Indulgences

1. Сәк-сәк

   Säk-säk

   Saksak (fried dough in honey syrup)

   Usage

   A national sweet of fried dough pieces bound with honey syrup; in Russian it is called чак-чак

   Grammar Note

   Normally written with a hyphen, "сәк-сәк". It corresponds to Tatar "чәкчәк".

2. Ҡаҡ

   Qaq

   Qaq (dried fruit leather)

   Usage

   A sweet of crushed fruit or berries spread thin and dried, eaten with tea

   Grammar Note

   Both "ҡ" are far back in the throat. "Ҡаҡ" is also an adjective meaning "bare", for example of bare ground.

3. Башҡорт балы

   Bashqort baly

   Bashkir honey

   Usage

   Honey produced in Bashkortostan; makes a good souvenir

   Grammar Note

   Балы is бал "honey" with a possessive ending. "Ҡорт балы" is "bee honey".

4. Мин сәк-сәк яратам

   Min säk-säk yaratam

   I like saksak

   Usage

   Telling someone you like the sweet

   Grammar Note

   An unspecific object stands without an ending before the verb. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

5. Был сәк-сәк бик татлы

   Byl säk-säk bik tatly

   This saksak is very sweet

   Usage

   Commenting on the sweet

   Grammar Note

   "Татлы" means "sweet"; use "тәмле" for "tasty". Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

6. Бер киҫәк сәк-сәк бирегеҙ әле, зинһар

   Ber kithäk säk-säk biregedh äle, zinhar

   One piece of saksak, please

   Usage

   A polite way to buy a piece

   Grammar Note

   The numeral "бер" goes before the noun, which stays singular. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

7. Сәй янына нимә тәҡдим итәһегеҙ?

   Säy yanyna nimä täqdim itähegedh?

   What do you recommend with tea?

   Usage

   Asking a host or shop what goes with tea

   Grammar Note

   "Нимә" is "what" (Tatar has "нәрсә"). "Янына" means "next to". Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

8. Мин татлы ризыҡтарҙы яратам

   Min tatly rizyqtardhy yaratam

   I like sweet things

   Usage

   Saying you have a sweet tooth

   Grammar Note

   Ризыҡтарҙы is the plural "ризыҡтар" with the accusative -ҙы. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

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