Lingoflyкран ағып тұр
- кран ағып тұрkran ağyp tūrthe faucet is running
“кран ағып тұр” (kran ağyp tūr) — the faucet is running in Kazakh. Phrase, level A1. "It is leaking" stands on its own; the auxiliary "stands" is what says it is flowing right now and will not stop. In a live sentence: “Ас үйде кран ағып тұр” (As üide kran ağyp tūr) — The faucet in the kitchen is running. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters к, р, а, н, а, ғ, ы, п, т, ұ, р.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | кран ағып тұр (kran ağyp tūr) |
| Read in Latin letters | kran ağyp tūr |
| Translation | the faucet is running |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
"It is leaking" stands on its own; the auxiliary "stands" is what says it is flowing right now and will not stop.
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.
- Ас үйде кран ағып тұрAs üide kran ağyp tūrThe faucet in the kitchen is running
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 “the faucet is running” in Kazakh?
«кран ағып тұр» (kran ağyp tūr), read “kran ağyp tūr”. In a live sentence: “Ас үйде кран ағып тұр” (As üide kran ağyp tūr) — The faucet in the kitchen is running. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters к, р, а, н, а, ғ, ы, п, т, ұ, р.
How is “кран ағып тұр” (kran ağyp tūr) written in Latin letters?
kran ağyp tūr. 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?
"It is leaking" stands on its own; the auxiliary "stands" is what says it is flowing right now and will not stop. 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.