LingoflyОқасы жоқ
- Оқасы жоқOqasy zhoqyou are welcome
“Оқасы жоқ” (Oqasy zhoq) — you are welcome in Kazakh. Phrase, level A0. Literally "there is no fault". It answers both "raqmet" and an apology — one formula for two occasions. In a live sentence: “Оқасы жоқ, көмектескеніме қуаныштымын” (Oqasy zhoq, kömekteskenime quanyshtymyn) — You are welcome, glad I could help. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters О, қ, а, с, ы, ж, о, қ. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level A0.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Оқасы жоқ (Oqasy zhoq) |
| Read in Latin letters | Oqasy zhoq |
| Translation | you are welcome |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A0 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "there is no fault". It answers both "raqmet" and an apology — one formula for two occasions.
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.
- Оқасы жоқ, көмектескеніме қуаныштымынOqasy zhoq, kömekteskenime quanyshtymynYou are welcome, glad I could help
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 “you are welcome” in Kazakh?
«Оқасы жоқ» (Oqasy zhoq), read “Oqasy zhoq”. In a live sentence: “Оқасы жоқ, көмектескеніме қуаныштымын” (Oqasy zhoq, kömekteskenime quanyshtymyn) — You are welcome, glad I could help. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A0; written with the characters О, қ, а, с, ы, ж, о, қ.
How is “Оқасы жоқ” (Oqasy zhoq) written in Latin letters?
Oqasy zhoq. 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 "there is no fault". It answers both "raqmet" and an apology — one formula for two occasions. 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.