Соның артынша
- Соның артыншаSonyñ artynsharight after that
“Соның артынша” (Sonyñ artynsha) — right after that in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Nasal ng: so-NYNH ar-tyn-SHA. In a live sentence: “Соның артынша жарық сөніп қалды” (Sonyñ artynsha zharyq sönip qaldy) — Right after that the light went out. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters С, о, н, ы, ң, а, р, т, ы, н, ш, а. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Соның артынша (Sonyñ artynsha) |
| Read in Latin letters | Sonyñ artynsha |
| Translation | right after that |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
nasal ng: so-NYNH ar-tyn-SHA
Why it looks that way
art is the rear and the -ynsha tail gives following; the turn holds the owner tail in front: right after it
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.
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 “right after that” in Kazakh?
«Соның артынша» (Sonyñ artynsha), read “Sonyñ artynsha”. Nasal ng: so-NYNH ar-tyn-SHA. In a live sentence: “Соның артынша жарық сөніп қалды” (Sonyñ artynsha zharyq sönip qaldy) — Right after that the light went out. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters С, о, н, ы, ң, а, р, т, ы, н, ш, а.
How is “Соның артынша” (Sonyñ artynsha) written in Latin letters?
Sonyñ artynsha. 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?
Art is the rear and the -ynsha tail gives following; the turn holds the owner tail in front: right after it. 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.