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A2 · Tickets and travel

Buy a ticket, check the departure time and describe what you can do.

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How the language works

“I can do…” uses -a/-e/-i alamyn; “I cannot…” uses -a/-e/-i almaimyn. Compare bara alamyn — “I can go” and baruğa bola ma? — “is it possible/permitted to go?”. Deiın with the dative case marks a limit: Astanağa deiın — “as far as Astana”.

Useful phrases

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

Astanağa deiın bır bilet kerek.

I need one ticket to Astana.

Poiyz sağat neşede jüredı?

What time does the train leave?

Tömengı oryn bar ma?

Is a lower berth available?

Bilettı telefonnan körsete alamyn ba?

Can I show the ticket on my phone?

Men būl sömkenı özım kötere alamyn.

I can lift this bag myself.

Basqa künge bilet bar ma?

Is there a ticket for another day?

Dialogue

Passenger

Erteñge Astanağa deiın bır bilet kerek.

I need one ticket to Astana for tomorrow.

Cashier

Keşkı poiyzğa oryn bar.

There are places on the evening train.

Passenger

Poiyz sağat neşede jüredı?

What time does the train leave?

Cashier

Keşkı sağat segızde.

At eight in the evening.

Check your understanding

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

1. Choose the correct translation: “Astanağa deiın bır bilet kerek.”

  1. Is there a ticket for another day?
  2. Is a lower berth available?
  3. What time does the train leave?
  4. I need one ticket to Astana.
Answer and explanation

I need one ticket to Astana.

Astanağa deiın bır bilet kerek. — I need one ticket to Astana.

2. How do you say: “Can I show the ticket on my phone?”?

  1. Men būl sömkenı özım kötere alamyn.
  2. Bilettı telefonnan körsete alamyn ba?
  3. Poiyz sağat neşede jüredı?
  4. Basqa künge bilet bar ma?
Answer and explanation

Bilettı telefonnan körsete alamyn ba?

Bilettı telefonnan körsete alamyn ba? — Can I show the ticket on my phone?

3. How do you say “I can lift it”?

  1. Kötermedım
  2. Kötere almaimyn
  3. Köterıñızşı
  4. Kötere alamyn
Answer and explanation

Kötere alamyn

Kötere alamyn expresses ability; kötere almaimyn expresses inability.

Make it your own

Buy a ticket for tomorrow and ask about the departure time and your preferred berth.

  • I stated the destination and day
  • I checked the departure time
  • I asked about the berth or ticket
Example response

Erteñge Astanağa deiın bır bilet kerek. Poiyz sağat neşede jüredı? Tömengı oryn bar ma? Bilettı telefonnan körsete alamyn ba?