Belarusian is spoken as an official language In Belarus, and as a large minority language In Poland.
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Script
The Cyrillic alphabet contains the following letters:
Аа Бб Вв Гг Ґґ Дд ДЖдж ДЗЬдзь Ее Ёё Жж Зз Іі Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс СЬсь Тт Уу Ўў Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Ыы Ьь
One version of the latsinka alphabet contains the following characters: A B C Ć Č D (DŽ) E F G H I J K L Ł M N Ń O P R S Ś Š T U Ŭ V Y Z Ź Ž.
Vowels and consonants
There are six vowels in Belarus: Аа Яя Ее Ёё Ээ Йй Іі Ыы Оо Уу Юю
There are 48 consonants in the language, including the rarest.
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Grammar
The grammar of Belarus is reminiscent of other East Slavic languages.
Nominations have six places: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, and locative / prepositional. The vocative is obsolete and appears mainly in the literature. The words have three lineages: masculine, feminine, and neutri.
Travel Glossary
General signs
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Rudiments
- Good day.
- .
- Good morning.
- Dobrai ranitsy.
- Good afternoon.
- Dzień dobry.
- Good evening.
- Dobrai viečar.
- Good night.
- dabranatš.
- Hey
- Vitaju
- How are you?
- How are you?
- Good thanks.
- Jjakui, dobraj.
- What is your name?
- My name is ______ .
- Nice to meet you.
- Could you / would I ...
- .
- Thank you.
- dzjakui.
- You're welcome
- Yes
- No
- Sorry (attracting attention)
- Sorry (apology)
- Goodbye.
- bye
- I do not speak Belarus.
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Help!
- Precautionary!
- I do not understand
- nichoha not razumeju.
- Where is the toilet?
Ills
- Let me be at ease!
- Do not touch!
- I call the police.
- Police!
- Police!
- Stop! Thief!
- I need your help.
- There is an emergency now.
- I'm lost.
- My bag disappeared.
- My wallet disappeared.
- I'm sick.
- I'm hurt.
- I need a doctor.
- Can I call?
Numbers
- 0
- нуль
- 1
- адзiн
- 2
- два
- 3
- three
- 4
- чатыры
- 5
- пяць
- 6
- шэсць
- 7
- сем
- 8
- восем
- 9
- дзевяць
- 10
- дзесяць
- 11
- адзiнаццаць
- 12
- дванаццаць
- 13
- трынаццаць
- 14
- чaтырнаццаць
- 15
- пятнаццаць
- 16
- шаснаццаць
- 17
- сямнаццаць
- 18
- васемнаццаць
- 19
- дзевятнаццаць
- 20
- дваццаць
- 21
- twenty-one
- 2X
- 30
- трыццаць
- 40
- сорак
- 50
- пяцьдзясят
- 60
- шэсцъдзясят
- 70
- семдзясят
- 80
- восемдзясят
- 90
- дзевяноста
- 100
- сто
- 500
- пяцьсот
- 1000
- тысяча
- 2000
- 1,000,000
- 1,000,000,000
- 1,000,000,000,000
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- half
- less
- more
Time
- now
- цяпер
- later
- before
- morning
- afternoon
- evening
- night
- ноч
Time
The 24-hour clock is hardly used in America.
- at one in the morning
- at two in the morning
- midday
- at 1 p.m.
- at 2 p.m.
- midnight
Duration
- _____ minutes
- _____ hours
- _____ days
- _____ weeks
- _____ month / month
- _____ year / year
Days
- today
- сёння
- yesterday
- учора
- tomorrow
- заўтра
- this week
- last week
- next week
- Monday
- панядзелак
- Tuesday
- аўторак
- Wednesday
- серада
- Thursday
- чацьвер
- Friday
- пятніца
- Saturday
- сyбота
- Sunday
- нядзеля
Months
- January
- студзень
- February
- люты
- March
- сакавiк
- April
- красавiк
- May
- май
- June
- чэрвень
- July
- лiпень
- August
- жнiвень
- September
- верасень
- October
- кастрычнiк
- November
- лiстапад
- December
- снежань
Colors
- black
- white
- gray
- red
- blue
- yellow
- green
- Orange
- violet
- brown
- pink
Transport
Place names
- America
- Canada
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Norway
- Russia
- Spain
- Swedish
- U.S.
- Copenhagen
- London
- Paris
- Peter
- Stockholm
Bus and train
- How much does the ticket cost _____?
- One ticket _____, please.
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Where is the _____ train / bus?
- Does this train / bus stop at _____?
- When does the _____ train / bus leave?
- When does this train / bus arrive _____?
Instructions
- How do I get _____ ?
