School & Education

1. مەكتەپ قەيەردە؟

   Mek-tep qey-er-de?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a school

   Grammar Note

   "Mektep" (school) from Arabic "maktab" (desk/office/school). Education vocabulary in Uyghur is largely Arabic-derived.

2. مەن ئۇيغۇرچە ئۆگىنىۋاتىمەن

   Men uy-ghur-che ö-ge-ni-wa-ti-men

   I am studying Uyghur

   Usage

   Saying you are learning Uyghur

   Grammar Note

   "-che" added to an ethnic name creates the language name. "-wati-" is the present continuous infix.

3. بۈگۈن دەرس ئاخىرى قاچان؟

   Bü-gün ders a-khi-ri qa-chan?

   When does class end today?

   Usage

   Asking when today's class ends

   Grammar Note

   "Ders" (lesson) from Arabic "dars." "-i" 3rd person possessive = "its end." "Qachan" is the temporal question word.

4. ئۆي ۋەزىپىسىنى ئۇنتۇپ قاپتىمەن

   Öy we-zi-pe-si-ni un-tup qap-ti-men

   I forgot my homework

   Usage

   Telling a teacher you forgot your homework

   Grammar Note

   "Untup qap-" = "forget" + completive "qap" (it happened). "-timen" is the 1st person perfective past.

5. ئۇستاز، سوئالىم بار

   Us-taz, so-a-lim bar

   Teacher, I have a question

   Usage

   Addressing the teacher with a question during class

   Grammar Note

   "Ustaz" (teacher) from Persian "ustad." "Soal" (question) from Arabic "su'al." "Bar" (there is) expresses possession.

6. ئىمتىھانغا تەييارلاندىم

   Im-ti-han-gha tey-yar-lan-dim

   I prepared for the exam

   Usage

   Saying you are ready for an upcoming exam

   Grammar Note

   "Imtihan" (exam) from Arabic "imtihan." "Teyyarlan" (to prepare oneself) is the reflexive form of "teyyar" (ready).

7. بۇ تېمىنى چۈشەنمىدىم

   Bu té-mi-ni chü-shen-mi-dim

   I didn't understand this subject/topic

   Usage

   Telling the teacher you didn't understand a lesson topic

   Grammar Note

   "Téma" (topic/theme) + accusative "-ni." "Chüshen" (understand) + negative past "-midi-" + 1st person "-m."

8. بۈگۈن باش مۇدەررىس دەرس بەرمەيدۇ

   Bü-gün bash mu-der-ris ders ber-mey-du

   Today the head teacher does not give lessons

   Usage

   Informing that the class teacher won't teach today

   Grammar Note

   "Muderris" (teacher) from Arabic "mudarris." "Ders ber" (give lessons) = "ders" (lesson) + "ber" (give).

9. يازما ئىشنى تاپشۇرۇش ۋاقتى ئۆتتىمۇ؟

   Yaz-ma ish-ni tap-shur-ush waq-ti öt-ti-mu?

   Has the report submission deadline passed?

   Usage

   Asking if the assignment submission deadline has passed

   Grammar Note

   "Öt" (pass) → past "ötti" + question "-mu." "Waqti" = "waqit" (time) + 3rd person possessive "-i."

10. ئۇنىۋېرسىتېتقا ئوقۇشقا كىرمەكچىمەن

    U-ni-wer-si-tet-qa o-qush-qa kir-mek-chi-men

    I want to enter university

    Usage

    Expressing the desire to enter university

    Grammar Note

    "Kirmekchi" = "kir" (enter) + intentional "-mekchi" (want to). "Oqushqa" (for studying) is the dative of the verbal noun.

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