Kazakh phrases – Here you will find the most common phrases in Kazakh with translation. | Free & useful
Kazakh phrases are short expressions or idioms often used in speech to be polite, express gratitude, greet or say goodbye or simply to have a pleasant conversation.
They are an important part of Kazakh culture and can be useful in different situations, both in private and business life.
Kazakh phrases you should know
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Greet someone in Kazakh
If you want to greet someone in Kazakh, it’s actually quite easy:
| Welcome! in Kazakh | Қош келдіңіз! | [qɔʃ kʲelˈdɘɴɘz] |
| Good day to you! in Kazakh | Сізге қайырлы күн! | [sɘzˈɡʲe qɑjɘrˈlɘ kyn] |
| Good morning to you! in Kazakh | Сізге қайырлы таң! | [sɘzˈɡʲe qɑjɘrˈlɘ tɑŋ] |
| Good evening! in Kazakh | Қайырлы кеш! | [qɑjɘrˈlɘ kʲeʃ] |
| Good to see you. in Kazakh | Сізді көргеніме қуаныштымын. | [sɘzˈdɘ køɾɡʲeˈnɘmɛ quɑnɘʃˈtɘmɘn] |
| I’m glad to see you. in Kazakh | Сізді көргеніме өте қуаныштымын. | [sɘzˈdɘ køɾɡʲeˈnɘmɛ œˈtɛ quɑnɘʃˈtɘmɘn] |
If you are greeted in Kazakh, the best way to respond is as follows:
| Have a nice day too! in Kazakh | Сізге де жақсы күн тілеймін! | [sɘzˈɡʲe dʲe ʒɑqˈsɘ kyn tʲɘlʲeˈjˈmɘn] |
| Thanks, it’s nice to see you too. in Kazakh | Рақмет, сізді де көргеніме қуаныштымын. | [rɑqˈmʲet sɘzˈdɘ dʲe køɾɡʲeˈnɘmɛ quɑnɘʃˈtɘmɘn] |
How is my dialogue partner?
As in any other country, it is polite to start by asking where the person you are talking to is located. Here’s how you do it:
| How are you doing? in Kazakh | Қал қалай? | [qɑl qɑˈlɑj] |
| Are you doing well? in Kazakh | Жақсысың ба? | [ʒɑqˈsɘsɘŋ bɑ] |
If you are asked how you feel, you can answer with the following phrases:
| Thank you for asking, I am fine. in Kazakh | Сұрағаныңызға рақмет, мен жақсымын. | [sʊrɑʁɑnɘˈŋɘzʁɑ rɑqˈmʲet men ʒɑqˈsɘmɘn] |
| Thank you, I am fine. in Kazakh | Рақмет, мен жақсымын. | [rɑqˈmʲet men ʒɑqˈsɘmɘn] |
| Thank you, I am not doing so well. in Kazakh | Рақмет, мен онша жақсы емеспін. | [rɑqˈmʲet men onʃɑ ʒɑqˈsɘ jemʲesˈpɘn] |
| Thanks, I’m fine. How are you doing? in Kazakh | Рақмет, мен жақсымын. Қал қалай? | [rɑqˈmʲet men ʒɑqˈsɘmɘn | qɑl qɑˈlɑj] |
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How do I say goodbye to someone in Kazakh?
Saying goodbye to a friend or stranger in Kazakh is not that difficult. Just use the following phrases:
| Goodbye! in Kazakh | Сау бол! | [sɑw bɔl] |
| Take care of yourself! in Kazakh | Өзіңе абай бол! | [øˈzɘŋʲe ɑˈbɑj bɔl] |
| See you tomorrow in Kazakh | Ертең кездескенше! | [jerˈtʲeŋ kʲeˈdʲeskʲenʃe] |
| See you soon in Kazakh | Жақында кездескенше! | [ʒɑqɘnˈdɑ kʲeˈdʲeskʲenʃe] |
| See you later in Kazakh | Кейін кездескенше! | [kʲeˈjin kʲeˈdʲeskʲenʃe] |
| Good night in Kazakh | Тәтті түстер! | [ˈtætːɘ tʏsˈtær] |
| Sleep well in Kazakh | Жақсы ұйықта! | [ʒɑqˈsɘ ʊjʊqˈtɑ] |
| Talk to you later. in Kazakh | Кейін сөйлесеміз. | [kʲeˈjin søjleˈsæmɘz] |
| Nice to have met you! in Kazakh | Сізбен танысқаныма қуаныштымын! | [sɘzˈben tɑnɘsˈqɑnɘmɑ quɑnɘʃˈtɘmɘn] |
How do I introduce myself in Kazakh?
