Question Words

1. Нимә?

   Nimä?

   What?

   Usage

   The shortest way to ask "what?" while pointing

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative pronoun.

2. Ҡайҙа?

   Qaydha?

   Where?

   Usage

   Asks about a place

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative adverb. It takes case endings, as in "ҡайҙан" (from where).

3. Ҡасан?

   Qasan?

   When?

   Usage

   Asks about time

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative adverb.

4. Кем?

   Kem?

   Who?

   Usage

   Asks about a person

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative pronoun.

5. Ни өсөн?

   Ni ösön?

   Why?

   Usage

   Asks for a reason

   Grammar Note

   "ни" (what) + "өсөн" (for): "for what".

6. Нисек?

   Nisek?

   How?

   Usage

   Asks about manner or condition

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative adverb, used for both manner and condition.

7. Күпме?

   Küpme?

   How many? / How much?

   Usage

   Asks for a number or amount

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative used for both numbers and amounts.

8. Был күпме тора?

   Byl küpme tora?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Asks the price

   Grammar Note

   "тора" is a present form of "тор-" (to stand, to be); with "күпме" it means "how much does it cost".

9. Ҡайһы?

   Qayhy?

   Which one?

   Usage

   Used to choose among several things

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative pronoun, used alone or before a noun.

10. Был нимә?

    Byl nimä?

    What is this?

    Usage

    Asks about something unfamiliar

    Grammar Note

    "Был" (this) + "нимә" (what). No word for "is" is needed.

11. Бәҙрәф ҡайҙа?

    Bädhräf qaydha?

    Where is the toilet?

    Usage

    Asks where the toilet is

    Grammar Note

    Noun first, then the question word. Composed with regular grammar.

12. Сәғәт нисә?

    Säghät nisä?

    What time is it?

    Usage

    Asks the time

    Grammar Note

    "сәғәт" (hour) + "нисә" (how many): "what time".

13. Бармы?

    Barmy?

    Do you have it?

    Usage

    Asks whether something exists or is available

    Grammar Note

    "бар" (there is) + question particle -мы. Answers: "Бар" or "Юҡ".

14. Буламы?

    Bulamy?

    Is it possible? / May I?

    Usage

    Asks for permission or whether something is possible

    Grammar Note

    "була" (is possible) + question particle -мы. After an infinitive it means "may I …?".

15. Түләүлеме?

    Tüläwleme?

    Is there a charge?

    Usage

    Asks whether there is a charge

    Grammar Note

    "түләү" (payment) + -ле (having) + question particle -ме. Composed with regular grammar.

16. Бушлаймы?

    Bushlaymy?

    Is it free?

    Usage

    Asks whether it is free

    Grammar Note

    "бушлай" (free of charge) + question particle -мы.

17. Хәлдәрегеҙ нисек?

    Khäldäregedh nisek?

    How are you?

    Usage

    Politely asks how someone is

    Grammar Note

    "хәл" (state) in the plural with the polite possessive ending.

18. Ысынмы?

    Ysynmy?

    Really?

    Usage

    Said when surprised or to check something

    Grammar Note

    "ысын" (truth) + question particle -мы.

19. Һеҙ ҡайҙан?

    Hedh qaydhan?

    Where are you from?

    Usage

    Asks where someone is from

    Grammar Note

    "ҡайҙа" (where) with the ablative ending: "from where".

20. Исемегеҙ нисек?

    Isemegedh nisek?

    What's your name?

    Usage

    Politely asks someone's name

    Grammar Note

    Literally "how is your name?". "исем" carries the polite possessive ending.

21. Һеҙгә нисә йәш?

    Hedhgä nisä yäsh?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    Asks someone's age; use with care

    Grammar Note

    Uses the dative "Һеҙгә" ("to you"): literally "how many years to you?".

22. Бергә фотоға төшөргә буламы?

    Bergä fotogha töshörgä bulamy?

    Can we take a photo together?

    Usage

    Ask permission to take a photo together

    Grammar Note

    "фотоға төшөргә" means "to be photographed". "буламы" at the end asks for permission. Composed with regular grammar.

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