oğay
/oʁaj/
Balkar spelling: uğay
1. no
- aŋıladıŋmı? oğay, aŋılamadım — did you understand? no, I did not
- oğay, janım, bilmeyme — no, my dear, I do not know
- oğay, kelir demeyme — no, I do not think he will come
- oğay derge — to say no; to refuse
- oğay deb juwab berirge — to give a negative answer
- kerti zatha oğay derge — to deny a fact
- oğayım joqdu — I have no objection
- körürge oğayım joqdu — I have no objection to looking
2. now then, come on — Emphatic, before an imperative or a question.
- oğay bir ayt! — come on, do say!
- aytçı oğay! — come on, tell me!
- oğay beri bir qara! — now then, just look here!
- oğay qayrı aşığasa? — come on, where are you hurrying to?
- tiyib bir kör oğay — come on, just try touching it
- oğay, men anı bir köreyim! — just wait till I see him!
3. not only … but; far from it; on the contrary
- sen oğay, men da barlıqma — not only you, I will go too
- men oğay, sen da körmegense — not only I, even you did not see
- anı oğay, munu da jaratmayma — not only that one, I do not like this one either
- ol oğay, qarab da körmegenme — on the contrary, I did not even look
- ol oğay, körürüm da kelmeydi — far from it, I do not even want to see him