Internet & WiFi

1. توردا Wi-Fi بارمۇ؟

   Torda Wi-Fi barmu?

   Is there Wi-Fi available?

   Usage

   Used at hotels, cafés, or restaurants to check Wi-Fi availability

   Grammar Note

   "تور" means "net/network" in Uyghur and is used in the context of the internet as well

2. Wi-Fi شىفرى نېمە؟

   Wi-Fi shifri néme?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the Wi-Fi password at accommodation or restaurants

   Grammar Note

   "شىفر" is borrowed from Russian "шифр" (cipher). Uyghur has many Russian loanwords due to historical contact

3. تور سۈرئىتى ئاستا

   Tor sür'iti asta

   The internet is slow

   Usage

   Used to inform staff that the internet connection is slow

   Grammar Note

   "ئاستا" is the adjective "slow". "سۈرئىتى" is "سۈرئەت" (speed) with the third-person possessive "-ى", i.e. "the speed (of the net)"

4. SIM كارتا سېتىۋالالايمەنمۇ؟

   SIM karta sétivalalaymenmü?

   Can I buy a SIM card?

   Usage

   Used to ask about purchasing a prepaid SIM in Xinjiang. ID documents are often required

   Grammar Note

   "سېتىۋالالايمەنمۇ" chains "buy + possibility suffix + first person + question marker -مۇ"

5. تور ئۇلىنىشى يوق

   Tor ulinishi yoq

   There is no internet connection

   Usage

   Used to inform staff that there is no internet connection

   Grammar Note

   "يوق" is the negative existential "there is none." The antonym of "بار" (there is). Very common in Uyghur

6. تور ئادرېسىنى يازىپ بەرسىڭىز بولامدۇ؟

   Tor adrésini yazip bersingiz bolamdu?

   Could you write down the web address for me?

   Usage

   Polite request to have a web address written down

   Grammar Note

   "يازىپ بەرسىڭىز بولامدۇ" is the polite conditional request "would it be okay if you wrote for me"

7. ئۇيغۇرچە ئاپپ بارمۇ؟

   Uyghurche app barmu?

   Is there a Uyghur language app?

   Usage

   Used when looking for apps available in the Uyghur language

   Grammar Note

   "-چە" is the language suffix "in the language of." "ئۇيغۇرچە" means "in Uyghur/Uyghur-language"

8. تېلېفونىمنى زاريادلاشقا بولامدۇ؟

   Téléfonïmnï zaryadlashqa bolamdu?

   May I charge my phone here?

   Usage

   Used to ask permission to charge a smartphone at a venue

   Grammar Note

   "زاريادلاش" is derived from Russian "заряд" (charge) with the verbal suffix "-لاش"

9. ئۇيغۇرچە كىلاۋياتۇرا قانداق ئورنىتىلىدۇ؟

   Uyghurche klaviyatura qandaq ornitilidu?

   How do I install a Uyghur keyboard?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to install a Uyghur (Arabic script) keyboard on a device

   Grammar Note

   "كىلاۋياتۇرا" is from Russian "клавиатура." "ئورنىتىلىدۇ" is the passive "is installed"

10. تور دۇكىنى قەيەردە؟

    Tor dükini qeyerde?

    Where is the internet café?

    Usage

    Used to find an internet café in Ürümqi or Kashgar

    Grammar Note

    "دۇكان" is "shop/store" from Persian. "تور دۇكىنى" means "net shop = internet café"

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