Music & Entertainment

1. Концерт ҡайҙа була?

   Kontsert qaydha bula?

   Where is the concert held?

   Usage

   Asking the venue of a concert

   Grammar Note

   "Ҡайҙа була?" asks "where does it take place?"; "була" means "is, takes place". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

2. Мин концертҡа билет алырға теләйем

   Min kontsertqa bilet alyrgha teläyem

   I want to buy a ticket for the concert

   Usage

   Saying you want a concert ticket

   Grammar Note

   "Концертҡа" takes the dative "-ҡа". "Билет алыу" means "to get a ticket". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

3. Миңә был музыка оҡшай

   Miñä byl muzyka oqshay

   I like this music

   Usage

   Saying you like the music

   Grammar Note

   "Миңә ... оҡшай" means "I like ..."; the liked thing is the subject and "миңә" is dative. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

4. Был ниндәй жанр?

   Byl nindäy zhanr?

   What genre is this?

   Usage

   Asking the genre of a piece of music

   Grammar Note

   "Ниндәй" means "what kind of". "Жанр" is a loanword. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

5. Был көйҙө уйнай алаһығыҙмы?

   Byl köydhö uynay alahyghydhmy?

   Can you play this tune?

   Usage

   Asking a musician to play a tune

   Grammar Note

   "Көй" is a melody and "уйнау" also means playing an instrument. "-алаһығыҙмы" is a polite question to "һеҙ". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

6. Бында музыкантар уйнаймы?

   Bynda muzykantar uynaymy?

   Do musicians play here? (live music)

   Usage

   Asking whether there is live music

   Grammar Note

   A paraphrase of "live music" as "do musicians play here?". The question particle -мы is attached to the word. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

7. Был йырҙы кем йырлай?

   Byl yyrdhy kem yyrlay?

   Who sings this song?

   Usage

   Asking who the singer is

   Grammar Note

   "Йыр" is a song and "йырлау" is to sing. The accusative of "йыр" is "йырҙы". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

8. Тауышты кәметегеҙ, зинһар

   Tawyshty kämetegedh, zinhar

   Please turn the volume down

   Usage

   Politely asking someone to lower the volume

   Grammar Note

   "Кәметеү" means "to reduce". "-егеҙ" is the polite imperative for "һеҙ". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

9. Башҡорт халыҡ көйҙәрен ҡайҙа тыңларға мөмкин?

   Bashqort khalyq köydhären qaydha tyñlargha mömkin?

   Where can I listen to traditional Bashkir music?

   Usage

   Asking where to hear local traditional music

   Grammar Note

   "Халыҡ көйө" means a folk tune. "Тыңларға мөмкин" means "it is possible to listen". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

10. Ҡурай

    Quray

    Kurai (traditional Bashkir flute)

    Usage

    Name of the best-known Bashkir instrument

    Grammar Note

    A noun: an end-blown flute known as a Bashkir national instrument. The initial "ҡ" is a back sound.

Browse all TravelPhrases languages