Say it in Kazakh
TIME & SEASONS:
2006 --- eki myn altynshy zhyl
January – kantar
February – akpan
March – nauryz
April – sauir
May – mamyr
June – mausym
July – shilde
August – tamyz
September – kyrkuyiek
October – kazan
November – karasha
December - zheltoksan
Spring --- Koktem [Kawk-TEM]
Summer ---Zhas
Autumn --- Kuz
Winter --- Kys [Kyhs]
Happy New Year! --- Zhana zhylynyzben! [Zhah-NAH Zhy-lee-nez-BEN]
It's snowing --- Kar zhauyptyr [Kar zha-oo-uptir]
Careful, don't slip. --- Abailanyz, kulap kalmanyz [Abai-la-nyz koo-lap kahl-man-iz]
It must be spring, the flowers are coming. --- Koktem kelip, gulder zhaikaldy.
Tulips first came from the Kazakh steppes. --- Baisheshektin otany Kazakh dalasy.
HOLIDAYS:
Happy Birthday! --- Tuylgan Kuninisben! [Too-yhl-ghan Koo-nyh-nyz-ben]
Happy New Year --- Zana Zhylynyzben
Let the New Year bring peace and prosperity to you! --- Zhana zhyl syzge beibitshilik zhane baq-daulet akelsyn!
Congratulations on your national day! --- Tauylsizdik Kunimen Kuttyktaimyn! [Tah-uyl-siz-dik Ku-ni-myen Kut-tyk-tai-myn].
Festival --- Meiram
Congratulations --- Kuttyktal!
Happy Holiday! --- Meiramynyzben! [May-rah-me-nyz-ban]
Happy Nauryz! --- Nauryz qutti bolsyn!
The holiest religious holiday --- En auliye din merekesi
How was your holiday? --- Meiramdy kalai karsy aldynyz?
SOCIETY, GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Equality --- Tendik [ten-dik]
Freedom --- Bostandyk
Self-respect --- Ozyn-ozy syi-lau [Oh-ZZYN oh-ZZY See-LAU]
Dialogue --- Soilesu [Soi-leh-su]
Friend --- Dos
Friendship --- Dostyk
Bridge of friendship --- Dostyk kuperi [Dos-TYK Koo-peh-REI]
Chairman --- Toragasy [Toh-rah-GAH-sy]
Visit --- Sapar [Sah-PAR]
Strategic partnership ---Strategiyalyk seriktestik
Growing friendship --- Dostyk nyghaiuda
Citizen --- Azamat [Ah-zah-MAHT]
ELECTIONS
Election --- Sailau [Sah-i-lah-u]
Election monitors ---Sailaudy baikaushi[Sai-lau-DY bye-kauo-SHI]
Ballot --- Bulleten
To vote --- Dauys beru
Are you going to vote? --- Syz dauys beresiz-ba?
Free vote --- Ashyq dauys beru [Ah-shyq dah-u-ys beh-ruh]
Electronic Voting --- Electrondyk dauys beru
Where is the closest polling station? --- En zhakykyn sailau bolemshesi kai zherde ornalskan?
Can foreigners watch the voting? --- Shekel azamattary sailau barasyn bakylau zhasay alady ma?
Yes/No – Ye/Zhok
Are you excited about the election? --- Sailau barasyna rizasyz ba?
Did you vote? --- Siz dauis berdinizbe?
Did you watch television news last night? --- Siz kesche keschte teledidardan zhanalyktar karadyngyz ba?
Congress --- Kuryltai
Central Asia --- Ortalyk Aziya [Ohr-ta-LIHK AH-ziya]
President --- Prezident
People --- Khalyk
Government --- Ukimet
Joint session --- Birikken otyrys
Supreme Court --- Zhogarghy Sot [Zhoh-ghar-GHY Sot]
Judge --- Tureshe [Too-reh-SHAY]
Legal system ---Zandyk zhuiye [Zan-DYK Zhui-YEAH]
Reform ---Reforma [Re-FOR-mah]
Foreign Minister --- Syrtky Ister Ministri
Trade and Industry Minister --- Sauda zhane Industria Ministri
Trade pact --- Sauda Kelesim
Border treaty --- Shekaranyn shart
Free trade zone ---Erkin sauda aimagy [Yer-KIN Sau-DAH Ai-ma-GHY]
Special Economic Zone --- Anaye ekonomikalyk aimak
Ratification --- Bekittiru
Cooperation --- Yntymak [Yn-tyh-MAK]
Neighbor ---Korshe [Kohr-SHAY]
Repatriants --- Oralmandar
Welcome home! --- Kosh keldinizder atameken zherge!
