Eastern Dialect

Essential Words

Build your first Eastern Adyghe / Kabardian vocabulary with useful pronouns, question words, nouns, verbs, adjectives, time, family, and nature words.

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Featured Word

Pronounсэ

I / me

Pronunciation

se

Meaning

I / me

Example

I am learning.

Сэ соджэ.

Word Library

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Pronoun
сэ

Pronunciation

se

Meaning

I / me

Example

I am learning.

Сэ соджэ.

Pronoun
уэ

Pronunciation

we

Meaning

you

Example

You are here.

Уэ мыбы ущыӏэщ.

Pronoun
ар

Pronunciation

ar

Meaning

he / she / it

Example

He is good.

Ар фӏыщ.

Pronoun
дэ

Pronunciation

de

Meaning

we

Example

We are learning.

Дэ доджэ.

Pronoun
фэ

Pronunciation

fe

Meaning

you plural

Example

You are welcome.

Фэ фӏыуэ къэкӏуагъэщ.

Question Word
сыт

Pronunciation

syt

Meaning

what

Example

What is this?

Мы сыт?

Question Word
хэт

Pronunciation

khet

Meaning

who

Example

Who is there?

Апхуэдэ хэт?

Question Word
сыт хуэдэу

Pronunciation

syt khwedeu

Meaning

how

Example

How are you?

Сыт хуэдэу?

Noun
унэ

Pronunciation

wene

Meaning

house

Example

This is a house.

Мы унэщ.

Noun
псы

Pronunciation

psy

Meaning

water

Example

Water is important.

Псы фӏыщ.

Noun
псэ

Pronunciation

pse

Meaning

soul / life

Example

Life is precious.

Псэ дахэщ.

Noun
нэ

Pronunciation

ne

Meaning

eye

Example

The eye sees.

Нэ елъагъу.

Noun
ӏэ

Pronunciation

ʼe

Meaning

hand

Example

This is my hand.

Мы си ӏэщ.

Noun
лъакъуэ

Pronunciation

lhaqwe

Meaning

foot

Example

My foot is here.

Си лъакъуэ мыбы щыӏэщ.

Noun
щхьэ

Pronunciation

shhe

Meaning

head

Example

The head is important.

Щхьэ фӏыщ.

Noun
бзэ

Pronunciation

bze

Meaning

language

Example

Language is alive.

Бзэ псэущ.

Noun
адыгэбзэ

Pronunciation

adygebze

Meaning

Adyghe language

Example

I learn Adyghe.

Сэ адыгэбзэ соджэ.

Family
адэ

Pronunciation

ade

Meaning

father

Example

My father is here.

Си адэ мыбы щыӏэщ.

Family
анэ

Pronunciation

ane

Meaning

mother

Example

My mother is kind.

Си анэ фӏыщ.

Family
къуэ

Pronunciation

qwe

Meaning

son

Example

He has a son.

Абы къуэ иӏэщ.

Family
нысэ

Pronunciation

nyse

Meaning

bride / daughter-in-law

Example

The bride is beautiful.

Нысэ дахэщ.

Verb
кӏуэн

Pronunciation

chwen

Meaning

to go

Example

I go home.

Сэ унэ сыкӏуэ.

Verb
къэкӏуэн

Pronunciation

qechwen

Meaning

to come

Example

Come here.

Мыбы къэкӏуэ.

Verb
ефэн

Pronunciation

yefen

Meaning

to drink

Example

I drink water.

Сэ псы сефэ.

Verb
жэн

Pronunciation

zhen

Meaning

to run

Example

He runs.

Ар ежэ.

Verb
лӏэн

Pronunciation

lhen

Meaning

to die

Example

This is a verb.

Мы глаголщ.

Verb
мэжэлӏэн

Pronunciation

mezhalen

Meaning

to become hungry

Example

I am hungry.

Сэ мэжэлӏэ.

Adjective
фӏы

Pronunciation

fi

Meaning

good

Example

This is good.

Мы фӏыщ.

Adjective
дахэ

Pronunciation

dakhe

Meaning

beautiful

Example

The language is beautiful.

Бзэ дахэщ.

Adjective
ин

Pronunciation

in

Meaning

big

Example

The house is big.

Унэ инщ.

Adjective
цӏыкӏу

Pronunciation

tsʼykʼu

Meaning

small

Example

The word is small.

Псалъэ цӏыкӏущ.

Adjective
жьэ

Pronunciation

zhe

Meaning

old

Example

The story is old.

Хъыбар жьэщ.

Adjective
хуабэ

Pronunciation

khuabe

Meaning

hot

Example

Today is hot.

Нобэ хуабэщ.

Adjective
щӏыӏэ

Pronunciation

shʼyʼe

Meaning

cold

Example

Today is cold.

Нобэ щӏыӏэщ.

Time
нобэ

Pronunciation

nobe

Meaning

today

Example

Today is good.

Нобэ фӏыщ.

Time
иджы

Pronunciation

idzhy

Meaning

now

Example

Now I learn.

Иджы сэ соджэ.

Time
махуэ

Pronunciation

mahwe

Meaning

day

Example

Have a good day.

Махуэ фӏы.

Time
илъэс

Pronunciation

ilhes

Meaning

year

Example

This year is good.

Мы илъэс фӏыщ.

Nature
мафӏэ

Pronunciation

mafe

Meaning

fire

Example

Fire is hot.

Мафӏэ хуабэщ.

Nature
мэз

Pronunciation

mez

Meaning

forest

Example

The forest is big.

Мэз инщ.

Nature
жыг

Pronunciation

zhyg

Meaning

tree

Example

The tree is beautiful.

Жыг дахэщ.

Nature
дыгъэ

Pronunciation

dyghe

Meaning

sun

Example

The sun is bright.

Дыгъэ нэхущ.

Nature
уэс

Pronunciation

wes

Meaning

snow

Example

Snow is white.

Уэс хужьщ.

Nature
уэшх

Pronunciation

weshkh

Meaning

rain

Example

Rain is falling.

Уэшх къех.

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