Markets & Souvenirs

1. Бұл қанша тұрады?

   Bul qansha turady?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic phrase to ask the price

   Grammar Note

   "тұрады" is the 3rd person singular present of "тұру" (to cost)

2. Бағасын түсіруге бола ма?

   Baghasyn tüsiruge bola ma?

   Can I bargain / negotiate the price?

   Usage

   Negotiating price at the market

   Grammar Note

   "бола ма" is the permission question "is it possible?"

3. Мен [баға] ұсынамын

   Men [bagha] usynamyn

   I'll offer [price]

   Usage

   Making a price offer

   Grammar Note

   "ұсынамын" is the 1st person singular present

4. Жеңілдік бере аласыз ба?

   Jengildik bere alasyz ba?

   Can I get a discount?

   Usage

   Asking for a discount

   Grammar Note

   "бере аласыз ба" is the polite ability question

5. Бұл қолдан жасалған ба?

   Bul qoldan jasalghan ba?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checking whether an item is handmade

   Grammar Note

   "жасалған" is the passive past participle

6. Бұл неден жасалған?

   Bul neden jasalghan?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about the material

   Grammar Note

   "-ден" is the ablative suffix meaning "from"

7. Сыйлыққа орап бере аласыз ба?

   Syylyqqa orap bere alasyz ba?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Requesting gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   "сыйлық" with the dative suffix "-қа"

8. Түнгі базар қайда?

   Tüngi bazar qayda?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asking for the night market location

   Grammar Note

   "қайда" is the locative question word "where"

9. Квитанция бере аласыз ба?

   Kvitantsiya bere alasyz ba?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Requesting a receipt

   Grammar Note

   Russian loanword "квитанция" is widely used

10. Базар қашан ашылады?

    Bazar qashan ashylady?

    What time does the market open?

    Usage

    Asking when the market opens

    Grammar Note

    "ашылады" is the passive/middle present "opens"

11. Мен тек қараймын, рақмет

    Men tek qaraymyn, raqmet

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Politely declining a sales pitch

    Grammar Note

    "қараймын" is the 1st person present of "to look"

12. Картамен төлей аламын ба?

    Kartamen töley alamyn ba?

    Do you accept card payment?

    Usage

    Checking if card payment is accepted

    Grammar Note

    "-мен" is the instrumental suffix "with"

13. Мен мұны сувенир ретінде алып жатырмын

    Men muny suvenir retinde alyp jatyrmyn

    I'm buying this as a souvenir

    Usage

    Saying you're buying a souvenir

    Grammar Note

    "ретінде" is a postposition meaning "as"

14. Басқа өлшемі бар ма?

    Basqa ölshemi bar ma?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Looking for a different size

    Grammar Note

    "бар ма" is the existential question "is there?"

15. Бұл тым қымбат

    Bul tym qymbat

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Expressing that the price is too high

    Grammar Note

    "тым" is a degree adverb meaning "too (excessively)" ("өте" would only mean "very")

16. Сарымсақ

    Sa-ry-msaq

    Garlic

    Usage

    Buy it at a market, or point at it to have it left out of a dish

17. Пияз

    Pi-yaz

    Onion

    Usage

    For buying at the market; nearly every Kazakh meat dish contains onion

18. Ащы бұрыш

    Ash-shy bū-rysh

    Chilli pepper

    Usage

    The hot kind; plain "burysh" can mean sweet pepper or even a corner

19. Кинза

    Kin-za

    Coriander leaf

    Usage

    Understood at markets and eateries alike; point at it to have it left out

20. Зімбір

    Zim-bir

    Ginger

    Usage

    Point at this when hunting for ginger; Russian says "imbir"

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