Belarusian phrases | Most common phrases for everyday life

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Belarusian phrases are short expressions or idioms often used in speech to be polite, express gratitude, greet or say goodbye or simply to have a pleasant conversation.

They are an important part of Belarusian culture and can be useful in different situations, both in private and business life.

Belarusian phrases you should know

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Greet someone in Belarusian

If you want to greet someone in Belarusian, it’s actually quite easy:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Welcome! in Belarussian	Сардэчна запрашаем!	[sarˈd͡zɛt͡ʂna zaprɐˈʂajɛm]
Good day to you! in Belarussian	Добры дзень вам!	[ˈdɔbrɨ dzʲenʲ vam]
Good morning to you! in Belarussian	Добрай раніцы вам!	[ˈdɔbraj ˈranʲɪt͡sɨ vam]
Good evening! in Belarussian	Добры вечар!	[ˈdɔbrɨ ˈvʲet͡ʂar]
Good to see you. in Belarussian	Прыемна вас бачыць.	[prɨˈjemna vas ˈbat͡ʂɨt͡ʂ]
I’m glad to see you. in Belarussian	Я рады вас бачыць.	[ja ˈradɨ vas ˈbat͡ʂɨt͡ʂ]

If you are greeted in Belarusian, the best way to respond is as follows:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Have a nice day too! in Belarussian	Вам таксама прыемнага дня!	[vam takˈsama prɨˈjemnaha dʲna]
Thanks, it’s nice to see you too. in Belarussian	Дзякуй, мне таксама прыемна вас бачыць.	[ˈdzʲakuj mnʲe takˈsama prɨˈjemna ˈbat͡ʂɨt͡ʂ vas]

How is my dialogue partner?

As in any other country, it is polite to start by asking where the person you are talking to is located. Here’s how you do it:

English	Belarussian	IPA
How are you doing? in Belarussian	Як справы?	[jak ˈspra.vɨ]
Are you doing well? in Belarussian	Усё добра?	[uˈsʲo ˈdɔ.bra]

If you are asked how you feel, you can answer with the following phrases:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Thank you for asking, I am fine.	Дзякуй, што спыталі, у мяне ўсё добра.	[ˈdzʲa.kʊj ʂto spɨˈta.lʲi u mʲaˈnʲe wsʲo ˈdɔ.bra]
Thank you, I am fine.	Дзякуй, у мяне ўсё добра.	[ˈdzʲa.kʊj u mʲaˈnʲe wsʲo ˈdɔ.bra]
Thank you, I am not doing so well.	Дзякуй, не вельмі добра.	[ˈdzʲa.kʊj nʲe ˈvjɛ.lʲmʲi ˈdɔ.bra]
Thanks, I’m fine. How are you doing?	Дзякуй, у мяне ўсё добра. Як справы ў цябе?	[ˈdzʲa.kʊj u mʲaˈnʲe wsʲo ˈdɔ.bra jak ˈspra.vɨ u t͡sʲaˈbʲe]

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How do I say goodbye to someone in Belarusian?

Saying goodbye to a friend or stranger in Belarusian is not that difficult. Just use the following phrases:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Goodbye! in Belarussian	Да пабачэння!	[da paˈbat͡ʂɛnʲa]
Take care of yourself! in Belarussian	Беражы сябе!	[bʲɛraˈʐɨ sʲaˈbʲɛ]
Goodbye in Belarussian	Бывай	[bɨˈvaj]
See you tomorrow in Belarussian	Да сустрэчы заўтра	[da susˈtrʲet͡ʂɨ ˈzautra]
See you soon in Belarussian	Да хуткай сустрэчы	[da ˈxutkaj susˈtrʲet͡ʂɨ]
See you later in Belarussian	Убачымся пазней	[uˈbat͡ʂɨmsʲa pazˈnʲej]
Good night in Belarussian	Дабранач	[daˈbranat͡ʂ]
Sleep well in Belarussian	Спі салодка	[spi saˈɫotka]
Talk to you later. in Belarussian	Пагаворым пазней.	[paɣaˈvorɨm pazˈnʲej]
Nice to have met you! in Belarussian	Прыемна было пазнаёміцца!	[prɨˈjemna bɨˈɫo paznaˈjɔmʲit͡sʲa]

How do I introduce myself in Belarusian?