Pipeline --- Kubyr
Security Council --- Kauypsizdik Kenesi [Kau-yp-siz-DIK Ke-ne-SYH]
Peace ---Beibitshilik
Calm --- Baisal
[City, regional, district] council --- Maslikhat
Mayor --- Akim
Religion --- Din [Dhyn]
History --- Tarikh [Tah-rikh]
Short story --- Angime [Ang-ghee-mye]
Soldier --- Asker [As-keer]
Military exercises --- Askeri zhattygu [Ahs-ke-RI Zhat-tyh-GHU]
War --- Sogys
Disaster --- Apat, Kuireu
Assistance --- Zhardem
Emergency situation --- Totenshe zhagdai
Humanitarian assistance --- Gumanitarlyk zhardem
Innovation --- Innovatsia
Contest --- Baikau
GEOGRAPHY AND COUNTRIES:
Mountains --- Taular
Steppes --- Dalalar
Deserts --- Schulder
Caspian Sea --- Kaspii Tenizi
Aral Sea --- Aral Tenizi
China --- Kytai
Russia --- Resei [Reah-SAY]
USA --- Amerika Kurama Shtattary [Ah-MEE-ri-kah Ku-ra-MAH –Shtat-tah-RYH]
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY:
Railway --- Temir Zholy
Oil --- Munai [Muh-nay]
Pipeline --- Kubyr [Kho-BYRR]
Streamline --- Kyskartu
Plant --- Zauyt
Sales --- Satu
Mynkuduk ---Thousand of Wells
Workplace --- Zhumys [zhoo-mis]
Environment --- Korshaghan orta [Kohr-sha-HAHN or-TA]
Drug --- Apyim [Ah-pyh-IM]
Space --- Alem [Ah-LEM]
Space ship --- Alem kemesi
Copyright --- Avtorlyk kookyk [Av-tor-LIK Koo-KYK]
International Arbitration Court --- Khalykaralyk Arbitrage Soty
Economic growth --- Economikalyk damu
Trade surplus --- Sauda kaldyk
Intellectual property rights --- Intelektualdyk menshiktik kukyktary
Cell phone --- Utkyr telefon
NUMBERS:
Cardinal numbers:
One --- Bir, Two --- Yeki, Three --- Ush, Four --- Tort, Five --- Bes
Six --- Alty, Seven --- Zheti, Eight --- Segiz, Nine --- Togyz, Ten --- On
Ordinal numbers:
First --- birinshi [byh-ryhn-SHEY], second --- yekinshi, third --- ushinshi, fourth ---tortinshi,
fifth --- besinshi, sixth --- altynshi, seventh --- zhetinshi, eighth --- segizinshi, ninth --- togyzinshi,
tenth --- onynshi
SPORT
Do you like sports? --- Siz sporty unatasyz ba?
or
Do you like sport? --- Sporttyn shugyldangandy zhaksy koresizbe?
(substitute sporttyn for name of the sport)
…boxing? --- Boks...; …wrestling?--- qures; … cycling? --- velosiped; …fishing? --- balyk aulau?
Do you play …? --- Siz … oinaisyzba?
chess --- shakhmat
checkers --- doiby
backgammon --- nardy
Skiing ---shangy
ice skating --- konki
ice hockey - khokkei
I like to play chess. – Men shahmat oynagandy zhaksy quoremen.
How long have you been doing it? --- Sizdin sportpen shugyldanganynysza neshe zhyl boldy?
Where can we go fishing?--- Balyk aulauga qaida baruga bolady?
Where can we go hunting? --- An aulauga qaida baruga bolady?
Where can we go hiking? --- Tabigatka qai zhakka bargam durus?
Sport --- Sport
Soccer --- Futbol
Have you been following the World Cup? --- Alem kubogy ushin dzharysty qarap zhursiz be?
Who do you think will win? --- Siz kalai oilaisiz, kim zhenedi?
Track and field --- Zhenyl Atletika [ZHE-nyhl Aht-LET- ika] [жеңіл атлетика]
Swimmer --- Zhusgysh
Boxer --- Boks-shy [боксшы]
Wrestler --- Baluan [балуан]
Gold --- Altyn [Ahl-TYN]
Silver --- Kumis [Koo-MYS]
Bronze --- Qola [Qoh-LA]
FOLK MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS AND TRADITIONS:
Akyn --- A folk poet who uses improvisation while performing
Aytys --- A music and poetry competition among akyns
Dabyl and dauylpaz --- Kazakh traditional percussion instruments
Dombra --- A two stringed instrument, the most commonly played Kazakh folk instrument
Halyk an --- A folk song
Kobyz --- An ancient string instrument played with a bow, has two strings made with hair
Kuy (pl. kuyis) --- An instrumental play
Kyl-kobyz --- Another ancient string instrument played with a bow with two strings made with hair
Sals, syera and anshi --- Original folk singers
Saz syrnai and uskirik --- Small hollow clay instruments with 1, 2 or 3 oval holes made in the forms of birds or animals
Sherter --- A stringed instrument played by plucking, smaller than a dombra and with a stronger and more sonorous sound
Shankobyz --- A metallic instrument known in the West as a mouth harp
Sybyzgy --- A flute-like wind instrument
Tartys--- A competition of instrumentalists
Terme--- A talkative improvisational genre
Zhetygen --- A stringed instrument played by plucking, resembling a harp
Zhyrau --- A creator of epic poems
Zhyrshi --- A performer of epic poems
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