Question Words

1. Нәрсә?

   Närsä?

   What?

   Usage

   The shortest way to ask "what?" while pointing

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative pronoun.

2. Кайда?

   Kayda?

   Where?

   Usage

   Asks for a place; put the thing or place name before it

   Grammar Note

   Placed after the noun, as in "Бәдрәф кайда?". Direction is кая, origin is кайдан.

3. Кайчан?

   Kaychan?

   When?

   Usage

   Asks about time

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative adverb of time.

4. Кем?

   Kem?

   Who?

   Usage

   Asks about a person

   Grammar Note

   Pronoun for people only; things use нәрсә.

5. Ни өчен?

   Ni öchen?

   Why?

   Usage

   Asks for a reason

   Grammar Note

   An interrogative phrase meaning "why".

6. Ничек?

   Nichek?

   How?

   Usage

   Asks how something is done or what it is like

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative adverb; it also asks about state, as in "Хәлләр ничек?".

7. Күпме?

   Küpme?

   How many?

   Usage

   Asks about quantity or price

   Grammar Note

   Asks about amount. Counted items use "ничә" instead.

8. Бу күпме тора?

   Bu küpme tora?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Standard way to ask a price

   Grammar Note

   тор- here means "to cost".

9. Кайсы?

   Kaysy?

   Which one?

   Usage

   Asks which one out of several

   Grammar Note

   Interrogative of choice.

10. Бу нәрсә?

    Bu närsä?

    What is this?

    Usage

    Point at something and ask what it is

    Grammar Note

    Word order is "this what"; no copula is needed.

11. Бәдрәф кайда?

    Bädräf kayda?

    Where is the toilet?

    Usage

    Ask where the toilet is

    Grammar Note

    бәдрәф is a Persian loan.

12. Сәгать ничә?

    Sägat nichä?

    What time is it?

    Usage

    Ask the time

    Grammar Note

    The answer takes the form "Сәгать биш".

13. Бармы?

    Barmy?

    Do you have it?

    Usage

    Ask a shop whether they have something

    Grammar Note

    бар "there is" + question particle -мы; put the object first.

14. Буламы?

    Bulamy?

    Can you do it?

    Usage

    Ask whether something is possible

    Grammar Note

    бул- "be/become" + question -мы.

15. Түләүлеме?

    Tüläwleme?

    Is there a charge?

    Usage

    Ask if there is a charge

    Grammar Note

    түләүле "paid" + question -ме.

16. Бушлаймы?

    Bushlaymy?

    Is it free?

    Usage

    Ask if it is free

    Grammar Note

    бушлай "free of charge" + question -мы.

17. Ярыймы?

    Yaryymy?

    Is this OK?

    Usage

    Ask for permission

    Grammar Note

    ярый "fine, allowed" + question suffix -мы.

18. Ярамыймы?

    Yaramyymy?

    Is it not allowed?

    Usage

    Check whether something is not allowed

    Grammar Note

    The question form of ярамый "not allowed", built regularly.

19. Хәлләрегез ничек?

    Khälläregez nichek?

    How are you?

    Usage

    Politely ask how someone is doing

    Grammar Note

    "Хәлләр ничек?" with the polite possessive -егез.

20. Чынмы?

    Chynmy?

    Really?

    Usage

    "Really?" when surprised

    Grammar Note

    чын "true" + question -мы.

21. Сез кайдан?

    Sez kaydan?

    Where are you from?

    Usage

    Politely ask where someone is from

    Grammar Note

    кайдан is the ablative of кайда.

22. Исемегез ничек?

    Isemegez nichek?

    What's your name?

    Usage

    Politely ask a name

    Grammar Note

    Literally "your name how?". To a friend: "Синең исемең ничек?".

23. Сезгә ничә яшь?

    Sezgä nichä yash?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    Politely ask someone's age (only when needed)

    Grammar Note

    Polite "Сез" takes the dative: "Сезгә ничә яшь?" literally "how many years to you".

24. Бергә фотога төшәргә буламы?

    Bergä fotoga töshärgä bulamy?

    Can we take a photo together?

    Usage

    Ask whether you can take a photo together

    Grammar Note

    Composed with regular grammar.

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