Transport

How did you get here?
Си экунди эмэнни?

Si ekundi emenni?

By bus.
Автобухит.

Awtobuhit.

By taxi.
Таксит.

Taksit.

Where is the cabstand?
Такси иду бивки?

Taksi idu biwki?

How do I get to the hotel?
Гостиницала он ӈэнэдем?

Gostinitsala on ŋenediem?

Take any bus. (All the buses go there.)
Экуды-кат автобухит исчиӈас.

Ekudi-kat awtobuhit ischiŋas.

How many bus stops shall I go?
Ады остановкава суруӈэтыв?

Adi ostanowkawa suruŋetiw?

Three.
Иланма.

Ilanma.

Five.
Тунӈава.

Tunŋawa.

Have you got a car?
Си машиначи?

Si mashinachi?

Yes, I've got a Toyota.
Э, би «тойотачи».

E, bi toyotachi.

How do I get to Neriungri (town in Yakutia)?
Он Неруӈрэлэ исчам?

On Nieruŋrele ischam?

By train.
Неруӈрала поездит.

Nierungrala poezdit.

How long [will it take me to get there] by train?
Поездит горо-гу?

Poezdit goro-gu?

It'll take you 10 hours.
Поездит дян часва.

Poezdit dian chaswa.

How much is a plane ticket?
Самолёт билетын адычи?

Samoliot biletin adichi?

It is 12.000 Rubles.
Самолётыт дян дюр тыхинча.

Samoliotit dian diur tihincha.

Authors

Anna Myreeva

Galina Varlamova

Alexander Varlamov

Voiced by Galina Varlamova

Translation

Translated from Russian by Rustam Yusupov. Revised by Dr. Bernard Leeman.

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Notice

The authors have made this phrasebook close to real language spoken by Evenks living in Yakutia (in the North-East of Russia). Some words can be written not as prescribed by the rules of literary Evenk language. Some words can be written different in different cases. However all phrases of the phrasebook are well-understood by all Evenks living in Russia.