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Questions · Galderak
Basque Language Lesson 2 · 2garren
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Read the following questions and answer as
directed:
Remember, bai is yes and ez is
no.
Emakumea itsusia al da? · Is the woman ugly?
(bai)
Gizona lodia al da? (bai)
Laguna gaztea al da? (bai)
Ikaslea zaharra al da? (ez)
Neska itsusia al da? (ez)
Etxea handia al da? (ez)
Etxea txikia al da? (bai)
Kotxea berria al da? (bai)
(Note: the little question word “al” doesn’t
really translate into English. You can also make questions
without it. Just omit it from the
sentence.)
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Zubia itsusia ala polita da? · Is the bridge
ugly or pretty?
(Note: “ala” is one way to say “or” when
offering a choice)
Ikaslea zaharra ala gaztea da?
Polizia sendoa ala ahula da?
Taxista lodia ala argala da?
Erizaina gizona ala emakumea da?
Loreak politak ala itsusiak dira?
(Note: the plural marker on the noun (loreak) and on the
adjectives (politak, itsusiak) in this construction.)
Lagunak gazteak ala zaharrak dira?
Aktoreak Nevadakoak ala Californiakoak dira?
Abeslariak bizkorrak ala alferrak dira?
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Nor zara zu? · Who are you?
Zu Edurne zara? Mikel? Wanda zara?
Zer zara zu? · What are you? (What do you
do?)
Zu mekanikaria zara? irakaslea? ikaslea? taxista?
Nolakoa zara zu? · What are you like?
Zu bizkorra zara? alferra? ahula? sendoa? polita? itsusia?
altua? txikia?
Nongoa zara zu? · Where are you from?
Texasekoa zara? Bilbokoa? Donostiakoa?
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