| Kazakh language guide | |
| Information | |
| Official language |  Kazakhstan and Altai Republic |
|---|---|
| Language spoken | Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan |
| Number of speakers | 13 million |
| Standardization institution | Kazakh Language Agency, Ministry of Culture and Sports |
| ISO 639-1 | kk |
| ISO 639-2 | kaz |
| ISO 639-3 | kaz |
| Bases | |
| Hello | Сәлем |
| Thank you | Рақмет |
| Bye | Сау болыңыз |
| Yes | Иә |
| No | Жоқ |
| Location | |
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the Kazakh (also called Qazaq; (kk)Qazaq tili, Қазақ тілі) is the official language of Kazakhstan and is also widely spoken in the Kazakh regions of Bayan-Ulgii in Mongolia and in the region of Dzungarian to Xinjiang, in China. The number of speakers in the world is estimated at 13 million, including 10 million in Kazakhstan, 1 million in China, 560,000 in Russia, more than 100,000 in Mongolia and the rest throughoutCentral Asia. It belongs to the group of Turkish languages in the same way as the Kyrgyz, the Turkish, the'uzbek, etc. In the Turkish group, the closest languages are Bashkir, Karakalpak, Kyrgyz, Nogai and Volga Tatar.
Pronunciation
The Kazakh alphabet is derived from the Russian alphabet but is expected to switch to the Latin alphabet by 2025.
| Latin letter | Cyrillic letter | Pronunciation (International Phonetic Alphabet) |
|---|---|---|
| A a | А а | To |
| To | Ә ә | æ |
| B b | Б б | b |
| D d | Д д | d |
| E e | Е е | i̯ ɘ |
| F f | Ф ф | f |
| G g | Г г | ɡ |
| Ǵ ǵ | Ғ ғ | ʁ |
| H h | Х х | χ |
| Һ һ | h | |
| İ i | І і | ɘ |
| I ı | И и | ə, ɘ j] |
| Й й | j | |
| Not a word | Ж ж | ʒ |
| K k | К к | k |
| L l | Л л | the |
| M m | М м | m |
| N n | Н н | not |
| Ń ń | Ң ң | not |
| O | О о | u̯ ʊ] |
| Ó ó | Ө ө | y̯ ʉ] |
| P p | П п | p |
| Q q | Қ қ | q |
| R r | Р р | ɾ |
| S s | С с | s |
| T t | Т т | t |
| U u | Ұ ұ | ʊ |
| Ú ú | Ү ү | ʉ |
| V v | В в | v |
| Y y | Ы ы | ə |
| Ý ý | У у | w, ʊ w, ʉ w] |
| Z z | З з | z |
| Sh sh | Ш ш | ʃ |
| Ch ch | Ч ч | t͡ʃ |
| io | Ё ё | j] |
| iý | Ю ю | j u |
| ia | Я я | j has |
| ts | Ц ц | all |
| - | Щ щ | ʃ |
| - | Ъ ъ | |
| - | Ь ь | |
| - | Э э | e |
Grammar
Based
For this guide, we are using polite form for all expressions, on the assumption that you will be speaking most of the time with people you do not know.
Common signs Open : Ашық |
Hello : Сәлем
How are you doing ? : Қалыңыз қалай? / Қалайсыз?
Problems
Numbers
Time
Time
Duration
Days
Monday : Дүйсенбі
Tuesday : Сейсенбі
Wednesday : Сәрсенбі
Thursday : Бейсенбі
Friday : Жұма
Saturday : Сенбі
Sunday : Жексенбі
Month
If those who speak the language use a calendar other than Gregorian, explain it and list the months.
January : қаңтар
February : ақпан
March : наурыз
April : сәуір
may : мамыр
June : маусым
July : шілде
August : тамыз
September : қыркүйек
October : қазан
November : қараша
December : желтоқсан
Write time and date
Give examples of how to write time and date if it differs from French.
Colors
Transport
Bus and Train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Silver
Food
Bars
Purchases
Drive
I would like to rent a car : Мен көлік жалға алғым келеді
stop (on a sign) : Тоқта
speed limit : жылдамдық шектеу
gas station : жанармай бекеті
gasoline : жанармай
diesel : дизель
