Order anything by pointing in Kyrgyz
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. Play the ten Kyrgyz words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 11 Kyrgyz phrases in this lesson
- Мага ... бериңизчиma-GA ... be-ri-NIZ-chi
- I would like...
- Ушулu-SHUL
- This one
- Бул канча турат?bool KAN-cha tu-RAT
- How much is it?
- Эсеп, суранычe-SEP, su-ra-NYCH
- The bill, please
- Карта мененKAR-ta ME-nen
- By card
- Акча мененAK-cha ME-nen
- In cash
- СууSOO-oo
- Water
- КофеKO-fe
- Coffee
- Чайchai
- Tea
- ПивоPI-vo
- Beer
- ...-сыз-syz
- Without...
Literally "please give me ...".
Point while saying ушул (this one). At bakery counters, pointing plus a number completes the transaction.
Канча is how much, турат is costs. Shopkeepers appreciate asking in Kyrgyz even if they respond in Russian.
Literally "the account, please".
Card payment is common in cities, less so in rural areas. Menен is the with particle.
Акча is money. Cash is still used and expected in many places; always have small bills.
Суу is water. Tap water safety varies; bottled is safer. In markets, asking for ice water is unusual.
Tea, чай (chai), is what a host keeps pouring.
The Russian word is the everyday one.
A suffix meaning without: кантсыз (kant-SYZ), without sugar.