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Khegay Sabaqtary

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A1 · The courier at your entrance

Give the entrance and floor, then arrange to collect an order.

Practise this lessonDictionary A1

How the language works

Ordinal numbers express order: bırınşı — “first”, ekınşı — “second”, üşınşı — “third”. “On the third floor” is üşınşı qabatta. Qazır means “now”; tömen means “down/downstairs”, depending on the construction.

Useful phrases

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

Men üşınşı qabatta tūramyn.

I live on the third floor.

Ekınşı kıreberıske kelıñızşı.

Please come to the second entrance.

Qazır esıktı aşamyn.

I will open the door now.

Men tömen tüsemın.

I will come downstairs.

Tapsyrysty özım alamyn.

I will collect the order myself.

Bır minut kütıñızşı.

Please wait a minute.

Dialogue

Courier

Sälemetsız be! Tapsyrysyñyzdy äkeldım.

Hello! I have brought your order.

Alexey

Ekınşı kıreberıske kelıñızşı.

Please come to the second entrance.

Courier

Keldım. Qai qabatqa köterılemın?

I am here. Which floor should I come up to?

Alexey

Bır minut kütıñızşı. Men tömen tüsemın.

Please wait a minute. I will come downstairs.

Check your understanding

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

1. Choose the correct translation: “Men üşınşı qabatta tūramyn.”

  1. Please wait a minute.
  2. Please come to the second entrance.
  3. I will open the door now.
  4. I live on the third floor.
Answer and explanation

I live on the third floor.

Men üşınşı qabatta tūramyn. — I live on the third floor.

2. How do you say: “I will come downstairs.”?

  1. Tapsyrysty özım alamyn.
  2. Ekınşı kıreberıske kelıñızşı.
  3. Bır minut kütıñızşı.
  4. Men tömen tüsemın.
Answer and explanation

Men tömen tüsemın.

Men tömen tüsemın. — I will come downstairs.

3. Which word means “third”?

  1. Üşınşı
  2. Üş
  3. Üşten
  4. Üşeu
Answer and explanation

Üşınşı

Üşınşı is the ordinal number “third”; üş is the cardinal number “three”.

Make it your own

Help a courier find your entrance by phone and arrange to come downstairs.

  • I gave the entrance
  • I stated the floor
  • I arranged the handover
Example response

Ekınşı kıreberıske kelıñızşı. Men üşınşı qabatta tūramyn. Bır minut kütıñızşı. Men tömen tüsemın.