LingoflyДәл өзі
- Дәл өзіDäl özijust the thing
“Дәл өзі” (Däl özi) — just the thing in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Open ae with an e shade, rounded o: DAEL o-ZI. In a live sentence: “Маған керегі дәл өзі екен” (Mağan keregi däl özi eken) — This is just the thing I need. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Д, ә, л, ө, з, і. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Дәл өзі (Däl özi) |
| Read in Latin letters | Däl özi |
| Translation | just the thing |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
open ae with an e shade, rounded o: DAEL o-ZI
Why it looks that way
literally exactly itself: exactly what is needed; about time people say at that very moment — the exact word does all the work here
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.
- Маған керегі дәл өзі екенMağan keregi däl özi ekenThis is just the thing I need
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 “just the thing” in Kazakh?
«Дәл өзі» (Däl özi), read “Däl özi”. Open ae with an e shade, rounded o: DAEL o-ZI. In a live sentence: “Маған керегі дәл өзі екен” (Mağan keregi däl özi eken) — This is just the thing I need. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Д, ә, л, ө, з, і.
How is “Дәл өзі” (Däl özi) written in Latin letters?
Däl özi. 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?
Literally exactly itself: exactly what is needed; about time people say at that very moment — the exact word does all the work here. 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.