Schedule & Booking

1. Bu haçan başlaýar?

   Bu ha-çan baş-la-ýar?

   When does this start?

   Usage

   When asking what time an event or attraction starts

   Grammar Note

   "Başlaýar" is the third-person present of "başlamak" (to begin). The present tense is often used for near-future events.

2. Açylyş sagady näçede?

   A-çy-lyş sa-ga-dy nä-çe-de?

   What time does it open?

   Usage

   When checking opening hours of a museum or shop

   Grammar Note

   "Sagady" adds the possessive "-y" to "sagat" (time/clock). "Näçede" combines "näçe" (how many) with the locative "-de," asking "at what hour."

3. Ýapylýan wagty näçede?

   Ýa-pyl-ýan wag-ty nä-çe-de?

   What time does it close?

   Usage

   When checking closing time of a venue

   Grammar Note

   "Ýapylýan wagty" is a participial phrase: "ýapylýan" (closing, from "ýapylmak") modifies "wagt" (time), giving "the closing time."

4. Ertirki uçuş sagat näçede?

   Er-tir-ki u-çuş sa-gat nä-çe-de?

   What time is tomorrow's flight?

   Usage

   When checking the departure time of a flight

   Grammar Note

   "Ertirki" is the temporal adverb "ertir" (tomorrow) plus "-ki," meaning "tomorrow's." "Sagat näçede" means "at what time," with the locative "-de" on "näçe" (how many).

5. Duşuşyk wagty üýtgedildi.

   Du-şu-şyk wag-ty üýt-ge-dil-di.

   The meeting time has been changed.

   Usage

   When informing someone of a schedule change

   Grammar Note

   "Üýtgedildi" is the causative-passive past of "üýtgemek" (to change). "-dil-" marks passive, "-di" marks past tense.

6. Bu gün dynç alyş günümi?

   Bu gün dynç a-lyş gü-nü-mi?

   Is today a holiday?

   Usage

   When checking if a tourist spot or shop is closed for a holiday

   Grammar Note

   "Dynç alyş" is the nominal form of "dynç almak" (to rest). The suffix "-ü" in "günü" is the third-person possessive.

7. Nobat haçan?

   No-bat ha-çan?

   When is the appointment?

   Usage

   When confirming the time of an appointment or booking

   Grammar Note

   "Nobat" is Arabic in origin and means "turn/queue/appointment." It is widely used in medical and public service contexts across Central Asia.

8. Ir ertirden gijä çenli işleýär.

   Ir er-tir-den gi-jä çen-li iş-le-ýär.

   It operates from early morning until late at night.

   Usage

   When explaining the operating hours of a shop or facility

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-den" is the ablative case marking the starting point ("from"). "Çenli" is a postposition meaning "until." Together they express "from X to Y."

9. Saparyň tertibini görkeziň.

   Sa-pa-ryň ter-ti-bi-ni gör-ke-ziň.

   Show me the travel itinerary.

   Usage

   When asking a guide or tour operator to share the itinerary

   Grammar Note

   "Tertibini" has two stacked suffixes: possessive "-i" and accusative "-ni," meaning "its schedule (as the object)." Suffix stacking is common in Turkmen.

10. Otly sagat näçede ýola düşýär?

    Ot-ly sa-gat nä-çe-de ýo-la düş-ýär?

    What time does the train depart?

    Usage

    When checking the departure time of a train

    Grammar Note

    "Ýola düşmek" is an idiom meaning "to set out on the road" — i.e., to depart. "Sagat näçede" (at what hour) is the standard way to ask the time.

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