kiçi bol da
/kitʃi bol da/
Formula · Request
Literal translation
be the younger one and
Intended meaning
Said by an older person asking a younger one to run an errand or do a task, appealing to the addressee's junior standing to soften the request.
- Menden kiçi bol da, ol iynekleni suwğa eltib kelçi, – dedi jaşha honşusu."Be my junior and take those cows down to the water," the neighbor said to the boy.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary