Describe your habits and ask about someone’s routine.
How the language works
A form in -a/-e/-i with a personal ending describes a habitual action or, in context, a future action: baramyn — “I go/I will go”. Künde, ädette and jiı specify frequency: “every day”, “usually” and “often”. Negation: baramyn → barmaimyn.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Men künde sağat jetıde tūramyn.
I get up at seven every day.
Ädette jūmysqa avtobuspen baramyn.
I usually go to work by bus.
Tüskı asty ärıptesterımmen ışemın.
I have lunch with my colleagues.
Keşke qazaqşa on minut söilesemın.
In the evening, I speak Kazakh for ten minutes.
Demalys künderı erte tūrmaimyn.
I do not get up early at weekends.
Sız bos uaqytyñyzda ne ısteisız?
What do you do in your free time?
Dialogue
Sız jūmysqa qalai kelesız?
How do you get to work?
Ädette avtobuspen kelemın. Al sız şe?
I usually come by bus. What about you?
Men jaiau kelemın. Üiım jaqyn.
I walk. My home is nearby.
Jaqsy eken. Men de keşke jaiau jüremın.
That’s nice. I walk in the evenings too.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Men künde sağat jetıde tūramyn.”
- What do you do in your free time?
- I get up at seven every day.
- I have lunch with my colleagues.
- I usually go to work by bus.
Answer and explanation
I get up at seven every day.
Men künde sağat jetıde tūramyn. — I get up at seven every day.
2. How do you say: “In the evening, I speak Kazakh for ten minutes.”?
- Keşke qazaqşa on minut söilesemın.
- Demalys künderı erte tūrmaimyn.
- Sız bos uaqytyñyzda ne ısteisız?
- Ädette jūmysqa avtobuspen baramyn.
Answer and explanation
Keşke qazaqşa on minut söilesemın.
Keşke qazaqşa on minut söilesemın. — In the evening, I speak Kazakh for ten minutes.
3. Choose the negative sentence “I do not get up early”.
- Men erte tūrmaimyn.
- Men erte tūrdym.
- Men erte tūramyn.
- Men erte tūryp jatyrmyn.
Answer and explanation
Men erte tūrmaimyn.
Tūrmaimyn is the negative form of a habitual or future action.
Make it your own
Describe a typical weekday in 30–45 seconds and mention one way your weekend is different.
- I named three regular activities
- I included a time or frequency
- I added one negative sentence
Example response
Men künde sağat jetıde tūramyn. Jūmysqa avtobuspen baramyn. Tüskı asty ärıptesterımmen ışemın. Keşke qazaqşa söilesemın. Demalys künderı erte tūrmaimyn.