Paraphrase both sides’ interests and propose a limited trial.
How the language works
To convey someone else’s position, use … üşın mañyzdy — ‘… is important to…’ and … dep tüsındım — ‘I understood that…’. End a paraphrase with a check: Dūrys pa? — ‘Is that right?’. Do not attribute motives without confirmation.
Useful phrases
Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.
Aldymen ekı taraptyñ da negızgı alañdauşylyğyn tyñdaiyq.
Let’s first hear the main concerns of both sides.
Sız üşın ikemdılık mañyzdy, al ärıptesıñız üşın üilestıru mañyzdy dep tüsındım.
I understood that flexibility matters to you, while coordination matters to your colleague.
Maqsattaryñyz bır-bırıne qaişy kelmeuı mümkın.
Your goals may not actually conflict with one another.
Qai şart oryndalsa, būl nūsqany qoldauğa daiyn bolar edıñız?
Under what condition would you be willing to support this option?
Şeşımdı bırden tüpkılıktı bekıtpei, ekı apta synap köruge bolady.
We can test the solution for two weeks without immediately making it final.
Synaqtyñ nätijesın qandai ölşemmen bağalaitynymyzdy kelıseiık.
Let’s agree on the criteria for assessing the trial period’s results.
Dialogue
Üiden jūmys ıstesem, uaqytymdy tiımdı josparlaimyn.
When working from home, I plan my time more efficiently.
Al mağan toppen jedel bailanysu qiyn bolady.
But I find it difficult to contact the team quickly.
Bırıñızge ikemdılık, ekınşıñızge bailanys mañyzdy dep tüsındım. Dūrys pa?
I understood that flexibility matters to one of you and communication to the other. Is that right?
İä. Ortaq bailanys uaqytyn belgılep, synap körsek bolady.
Yes. We could set shared contact hours and try it.
Check your understanding
Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.
1. Choose the correct translation: “Aldymen ekı taraptyñ da negızgı alañdauşylyğyn tyñdaiyq.”
- Let’s first hear the main concerns of both sides.
- Let’s agree on the criteria for assessing the trial period’s results.
- Your goals may not actually conflict with one another.
- I understood that flexibility matters to you, while coordination matters to your colleague.
Answer and explanation
Let’s first hear the main concerns of both sides.
Aldymen ekı taraptyñ da negızgı alañdauşylyğyn tyñdaiyq. — Let’s first hear the main concerns of both sides.
2. How do you say “Under what condition would you be willing to support this option?”?
- Qai şart oryndalsa, būl nūsqany qoldauğa daiyn bolar edıñız?
- Şeşımdı bırden tüpkılıktı bekıtpei, ekı apta synap köruge bolady.
- Synaqtyñ nätijesın qandai ölşemmen bağalaitynymyzdy kelıseiık.
- Sız üşın ikemdılık mañyzdy, al ärıptesıñız üşın üilestıru mañyzdy dep tüsındım.
Answer and explanation
Qai şart oryndalsa, būl nūsqany qoldauğa daiyn bolar edıñız?
Qai şart oryndalsa, būl nūsqany qoldauğa daiyn bolar edıñız? — Under what condition would you be willing to support this option?
3. What does the phrase … dep tüsındım. Dūrys pa? do?
- Forbids objections
- Proves the other person is at fault
- Removes the need to listen
- Checks a paraphrased understanding
Answer and explanation
Checks a paraphrased understanding
The speaker presents their understanding and asks the other person to confirm or clarify it.
Make it your own
Help two colleagues discuss remote work: paraphrase their interests, clarify a condition and suggest a trial period.
- I paraphrased both positions neutrally
- I clarified the conditions for agreement
- I proposed a trial whose results could be checked
Example response
Sız üşın ikemdılık mañyzdy, al ärıptesıñız üşın üilestıru mañyzdy dep tüsındım. Dūrys pa? Maqsattaryñyz bır-bırıne qaişy kelmeuı mümkın. Ortaq bailanys uaqytyn belgılesek, būl nūsqany qoldauğa daiyn bolar ma edıñızder? Ekı apta synap körudı ūsynamyn. Aldyn ala qandai nätijenı jaqsy dep esepteitınımızdı kelıseiık. Sodan keiın täjıribenı bırge bağalaimyz.