Schedule & Booking

1. Zer ordutan irteten da autobusa?

   Zer or-du-tan ir-te-ten da au-to-bu-sa?

   What time does the bus depart?

   Usage

   Used to ask the departure time of a bus

   Grammar Note

   "Ordutan" = "ordu" (hour/time) + locative -tan. "Zer ordutan" = at what time

2. Noiz iristen da trena?

   No-iz i-ris-ten da tre-na?

   When does the train arrive?

   Usage

   Used to ask the arrival time of a train

   Grammar Note

   "Iristen da" = "arrives" (imperfective -tzen + da). "Noiz" = when

3. Hegaldia garaiz doa?

   He-gal-di-a ga-raiz do-a?

   Is the flight on time?

   Usage

   Used to check if a flight is running on schedule

   Grammar Note

   "Garaiz" = "garaia" (time/season) + instrumental -z (by means of/on time)

4. Hiruretarako erreserba daukat.

   Hi-ru-re-ta-ra-ko er-re-ser-ba dau-kat.

   I have a reservation for three o'clock.

   Usage

   Used to confirm a reservation time

   Grammar Note

   Clock times are treated as plural, so "for three o'clock" is hiru → hiruretarako (plural -eta- + destinative -rako)

5. Zer ordutan ixten duzue?

   Zer or-du-tan ix-ten du-zu-e?

   What time do you close?

   Usage

   Used to ask the closing time of a shop or venue

   Grammar Note

   "Ixten duzue" = "you (pl.) close". Closing a shop is the transitive verb "itxi", so the auxiliary is "duzue" (2nd person plural); "-ten" marks habitual/imperfective. "Zer ordutan" = at what time

6. Bisita bederatzietan hasiko da.

   Bi-si-ta be-de-ra-tzi-e-tan ha-si-ko da.

   The tour will start at nine o'clock.

   Usage

   Used to inform about the start time of a tour or activity

   Grammar Note

   "At nine o'clock" takes the plural inessive -etan: bederatzi → bederatzietan. The absolutive "bederatziak" means "it is nine o'clock" and cannot express "starts at nine". A tour is "bisita"

7. Zenbat irauten du bidaiak?

   Zen-bat i-rau-ten du bi-dai-ak?

   How long does the trip take?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long a journey will take

   Grammar Note

   "Bidaiak" is the ergative of "bidaia" (journey). The ergative -k marks the subject of transitive verbs

8. Astelehen egunetan zabaltzen al da museoa?

   As-te-le-hen e-gu-ne-tan za-bal-tzen al da mu-se-o-a?

   Is the museum open on Mondays?

   Usage

   Used to check if a museum is open on Mondays

   Grammar Note

   "Egunetan" = "egun" (day) + plural locative -etan (on [days]). "Astelehena" = Monday

9. Nire konexioa galdu dut.

   Ni-re ko-ne-xi-o-a gal-du dut.

   I missed my connection.

   Usage

   Used when a connecting flight or transport has been missed

   Grammar Note

   "Galdu dut" = "I have missed/lost". "Dut" is 1st singular transitive perfect auxiliary

10. Noiz da hurrengo hegaldia?

    No-iz da hur-ren-go he-gal-di-a?

    When is the next flight?

    Usage

    Used when looking for the next available flight

    Grammar Note

    "Hurrengo" (next) is an adjective placed before the noun

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