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

Pronoun

сэ

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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