Schedule & Booking

1. Музей миҫе сехетре уҫӑлать?

   Muzey miçe sekhetre uçălat?

   When does the museum open?

   Usage

   Asks what time the museum opens.

   Grammar Note

   "At what time" is миҫе сехетре (locative). уҫӑл- "to open" is used for shops and institutions opening. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Миҫе сехетре хупӑнать?

   Miçe sekhetre khupănat?

   At what time does it close?

   Usage

   Asks what time it closes.

   Grammar Note

   The subject is omitted and understood from context (a museum, a shop). хупӑн- means "to close".

3. Малтанах вырӑн заказламалла-и?

   Maltanakh vyrăn zakazlamalla-i?

   Is advance booking required?

   Usage

   Asks whether you have to book in advance.

   Grammar Note

   малтанах means "in advance". заказла- "to book, to order" is built on the Russian loan заказ, used as вырӑн заказла- "to book a place". -малла is "must". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Черетри автобус хӑҫан килет?

   Cheretri avtobus khăçan kilet?

   When is the next bus?

   Usage

   Asks when the next bus comes.

   Grammar Note

   черет "turn" + -ри gives "next in turn". The 3rd-person present of кил- "to come" is килет. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Срокӗ хӑҫан вӗҫленет?

   Srokĕ khăçan vĕçlenet?

   When does the deadline expire?

   Usage

   Asks when a deadline or validity period ends.

   Grammar Note

   срок is a Russian loanword meaning "deadline, term"; the possessive срокӗ means "its deadline". вӗҫлен- is "to end". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Магазинсем миҫе сехетрен миҫе сехетчен ӗҫлеҫҫӗ?

   Magazinsem miçe sekhetren miçe sekhetchen ĕçleççĕ?

   When are the shops open?

   Usage

   Asks the opening hours of the shops.

   Grammar Note

   -рен/-тен means "from" and -чен means "until". ӗҫле- "to work" is also used for a shop being open. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Экскурси миҫе сехет тӑсӑлать?

   Ekskursi miçe sekhet tăsălat?

   How many hours does the tour last?

   Usage

   Asks how many hours a tour lasts.

   Grammar Note

   тӑсӑл- originally means "to stretch" and is used for something lasting a given time. A noun after a number or миҫе stays singular. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Каҫхи апат хӑҫан?

   Kaçkhi apat khăçan?

   When is dinner?

   Usage

   Asks when dinner is.

   Grammar Note

   каҫхи апат is "evening meal, dinner". ирхи апат is breakfast and кӑнтӑрлахи апат is lunch. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Тавара хӑҫан кӳрсе параҫҫӗ?

   Tavara khăçan kÿrse paraççĕ?

   When will the goods be delivered?

   Usage

   Asks when ordered goods will be delivered.

   Grammar Note

   кӳр- "to bring" + пар- "to give" means "to deliver". The unspecified 3rd-person plural means "when will they deliver". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Сирӗн вӑхӑт пур-и?

    Sirĕn văkhăt pur-i?

    Do you have free time?

    Usage

    Politely asks whether someone has time.

    Grammar Note

    The possession pattern "Сирӗн … пур". вӑхӑт is plain "time"; "free" is understood from context. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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