Local Drinks

1. Самавыр

   Samavyr

   Samovar (tea urn, a symbol of the tea table)

   Usage

   A metal urn with a tap that boils water; central to a Tatar tea table

   Grammar Note

   A loan from Russian, spelled самавыр in Tatar (not самовар).

2. Чәйгә сөт өстәгез, зинһар

   Chäygä söt östägez, zinhar

   Please add milk to the tea

   Usage

   To ask for tea with milk

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. The dative -гә follows a front-vowel stem.

3. Чәйгә шикәр салмагыз, зинһар

   Chäygä shikär salmagyz, zinhar

   Please do not put sugar in the tea

   Usage

   To order tea without sugar

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. The negative imperative is stem + -ма + -гыз.

4. Чәйне кайнар итеп бирегез, зинһар

   Chäyne kaynar itep biregez, zinhar

   Please make the tea hot

   Usage

   To ask for tea served hot

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. 'кайнар итеп' means 'making it hot'.

5. Чәйгә бал өстәргә буламы?

   Chäygä bal östärgä bulamy?

   May I add honey to the tea?

   Usage

   To ask whether you can sweeten tea with honey

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. '…ргә буламы?' asks for permission.

6. Чәйне чәкчәк белән эчәбез

   Chäyne chäkchäk belän echäbez

   We drink tea with chak-chak

   Usage

   To describe the tea-table custom

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. 'noun + белән' means 'with'.

7. Бу чәй бик яхшы.

   Bu chäy bik yakhshy.

   This tea is very good.

   Usage

   To praise the tea you are served

   Grammar Note

   The adjective ends the sentence as predicate.

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