Hotel

1. Бөлме брондалған

   Böl-me bron-dal-ghan

   I have a reservation

   Usage

   Informing hotel staff of a reservation at check-in

   Grammar Note

   "Brondalgan" = "bronda-" (stem of "brondau", to book) + passive "-l-" + participle "-ğan" = "booked". Borrowed from Russian "bron'"

2. Бір кісілік бөлме бар ма?

   Bir ki-si-lik böl-me bar ma?

   Do you have a single room available?

   Usage

   Asking for a room without a prior reservation

   Grammar Note

   "Kisi" (person) + "-lik" (for/of suffix) = "for one person". Pattern: number + "-lik" gives "Eki kisilik" (for two), "Üsh kisilik" (for three)

3. Тіркелу

   Tir-ke-lu

   Check-in

   Usage

   The word for checking in to a hotel

   Grammar Note

   Kazakh infinitive ends in "-u/-yu". Compound use: "Tirkelü üaqyty" (check-in time), "Tirkelü orny" (check-in counter)

4. Бөлмені тазалауды сұраймын

   Böl-me-ni ta-za-law-dy su-ray-myn

   I would like the room cleaned, please

   Usage

   Requesting housekeeping to clean the room

   Grammar Note

   "Tazala" (clean) + verbal noun "-u" + accusative "-dy". "Suraymyn" = I request. Kazakh can nominalize verbs to use as objects

5. Таңертеңгілік тамақ кірген бе?

   Tañ-er-teñ-gi-lik ta-maq kir-gen be?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checking if breakfast is included in the hotel rate

   Grammar Note

   "Kirgen" = past participle of "kiru" (enter/include) + question "be". "Tanertenglik" derives from "tan" (dawn). Participle + particle forms questions

6. Wi-Fi паролі қандай?

   Wi-fi pa-ro-li qan-day?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Qanday" = what kind of. Versatile question word for qualities. Kazakh borrows freely from Russian and international vocabulary for modern terms

7. Шығу уақыты қашан?

   Shy-ghu u-aqy-ty qa-shan?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asking about check-out time

   Grammar Note

   "Shygu" = verbal noun of "shyq-" (to exit). "Üaqyty" = its time. "Qashan" = when. Common Q-words: "qayda" (where), "qashan" (when), "qansha" (how much)

8. Кілт жоғалып кетті

   Kilt jo-gha-lyp ket-ti

   I lost my key

   Usage

   Reporting a lost key to hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "Jogal" (disappear) + converb "-yp" + auxiliary "ketti" (went away). Turkic "V-yp ket" pattern = "went and did / completely did" (completive aspect)

9. Киіз үй

   Ki-iz üy

   Yurt (traditional nomadic dwelling)

   Usage

   Traditional accommodation experience in Kazakhstan — yurt stays are popular with tourists

   Grammar Note

   A yurt is "kiiz üy" in Kazakh — "felt (kiiz) house (üy)". "Tamasha üy" would mean "a wonderful house", something else entirely. Yurt stays are offered as tourist experiences across Kazakhstan

10. Есік ашылмайды

    Ye-sik a-shyl-may-dy

    The door won't open

    Usage

    Reporting a door that won't open to front desk

    Grammar Note

    "Ash" (open) + passive "-yl" + negative "-may" + present "-dy" = "does not open". Agglutinative stacking of suffixes for complex meaning

11. Сүлгі

    Sül-gi

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at this to ask reception for an extra towel

12. Жастық

    Jas-tyq

    Pillow

    Usage

    Ask for an extra pillow or a replacement

13. Көрпе

    Kör-pe

    Blanket / duvet

    Usage

    Ask for a blanket when the room is cold; in Kazakh lodgings it usually means a thick quilt

14. Сабын

    Sa-byn

    Soap

    Usage

    Ask for soap when the room has none

15. Сусабын

    Su-sa-byn

    Shampoo

    Usage

    A Kazakh coinage meaning liquid soap; Russian "shampun" is sometimes recognised faster

16. Тіс щеткасы

    Tis shchet-ka-sy

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Rarely provided in rooms, so buy one at a shop; toothpaste is "tis pastasy"

17. Дәретхана қағазы

    Dä-ret-kha-na qa-ğa-zy

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Ask for a refill; public toilets often have none at all

18. Шаш кептіргіш

    Shash kep-tir-gish

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Literally "hair drier"; ask to borrow one if the room has none

19. Киім ілгіш

    Ki-im il-gish

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    Ask for extra hangers

20. Тазалау

    Ta-za-lau

    Cleaning

    Usage

    Use to request room cleaning, or to decline it

21. Тыныш бөлме

    Ty-nysh böl-me

    Quiet room

    Usage

    Ask for a quiet room at check-in

22. Шулы

    Shu-ly

    Noisy

    Usage

    Point at this to complain that the room is noisy

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