When travelling in Kazakhstan, sooner or later you will come into contact with local people. Naturally, you’ll want to introduce yourself in Kazakh and know who you’re talking to.
| My name is Jonas. in Kazakh | Менің атым Йонас. | [mʲeˈnɘŋ ɑˈtɘm joˈnɑs] |
| What is your name? in Kazakh | Атың кім? | [ɑˈtɘŋ kʲɘm] |
| What is your surname? in Kazakh | Тегің кім? | [tʲeˈʁɘŋ kʲɘm] |
| What is your first name? in Kazakh | Атың кім? | [ɑˈtɘŋ kʲɘm] |
If you want to tell people where you come from, the following sentences are useful:
| Where do you come from? in Kazakh | Сен қай жақтансың? | [sʲen qɑj ʒɑqˈtɑnsəŋ] |
| I am from London. in Kazakh | Мен Лондоннанмын. | [men ˈlondonnɑnmɘn] |
| Are you from Birmingham? | Сен Бирмингемненсің бе? | [sʲen bʲɘrˈmʲinɡʲemnʲenˈsɘŋ bʲe] |
| No, I’m from Madrid. | Жоқ, мен Мадридтенмін. | [ʒoq men mɑdˈrʲidˈtʲenmɘn] |
| Great, I’m from Madrid too. | Тамаша, мен де Мадридтенмін. | [tɑmɑˈʃɑ men dʲe mɑdˈrʲidˈtʲenmɘn] |
| Where do you live? in Kazakh | Сен қайда тұрасың? | [sʲen qɑjˈdɑ tʊˈrɑsəŋ] |
| I live in Berlin. | Мен Берлинде тұрамын. | [men bʲerˈlʲinˈdʲe tʊˈrɑmɘn] |
If you have problems with your Kazakh, it is good to know which languages are still spoken:
| Do you speak English? in Kazakh | Ағылшынша сөйлей аласың ба? | [ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnʃɑ søjˈlʲeɪ ɑˈlɑsəŋ bɑ] |
| Yes, I speak English. | Иә, мен ағылшынша сөйлеймін. | [iˈæ men ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnʃɑ søjˈlʲeɪˌmʲɘn] |
| Yes, I speak some English. | Иә, мен аздап ағылшынша сөйлеймін. | [iˈæ men ɑzˈdɑp ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnʃɑ søjˈlʲeɪˌmʲɘn] |
| No, I do not speak any English. | Жоқ, мен ағылшынша сөйлей алмаймын. | [ʒoq men ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnʃɑ søjˈlʲeɪ ɑlmɑjˈmɘn] |
| I only speak English. | Мен тек ағылшынша сөйлеймін. | [men tʲek ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnʃɑ søjˈlʲeɪˌmʲɘn] |
| I understand some Kazakh. | Мен қазақшаны сәл түсінемін. | [men qɑˈzɑqʃɑnɘ sæl tʏsɘˈnʲemɘn] |
Useful sentences with ‘I am…’
The following sentences will help you orientate yourself in Kazakh and express your wishes and concerns:
| I am English. | Мен ағылшынмын. | [men ɑʁɘlˈʃɘnmɘn] |
| I am injured. in Kazakh | Мен жарақат алдым. | [men ʒɑrɑˈqɑt ɑlˈdɘm] |
| I am here. in Kazakh | Мен осындамын. | [men ɔsɘnˈdɑmɘn] |
| I am hungry. in Kazakh | Мен ашпын. | [men ɑʃˈpɘn] |
| I am thirsty. in Kazakh | Мен шөлдедім. | [men ʃølˈdʲedʲɘm] |
| I am a single person. in Kazakh | Мен бойдақпын. | [men bɔjˈdɑqˌpɘn] |
| I need help! in Kazakh | Маған көмек керек! | [mɑˈʁɑn køˈmʲek kʲeˈrʲek] |
| I am tired. in Kazakh | Мен шаршадым. | [men ʃɑrˈʃɑdɘm] |
