Good morning in Circassian is Уи пщэдджыжь фIыуэ. (Wi pshcheddzhyzh f'ywe.) in Kabardian and Уипчэдыжь шIу. (Wipchedyzh sh'u.) in Adyghe. Both are built from “your”, the word for morning, and “good”.
Good morning in Kabardian and Adyghe
The Circassian app’s audio course teaches the word for morning first and then builds the greeting from it, in lesson 16: пщэдджыжь becomes Уи пщэдджыжь фIыуэ. in Kabardian, and пчэдыжь becomes Уипчэдыжь шIу. in Adyghe. The Adyghe dictionary built into the app gives the same phrase as “good morning”.
The answer is the same greeting said back. In the course, Madina greets Aslan in the morning and he greets her back, then adds a line about the weather.
Kabardian · lesson 16 · the next morning
Adyghe · lesson 16 · the next morning
One pattern for the whole day
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| good morning | Уи пщэдджыжь фIыуэ.Wi pshcheddzhyzh f'ywe. | Уипчэдыжь шIу.Wipchedyzh sh'u. |
| good day | Уи махуэ фIыуэ.Wi makhwe f'ywe. | Уимафэ шIу.Wimafe sh'u. |
| good evening | Уи пщыхьэщхьэ фIыуэ.Wi pshchyheshchhe f'ywe. | Уипчыхьэ шIу.Wipchyhe sh'u. |
| good night | Уи жэщ фIыуэ.Wi zheshch f'ywe. | Уичэщ шIу.Wicheshch sh'u. |
Lesson 16 teaches all four greetings in a row. Only the time of day changes, so learning one gives you the rest:
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| morning | пщэдджыжьpshchedzhyzh' | пчэдыжьpchedəzhh' |
| day | махуэmakhwe | мафэmafe |
| evening | пщыхьэщхьэpshchykh'eshchkh'e | пчыхьэpchəhe |
| night | жэщzheshch | чэщcheshch |
The course also shows when each one fits. Good evening is what you say when you arrive at a friend’s house in the evening; good night is for leaving or going to bed. In lesson 17, set on a morning at Madina’s, Aslan opens with “good day”: Уи махуэ фIыуэ. / Уимафэ шIу.
More morning phrases
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| it’s morning now | Иджыпсту пщэдджыжьщ.Idzhypstu pshcheddzhyzhshch. | Джыдэдэм пчэдыжь.Dzhydedem pchedyzh. |
| today is a beautiful day | Нобэ махуэ дахэщ.Nobe makhwe dakheshch. | Непэ мафэр дахэ.Nyepe mafer dakhe. |
| today is a good day! | Нобэ махуэ фIыщ!Nobe makhwe f'yshch! | Непэ мафэр дэгъу!Nyepe mafer deghw! |
| I ate in the morning | Сэ пщэдджыжьым сышхащ.Se pshcheddzhyzhym syshkhashch. | Сэ пчэдыжьым сышхагъ.Se pchedyzhym syshkhagh. |
| today | нобэnobe | непэnepe |
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Good morning in Circassian: questions
How do you say good morning in Circassian?
In Kabardian Уи пщэдджыжь фIыуэ, in Adyghe Уипчэдыжь шIу.
How do you say good morning in Adyghe?
Уипчэдыжь шIу. The word for morning is пчэдыжь.
How do you say good morning in Kabardian?
Уи пщэдджыжь фIыуэ. The word for morning is пщэдджыжь.
How do you answer good morning in Circassian?
Say the same greeting back, as the characters do in lesson 16 of the audio course.
How do you say good evening in Circassian?
Уи пщыхьэщхьэ фIыуэ. in Kabardian and Уипчыхьэ шIу. in Adyghe.
Sources
- Circassian App audio course (Beginner), Kabardian lessons 16 and 17; Adyghe lessons 16 and 17. Each lesson’s script was reviewed by a native speaker of its dialect before the course was made; the audio on this page is the app’s own.
- Adyghe dictionary built into the app’s Translate screen (3,499 entries, from dovlet.info): уипчэдыжь шIу, уимафэ шIу.
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