Confusing words

In Tatar, just like in English with its tricky "though/through/thorough," learners face their own set of oxşağan words – or are they oşağan? 

Let’s dive into the words that always leave learners scratching their heads and sort them out once and for all! 

🔵 oşaw – to please, to be liked 

oxşaw – to be alike, to resemble

Ul üzeneñ yaratqan cırçısına oxşarğa teli, çönki aña anıñ muzıkası həm stile oşıy. – She wants to be like her favorite singer because she likes her music and style. 

🔵 töş – dream / noon / core / go down, fall 

teş – tooth

Kiçə teşləremneñ töşüwe turında töş kürdem. – Yesterday, I had a dream about my teeth falling out. 

🔵 biyek – high 

böyek – great

Baqçasaray – böyek xannar, kükkə aşqan biyek manaralar ile. – Baqçasaray – a land of great khans and tall minarets reaching towards the sky.  

🔵 tıyu – to forbid, restrict 

toyu – to feel

Dəwlət xalıqnıñ fiker belderü xoquqın tıyğanda, xalıq üzen ireksez toya. – When the government restricts the people’s right to express their opinions, the people feel unfree.  

🔵 taba – frying pan / towards 

taban – sole, foot 

tabın – a set table (for guests) 

tübə – peak / roof 

tübən – low 

Tübən bolıtlardan yañğır tübəgә yawa başlağanda min tabanı inde tabınğa quyğan idem. – When the rain started pouring down from the low-hanging clouds onto the roof, I had already put the frying pan onto the set table. 

🔵 məqələ – article 

məqəl – proverb 

Jurnalda ber borınğı məqəlneñ zirəklege turında qızıqlı məqələ çıqtı. – The magazine featured an interesting article discussing the wisdom of an ancient proverb. 

🔵 iyələnü – to get used to sth. 

öylənü – to get married (a male) 

əylənü – to spin, rotate / to turn (into sth.) 

Öyləngənnən soñ aña üzeneñ urının büleşügə həm tərtipkə kiterügə iyələner öçen beraz waqıt kirək buldı, əmma axır çiktә ul yort ğailәlәre öçen matur ber öygә әylәnde. – After getting married, it took him some time to get used to sharing and rearranging his space, but eventually, the house turned into a beautiful home for their family.