Uyghur Gender
Welcome to the fifth Uyghur lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Uyghur to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
man ئەر [er] |
woman ئايال [ayal] |
husband ئېرى [ëri] |
wife خوتۇن [xotun] |
boy ئوغۇل بالا [oghul bala] |
girl قىز بالا [qiz bala] |
father دادا [dada] |
mother ئانا [ana] |
Gender Grammar Rules
In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.
| Grammar + Rules - Uyghur + Pronunciation |
|---|
| my son is a student [masculine + noun] ئوغلۇم بىر ئوقۇغۇچى [oghlum bir oqughuchi] |
| her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] ئۇنىڭ قىزى بىر ئوقۇغۇچى [uning qizi bir oqughuchi] |
| he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] ئۇنىڭ بىر ئېگىز قېرىندىشى بار [uning bir ëgiz qërindishi bar] |
| she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] ئۇنىڭ بىر ئېگىز قىز قېرىندىشى بار [uning bir ëgiz qiz qërindishi bar] |
| his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] ئۇنىڭ قېرىنداشلىرى ياش [uning qërindashliri yash] |
| his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] ئۇنىڭ قىز قېرىنداشلىرى ياش [uning qiz qërindashliri yash] |
The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.
son ئوغۇل [oghul] |
daughter قىز [qiz] |
brother ئاكا ئۇكا،قېرىنداش [aka uka,qërindash] |
sister ئاچا سىڭىل،قىز قېرىنداش [acha singil,qiz qërindash] |
grandfather بوۋا [bowa] |
grandmother موما [moma] |
child بالا [bala] |
children بالىلار [balilar] |
Expressions in Uyghur
Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Uyghur, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.
| English - Uyghur - Pronunciation |
|---|
| What do you mean? نېمە دېمەكچىسىز ؟ [nëme dëmekchisiz ?] |
| I don't understand چۈشەنمەيۋاتىمەن [chüshenmeywatimen] |
| I don't know بىلمەيمەن [bilmeymen] |
| What is that called in Uyghur? ئۇنى پەنجابچە نېمە دەيدۇ؟ [uni penjabche nëme dëydu?] |
| What is this? بۇ نېمە؟ [bu nëme?] |
| What does that word mean in English? ئۇ سۆز ئېنگلىزچىدا نېمە مەنە بېرىدۇ؟ [u söz ën'glizchida nëme mene bëridu?] |
| Sorry (if you made a mistake) كەچۈرۈڭ [kechürüng] |
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