- ?
- ... to the train station?
- ... to the bus station?
- ... to the airport?
- ... downtown?
- ... a hostel?
- ... to a _____ hotel?
- ... US / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- ... to the Finnish consulate?
- ?
- Where is a lot ...
- ... hotels?
- ... restaurants?
- ... bars?
- ... attractions?
- Can you show on the map?
- Street
- Turn left.
- Turn right.
- left
- right
- ahead
- per _____
- _____ is over
- before _____
- Beware of _____.
- intersection
- north
- Поўнач
- South
- Поўдзень
- east
- Ўсход
- west
- захад
- rise
- горы
- downhill
- ўніз па схіле
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi!
- _____, thank you.
- Вазьмі мяне _____, калі ласка.
- How much does it cost to go _____
- Колькі гэта будзе каштаваць, каб дабрацца _____?
- There, thank you.
- Вазьмеце мяне, калі ласка.
Accommodation
- Do you have any vacancies?
- Ці ёсць у вас Нумары?
- How much would there be room for one / two people?
- Does the room come with ...
- ... sheets?
- ...bathroom?
- ...phone?
- ...TV?
- Can I see the room first?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- ... bigger?
- ... cleaner?
- ...cheaper?
- I'll take it.
- OK, I'll take it.
- I will stay _____ nights.
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Do you have a safety box?
- ... safety boxes?
- Is breakfast / dinner included in the price?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- Please clean my room.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- I'd like to log out.
Monetary
- Do you accept euros?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Can I pay with credit card?
- Can you exchange money?
- Where can I exchange money?
- Can you exchange traveler's checks?
- Where can I exchange traveler's checks?
- What is the exchange rate?
- Where there is a vending machine
Eating
- Table for one / two please.
- Menu, please?
- Can I see the kitchen?
- Do you have local specialties?
- I am vegetarian.
- Я вегетарианка.
- I don't eat pork.
- Я не ядуць свініну.
- I don't eat beef.
- I do not think of it.
- Can you make it light?
- meal of the day
- a la carte
- порционные
- breakfast
- сняданак
- lunch
- abode
- dinner
- вячэра
- I want _____.
- Я хачу ____.
- May I have something with _____.
- chicken
- цыпленок
- beef
- ялавічына
- reindeer
- fish
- рыба
- herring
- Baltic herring
- ham
- Вяндліна
- sausage
- каўбаса
- cheese
- Сыр
- lay eggs
- яйкі
- salad
- Salata
- (fresh) vegetables
- (свежыя) гародніна
- (fresh) fruit
- (свежыя) плён
- bread
- хлеб
- toast
- Тост
- noodles
- Лапшу
- rice
- рыс
- beans
- фасолю
- May I have a glass _____?
- Можна мне стакан _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- Ці магу я выпіць кубак _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- Можна мне бутэльку _____?
- coffee
- кава
- tea
- чай
- juice
- soda water
- water
- beer
- red / white wine
- May I have _____?
- salt
- pepper
- butter
- Excuse me, waitress?
- I'm ready.
- Delicious.
- Can you clear the table?
- Check please.
Bars
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Do you have table service?
- One beer / two beers please.
- Glass of red / white wine please.
- One pint please.
- One bottle please.
- _____-_____, thank you.
- whiskey
- vodka
- rum
- water
- вада
- soda water
- tonic water
- orange juice
- cola
- Do you have snacks?
- One more, please.
- Second round, please.
- What time do you close?
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- How much does this cost?
- Колькі гэта?
- It is too expensive.
- How about _____?
- expensive
- cheap
- I can't afford it.
- I don't want that.
- You're cheating on me.
- I'm not interested.
- Good, I'll take it.
- Can I have a plastic bag?
- Do you also send goods (abroad)
- I need...
- Мне патрэбная ...
- ... toothpaste.
- ... toothbrush.
- ... tampons.
- ... soap.
- ... shampoo.
- ... painkiller.
- ... a flu medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... razor blade.
- ... umbrella.
- ... sunscreen.
- ... postcard.
- ... stamps.
- ... batteries.
- ... stationery.
- ... a pen.
- ... books in Finnish.
- ... Finnish language magazines.
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- ... English-Finnish dictionary.
Driving
- I would like to rent a car.
- Я хачу ўзяць машыну напракат ..
- Can I get insurance?
- stop
- one-way
- give way / 'triangle'
- no parking
- speed limit
- gas station
- petrol
- Diesel
Bureaucracy
- I have not done anything wrong.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- Where are you spending me?
- Am I under arrest?
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- .
- I want to talk to the Finnish / EU embassy
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- Can I just pay the fines now?