA: d)

### Ҙҙ

    like that (IPA: ð)

### Ее

    like yesterday (IPA: je)

### Ёё

    like yore (IPA: jɵ)

### Жж

    like English measure (IPA: ʒ)

### Зз

    like zoo (IPA: z)

### Ии

    like machine (IPA: i)

### Йй

    like boy (IPA: j)

### Кк

    like kite (IPA: k)

### Ҡҡ

    like Arabic Qatar; a k-sound further back in the mouth (IPA: q)

### Лл

    somewhat like English like (IPA: l)

### Мм

    like seem (IPA: m)

### Нн

    like net (IPA: n)

### Ңң

    like sing (IPA: ŋ)

### Оо

    like score (IPA: o)

### Өө

    German ö; е pronounced with the upper lip rounded back (IPA: ø)

### Пп

    like spigot (IPA: p)

### Рр

    heavily rolled as in Spanish rr in perro (IPA: r)

### Сс

    like sailor (IPA: s)

### Ҫҫ

    like think (IPA: θ)

### Тт

    like tattoo (IPA: t)

### Уу

    like cartoon (IPA: u)

### Үү

    French or German y, ü; и pronounced with the upper lip rounded back (IPA: y)

### Фф

    like finish (IPA: f)

### Хх

    a guttural sound, moreso than the Russian, as in German Bach (IPA: χ)

### Һһ

    like help (IPA: h)

### Цц

    like boots (IPA: t͡s)

### Чч

    like cheap (IPA: t͡ɕ)

### Шш

    like English shot (IPA: ʃ)

### Щщ

    The same as ш

### Ыы

    somewhat like a curt gut (IPA: [ɤ̆~ʌ̆])

### Ээ

    like the letter е above

### Әә

    like apple (IPA: æ)

### Юю

    like Yugoslavia (IPA: ju)

### Яя

    like yacht, with the а pronunciation given above (IPA: jɑ)
Notice that some of these differences (А, Ж, and Ш) are closer to some sounds in English than the corresponding sounds in Russian, and so should be easier to pronounce.

## Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

### Basics
#### Hello.

    Сәләм. ( Säläm.)

#### Hello. (informal)

    . ('salAm' 'a like in man')

#### How are you?

    Бәләкәс нисек? ( Bäläkäs nisek?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    Яҡшы, рәхмәт. ( Yaqşı, räxmät.)

#### What is your name?

    Һеҙҙең исемегеҙ нисек? ( Heźźeñ isemegeź nisek?)

#### My name is ______ .

    Минең исемем ______ . ( Mineñ isemem ______ . )

#### Nice to meet you.

    Һәйбәт таныштырҙы. ( Häybät tanıştırźı.)

#### Please.

    Зинһар. ( Zinhar.)

#### Thank you.

    Рәхмәт. ( Räxmät.)

#### You're welcome.

    Зинһар. ( Zinhar.)

#### Yes.

    D. ( Д.)

#### No.

    Юҡ ( Yuq.)

#### Where is the toilet?
### Problems
#### Can I use your phone?
### Numbers
#### 1

    ('ber' 'e like in pen')

#### 2

    ('ikE' 'E like in pen')

#### 4

    ('durt')

#### 5

    ('bish')

#### 7

    ('ete' 'yetE')

#### 8

    ('higEth' 'th like in that')

#### more
### Time
#### Writing time and date
### Colors
#### black

    ҡара (kah-RAH )

#### white

    аҡ (ah-KH )

#### gray

    һоро (hoh-ORO )

#### red

    ҡыҙыл (quh-DHUHL )

#### blue

    күк (kh-OOKH)

#### yellow

    һары (hah-RUH )

#### green

    йәшел (yae-SHEL )

#### orange

    ҡыҙғылт һары (quh-DHEGH-uhlt-HAH-ruh )

#### purple

    зәңгәр күк (zaeng-GAER-k-OOK )

#### pink

    алһыу (ahl-HUH )

#### brown

    көрән (koe-RAEN )