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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Kazakh
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Kazakh words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Kazakh phrases in this lesson
- Сіз қалайсыз?siz ka-LAI-siz
- How are you?
- Жақсы, рахметzhak-SY, rakh-MET
- I'm fine, thanks
- Өзіңіз ше?o-zi-NIZ she
- And you?
- Атыңыз кім?a-ty-NYZ kim
- What's your name?
- Менің атым ...me-NING a-TYM
- My name is...
- Қай жерденсіз?kai zher-den-SIZ
- Where are you from?
- Мен ...-нанмынmen ...-nan-myn
- I'm from...
- Маған ұнайдыma-GHAN u-NAI-dy
- I like it
- Әдеміa-de-MI
- It's beautiful
- Қош келдіңізkosh kel-di-NIZ
- Welcome
The formal address using сіз. Slightly old-fashioned in modern Kazakhstan but still used with elders, authority figures, and in formal business settings.
Literally "good, thanks".
Polite form.
Literally "who is your name?".
"Мен Канадананмын", I'm from Canada.