Дәлдікпен
- ДәлдікпенDäldikpenwith precision
“Дәлдікпен” (Däldikpen) — with precision in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Open ae with an e shade, short i: dael-DIK-pen. In a live sentence: “Салмақ грамға дейінгі дәлдікпен өлшенді” (Salmaq gramğa deiingi däldikpen ölshendi) — The weight was measured with precision to the gram. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Д, ә, л, д, і, к, п, е, н. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Дәлдікпен (Däldikpen) |
| Read in Latin letters | Däldikpen |
| Translation | with precision |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
open ae with an e shade, short i: dael-DIK-pen
Why it looks that way
the instrumental of the precision word; what you count to stands in front of it in the directional: with precision to the gram
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.
- Салмақ грамға дейінгі дәлдікпен өлшендіSalmaq gramğa deiingi däldikpen ölshendiThe weight was measured with precision to the gram
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 “with precision” in Kazakh?
«Дәлдікпен» (Däldikpen), read “Däldikpen”. Open ae with an e shade, short i: dael-DIK-pen. In a live sentence: “Салмақ грамға дейінгі дәлдікпен өлшенді” (Salmaq gramğa deiingi däldikpen ölshendi) — The weight was measured with precision to the gram. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Д, ә, л, д, і, к, п, е, н.
How is “Дәлдікпен” (Däldikpen) written in Latin letters?
Däldikpen. 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?
The instrumental of the precision word; what you count to stands in front of it in the directional: with precision to the gram. 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.