Clarify an exhibit’s origins and retell an interesting detail.
How the language works
Ne turaly? means ‘About what?’. Şyğu tegı means ‘origin’. Ekskursovodtyñ aituynşa means ‘according to the guide’. Ask about an unknown past with questions such as qaşan jasalğan? — ‘when was it made?’.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Osy jädıger turaly tolyğyraq aityp beresız be?
Could you tell me more about this exhibit?
Ol qai kezeñge jatady?
Which period does it belong to?
Būl zatty kündelıktı ömırde qalai qoldanğan?
How was this object used in everyday life?
Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Is this the original or a replica?
Mağan onyñ jasalu täsılı qyzyq boldy.
I was interested in the way it was made.
Ekskursovodtyñ aituynşa, būl zat osy öñırden tabylğan.
According to the guide, this object was found in this region.
Dialogue
Osy jädıger turaly tolyğyraq aityp beresız be?
Could you tell me more about this exhibit?
Ärine. Aldymen onyñ qalai qoldanylğanyn körseteiın.
Of course. First, I will show you how it was used.
Būl tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Is this the original or a replica?
Būl — köşırme. Tüpnūsqasy arnaiy qorda saqtalady.
This is a replica. The original is kept in a special collection.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Osy jädıger turaly tolyğyraq aityp beresız be?”
- According to the guide, this object was found in this region.
- How was this object used in everyday life?
- Which period does it belong to?
- Could you tell me more about this exhibit?
Answer and explanation
Could you tell me more about this exhibit?
Osy jädıger turaly tolyğyraq aityp beresız be? — Could you tell me more about this exhibit?
2. How do you say “Is this the original or a replica?”?
- Ol qai kezeñge jatady?
- Mağan onyñ jasalu täsılı qyzyq boldy.
- Ekskursovodtyñ aituynşa, būl zat osy öñırden tabylğan.
- Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Answer and explanation
Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me? — Is this the original or a replica?
3. Which construction offers the choice ‘original or replica’?
- Būl jerde jädıger joq.
- Köşırmenı kördım.
- Tüpnūsqa köşırmeden ülken.
- Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Answer and explanation
Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me?
Ma/me … älde … ma/me forms a question with alternatives.
Make it your own
Ask a guide three questions for more detail, then retell one detail and identify its source.
- I asked open and clarifying questions
- I retold a detail
- I identified the source
Example response
Osy jädıger qai kezeñge jatady? Ony kündelıktı ömırde qalai qoldanğan? Tüpnūsqa ma, älde köşırme me? Ekskursovodtyñ aituynşa, mūnda köşırme qoiylğan. Mağan zattyñ jasalu täsılı qyzyq boldy.