Transportation

1. Aşgabada nädip bararyn?

   Aş-ga-ba-da nä-dip ba-ra-ryn?

   How do I get to Ashgabat?

   Usage

   Asking how to get somewhere. Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan

   Grammar Note

   "Aşgabat" + dative "-a" = "Aşgabada" (to Ashgabat). Future: "bar-" (go) + "-ar" + "-yn" (first person).

2. Awtobus duralgasy nirede?

   Aw-to-bus du-ral-ga-sy ni-re-de?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   When looking for a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "Duralga" (stop) + third-person possessive "-sy". In Turkic languages, the head noun in a noun phrase often takes a possessive suffix.

3. Taksi çagyryň

   Tak-si ça-gy-ryň

   Please call a taxi

   Usage

   Asking hotel or shop staff to call a taxi

   Grammar Note

   "Çagyr-" (call/summon) + polite imperative "-yň".

4. ... menzile nädip bararyn?

   ... men-zi-le nä-dip ba-ra-ryn?

   How do I get to ... station?

   Usage

   Asking how to get to a train station

   Grammar Note

   "Menzil" (station/terminus) comes from Arabic. Dative suffix "-e" makes "menzile." Place the destination name before the word.

5. Bilet näçe?

   Bi-let nä-çe?

   How much is the ticket?

   Usage

   Asking the price of a ticket

   Grammar Note

   "Näçe" is the question word for quantity and price (how much / how many). "Bilet näçe?" = "How much is the ticket?" "Nähili" means "what kind of" and is not used for prices.

6. Sagatda näçe gatnaw bar?

   Sa-gat-da nä-çe gat-naw bar?

   How many trips are there per hour?

   Usage

   Checking transport frequency

   Grammar Note

   "Sagat" (clock/hour) + locative "-da" = "per hour." Using locative for time and frequency is a Turkic feature.

7. Haçan gider?

   Ha-çan gi-der?

   When does it depart?

   Usage

   Asking departure time of transportation

   Grammar Note

   "Git-" (go) + present suffix "-er" = "gider." Question word "Haçan" is placed at the beginning of the sentence.

8. Maşyn kireýine berýärsiňizmi?

   Ma-şyn ki-re-ýi-ne ber-ýär-si-ňiz-mi?

   Do you rent out cars?

   Usage

   Asking at a car rental service

   Grammar Note

   "Ber-" (give) + present "-ýär" + polite "-siňiz" + question "-mi" — a chain of suffixes showing agglutination.

9. Uçar menzilinden nädip bararyn?

   U-çar men-zi-lin-den nä-dip ba-ra-ryn?

   How do I get from the airport?

   Usage

   Asking how to get from the airport to the city

   Grammar Note

   "Menzil" + possessive "-i" + ablative "-nden" = "from the terminal." Ablative "-dan/-den" marks the starting point in Turkic.

10. Duruň!

    Stop!

    Usage

    When telling a driver to stop

    Grammar Note

    "Dur-" (stop) + the polite/plural imperative ending "-yň". The bare root "Dur" is a familiar command, so use "Duruň" with a driver.

11. Ýol kartasy barmy?

    Ýol kar-ta-sy bar-my?

    Do you have a road map?

    Usage

    When looking for a map

    Grammar Note

    "Karta" (map) + possessive "-sy" is a typical Turkic noun phrase pattern. "Bar" + "-my" forms an existence question.

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