| I am happy. in Kazakh | Мен бақыттымын. | [men bɑqɘtˈtɘmɘn] |
| I am sad. in Kazakh | Мен мұңайып тұрмын. | [men mʊŋɑˈjɘp tʊrˈmɘn] |
| I am in love. in Kazakh | Мен ғашықпын. | [men ʁɑˈʃɘqˌpɘn] |
| I am ill. in Kazakh | Мен ауырып тұрмын. | [men ɑwɘˈrɘp tʊrˈmɘn] |
| I am ready. in Kazakh | Мен дайынмын. | [men dɑˈjɘnmɘn] |
| I am busy. in Kazakh | Мен бос емеспін. | [men bɔs jemʲesˈpɘn] |
| I am lost. in Kazakh | Мен адасып қалдым. | [men ɑdɑˈsɘp qɑlˈdɘm] |
| I am a tourist. in Kazakh | Мен туристпін. | [men tʊˈrʲɘstˌpɘn] |
| I am new here. in Kazakh | Мен бұл жерде жаңамын. | [men bʊl ʒerˈdʲe ʒɑˈŋɑmɘn] |
| I am confident. in Kazakh | Мен өзіме сенімдімін. | [men øˈzɘmʲe sʲeˈnʲɘmdɘmɘn] |
| I am proud. in Kazakh | Мен мақтанамын. | [men mɑqˈtɑnɑmɘn] |
| I am a teacher. in Kazakh | Мен мұғаліммін. | [men mʊʁɑˈlʲɘmmɘn] |
| I am late. in Kazakh | Мен кешігіп қалдым. | [men kʲeʃɘˈɡɘp qɑlˈdɘm] |
| I am 30 years old. in Kazakh | Менің жасым отызда. | [mʲeˈnɘŋ ʒɑˈsɘm ɔˈtɘzdɑ] |
| I am in a hurry. in Kazakh | Мен асығып тұрмын. | [men ɑsɘˈʁɘp tʊrˈmɘn] |
| I am happy. in Kazakh | Мен қуаныштымын. | [men quɑnɘʃˈtɘmɘn] |
| I am surprised. in Kazakh | Мен таңғалдым. | [men tɑŋʁɑlˈdɘm] |
| I am angry. in Kazakh | Мен ашулымын. | [men ɑʃʊˈlʊmɘn] |
Apologising in Kazakh
Here’s how to apologise to a Kazakh speaker:
| I apologise. in Kazakh | Кешірім сұраймын. | [kʲeʃɘˈrɘm sʊˈrɑjˌmɘn] |
| Sorry, that was not the intention. in Kazakh | Кешіріңіз, менің ниетім ондай болмаған. | [kʲeʃɘˈrɘŋɘz mʲeˈnɘŋ nʲɘjɘˈtɘm ɔnˈdɑj bɔlˈmɑʁɑn] |
| Sorry, I did not do it on purpose. in Kazakh | Кешіріңіз, мен әдейі істеген жоқпын. | [kʲeʃɘˈrɘŋɘz men æˈdʲeji ɘsˈtʲeɡen ʒoqˈpɘn] |
| Sorry, that was very clumsy of me. in Kazakh | Кешіріңіз, бұл өте ыңғайсыз болды. | [kʲeʃɘˈrɘŋɘz bʊl œˈtɛ ɘŋʁɑjˈsɘz bɔlˈdɘ] |
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Useful signs and notices in Kazakh
Useful signs and messages in Kazakh that you will often see.
| Entrance in Kazakh | Кіру | [kʲɘˈrʊ] |
| Toilet in Kazakh | Дәретхана | [dɑrʲetχɑˈnɑ] |
| Exit in Kazakh | Шығу | [ʃɘˈʁʊ] |
| Attention! in Kazakh | Назар аударыңыз! | [nɑˈzɑr ɑʊˈdɑrʏŋɘz] |
| Police in Kazakh | Полиция | [pɑˈlʲitsɘjɑ] |
| Emergency services in Kazakh | Жедел жәрдем | [ʒʲeˈdʲel ʒærˈdem] |
| Fire brigade in Kazakh | Өрт сөндірушілер | [øːrt sønˈdʲɘrʊʃʲɘˈler] |
| Passage forbidden. in Kazakh | Өтуге тыйым салынған. | [øtʊˈɡʲe tɘˈjɘm sɑˈlɘnʁɑn] |
| Caution! in Kazakh | Абайлаңыз! | [ɑbɑjˈlɑŋɘz] |
| This building is under video surveillance. in Kazakh | Бұл ғимарат бейнебақылауда. | [bʊl ʁɘmɑˈrɑt bʲeːnʲe bɑqɘˈlɑʊˌdɑ] |
Numbers to 25 in Kazakh
Counting in Kazakh is not that difficult. Here are the numbers in Kazakh from 1 to 25.
