Hotel

1. Бош бөлмө барбы?

   Bosh bölmö barby?

   Do you have a vacant room?

   Usage

   When checking in at a hotel or guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   "Бош" (empty) + "бөлмө" (room) = "vacant room." "Бар" (there is) + question suffix "-бы" forms the question.

2. Бир кишилик бөлмө канча турат?

   Bir kishilik bölmö kancha turat?

   How much is a single room?

   Usage

   Asking about the price of accommodation

   Grammar Note

   "Бир" (one) + "киши" (person) + "-лик" (suffix for "for") = "for one person." "Турат" is used to ask prices.

3. Паспортумду кайтарып бересизби?

   Pasportumdu kaytaryp beresizbi?

   Could you return my passport?

   Usage

   When reclaiming your passport that was held during check-in

   Grammar Note

   "Паспорт" + "-ум" (my, possessive) + "-ду" (accusative) stacks suffixes. Kyrgyz nouns can combine person and case suffixes.

4. Бөлмөдө Интернет барбы?

   Bölmödö Internet barby?

   Is there internet in the room?

   Usage

   Checking for Wi-Fi availability at the accommodation

   Grammar Note

   Locative suffix "-да/-де/-до/-дө" means "in/at." "Бөлмө" becomes "бөлмөдө" following vowel harmony.

5. Чыгып кетүү убактысы качан?

   Chygyp ketüü ubaktysy kachan?

   What is the check-out time?

   Usage

   Asking about the check-out time

   Grammar Note

   "Чыгып кетүү" is a compound: "чыгып" (going out, converb) + "кетүү" (to go) = "to leave / check out."

6. Сүлгү алып берсеңизчи

   Sülgü alyp bersengizchi

   Please bring a towel

   Usage

   Requesting supplies from hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "Алып" (take) + "бер" (give/do for) + "-сеңизчи" (polite imperative). "-чи" makes the request softer.

7. Бөлмөмдү тазалаңызчы

   Bölmömdü tazalangyzchy

   Please clean my room

   Usage

   Requesting housekeeping service

   Grammar Note

   "Тазала" is a verb derived from adjective "таза" (clean). "-ңыз/-ңиз" = polite; "-чы/-чи" = softer request.

8. Каттоодон өтүү

   Kattoodon ötüü

   Check-in

   Usage

   Refers to the hotel check-in process

   Grammar Note

   The Kyrgyz word for check-in literally means "to pass through registration." Hotels also use the English loanword "check-in."

9. Ачкыч жоголуп кетти

   Achkych jogolup ketti

   I lost the key

   Usage

   Telling the front desk that you lost your key

   Grammar Note

   "Жоголуп" (disappearing, converb) + "кетти" (went) = "went away / got lost." "Кет" adds a sense of finality or regret.

10. Юрта лагери барбы?

    Yurta lageri barby?

    Is there a yurt camp?

    Usage

    Inquiring about staying in a traditional nomadic yurt, a popular Kyrgyz tourism experience

    Grammar Note

    The yurt (юрта) is a Kyrgyz symbol; its roof ring (tunduk) is depicted on the national flag. Staying in yurts at summer highland pastures (jailoo) is a top tourism experience.

11. Жаздык

    Jazdyk

    Pillow

    Usage

    Asking for an extra pillow

12. Жууркан

    Juurkan

    Blanket / quilt

    Usage

    Asking for a quilt when it is cold; essential in yurts and mountain guesthouses

13. Самын

    Samyn

    Soap

    Usage

    Asking for soap

14. Шампунь

    Shampun

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Asking for shampoo; a Russian-derived word in everyday use

15. Тиш чөткөсү

    Tish chötkösü

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Asking for or buying a toothbrush; guesthouses rarely provide one

16. Даараткана кагазы

    Daaratkana kagazy

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Asking for a refill; "туалет кагазы" is understood too

17. Чач кургаткыч

    Chach kurgatkych

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Asking to borrow a hair dryer; in speech the Russian "фен" is more common

18. Илгич

    Ilgich

    Coat hanger

    Usage

    Asking for hangers; Russian "вешалка" also works

19. Тынч бөлмө

    Tynch bölmö

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Requesting a room change; street-facing rooms stay noisy at night

20. Ызы-чуу

    Yzy-chuu

    Noise / it's noisy

    Usage

    Complaining about noise; point at the ceiling or next room to show where it comes from

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