Language Learning

1. ئۇيغۇر تىلىنى ئۆگەنمەكچىمەن

   Uy-ghur ti-li-ni ö-gen-mek-chi-men

   I want to learn Uyghur

   Usage

   Expressing your desire to learn Uyghur

   Grammar Note

   "Ögen-" (learn) + intentional "-mekchi" + 1st person "-men." "Til" (tongue/language) is the generic word for language.

2. بۇنى قانداق ئېيتىدۇ؟

   Bu-ni qan-daq éy-ti-du?

   How do you say this?

   Usage

   Asking how to say something in Uyghur

   Grammar Note

   "Éyt-" (say) + 3rd person present "-idu." Third person is used for generic/impersonal statements.

3. ئۇيغۇرچە ئاز-ماز بىلىمەن

   Uy-ghur-che az-maz bi-li-men

   I know a little Uyghur

   Usage

   Describing your limited Uyghur ability

   Grammar Note

   "-che" marks language ("in Uyghur"). "Az-maz" is a reduplication meaning "a tiny bit."

4. ئېنىق ئېيتسىڭىز بولامدۇ؟

   É-niq éyt-sing-iz bo-lam-du?

   Could you speak more clearly?

   Usage

   Asking someone to speak more clearly or slowly

   Grammar Note

   "Éyt" (say) + conditional "-sa" + polite second person "-ngiz" = "ئېيتسىڭىز" (if you would say). Followed by "bolamdu" it forms the polite request "could you please ~?"

5. بۇ جۈملىنى تەكرارلاپ بېرىڭ

   Bu jüm-li-ni tek-rar-lap be-ring

   Please repeat this sentence

   Usage

   Asking for a sentence to be repeated during language learning

   Grammar Note

   "-ip ber" is a benefactive compound verb. "Tekrarlap" = Arabic "tekrar" (repetition) verbalized.

6. ئۇيغۇر ئەلىپبەسىنى ئۆگەنمەكچىمەن

   Uy-ghur e-lip-be-si-ni ö-gen-mek-chi-men

   I want to learn the Uyghur alphabet

   Usage

   Expressing desire to learn the Uyghur Perso-Arabic script

   Grammar Note

   "Eliybe" is derived from Arabic letters "alif + ba." Uyghur script is 32 Perso-Arabic characters.

7. بۇ سۆزنىڭ مەنىسى نېمە؟

   Bu söz-ning me-ni-si né-me?

   What does this word mean?

   Usage

   Asking for the meaning of a word

   Grammar Note

   "Mena" (meaning) is from Arabic "ma'na." "-si" is 3rd person possessive. Genitive "-ning" = "of."

8. ئىملىنى قانداق يازىدۇ؟

   Im-li-ni qan-daq ya-zi-du?

   How do you spell it?

   Usage

   Asking how a word is spelled/written

   Grammar Note

   "Imla" (spelling/orthography) is from Arabic "imlā'." "Yaz-" (write) is a native Turkic verb.

9. بىر-بىرىمىز بىلەن تىل ئالماشتۇرايلى

   Bir-bi-ri-miz bi-len til al-mash-tu-ray-li

   Let's do a language exchange with each other

   Usage

   Proposing a language exchange partnership

   Grammar Note

   "Almashtur-" is the causative of "almash" (exchange). "-ayli" is the cohortative suffix meaning "let's."

10. ئۇيغۇر تىلى ناھايىتى قىزىقارلىق

    Uy-ghur ti-li na-ha-yi-ti qi-ziq-ar-liq

    Uyghur is a very interesting language

    Usage

    Expressing your interest in the Uyghur language

    Grammar Note

    "Qiziq" (interesting/curious) + "-arliq" (worthy of/having the quality of) = "interesting/fascinating."

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