bardı-keldi sorurğa
/bardɯ-keldi sorurʁa/
Literal translation
to ask 'he went, he came'
Intended meaning
To ask after someone's health and how they are getting on; to show concern for a person's wellbeing.
- Sansız etib desek da, ellile Ashatdan, kesleri bla bir elde jaşağanŋa sanab, ullu bardı-keldi suramadıla.Though we would not say they slighted him, the villagers did not much inquire after Askhat, even counting him as one who lived in the same village as themselves.
Variants
- bardı-keldi surarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 91