Contacts & SNS

1. Telefon belgiňizi berip bilersiňizmi?

   Te-le-fon bel-gi-ňi-zi be-rip bi-ler-si-ňiz-mi?

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   When exchanging contact information

   Grammar Note

   "Berip bil-" = converb "berip" + possibility "bil-" = "can give." "-siňizmi" = polite 2nd person + question suffix.

2. Elektron poçtaňyz näme?

   E-lekt-ron poç-ta-ňyz nä-me?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   When exchanging email addresses

   Grammar Note

   "Elektron poçta" (email) is a loanword from Russian/English. Possessive "-ňyz" attached to the last word makes it "your email."

3. Sosial mediada barmy?

   So-si-al me-di-a-da bar-my?

   Are you on social media?

   Usage

   When wanting to connect on social media

   Grammar Note

   "Sosial media" is borrowed from English. Locative "-da" makes it "on social media." Note: internet access is restricted in Turkmenistan.

4. Siziň bilen ýene habarlaşyp bolýarmy?

   Si-ziň bi-len ýe-ne ha-bar-la-şyp bol-ýar-my?

   May I get in touch with you again?

   Usage

   Politely asking permission to contact someone again

   Grammar Note

   "Habarlaş-" = "habar" (news/information) + reciprocal suffix "-laş" = "communicate with each other." Reciprocal suffixes are characteristic of Turkic.

5. Meniň kartam

   Me-niň kar-tam

   This is my card

   Usage

   When handing over your business card

   Grammar Note

   "Meniň kartam" is a nominal sentence with omitted copula. Context implies "this is my card."

6. Haçan duşuşarys?

   Ha-çan du-şu-şa-rys?

   When shall we meet?

   Usage

   Setting up the next meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Duşuş-" = "duş-" (meet) + reciprocal suffix "-uş." "-arys" = future tense + first-person plural.

7. Aragatnaşyk saklalyň

   A-ra-gat-na-şyk sak-la-lyň

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Promising to stay in touch when saying goodbye

   Grammar Note

   "Sakla-" (keep) + hortative "-lyň" = "let's keep." "Aragatnaşyk" = "ara" (between) + "gatnaşyk" (relation) — compound noun.

8. Siz nireden?

   Siz ni-re-den?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Asking about someone's origin in initial conversation

   Grammar Note

   "Nire" (where) + ablative "-den" = "from where." To answer: "Men Ýaponiýadan" (I'm from Japan) — also using ablative.

9. Näme işleýärsiňiz?

   Nä-me iş-le-ýär-si-ňiz?

   What do you do for work?

   Usage

   Asking about someone's profession as part of introduction

   Grammar Note

   "Işle-" (work) + present "-ýär" + polite "-siňiz." Question word "näme" fronted to form the question.

10. Dostluk doly

    Dost-luk do-ly

    Full of friendship (a warm farewell)

    Usage

    A warm farewell. Turkmen culture greatly values friendship and hospitality

    Grammar Note

    "Dost" (friend) + "-luk" (abstract noun suffix) = "friendship." Expresses Turkmen values of hospitality and warmth.

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