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Khegay Sabaqtary

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A1 · Shopping for household essentials

Find toiletries and ask for the package you need.

How the language works

“Where is…?” is … qaida? “Do you have…?” is … bar ma? In Mağan … kerek, the speaker names the item they need. Bır qaptama means “one pack”.

Useful phrases

Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.

Sabyn qaida tūr?

Where is the soap?

Tıs pastasy bar ma?

Do you have toothpaste?

Mağan bır qaptama mailyq kerek.

I need one pack of tissues.

Kışkentai qaptamasyn berıñızşı.

Please give me the small pack.

Mynau susabyn ba?

Is this shampoo?

Men ızdegen zatty taptym.

I found what I was looking for.

Dialogue

Customer

Keşırıñız, sabyn qaida tūr?

Excuse me, where is the soap?

Staff member

Oñ jaqtağy sörede.

On the shelf on the right.

Customer

Raqmet. Tıs pastasy bar ma?

Thank you. Do you have toothpaste?

Staff member

İä, sabynnyñ qasynda tūr.

Yes, it is next to the soap.

Check your understanding

Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.

1. Choose the correct translation: “Sabyn qaida tūr?”

  1. I found what I was looking for.
  2. I need one pack of tissues.
  3. Where is the soap?
  4. Do you have toothpaste?
Answer and explanation

Where is the soap?

Sabyn qaida tūr? — Where is the soap?

2. How do you say: “Please give me the small pack.”?

  1. Tıs pastasy bar ma?
  2. Kışkentai qaptamasyn berıñızşı.
  3. Men ızdegen zatty taptym.
  4. Mynau susabyn ba?
Answer and explanation

Kışkentai qaptamasyn berıñızşı.

Kışkentai qaptamasyn berıñızşı. — Please give me the small pack.

3. How do you ask whether toothpaste is available?

  1. Tıs pastasy sörede.
  2. Tıs pastasy qymbat.
  3. Tıs pastasyn aldym.
  4. Tıs pastasy bar ma?
Answer and explanation

Tıs pastasy bar ma?

Bar ma? asks whether something is available.

Make it your own

Find two household items in a shop and ask for a small pack.

  • I asked where an item was
  • I checked availability
  • I specified the pack size
Example response

Sabyn qaida tūr? Tıs pastasy bar ma? Kışkentai qaptamasyn berıñızşı. Raqmet, men ızdegen zatty taptym.