Laundry

1. كىر يۇيۇش دۇكىنى قەيەردە؟

   Kir yu-yush du-ki-ni qey-er-de?

   Where is the laundromat?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a laundry service

   Grammar Note

   "Kir" (dirt/grime) + "yuyush" (washing, verbal noun) = laundry. "-ni" is the 3rd person possessive suffix.

2. بۇ كىيىملەرنى يۇيۇپ بېرەلەمسىز؟

   Bu ki-yim-ler-ni yu-yup be-re-lem-siz?

   Can you wash these clothes for me?

   Usage

   Requesting laundry service at a hotel or laundry shop

   Grammar Note

   "Yuyup ber" (wash for you) + ability "-elem" + polite question "-siz." Benefactive compound verb pattern.

3. قاچان تەييار بولىدۇ؟

   Qa-chan tey-yar bo-li-du?

   When will it be ready?

   Usage

   Asking when the laundry will be ready for pickup

   Grammar Note

   "Teyyar bol-" (become ready) = Arabic adjective "teyyar" + Uyghur "bol" (become).

4. بۇ كىيىم قۇرغاتقۇچقا سېلىنامدۇ؟

   Bu ki-yim qur-ghat-quch-qa se-li-nam-du?

   Can this clothing go in the dryer?

   Usage

   Asking if a garment is safe for the dryer

   Grammar Note

   "Selin-" is the passive/receptive of "sal" (to put). "-amdu" is the possibility question suffix.

5. كىيىمىم كىچىكلىپ كەتتى

   Ki-yim-im ki-chik-lip ket-ti

   My clothes shrank

   Usage

   Reporting that clothes shrank in the wash

   Grammar Note

   "Kichikli-" is the verbalized form of adjective "kichik" (small). "-ip ket" marks unexpected completion.

6. كىر يۇيۇش سوپۇنى بارمۇ؟

   Kir yu-yush so-pu-ni bar-mu?

   Is there laundry detergent?

   Usage

   Asking if laundry detergent is available

   Grammar Note

   "Sopun" (soap) takes the third-person possessive "-i" to form "sopuni". "Kir yuyush sopuni" means soap for washing clothes. "Sopun" is the same word as the soap card in the hotel category.

7. بۇ داغنى تازىلاپ بېرەلەمسىز؟

   Bu dagh-ni ta-zi-lap bé-re-lem-siz?

   Can you remove this stain?

   Usage

   Requesting stain removal at a laundry or dry-cleaning shop

   Grammar Note

   "Tazila-" is the verbalized form of adjective "taza" (clean). "-ip ber-" means "do for someone" and "-elemsiz" is the polite possibility question: "could you ... for me?"

8. بۇنى قولدا يۇيۇش كېرەك

   Bu-ni qol-da yu-yush ké-rek

   This needs to be hand-washed

   Usage

   Explaining that an item requires hand washing

   Grammar Note

   "Qol" (hand) + "-da" (locative/instrumental "at, by") = "by hand" (the same form as "qolda yasalghan" in the markets category). "Kérek" is a modal meaning "need/must."

9. كىيىملىرىم قۇرۇدىمۇ؟

   Ki-yim-li-rim qu-ru-di-mu?

   Have my clothes dried?

   Usage

   Asking if the laundry has dried

   Grammar Note

   "Quru-" (to dry) + past "-di" + question "-mu." "-lirim" is the plural suffix "-lir" + the 1st person singular possessive "-im" ("my ...s").

10. كىيىملەرنى داراققا يايدىم

    Ki-yim-ler-ni da-raq-qa yay-dim

    I hung the clothes on the drying rack

    Usage

    Saying you have hung laundry out to dry

    Grammar Note

    "Yay-" (to spread/hang out) + 1st person past "-dim." "-qa" is the dative suffix marking direction/location.

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