Family and Respect
Learn family and respect in Uyghur in lesson 32. Study vocabulary, practical phrases and example sentences, then try interactive exercises.
Review age-aware family terms and selected fixed courtesy expressions in family contexts.
Learning objectives
- Distinguish selected older and younger sibling terms.
- Recognize selected family statements, greetings, thanks, and regards as fixed expressions.
- Complete and reconstruct selected family expressions with supplied language.
How to use this lesson
Review age-aware family terms and selected fixed courtesy expressions in family contexts.
Vocabulary
- دادا · dada — Dad
- ئانا · ana — Mother
- ئوغۇل · oghul — Son
- قىز · qiz — Daughter
- ئاكا · aka — Older brother
- ئىنى · ini — Younger brother
- ئاپا · apa — Elder sister
- سىڭىل · singil — Younger sister
- بوۋا · bowa — Grandfather
- موما · moma — Grandmother
- ئاتا-ئانا · ata-ana — Parents
- تۇغقان · tughqan — Relative
Practical phrases
- ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم · Essalamu eleykum — Peace be upon you
- خۇش كەلدىڭىز · Xush keldingiz — Welcome
- رەھمەت · Rähmet — Thank you
- بۇ مېنىڭ ئائىلەم · Bu méning ailem — This is my family.
- ئانام ئوقۇتقۇچى · Anam oqutquchi — My mother is a teacher.
- دادام شەھەردە ئىشلەيدۇ · Dadam sheherde ishleydu — My father works in the city.
- مېنىڭ ئىككى بالام بار · Méning ikki balam bar — I have two children.
- قېرىندىشىڭىز بارمۇ · Qérindishingiz barmu — Do you have siblings?
- ئائىلىڭىزدىكىلەرگە سالام ئېيتىڭ · Ailingizdikilerge salam eyting — Give my regards to your family.
- بىز كەچلىك تاماقنى بىللە يەيمىز · Biz kechlik tamaqni bille yeymiz — We eat dinner together.
Context examples
- بۇ مېنىڭ ئائىلەم. — This is my family.
- مېنىڭ ئىككى بالام بار. — I have two children.
- ئائىلىڭىزدىكىلەرگە سالام ئېيتىڭ. — Give my regards to your family.
- مومام ئاجايىپ ھېكايىلەرنى سۆزلەپ بېرىدۇ. — My grandmother tells great stories.
- بىز كەچلىك تاماقنى بىللە يەيمىز. — We eat dinner together.
- دادام شەھەردە ئىشلەيدۇ. — My father works in the city.
- مەن مومام ۋە بوۋامنى سۆيىمەن. — I love my grandparents.
Language and cultural note
Tip: Uyghur has different words for older and younger siblings — "aka" (older brother) vs "ini" (younger brother).