Compare price, lifespan and repairability without making unsupported claims.
How the language works
To describe evaluation over time, use satyp alğan kezde — ‘when buying’ and paidalanu barysynda — ‘during use’. … eskersek means ‘if we take … into account’. Environmental conclusions also need evidence: … bailanysty boluy mümkın — ‘may depend on…’.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Tek bastapqy bağany emes, paidalanu şyğynyn da salystyru kerek.
We need to compare the running costs as well as the initial price.
Ūzaq qyzmet etetın zat kei jağdaida tiımdırek boluy mümkın.
In some cases, a durable item may offer better value.
Būl būiymdy jöndeuge nemese bölşegın auystyruğa bola ma?
Can this product be repaired, or can its parts be replaced?
Qaptamadağy ekologialyq mälımdeme qandai dälelge negızdelgen?
What evidence supports the environmental claim on the packaging?
Özımde bar zatty ärı qarai paidalanu nūsqasyn da qarastyramyn.
I will also consider continuing to use the item I already have.
Şeşım qoldanu jiılıgıne jäne naqty qajettılıkke bailanysty.
The decision depends on how often it is used and the actual need.
Dialogue
Jaña bötelke alsam ba dep jürmın.
I am thinking of buying a new bottle.
Qazırgı bötelkeñızdı ärı qarai paidalanuğa bola ma?
Can you keep using your current bottle?
Bolady, bıraq qaqpağy būzylğan.
I can, but the lid is broken.
Onda aldymen qaqpağyn bölek auystyru mümkındıgın qarastyraiyq.
Then let’s first look into replacing the lid separately.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Tek bastapqy bağany emes, paidalanu şyğynyn da salystyru kerek.”
- The decision depends on how often it is used and the actual need.
- We need to compare the running costs as well as the initial price.
- In some cases, a durable item may offer better value.
- Can this product be repaired, or can its parts be replaced?
Answer and explanation
We need to compare the running costs as well as the initial price.
Tek bastapqy bağany emes, paidalanu şyğynyn da salystyru kerek. — We need to compare the running costs as well as the initial price.
2. How do you say “What evidence supports the environmental claim on the packaging?”?
- Özımde bar zatty ärı qarai paidalanu nūsqasyn da qarastyramyn.
- Qaptamadağy ekologialyq mälımdeme qandai dälelge negızdelgen?
- Şeşım qoldanu jiılıgıne jäne naqty qajettılıkke bailanysty.
- Ūzaq qyzmet etetın zat kei jağdaida tiımdırek boluy mümkın.
Answer and explanation
Qaptamadağy ekologialyq mälımdeme qandai dälelge negızdelgen?
Qaptamadağy ekologialyq mälımdeme qandai dälelge negızdelgen? — What evidence supports the environmental claim on the packaging?
3. What does paidalanu barysynda mean?
- Instead of repairing
- During use
- Before manufacturing
- Despite the purchase
Answer and explanation
During use
Barysynda indicates a process or period during which an action takes place.
Make it your own
Compare repairing an old item with buying a new one: criteria, missing information and the decision under different conditions.
- I compared several criteria
- I identified missing information
- I gave a reasoned choice with conditions
Example response
Aldymen zattyñ şynymen auystyrudy qajet etetının anyqtar edım. Eger bır bölşegın ğana auystyruğa bolsa, jöndeu qūnyn sūraimyn. Jaña zattyñ bağasymen bırge paidalanu şyğynyn da salystyramyn. Ekologialyq mälımdemelerdı dälelsız qabyldamaimyn. Şeşım zatty qanşalyqty jiı qoldanatynyma bailanysty. Naqty mälımettı alğannan keiın ğana tañdau jasaimyn.