LingoflyKazakh phrasebook
A Kazakh phrasebook arranged by situation, not alphabetically: introductions, cafés, directions. Each has both sides' lines, so you understand not only what to say but what you will be told back.
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Сәлеметсіз бе
Sälemetsiz be
hello (formal)
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Сәлеметсіз бе
Sälemetsiz be
- please (making a request)
- hello (formal)
- hi
- thank you
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Сәлеметсіз бе
hello (formal)
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___, мұғалім!
Hello, teacher!
- Сәлем · Sälem
- Сәлеметсіз бе · Sälemetsiz be
- Өтінемін · Ötinemin
- Рақмет · Raqmet
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Сәлеметсіз бе
hello (formal)
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hello (formal)
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Conversations by situation
- 💬Meeting peopleA chat with a neighbor
- 💬At the caféOrdering at an Almaty café
- 💬How to get thereLooking for the train station
- 💬At the bazaarThe green bazaar, a fruit stall
- 💬Calling a repairmanCalling the landlord: the bathroom faucet is leaking
- 💬At the pharmacyThe late-night pharmacy in the evening
- 💬Weather and plansTwo colleagues on Friday
- 💬About workA chat with a new colleague at the office
- 💬At check-inA check-in desk at Almaty airport, a flight to Astana
- 💬Renting a boatA pier on a mountain lake, boat rental
- 💬In the fitting roomA clothes shop in a mall, a customer and a salesperson
- 💬Late and apologizingA friend is forty minutes late for a café meeting
- 💬Ordering at a caféA small café, a waiter taking an order from two people
- 💬No signalCalling a friend from a café with poor reception
- 💬At the post officeA post office: sending a parcel to Astana
- 💬Before the matchTwo people arranging to go to a football game
- 💬Invited to a toiA neighbor invites you to her nephew's wedding
- 💬Household choresA parent and a teenager split the chores on Saturday
- 💬At the admissions officeAn applicant finds out what is needed to enroll
- 💬A loan at the bankA talk with a manager about the loan terms
- 💬At the GP's appointmentA patient tells the doctor about the symptoms
- 💬A job interviewA candidate answers the employer's questions
- 💬Moving dayTwo people arrange how to move the belongings
- 💬At the car rentalA tourist rents a car and clarifies the terms
- 💬The remote control disputeTwo people at home can't share the TV
- 💬At the public service centerA person is getting registration and a work permit
- 💬To go or not to goTwo people weigh whether to accept a work trip abroad
- 💬An argument about the new roadNeighbors disagree about the city construction site
- 💬How will I recognize himTwo people arrange by phone how to meet an unfamiliar man at the station
- 💬Supporting a friendTwo friends talk after a family quarrel
- 💬A takeout orderA customer orders food to go and warns about an allergy
- 💬A return at the shopA customer returns shoes that did not fit
- 💬At the service centerA customer brings a phone in for repair
- 💬The weekend forecastTwo people decide whether to go out of town and check the forecast
- 💬How to get to the museumA visitor asks a passerby for directions
- 💬Signing up for a courseA person calls a language school and picks a group
- 💬Rescheduling the meetingColleagues arrange a new time by phone
- 💬A bad connectionA phone call where you have to keep asking again
- 💬Getting a jobAn interview at a small firm
- 💬Where is my order?A call to the online store's support
- 💬For the neighborNeighbors collect money for treatment
- 💬At the exhibitionTwo people walk around an exhibition at the museum
- 💬Signing up at the gymSigning up at the gym reception
- 💬Please measure it for meFabric and paint are bought at a hardware store
- 💬A talk at the doctor'sA doctor's appointment, complaints and an examination
- 💬Getting ready for the toiTwo relatives prepare the house for a family celebration
- 💬The dispute at the meetingAn argument at the residents' meeting about yard repairs
- 💬Should I move or notTwo people discuss an offer of a job and a move
- 💬What kind of thing do you need?Choosing cookware at a hardware store
- 💬Where is the museum?A passerby explains the way in an unfamiliar district
- 💬Discussing the numbersTwo people go through the figures of the monthly report
- 💬When will the repair be done?The flat owner calls the foreman
- 💬Is this true?An argument about a news item sent in a messenger
- 💬Looking at an old photographA grandson questions his grandmother about an old photograph
- 💬Who sorts the trash?Neighbors discuss the containers for separate collection
- 💬Receiving at the warehouseAccepting a batch of goods at the warehouse
- 💬How did it end?Two friends discuss yesterday's incident
- 💬The new colleagueTwo colleagues discuss the new employee
Phrases that always rescue you
These are learned first not for politeness. They bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong — which makes them more useful than any list of nouns.
Frequently asked
Which Kazakh phrases to learn first?
To start a conversation: “hello”, “thank you” and “excuse me”. To rescue it when it goes wrong: “I do not understand” and “repeat, please”.
Is a phrasebook enough without grammar?
For a short trip — yes. For living in the country — no: memorized phrases do not assemble into new ones, and the other person does not follow your script.