When travelling in Belarus, sooner or later you will come into contact with local people. Naturally, you’ll want to introduce yourself in Belarusian and know who you’re talking to.

English	Belarussian	IPA
My name is Jonas.	Мяне завуць Ёнас.	[mʲaˈnʲe zaˈvut͡sʲ ˈjɔnəs]
What is your name?	Як цябе завуць?	[jak t͡sʲaˈbʲe zaˈvut͡sʲ]
What is your surname?	Якое ў цябе прозвішча?	[jaˈkoje u t͡sʲaˈbʲe ˈprozvʲiʂt͡ʂa]
What is your first name?	Якое ў цябе імя?	[jaˈkoje u t͡sʲaˈbʲe ɪˈmʲa]
What is your surname?	Якое тваё прозвішча?	[jaˈkoje tvaˈjɔ ˈprozvʲiʂt͡ʂa]

If you want to tell people where you come from, the following sentences are useful:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Where do you come from?	Адкуль ты?	[atˈkulʲ tɨ]
I am from London.	Я з Лондана.	[ja z ˈɫondana]
Are you from Birmingham?	Ты з Бірмінгема?	[tɨ z ˈbʲirmʲinɣʲema]
No, I’m from Madrid.	Не, я з Мадрыда.	[nʲe ja z maˈdrɨda]
Great, I’m from Madrid too.	Цудоўна, я таксама з Мадрыда.	[t͡suˈdɔʊ̯na ja takˈsama z maˈdrɨda]
Where do you live?	Дзе ты жывеш?	[dzʲe tɨ ʐɨˈvʲeʂ]
I live in Berlin.	Я жыву ў Берліне.	[ja ʐɨˈvu u bʲerˈlʲinʲe]

If you have problems with your Belarusian, it is good to know which languages are still spoken:

English	Belarussian	IPA
Do you speak English?	Ты размаўляеш па-англійску?	[tɨ razmaˈlʲa.jɛʂ pa anˈɣlʲijsku]
Yes, I speak English.	Так, я размаўляю па-англійску.	[tak ja razmaˈlʲa.ju pa anˈɣlʲijsku]
Yes, I speak some English.	Так, крыху размаўляю па-англійску.	[tak ˈkrɨxu razmaˈlʲa.ju pa anˈɣlʲijsku]
No, I do not speak any English.	Не, я зусім не размаўляю па-англійску.	[nʲe ja zuˈsʲim nʲe razmaˈlʲa.ju pa anˈɣlʲijsku]
I only speak English.	Я размаўляю толькі па-англійску.	[ja razmaˈlʲa.ju ˈtolʲkʲi pa anˈɣlʲijsku]
I understand some Belarussian.	Я крыху разумею па-беларуску.	[ja ˈkrɨxu razuˈmʲe.ju pa bʲelaˈruskʊ]

Useful sentences with ‘I am…’

The following sentences will help you orientate yourself in Belarusian and express your wishes and concerns:

