Some Common Words and Phrases
Note that the accent mark, which denotes the place of stress, is not used in actual Mari orthography.
- По́ро ке́че/Póro kéče - Good day
- Ку́гу та́у/Kúgu táu - Thank you (very much)
- ик, кок, кум, ныл, вич/ik, kok, kum, nəl, vič - one, two, three, four, five
- куд, шым, канда́ш, инде́ш, лу/kud, šəm, kandáš, indéš, lu - six, seven, eight, nine, ten
- мут/mut - word
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