Беларуская

Belarusian

Slavic

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Belarusian (беларуская мова) is an East Slavic language closely related to Ukrainian and Russian and is a state language of Belarus alongside Russian. It is normally written in Cyrillic, including the distinctive letter ў, and its spelling often represents regular sound changes such as akannye. The modern literary language took shape around the turn of the twentieth century, and Branislaŭ Taraškievič’s 1918 grammar was highly influential. Today’s official norm descends from the Soviet spelling reform of 1933 and later revisions, while the classical Taraškievica norm remains in some publishing, cultural, and diaspora use; the two traditions differ in more than spelling alone. Belarusian, Russian, and mixed Belarusian-Russian speech coexist, but Russian predominates in many urban and public domains, while Belarusian remains central to literature, culture, education, and national identity.

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87 core words in Belarusian

Water

вада

vaˈda

Fire

агонь

aˈɣonʲ

Sun

сонца

ˈsontsa

Moon

месяц

ˈmʲesʲats

Star

зорка

ˈzorka

Night

ноч

notʃ

Rain

дождж

doʂtʂ

Snow

снег

sʲnʲex

Wind

вецер

ˈvʲetsʲɛr

Earth

зямля

zʲamˈlʲa

Stone

камень

ˈkamʲenʲ

Mountain

гара

ɡaˈra

Sea

мора

ˈmɔra

Mother

маці

ˈmatsʲi

Father

бацька

ˈbatsʲka

Daughter

дачка

ˈdatʃka

I

я

ja

You

ты

tɨ

We

мы

mɨ

Name

імя

iˈmʲa

Person

чалавек

tʂalaˈvʲɛk

Head

галава

ɣalaˈva

Eye

вока

ˈvoka

Ear

вуха

ˈvuxa

Nose

нос

nos

Mouth

рот

rot

Tooth

зуб

zub

Tongue

язык

jaˈzɨk

Hand

рука

ruˈka

Foot

нага

naˈɣa

Heart

сэрца

sɛrtsa

Bone

косць

kosʲtsʲ

Blood

кроў

krou̯

Poop

кака

ˈkaka

Love

каханне

kaˈxanʲːe

Tree

дрэва

ˈdrɛva

Dog

сабака

saˈbaka

Cat

кот

kot

Fish

рыба

ˈrɨba

Bird

птушка

ˈptuʂka

Butterfly

матыль

maˈtɨlʲ

Egg

яйка

ˈjajka

Bear

мядзведзь

mʲadzʲˈvʲedzʲ

Horse

конь

konʲ

House

дом

dom

Milk

малако

malaˈko

Honey

мёд

mʲot

Salt

соль

solʲ

Wine

віно

vʲiˈno

Rice

рыс

rɨs

Chocolate

шакалад

ʂakaˈlat

Iron

жалеза

ʒaˈlʲeza

Wheel

кола

ˈkola

Silk

шоўк

ʂou̯k

Book

кніга

ˈknʲiɣa

Eat

есці

ˈjesʲtsʲi

Drink

піць

pʲitsʲ

Sleep

спаць

spatsʲ

One

адзін

aˈdzʲin

Two

два

dva

Three

тры

trɨ

Four

чатыры

tʃaˈtɨrɨ

Five

пяць

pʲatsʲ

Hundred

сто

sto

Hello

прывітанне

prɨvʲiˈtanʲːe

Thank you

дзякуй

ˈdzʲakuj

Good

добры

ˈdobrɨ

New

новы

ˈnovɨ

Red

чырвоны

tʂɨrˈvonɨ

White

белы

ˈbʲelɨ

Black

чорны

ˈtʂornɨ

Green

зялёны

zʲaˈlʲɔnɨ

Blue

сіні

ˈsʲinʲi

Cuckoo

зязюля

zʲaˈzʲulʲa

Woof

гаў-гаў

ɣau ɣau

Cock-a-doodle-doo

кукарэку

kukaˈrɛku

Computer

камп'ютар

kamˈpjutar

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

vajˈfaj

Sushi

сушы

ˈsuʂɨ

Tea

чай

tʂaj

Coffee

кава

ˈkava

Sugar

цукар

ˈtsukar

Orange

апельсін

apʲelʲˈsʲin

Ninety-nine

дзевяноста дзевяць

dzʲevʲaˈnosta ˈdzʲevʲatsʲ

Dopamine

дафамін

dafaˈmʲin

At sign

слімак

ˈslʲimak

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Slavic

Meaning BelarusianRussianRusynUkrainianPolishOld East SlavicSlovak
Water вада /vaˈda/ вода /vɐˈda/ вода /ˈvoda/ вода /vɔˈdɑ/ woda /ˈvɔda/ вода /voda/ voda /ˈvoda/
Fire агонь /aˈɣonʲ/ огонь /ɐˈɡonʲ/ огень /ˈohenʲ/ вогонь /voˈɦonʲ/ ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ огнь /oɡnĭ/ oheň /ˈoɦeɲ/
Sun сонца /ˈsontsa/ солнце /ˈsontsə/ сонце /ˈsontse/ сонце /sɔntsɛ/ słońce /ˈswɔɲtsɛ/ сълньце /sŭlnĭtse/ slnko /ˈsl̩nko/
Moon месяц /ˈmʲesʲats/ луна /ɫʊˈna/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲatsʲ/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲɑtsʲ/ księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/ мѣсѧць /mʲesʲatsʲĭ/ mesiac /ˈmɛsɪats/
Star зорка /ˈzorka/ звезда /zvʲɪzˈda/ звізда /ˈzvʲizda/ зірка /ˈzʲirka/ gwiazda /ˈɡvjazda/ звѣзда /zvʲezda/ hviezda /ˈɦvjezda/
Night ноч /notʃ/ ночь /notɕ/ ніч /nitʃ/ ніч /nitʃ/ noc /nɔts/ ночь /notʃʲ/ noc /nots/
Rain дождж /doʂtʂ/ дождь /dɐʂtʲ/ дощ /doʃtʃ/ дощ /dɔʃtʃ/ deszcz /dɛʂtʂ/ дъждь /dŭʒdʲ/ dážď /daːʒc/
Snow снег /sʲnʲex/ снег /snʲek/ сніг /snʲiɡ/ сніг /snʲiɦ/ śnieg /ɕɲɛk/ снѣгъ /snʲeɡŭ/ sneh /sɲɛx/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Belarusian
Я хачу прымерыць касцюм які я бачыў у краме насупраць гатэля
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق

Compare with languages in the same classification

Belarusian
Я хачу прымерыць касцюм які я бачыў у краме насупраць гатэля
Já chci vyzkoušet oblek který jsem viděl v obchodě naproti hotelu
Азъ хощѫ искоусити ризѫ ѭже видѣхъ въ коупѣтельници прѣмо гостиници
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Ја желим да пробам одело које сам видео у продавници преко пута хотела

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