Belarusian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Belarusian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Belarusian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black чорны [chorni]

grey шэры [sheri]

white белы [byeli]

blue сіні [sіnі]

green зялёны [zyalyoni]

yellow жоўты [ʐowti]

red чырвоны [chirvoni]

brown карычневы [karichnyevi]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Belarusian + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] мой дом белы [moy dom byeli]
your country is big [noun + adjective] ваша краіна вялікая [vasha kraіna vyalіkaya]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] новыя кнігі дарагія [noviya knіguі daraguіya]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] мы шчаслівыя тут [mi shchaslіviya toot]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] у яе тры маленькія сабакі [oo yaye tri malyenʲkіya sabakі]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] гэта мова вельмі лёгкая [gueta mova vyelʲmі lyogukaya]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] у мяне ёсць маленькі зялёны дом [oo myanye yostzʲ malyenʲkі zyalyoni dom]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold халоднае [khalodnaye]

hot спякотнае/задушлівае [spyakotnaye/zadooshlіvaye]

cloudy воблачнае [voblachnaye]

rainy даждлівае [daʐdlіvaye]

snowy снежнае [snyeʐnaye]

sunny сонечнае [sonyechnaye]

windy ветранае [vyetranaye]

warm цёплае [tzyoplaye]

Conversation in Belarusian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Belarusian - Pronunciation
hi прывітанне! [privіtannye!]
how are you? як маецеся? [yak mayetzyesya?]
I'm good, thank you у мяне ўсё добра, дзякуй [oo myanye wsyo dobra, dzyakooy]
and you? а ў вас? [a w vas?]
what is your name? як цябе (вас) завуць? [yak tzyabye (vas) zavootzʲ?]
my name is Maya мяне завуць/маё імя майя [myanye zavootzʲ/mayo іmya mayya]
nice to meet you прыемна пазнаёміцца [priyemna paznayomіtztza]

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