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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |
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