Shops and hotels in Kazakh
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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
- Сізде...бар ма?siz-DE...bar ma
- Do you have...?
- Қай жерде...?kai ZHE-rde
- Where is...?
- Ашықa-SHYK
- Open
- Жабықzha-BYK
- Closed
- Сумка қажет пе?SUM-ka ka-zhet pe
- A bag?
- Тым қымбатtym kym-BAT
- Too expensive
- Менде брондау барmen-DE bron-DA-u bar
- I have a reservation
- Таңғы ас кіре ме?tang-GHY as ki-RE me
- Is breakfast included?
- Wi-Fi құпиясөзі қандай?WAI-fai ku-pi-ya-so-ZI kan-DAI
- What's the wifi password?
- ...бола ма?bo-LA ma
- Can I...?
The shop question for items you cannot find. Staff are generally helpful, and pointing plus this phrase will get you to what you need or confirmation they do not stock it.
"Сүт қай жерде?" (where is the milk?). The answer comes with a point, which is all you need. Kazakh supermarkets vary in size but are manageable to navigate.
Plastic bags may charge a small fee or be included. Bringing reusable bags marks you as environmentally conscious, which is increasingly valued in modern Kazakh cities.
Bargaining is normal at bazaars.
Literally "does the morning meal enter?".
Құпиясөз is literally "secret word".
Literally "is it possible ...?": отыруға бола ма? (o-ty-ru-GHA bo-LA ma), can I sit?