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A person is getting registration and a work permit in Kazakh. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Тұрғылықты жері бойынша тіркеу (Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu) рәсімдегім келеді (keledi).» — I'd like to register at my place of residence; «Жеке (Zheke) куәлігіңізді (kuäligiñizdi) және (Zhäne) жалдау (Zhaldau) шартын (shartyn) беріңіз (beriñiz).» — Give me your ID and the rental contract. Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: a person is getting registration and a work permit. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- Тұрғылықты жері бойынша тіркеу рәсімдегім келеді.Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu räsimdegim keledi.I'd like to register at my place of residence.
- Qūzhat köshirmesi kerek pe, älde tüpnūsqa ma?Do you need a copy of the document or the original?
- Екеуі де. Көшірмені растатып әкелдіңіз бе?Ekeui de. Köshirmeni rastatyp äkeldiñiz be?Both. Have you had the copy certified?
- Iä, notariusta rastattym. Qarau merzimi qansha?Yes, I had it certified by a notary. What is the processing time?
- On bes kün. Zhūmysqa rūqsat bölek beriledi.Fifteen days. The work permit is issued separately.
Lines one by one
| Kazakh | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Тұрғылықты жері бойынша тіркеу (Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu) рәсімдегім келеді (keledi). | Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu räsimdegim keledi. | I'd like to register at my place of residence. |
| Жеке (Zheke) куәлігіңізді (kuäligiñizdi) және (Zhäne) жалдау (Zhaldau) шартын (shartyn) беріңіз (beriñiz). | Zheke kuäligiñizdi zhäne zhaldau shartyn beriñiz. | Give me your ID and the rental contract. |
| Құжат көшірмесі (Qūzhat köshirmesi) керек (Kerek) пе (pe), әлде (älde) түпнұсқа (Tüpnūsqa) ма (ma)? | Qūzhat köshirmesi kerek pe, älde tüpnūsqa ma? | Do you need a copy of the document or the original? |
| Екеуі (Ekeui) де (de). Көшірмені растатып әкелдіңіз бе (be)? | Ekeui de. Köshirmeni rastatyp äkeldiñiz be? | Both. Have you had the copy certified? |
| Иә (Iä), нотариуста (notariusta) растаттым (rastattym). Қарау мерзімі (Qarau merzimi) қанша (Qansha)? | Iä, notariusta rastattym. Qarau merzimi qansha? | Yes, I had it certified by a notary. What is the processing time? |
| Он бес (On bes) күн (Kün). Жұмысқа рұқсат (Zhūmysqa rūqsat) бөлек (bölek) беріледі (beriledi). | On bes kün. Zhūmysqa rūqsat bölek beriledi. | Fifteen days. The work permit is issued separately. |
| Оны (Ony) да (da) осында (osynda) тапсыруға бола (bola) ма (ma)? | Ony da osynda tapsyruğa bola ma? | Can it be submitted here too? |
| Болады (bolady). Бірақ (Biraq) алдымен (Aldymen) бланкті (Blankti) толтырыңыз (toltyryñyz). | Bolady. Biraq aldymen blankti toltyryñyz. | You can. But first fill in the form. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Kazakh in this situation?
“Тұрғылықты жері бойынша тіркеу (Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu) рәсімдегім келеді (keledi).” (Tūrğylyqty zheri boiynsha tirkeu räsimdegim keledi.) — I'd like to register at my place of residence. The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.