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Khegay Sabaqtary

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A2 · At the clinic reception

Make an appointment and describe how you feel in simple phrases.

Practise this lessonDictionary A2

How the language works

The construction -ğy/-gı/-qy/-kı + possessive ending + keledı expresses a wish: jazylğym keledı — “I want to make an appointment”. To describe a symptom, use menıñ … auyrady: basym auyrady — “I have a headache”. This is language practice, not treatment advice.

Useful phrases

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

Därıgerge jazylğym keledı.

I would like to make a doctor’s appointment.

Menıñ tamağym auyrady.

I have a sore throat.

Ekı künnen berı jötelıp jürmın.

I have been coughing for two days.

Bügın bos uaqyt bar ma?

Are there any appointment slots available today?

Qabyldau qai bölmede bolady?

Which room will the appointment be in?

Aitqanyñyzdy jazyp berıñızşı.

Please write down what you said.

Dialogue

Patient

Sälemetsız be! Därıgerge jazylğym keledı.

Hello! I would like to make a doctor’s appointment.

Receptionist

Bügın sağat üşte kele alasyz ba?

Can you come at three o’clock today?

Patient

İä, kele alamyn. Qabyldau qai bölmede bolady?

Yes, I can. Which room will the appointment be in?

Receptionist

Ekınşı qabattağy on besınşı bölmede.

In room fifteen on the second floor.

Check your understanding

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

1. Choose the correct translation: “Därıgerge jazylğym keledı.”

  1. I would like to make a doctor’s appointment.
  2. I have been coughing for two days.
  3. Please write down what you said.
  4. I have a sore throat.
Answer and explanation

I would like to make a doctor’s appointment.

Därıgerge jazylğym keledı. — I would like to make a doctor’s appointment.

2. How do you say: “Are there any appointment slots available today?”?

  1. Qabyldau qai bölmede bolady?
  2. Menıñ tamağym auyrady.
  3. Aitqanyñyzdy jazyp berıñızşı.
  4. Bügın bos uaqyt bar ma?
Answer and explanation

Bügın bos uaqyt bar ma?

Bügın bos uaqyt bar ma? — Are there any appointment slots available today?

3. What does jazylğym keledı express?

  1. I cannot make an appointment
  2. I have already made an appointment
  3. I want to make an appointment
  4. Make an appointment for someone else
Answer and explanation

I want to make an appointment

Jazylğym keledı expresses a wish to make an appointment; -ğym identifies the speaker as the person with that wish.

Make it your own

Role-play a call to reception: state your purpose, agree on a convenient time and ask a follow-up question.

  • I stated the purpose of the call
  • I checked the time
  • I asked which room
Example response

Sälemetsız be! Därıgerge jazylğym keledı. Bügın bos uaqyt bar ma? Sağat üşte kele alamyn. Qabyldau qai bölmede bolady?