Share out tasks, consider your guests and check the preparations.
How the language works
To suggest a joint action, use bölıseiık — ‘let’s share’ or teksereiık — ‘let’s check’. You can volunteer for a task with Men … alaiyn — ‘Let me take care of…’. Ärkım means ‘each person’; bärı means ‘everyone/everything’.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Qonaqtardyñ naqty sanyn bılıp alaiyq.
Let’s find out the exact number of guests.
Men şaqyru habarlamasyn daiyndaiyn.
Let me prepare the invitation message.
Sız muzykağa jauap bere alasyz ba?
Can you be responsible for the music?
Balalarğa bölek oiyn oilastyrğan dūrys.
We should think of a separate game for the children.
Şyğyndy aldyn ala eseptep şyğaiyq.
Let’s calculate the costs in advance.
Bärı daiyn ekenın bır kün būryn tekseremız.
We will check that everything is ready the day before.
Dialogue
Tuğan künge on adam şaqyramyz ba?
Shall we invite ten people to the birthday party?
Aldymen naqty sanyn bılıp alaiyq. Men şaqyru habarlamasyn daiyndaiyn.
Let’s confirm the number first. I will prepare the invitation message.
Jaqsy, men dastarqandy ūiymdastyramyn.
All right, I will take care of the food.
Onda şyğyndy aldyn ala eseptep şyğaiyq.
Then let’s calculate the costs in advance.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Qonaqtardyñ naqty sanyn bılıp alaiyq.”
- We will check that everything is ready the day before.
- Let’s find out the exact number of guests.
- Can you be responsible for the music?
- Let me prepare the invitation message.
Answer and explanation
Let’s find out the exact number of guests.
Qonaqtardyñ naqty sanyn bılıp alaiyq. — Let’s find out the exact number of guests.
2. How do you say “We should think of a separate game for the children.”?
- Balalarğa bölek oiyn oilastyrğan dūrys.
- Şyğyndy aldyn ala eseptep şyğaiyq.
- Bärı daiyn ekenın bır kün būryn tekseremız.
- Men şaqyru habarlamasyn daiyndaiyn.
Answer and explanation
Balalarğa bölek oiyn oilastyrğan dūrys.
Balalarğa bölek oiyn oilastyrğan dūrys. — We should think of a separate game for the children.
3. How can you offer to prepare the message yourself?
- Habarlama kelmedı.
- Men habarlamany daiyndaiyn.
- Men habarlamany oqymadym.
- Sız habarlamany daiyndadyñyz.
Answer and explanation
Men habarlamany daiyndaiyn.
Daiyndaiyn is a first-person form expressing an offer or intention: let me prepare it.
Make it your own
Divide the preparations for a celebration between two people: guests, food, music and a final check.
- I assigned specific responsibilities
- I considered the guests and the costs
- I set a time to check the preparations
Example response
Qonaqtardyñ naqty sanyn bılıp alaiyq. Men şaqyru habarlamasyn daiyndaiyn. Sız muzykağa jauap bere alasyz ba? Dastarqandy bırge ūiymdastyraiyq. Şyğyndy aldyn ala eseptep, bärın bır kün būryn tekseremız.