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A2 · Visits and celebrations

Accept an invitation, or decline politely and suggest another day.

Practise this lessonDictionary A2

How the language works

Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet means “Thank you for inviting me”. An action in -ğan/-gen with a possessive ending becomes the reason for thanks. “Let’s…” is often expressed by -aiyq/-eiık: kezdeseiık — “let’s meet”.

Useful phrases

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

Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet.

Thank you for inviting me.

Quana kelemın.

I would love to come.

Özımmen bırge ne äkeleiın?

What should I bring with me?

Ökınışke qarai, bügın kele almaimyn.

Unfortunately, I cannot come today.

Basqa künı kezdeseiık.

Let’s meet another day.

Nauryz qūtty bolsyn!

Happy Nauryz!

Dialogue

Aidana

Erteñ bızge qonaqqa kelıñız.

Come and visit us tomorrow.

Alexey

Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet. Quana kelemın.

Thank you for inviting me. I would love to come.

Aidana

Sağat altyda kütemız.

We will expect you at six.

Alexey

Jaqsy. Özımmen bırge ne äkeleiın?

All right. What should I bring with me?

Check your understanding

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

1. Choose the correct translation: “Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet.”

  1. Thank you for inviting me.
  2. Happy Nauryz!
  3. I would love to come.
  4. What should I bring with me?
Answer and explanation

Thank you for inviting me.

Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet. — Thank you for inviting me.

2. How do you say: “Unfortunately, I cannot come today.”?

  1. Ökınışke qarai, bügın kele almaimyn.
  2. Quana kelemın.
  3. Nauryz qūtty bolsyn!
  4. Basqa künı kezdeseiık.
Answer and explanation

Ökınışke qarai, bügın kele almaimyn.

Ökınışke qarai, bügın kele almaimyn. — Unfortunately, I cannot come today.

3. Which expression suggests doing something together?

  1. Men keşe kezdestım.
  2. Sız kezdesuge keldıñız be?
  3. Basqa künı kezdeseiık.
  4. Ol kezdesuge keldı.
Answer and explanation

Basqa künı kezdeseiık.

Kezdeseiık is a first-person plural form expressing a suggestion: “let’s meet”.

Make it your own

Politely decline an invitation for today and suggest another day.

  • I thanked them
  • I explained that I could not come
  • I suggested an alternative
Example response

Şaqyrğanyñyzğa raqmet. Ökınışke qarai, bügın kele almaimyn. Erteñ bos bolamyn. Basqa künı kezdeseiık.