Dating & Romance

1. سىز بىلەن ئۇچرىشسام بولامدۇ؟

   Siz bi-len uch-rish-sam bo-lam-du?

   Can I meet with you (on a date)?

   Usage

   Asking someone out on a date

   Grammar Note

   "Uchrish-" (to meet) + conditional "-sam" + "bolamdu" (is it okay?) = "may I meet ...?" "Siz" is the polite 2nd person pronoun.

2. سىز بەك گۈزەل

   Siz bek gü-zel

   You are very beautiful

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's beauty

   Grammar Note

   Uyghur adjectival predicates work without a copula. "Bek" (very) is common across Turkic languages.

3. مەن سىزنى ياخشى كۆرىمەن

   Men siz-ni yakh-shi kö-ri-men

   I like you

   Usage

   Expressing that you like someone romantically

   Grammar Note

   "Yakhshi kör" (lit. "see as good") expresses "to like." It is the standard Uyghur expression for liking.

4. قەھۋەخانىغا بىللە بارايلى

   Qeh-we-kha-ni-gha bil-le ba-ray-li

   Let's go to a café together

   Usage

   Inviting someone to go to a café together

   Grammar Note

   "-ayli" is the 1st person plural hortative "let's ~." "Qehwe" (coffee) + "khana" (room/shop) = café.

5. كىنو كۆرۈشكە بارامدۇق؟

   Ki-no kö-rüsh-ke ba-ram-duq?

   Shall we go watch a movie?

   Usage

   Asking someone to go see a movie together

   Grammar Note

   "-amduq" is the 1st person plural ability/suggestion question. "-ke" marks purpose ("in order to see").

6. تېلېفون نومۇرىڭىزنى ئالسام بولامدۇ؟

   Te-le-fon no-mu-ring-iz-ni al-sam bo-lam-du?

   May I have your phone number?

   Usage

   Politely asking for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "-ingizni" = polite 2nd person possessive + accusative "your ~ (object)." "Al" (take) + conditional "-sam" + "bolamdu" (is it okay?) = "may I ...?"

7. مەن سىزنى سۆيىمەن

   Men siz-ni sö-yi-men

   I love you

   Usage

   Expressing love to someone

   Grammar Note

   "Söy-" (to love) expresses deeper affection than "yakhshi kör" (to like). "-imen" = 1st person present.

8. ئۆيلىنىشىمنى قوبۇل قىلامسىز؟

   Öy-li-nish-im-ni qo-bul qi-lam-siz?

   Will you marry me?

   Usage

   Proposing marriage

   Grammar Note

   "Öylen-" (marry) + verbal noun "-ish" + 1st person "-im." "Qobul qil" (accept) = Arabic loanword + light verb.

9. سىز بىلەن كۆڭۈل ئاچماقچىمەن

   Siz bi-len köng-ül ach-maq-chi-men

   I want to have a good time with you

   Usage

   Expressing a desire to have fun and enjoy time with someone

   Grammar Note

   "Köngül ach" (enjoy) = "köngül" (heart) + "ach" (open) — an idiom. "-maqchi" expresses intention or desire.

10. بۈگۈن ئەگەشمەكچى ئەمەسمەن

    Bü-gün e-gesh-mek-chi e-mes-men

    I don't intend to follow along today

    Usage

    Declining an invitation or advance

    Grammar Note

    "-mekchi emes" negates intention: "do not intend to ~." "Emes" is the general Uyghur negator.

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