Explain your phone needs and ask about the terms of a plan.
How the language works
-uğa/-uge arnalğan means “intended for”: söilesuge arnalğan — “for talking”. Jetedı means “is enough”; jetpeidı means “is not enough”. Mağan … mañyzdy states a criterion for your choice: “… is important to me”.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Mağan internetı köbırek tarif kerek.
I need a plan with more mobile data.
Aiyna qanşa töleu kerek?
How much do I need to pay per month?
Būl paket bır aiğa jete me?
Will this allowance last a month?
Qoñyrau şalu aqysy bölek eseptele me?
Are calls charged separately?
Men nömırımdı auystyrğym kelmeidı.
I do not want to change my number.
Şarttaryn jazbaşa körsete alasyz ba?
Can you show me the terms in writing?
Dialogue
Mağan internetı köbırek tarif kerek.
I need a plan with more mobile data.
Jiı qoñyrau şalasyz ba?
Do you make calls often?
Joq, köbıne habarlama jıberemın. Aiyna qanşa töleu kerek?
No, I mostly send messages. How much do I need to pay per month?
Myna kestede är tariftıñ bağasy jazylğan.
This table shows the price of each plan.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Mağan internetı köbırek tarif kerek.”
- Can you show me the terms in writing?
- Will this allowance last a month?
- I need a plan with more mobile data.
- How much do I need to pay per month?
Answer and explanation
I need a plan with more mobile data.
Mağan internetı köbırek tarif kerek. — I need a plan with more mobile data.
2. How do you say: “Are calls charged separately?”?
- Qoñyrau şalu aqysy bölek eseptele me?
- Şarttaryn jazbaşa körsete alasyz ba?
- Men nömırımdı auystyrğym kelmeidı.
- Aiyna qanşa töleu kerek?
Answer and explanation
Qoñyrau şalu aqysy bölek eseptele me?
Qoñyrau şalu aqysy bölek eseptele me? — Are calls charged separately?
3. How do you say “is not enough”?
- Jetpeidı
- Jetedı
- Jıberıñız
- Töledım
Answer and explanation
Jetpeidı
Jetpeidı is the negative of jetedı when describing whether something is sufficient.
Make it your own
Choose a plan: describe how you use your phone and check two payment details.
- I described my needs
- I checked the monthly price
- I asked about extra charges
Example response
Men köbıne habarlama jıberıp, internet qoldanamyn. Mağan internetı köbırek tarif kerek. Aiyna qanşa töleu kerek? Qoñyrau şalu aqysy bölek eseptele me? Men nömırımdı auystyrğym kelmeidı.