English	Belarussian	IPA
I am English. in Belarussian	Я англічанін.	[ja anɣlʲiˈt͡ʃanʲin]
I am injured. in Belarussian	Я паранены.	[ja paˈranʲenɨ]
I am here. in Belarussian	Я тут.	[ja tut]
I am hungry. in Belarussian	Я галодны.	[ja ɣaˈɫodnɨ]
I am thirsty. in Belarussian	Я хачу піць.	[ja xaˈt͡ʃu pʲit͡sʲ]
I am a single person. in Belarussian	Я адзін.	[ja aˈd͡zin]
I need help! in Belarussian	Мне патрэбна дапамога!	[mnʲe paˈtrʲɛbna dapaˈmoɣa]
I am tired. in Belarussian	Я стомлены.	[ja ˈstomlʲenɨ]
I am happy. in Belarussian	Я шчаслівы.	[ja ʂt͡ʂasˈlʲivɨ]
I am sad. in Belarussian	Мне сумна.	[mnʲe ˈsumna]
I am in love. in Belarussian	Я закаханы.	[ja zakaxaˈnɨ]
I am ill. in Belarussian	Я хворы.	[ja ˈxvory]
I am ready. in Belarussian	Я гатовы.	[ja ɣaˈtovɨ]
I am busy. in Belarussian	Я заняты.	[ja zaˈnʲatɨ]
I am lost. in Belarussian	Я згубіўся.	[ja zɣuˈbʲiwsʲa]
I am a tourist. in Belarussian	Я турыст.	[ja tuˈrɨst]
I am new here. in Belarussian	Я тут новы.	[ja tut ˈnovɨ]
I am confident. in Belarussian	Я упэўнены.	[ja uˈpɛu̯nʲenɨ]
I am proud. in Belarussian	Я ганаруся.	[ja ɣanaˈrusʲa]
I am a teacher. in Belarussian	Я настаўнік.	[ja nasˈtaw.nʲik]
I am late. in Belarussian	Я спазніўся.	[ja spazˈnʲiwsʲa]
I am 30 years old. in Belarussian	Мне трыццаць гадоў.	[mnʲe ˈtrɨt͡sːatʲ ɣaˈdɔu̯]
I am in a hurry. in Belarussian	Я спяшаюся.	[ja spʲaˈʂa.jusʲa]
I am happy. in Belarussian	Я шчаслівы.	[ja ʂt͡ʂasˈlʲivɨ]
I am surprised. in Belarussian	Я здзіўлены.	[ja zdʲiˈu̯lʲenɨ]
I am angry. in Belarussian	Я злы.	[ja zlɨ]

Apologising in Belarusian

Here’s how to apologise to a Belarusian speaker:

English	Belarussian	IPA
I apologise.	Прабачце.	[praˈbat͡ʂt͡sʲe]
Sorry, that was not the intention.	Прабач, я не меў такой намер.	[praˈbat͡ʂ ja nʲe mʲew taˈkoj naˈmʲer]
Sorry, I did not do it on purpose.	Прабач, я не зрабіў гэта наўмысна.	[praˈbat͡ʂ ja nʲe zraˈbʲiw ˈɣeta naʊ̯ˈmɨsna]
Sorry, that was very clumsy of me.	Прабач, я паводзіў сябе вельмі нязграбна.	[praˈbat͡ʂ ja paˈvod͡zʲiw sʲaˈbʲe ˈvʲelʲmʲi nʲazˈɣrabna]

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Useful signs and notices in Belarusian

Useful signs and messages in Belarusian that you will often see.

English	Belarussian	IPA
Entrance in Belarussian	Уваход	[uˈvaxot]
Toilet in Belarussian	Туалет	[tuaˈlʲet]
Exit in Belarussian	Выход	[ˈvɨxot]
Attention! in Belarussian	Увага!	[uˈvaɣa]
Police in Belarussian	Міліцыя	[mʲiˈlʲit͡sɨja]
Emergency services in Belarussian	Служба выратавання	[ˈsluʐba vɨrataˈvaɲa]
Fire brigade in Belarussian	Пажарная служба	[paˈʐarnaja ˈsluʐba]
Passage forbidden. in Belarussian	Праход забаронены.	[praˈxot zabaˈronʲeny]
Caution! in Belarussian	Астярожна!	[astʲaˈroʐna]
This building is under video surveillance. in Belarussian	Гэта будынак пад відэаназіраннем.	[ˈɣeta buˈdɨnak pat ˈvʲidɛɔnaˈzʲiranʲɲem]

Numbers to 25 in Belarusian

Counting in Belarusian is not that difficult. Here are the numbers in Belarusian from 1 to 25.

