Uyghur Adjectives
Welcome to the second Uyghur lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Uyghur to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black قارا [qara] | grey كۈلرەڭ [külreng] | white ئاق [aq] | blue كۆك [kök] |
green يېشىل [yëshil] | yellow سېرىق [sëriq] | red قىزىل [qizil] | brown قوڭۇر رەڭ [qongur reng] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Uyghur + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | ئۆيۈم ئاق [öyüm aq] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | دۆلىتىڭىز چوڭ [dölitingiz chong] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | يېڭى كىتاپلار قىممەت [yëngi kitaplar qimmet] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | بۇيەردە بىز بەختىيار [buyerde biz bextiyarmiz] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | ئۇنىڭ دا ئۈچ كۈچۈك بار [uning da üch küchük bar] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | بۇ تىل بەك ئاسان [bu til bek asan] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | مېنىڭ بىر كىچىك يېشىل ئۆيۈم بار [mëning bir kichik yëshil öyüm bar] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold سوغۇق [soghuq] | hot ئىسسىق [issiq] | cloudy بۇلۇتلۇق [bulutluq] | rainy يامغۇرلۇق [yamghurluq] |
snowy قارلىق [qarliq] | sunny ئاپتاپلىق [aptapliq] | windy شاماللىق [shamalliq] | warm ئىللىق [illiq] |
Conversation in Uyghur
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Uyghur | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | ياخشىمۇسىز | [yaxshimusiz] |
| how are you? | قانداق ئەھۋالىڭىز؟ | [qandaq ehwalingiz?] |
| I'm good, thank you | مەن ياخشى،رەھمەت سىزگە | [men yaxshi,rehmet sizge] |
| and you? | سىزچۇ؟ | [sizchu?] |
| what is your name? | ئىسمىڭىز نېمە؟ | [ismingiz nëme?] |
| my name is Maya | ئىسمىم مايا | [ismim Maya] |
| nice to meet you | كۆرۈشكىنىمىزگە خۇشالمەن | [körüshkinimizge xushalmen] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Uyghur. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Uyghur Nouns |
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