# Ossetian phrasebook

Ossetian (Иронау) is an Iranian language that is spoken in Ossetia, regions in Russia and the country of South Ossetia. Most native speakers of Ossetian are also able to speak Russian.

## Pronunciation Guide
### А а

    'a' as in "art"

### Æ æ

    'eh' like "band"

### Б б

    'b' as in "ball"

### В в

    'v' as in "victory"

### Г г

    'g' as in "game"

### Гъ гъ

    'gh' as in "ghost"

### Е е

    'e' as in "bell"

### Д д

    'd' as in "dad"

### З з

    'z' as in "zebra"

### Дз дз

    'dz' like "pizza"

### Дж дж

    'j' as in "jumper"

### И и

    'ee' as in "eel"

### Й й

    'y' like "boy"

### К к

    'k' like "car"

### Къ къ

    'kh' like "loch"

### Л л

    'l' as in "lullaby"

### М м

    'm' as in "mad"

### Н н

    'n' as in "never"

### О о

    'o' like "goal"

### П п

    'p' as in "pool"

### Р р

    'r' as in "race"

### С с

    'sh' as in "shovel"

### Т т

    't' as in "tea"

### Тъ тъ

    'th' as in "thorn"

### Тъ тъ

    'th' as in "thorn"

### Ф ф

    'f' as in "feather"

### Х х

    'h' as in "hand"

### Хъ хъ

    'q' as in "quail"

### Ц ц

    'ts' like "boots" (Note: Always Hard)

### Цъ цъ

    'tsh' (Note: Harder 'ts')

### Ч ч

    'ch' as in "cheese"

### Чъ чъ

    'chuh' (Note: Harder 'ch')

### Ы ы

    'i' like "sit"

### Ю ю

    'yu' as in "yugoslavia"

### Я я

    'ya' as in "yard"

## 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.

    Арфæ. (ar-feh )

#### Hello. (informal)

    Салам. (sah-lam )

#### How are you?

    Куыд цæрут ? (koo-bihd-tseh-root ?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    Бузныг, хорз. ( booz-nihg-horz )

#### My name is ______ .

    ______ . ( _____ .)

#### Please.

    Табуафси. (tab-waf-see )

#### Thank you.

    Бузныг. (booz nig )

#### Yes.

    О. (oh )

#### No.

    Нæ. (neh )

#### Excuse me. (getting attention)

    Бахатыр кæнут. (bakh-atihr-keh-noot )

#### Excuse me. (begging pardon)

    Бахатыр кæнут. (bakh-atihr-keh-noot )

#### I'm sorry.

    Бахатыр кæн. (bakh-atihr-kehn )

#### Goodbye

    Фенынмæ. (fen-in-meh )

#### I can't speak Ossetian [well].

    Æз нæ дзурын ??????. (ehz-nae-dzoo-rihn ??????)

#### Do you speak English?

    Сымах уырыссагау англисагау ? (simakh-ooih-rih-sha-gau-angli-shagau ?)

#### Good morning.

    Дæ уæ райсом хорз. (deh-oo-eh-ray-shom-horz )

#### Good evening.

    Дæ уæ изæр хорз. (deh-oo-eh-ee-zehr-horz )

#### I don't understand.

    Æз уæ æмбарын He 'мбарын. (ehz-oo-eh-ehm-barihn-ne-mbar-ihn)

#### Where is the toilet?
### Problems
#### Leave me alone.

    . (Iunagai ma niuuadz .)

#### Don't touch me!

    ! (Ma mam avnal !)

#### Stop! Thief!

    ! ! (Baurom ! Qarnih!)

#### I need your help.

    . (Da ahhus ma qaui .)

#### I'm sick.

    . ( Farinchin dan.)

#### I need a doctor.

    . (Dohtur ma qaui .)

#### Can I use your phone?
### Numbers
#### 1

    (iu)

#### 2

    (dluuæ)

#### 3

    (ærtæ)

#### 4

    (tsippar)

#### 5

    (fondz)

#### 6

    (ækhsæz)

#### 7

    (avd)

#### 8

    (ast)

#### 9

    (farast)

#### 10

    (dæs)

#### more
### Time
#### Months
##### January

    Толшор (tol-shor )

##### February

    Февраль (fev-ral )

##### March

    Март (mart )

##### April

    Апрель (ap-rel )

##### May

    Май (mai )

##### June

    Июнь | (ee-yoon )

##### July

    Июль (ee-yool )

##### August

    Август (av-goost )

##### September

    Сентябрь (sent-ya-br )

##### October

    Октябрь (okt-ya-br )

##### November

    Ноябрь (no-ya-br )

##### December

    Толсур (tol-soor )

#### Writing time and date
### Colors
#### black

    cay (sao)

#### white

    урс (oors)

#### gray

    фæныкхуыз (feh-nik-koo-iz)

#### red

    сырх (sirkh)

#### blue

    æрвхуыз (ehrv-khoo-iz)

#### yellow

    бур (boor)

#### green

    кæрдæгхуыз (kehr-dehng-koo-iz)

#### orange

    бурбын сырх (boor-bin-sirkh)

#### purple

    cay (sao)

#### pink

    розæхуыз (roz-ehkh-ooiz)

#### brown

    игæрхуыз(ee-gehr-khoo-iz)