English	Belarussian	IPA
One in Belarussian	Адзін	[aˈd͡zʲin]
Two in Belarussian	Два	[dva]
Three in Belarussian	Тры	[trɨ]
Four in Belarussian	Чатыры	[t͡ʃaˈtɨrɨ]
Five in Belarussian	Пяць	[pʲat͡sʲ]
Six in Belarussian	Шэсць	[ʂɛsʲt͡sʲ]
Seven in Belarussian	Сем	[sʲem]
Eight in Belarussian	Восем	[ˈvɔsʲem]
Nine in Belarussian	Дзесяць	[ˈd͡zʲesʲat͡sʲ]
Ten in Belarussian	Дзесяць	[ˈd͡zʲesʲat͡sʲ]
Eleven in Belarussian	Адзіннаццаць	[ad͡zʲinˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Twelve in Belarussian	Дванаццаць	[dvaˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Thirteen in Belarussian	Трынаццаць	[trɨˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Fourteen in Belarussian	Чатырнаццаць	[t͡ʃatɨrˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Fifteen in Belarussian	Пятнаццаць	[pʲatˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Sixteen in Belarussian	Шаснаццаць	[ʂasˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Seventeen in Belarussian	Семнаццаць	[sʲemˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Eighteen in Belarussian	Васемнаццаць	[vasʲemˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Nineteen in Belarussian	Дзевятнаццаць	[d͡zʲevʲatˈnat͡sat͡sʲ]
Twenty in Belarussian	Дваццаць	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ]
Twenty-one in Belarussian	Дваццаць адзін	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ ad͡zʲin]
Twenty-two in Belarussian	Дваццаць два	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ dva]
Twenty-three in Belarussian	Дваццаць тры	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ trɨ]
Twenty-four in Belarussian	Дваццаць чатыры	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ t͡ʃaˈtɨrɨ]
Twenty-five in Belarussian	Дваццаць пяць	[ˈdvat͡sat͡sʲ pʲat͡sʲ]

The colours in Belarusian

The most common colours in Belarusian with phonetic transcription for pronunciation.

English	Belarussian	IPA
Red in Belarussian	Чырвоны	[t͡ʃɨrˈvɔnɨ]
Blue in Belarussian	Сіні	[ˈsʲinʲi]
Green in Belarussian	Зялёны	[zʲaˈlʲɔnɨ]
Yellow in Belarussian	Жоўты	[ˈʐɔwtɨ]
Black in Belarussian	Чорны	[ˈt͡ʃornɨ]
White in Belarussian	Белы	[ˈbʲelɨ]
Brown in Belarussian	Карычневы	[kaˈrɨt͡ʂnʲevɨ]
Orange in Belarussian	Аранжавы	[aˈran͡ʐavɨ]
Purple in Belarussian	Фіялетавы	[fʲi.aˈlʲɛtavɨ]
Pink in Belarussian	Ружовы	[ruˈʐɔvɨ]

Days of the week, months and seasons in Belarusian

Of course, you will also need the days of the week in Belarusian and the pronunciation of the months and seasons in dialogues and daily communication in Belarusian.

English	Belarussian	IPA
Monday in Belarussian	Панядзелак	[panʲaˈdzʲelak]
Tuesday in Belarussian	Аўторак	[au̯ˈtɔrak]
Wednesday in Belarussian	Серада	[sʲeraˈda]
Thursday in Belarussian	Чацвер	[t͡ʂat͡sˈvʲer]
Friday in Belarussian	Пятніца	[ˈpʲatʲnʲit͡sa]
Saturday in Belarussian	Субота	[suˈbɔta]
Sunday in Belarussian	Нядзеля	[nʲaˈdzʲelʲa]
January in Belarussian	Студзень	[ˈstud͡zʲenʲ]
February in Belarussian	Люты	[ˈlʲutɨ]
March in Belarussian	Сакавік	[sakaˈvʲik]
April in Belarussian	Красавік	[krasaˈvʲik]
May in Belarussian	Май	[maj]
June in Belarussian	Чэрвень	[ˈt͡ʂɛrvʲenʲ]
July in Belarussian	Ліпень	[ˈlʲipʲenʲ]
August in Belarussian	Жнівень	[ˈʐnʲivʲenʲ]
September in Belarussian	Верасень	[vʲeˈrasʲenʲ]
October in Belarussian	Кастрычнік	[kasˈtrɨt͡ʂnʲik]
November in Belarussian	Лістапад	[lʲistaˈpat]
December in Belarussian	Снежань	[ˈsnʲeʐanʲ]
Spring in Belarussian	Вясна	[vʲasˈna]
Summer in Belarussian	Лета	[ˈlʲet̪a]
Autumn in Belarussian	Восень	[ˈvɔsʲenʲ]
Winter in Belarussian	Зіма	[zʲiˈma]

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