| 1 in Kazakh | Бір | [bʲir] |
| 2 in Kazakh | Екі | [jeˈkɘ] |
| 3 in Kazakh | Үш | [ʏʃ] |
| 4 in Kazakh | Төрт | [tœrt] |
| 5 in Kazakh | Бес | [bʲes] |
| 6 in Kazakh | Алты | [ɑlˈtɘ] |
| 7 in Kazakh | Жеті | [ʒeˈtɘ] |
| 8 in Kazakh | Сегіз | [sʲeˈɡɘz] |
| 9 in Kazakh | Тоғыз | [tɔˈʁʊz] |
| 10 in Kazakh | Он | [on] |
| 11 in Kazakh | Он бір | [on bʲir] |
| 12 in Kazakh | Он екі | [on jeˈkɘ] |
| 13 in Kazakh | Он үш | [on ʏʃ] |
| 14 in Kazakh | Он төрт | [on tœrt] |
| 15 in Kazakh | Он бес | [on bʲes] |
| 16 in Kazakh | Он алты | [on ɑlˈtɘ] |
| 17 in Kazakh | Он жеті | [on ʒeˈtɘ] |
| 18 in Kazakh | Он сегіз | [on sʲeˈɡɘz] |
| 19 in Kazakh | Он тоғыз | [on tɔˈʁʊz] |
| 20 in Kazakh | Жиырма | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ] |
| 21 in Kazakh | Жиырма бір | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ bʲir] |
| 22 in Kazakh | Жиырма екі | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ jeˈkɘ] |
| 23 in Kazakh | Жиырма үш | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ ʏʃ] |
| 24 in Kazakh | Жиырма төрт | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ tœrt] |
| 25 in Kazakh | Жиырма бес | [ʒɘjɘrˈmɑ bʲes] |
The colours in Kazakh
The most common colours in Kazakh with phonetic transcription for pronunciation.
| Red in Kazakh | Қызыл | [qɘˈzɘl] |
| Blue in Kazakh | Көк | [kœk] |
| Green in Kazakh | Жасыл | [ʒɑˈsɘl] |
| Yellow in Kazakh | Сары | [sɑˈrɘ] |
| Black in Kazakh | Қара | [qɑˈrɑ] |
| White in Kazakh | Ақ | [ɑq] |
| Orange in Kazakh | Қызғылт сары | [qɘzʁɘlt sɑˈrɘ] |
| Purple in Kazakh | Күлгін | [kʏlˈɡʲɘn] |
| Pink in Kazakh | Қызғылт | [qɘzʁɘlt] |
| Brown in Kazakh | Қоңыр | [qɔˈŋɘr] |
Days of the week, months and seasons in Kazakh
Of course, you will also need the days of the week in Kazakh and the pronunciation of the months and seasons in dialogues and daily communication in Kazakh.
| Monday in Kazakh | Дүйсенбі | [dʏjˈsʲenbɘ] |
| Tuesday in Kazakh | Сейсенбі | [sejˈsʲenbɘ] |
| Wednesday in Kazakh | Сәрсенбі | [særˈsʲenbɘ] |
| Thursday in Kazakh | Бейсенбі | [bejˈsʲenbɘ] |
| Friday in Kazakh | Жұма | [ʒʊˈmɑ] |
| Saturday in Kazakh | Сенбі | [sʲenˈbɘ] |
| Sunday in Kazakh | Жексенбі | [ʒekˈsʲenbɘ] |
| January in Kazakh | Қаңтар | [qɑŋˈtɑr] |
| February in Kazakh | Ақпан | [ɑqˈpɑn] |
| March in Kazakh | Наурыз | [nɑwˈrʊz] |
| April in Kazakh | Сәуір | [sæʏˈrʲɘ] |
| May in Kazakh | Мамыр | [mɑˈmɘr] |
| June in Kazakh | Маусым | [mɑwˈsʊm] |
| July in Kazakh | Шілде | [ʃʲelˈdʲe] |
| August in Kazakh | Тамыз | [tɑˈmʊz] |
| September in Kazakh | Қыркүйек | [qɘrˈkʏjek] |
| October in Kazakh | Қазан | [qɑˈzɑn] |
| November in Kazakh | Қараша | [qɑrɑˈʃɑ] |
| December in Kazakh | Желтоқсан | [ʒelˈtɔqsɑn] |
| Spring in Kazakh | Көктем | [kœkˈtʲem] |
| Summer in Kazakh | Жаз | [ʒɑz] |
| Autumn / Fall in Kazakh | Күз | [kʏz] |
| Winter in Kazakh | Қыс | [qɘs] |
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