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- арғы беттеarğy betteon the far side
“арғы бетте” (arğy bette) — on the far side in Kazakh. Phrase, level A1, topic — asking the way. "Argy" is "the far one"; "bet" takes the where tail "-te", or else it is simply "a face". In a live sentence: “Дәріхана арғы бетте тұр” (Därikhana arğy bette tūr) — The pharmacy is on the far side. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters а, р, ғ, ы, б, е, т, т, е.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | арғы бетте (arğy bette) |
| Read in Latin letters | arğy bette |
| Translation | on the far side |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
"Argy" is "the far one"; "bet" takes the where tail "-te", or else it is simply "a face".
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
Nearby words: asking the way
Right, left, straight on, how far. You ask the way rarely — and always at the moment when there is no time to work it out.
- Қайда?Qaida?where?Both "where" and "where to": the verb tells you the direction. "Qaidan" is "from where" — the same root with the from-where tail.
- МұндаMūndahereThe ending "-da" does the job of the preposition "in": Kazakh has no prepositions.
- АндаAndathereThe far "there", from the demonstrative "ana". The near "here" is "munda", from "myna": the pair is built on the pair of demonstratives.
- ОңғаOñğato the right"On" is "right", "-gha" is direction. The same piece as in "uige", "home(ward)".
- СолғаSolğato the left"Sol" is "left" plus the directional tail "-gha": literally "to the left one". "Ongha" is built exactly the same way.
- ТураTurastraight ahead"Straight" about a road, and "straight, honest" about a person: "tura soz" is a word said looking you in the eye.
- ЖақынZhaqyncloseAbout distance and about people alike: "zhaqyn adam" is a close person, "zhaqyndar" are your kin.
- АлысAlysfarThe partner of "zhaqyn". With the from-where tail it gives "alystan", "from afar", where "-tan" went voiceless after the s.
- қалай жетуге боладыqalai zhetuge boladyhow do I get there?Literally "how can one reach". The goal always takes the directional case: "vokzalgha qalai zhetuge bolady".
- жетіп баруzhetip baruto get toThe bare "zhetu" means "to reach"; "zhetip baru" adds that the way was seen through to the end. Only the second verb is conjugated.
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “asking the way”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “on the far side” in Kazakh?
"Argy" is "the far one"; "bet" takes the where tail "-te", or else it is simply "a face".
- How do you say “close” in Kazakh?
About distance and about people alike: "zhaqyn adam" is a close person, "zhaqyndar" are your kin.
- How do you say “there” in Kazakh?
The far "there", from the demonstrative "ana". The near "here" is "munda", from "myna": the pair is built on the pair of demonstratives.
- How do you say “to get to” in Kazakh?
The bare "zhetu" means "to reach"; "zhetip baru" adds that the way was seen through to the end. Only the second verb is conjugated.
- How do you say “straight ahead” in Kazakh?
"Straight" about a road, and "straight, honest" about a person: "tura soz" is a word said looking you in the eye.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “on the far side” in Kazakh?
«арғы бетте» (arğy bette), read “arğy bette”. In a live sentence: “Дәріхана арғы бетте тұр” (Därikhana arğy bette tūr) — The pharmacy is on the far side. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1, from the set “asking the way”; written with the characters а, р, ғ, ы, б, е, т, т, е.
How is “арғы бетте” (arğy bette) written in Latin letters?
arğy bette. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
"Argy" is "the far one"; "bet" takes the where tail "-te", or else it is simply "a face". A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how this sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.