Festivals & Events

1. ھېيت مۇبارەك بولسۇن!

   Héyt mu-ba-rek bol-sun!

   Eid Mubarak! (Happy Eid!)

   Usage

   Greeting used during Eid celebrations

   Grammar Note

   "Bolsun" is the Uyghur optative/imperative "may it be." Arabic "Mubarak" (blessed) is borrowed directly.

2. نەۋرۇز بايرىمىڭىزنى تەبرىكلەيمەن

   Nev-ruz bay-ri-migh-niz-ni teb-rik-ley-men

   Congratulations on Nowruz (Persian New Year)

   Usage

   Greeting for Nowruz, the spring equinox festival celebrated by Uyghurs

   Grammar Note

   "-ighizni" is the honorific possessive + accusative suffix. "Tebrikle-" is an Arabic loanword stem with Uyghur verb suffixes.

3. بۇ بايرام قاچاندىن باشلىنىدۇ؟

   Bu bay-ram qa-chan-din bash-li-ni-du?

   When does this festival start?

   Usage

   Asking when a festival begins

   Grammar Note

   "Qachan" (when) + ablative "-din" (from) = "from when." The ablative case marks the starting point.

4. بايراملىق تاماقلار نەلەر؟

   Bay-ram-liq ta-maq-lar ne-ler?

   What are the festival foods?

   Usage

   Asking about traditional foods eaten at the festival

   Grammar Note

   "Ne" (what) + plural "-ler" = "what things." "-liq" forms adjectives meaning "for/related to ~."

5. مۇشۇ يەردە مۇسىقە بارمۇ؟

   Mu-shu yer-de mu-si-qe bar-mu?

   Is there music here?

   Usage

   Asking if there will be live music at the festival venue

   Grammar Note

   "Mushu" is a proximal demonstrative similar to "this/here." "Yer" (place) + locative "-de" = "at this place."

6. بايرام كىيىمى قانداق بولىدۇ؟

   Bay-ram ki-yi-mi qan-daq bo-li-du?

   What is the festival costume like?

   Usage

   Asking about traditional dress worn at the festival

   Grammar Note

   "Qandaq bolidu" = "what is it like?" A common expression. "-i" is the 3rd person possessive suffix.

7. مەيدانغا بىللە بارايلى

   Mey-dan-gha bil-le ba-ray-li

   Let's go to the square together

   Usage

   Inviting someone to go to the festival square together

   Grammar Note

   "-li" in "barayli" is the cohortative suffix meaning "let's ~." Dative "-gha" marks the direction of movement.

8. بايرامدا ئوتتۇ ياقمامدۇ؟

   Bay-ram-da ot-tu yaq-mam-du?

   Don't they set off fireworks at the festival?

   Usage

   Asking if fireworks or bonfires are part of the festival

   Grammar Note

   "Yaq-" (to light/ignite) + negative "-ma" + question "-mdu" = negative question form.

9. بۇ يىلنىڭ ئەڭ چوڭ بايرامى قايسىسى؟

   Bu yil-ning eng chong bay-ra-mi qay-si-si?

   Which is the biggest festival of this year?

   Usage

   Asking which is the main festival of the year

   Grammar Note

   "Qaysi" (which) + 3rd person possessive "-si" = "which one." "Eng" is the superlative adverb.

10. بايرامدا خۇشال بولدۇم

    Bay-ram-da khu-shal bol-dum

    I had a great time at the festival

    Usage

    Expressing that you enjoyed the festival

    Grammar Note

    "Khushal bol-" (become happy) is Persian adjective + Uyghur light verb "bol" (become). "-dum" is 1st person past tense.

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