Convenience Store

1. Магазин тәүлек буйына эшләйме?

   Magazin täwlek buyyna eshläyme?

   Is this shop open around the clock?

   Usage

   Ask whether the shop is open day and night

   Grammar Note

   "тәүлек" is a full day and night, "буйына" means "throughout". "эшләй" (works) is also used for a shop being open. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

2. Пакет кәрәкме?

   Paket käräkme?

   Do you need a bag?

   Usage

   What a cashier asks at the till

   Grammar Note

   "пакет" is a loanword from Russian. "кәрәкме?" means "is it needed?".

3. Бер пакет бирегеҙ әле.

   Ber paket biregedh äle.

   One bag, please

   Usage

   Ask for one bag

   Grammar Note

   "бирегеҙ әле" means "please give me". The noun stays singular after a numeral.

4. Рәхмәт, пакет кәрәкмәй.

   Räkhmät, paket käräkmäy.

   Thank you, I don't need a bag

   Usage

   Decline a bag

   Grammar Note

   "кәрәкмәй" is the negative of "кәрәк" (needed): "not needed". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

5. Ике шешә һалҡын һыу бирегеҙ әле.

   Ike sheshä halqyn hyw biregedh äle.

   Two bottles of cold water, please

   Usage

   Ask for chilled bottled water

   Grammar Note

   Built on the pattern "give me cold water". The noun after the numeral "ике" stays singular. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

6. Яңы бешерелгән икмәк бармы?

   Yañy besherelgän ikmäk barmy?

   Do you have freshly baked bread?

   Usage

   Ask whether there is freshly baked bread

   Grammar Note

   "бешер-" means to bake or cook; "бешерелгән" is its passive participle. "икмәк бешереү" is baking bread. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

7. Быны биш йөҙ грамм үлсәп бирегеҙ әле.

   Byny bish yödh gramm ülsäp biregedh äle.

   Please weigh out 500 grams of this

   Usage

   Ask for a certain weight of something sold by weight

   Grammar Note

   "биш йөҙ" is "five hundred" (5 × 100). "үлсәп бирегеҙ" means "please weigh it out for me". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

8. Күпме үлсәргә?

   Küpme ülsärgä?

   How much shall I weigh out?

   Usage

   What the seller asks when selling by weight

   Grammar Note

   "Күпме" plus an infinitive asks "how much shall I …?", the same pattern as "Күпме түләргә?". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

9. Миндә биш мең һумлыҡ ҡына бар.

   Mindä bish meñ humlyq qyna bar.

   I only have a 5,000-rouble note

   Usage

   Say you only have a large note

   Grammar Note

   "һум" is the rouble and "-лыҡ" means "worth …". "Миндә … бар" means "I have …". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

10. Аҡсалатамы, картамы?

    Aqsalatamy, kartamy?

    Cash or card?

    Usage

    What a cashier asks about payment

    Grammar Note

    "аҡсалата" means cash. The question particle "-мы" is attached directly to the word. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

11. Урыҫса һөйләшергә буламы?

    Urythsa höyläshergä bulamy?

    May we speak in Russian?

    Usage

    Ask whether you can switch to Russian

    Grammar Note

    "урыҫса" means "in Russian". Language names are written in lowercase. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

12. Өс йомортҡа ғына алырға буламы?

    Ös yomortqa ghyna alyrgha bulamy?

    Can I buy just three eggs?

    Usage

    Ask to buy only a few items

    Grammar Note

    "ғына" means "only". The noun stays singular after a numeral. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

13. Был ҡасанға тиклем яраҡлы?

    Byl qasangha tiklem yaraqly?

    Until when is this good?

    Usage

    Ask how long a product stays good

    Grammar Note

    "ҡасанға тиклем" means "until when". "яраҡлы" means usable or fit (to eat). This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

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