LingoflyСоңына қарай
- Соңына қарайSoñyna qaraitoward the end
“Соңына қарай” (Soñyna qarai) — toward the end in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Nasal ng, throaty q: so-ny-NA qa-RAI. In a live sentence: “Кештің соңына қарай шаршадық” (Keshtiñ soñyna qarai sharshadyq) — Toward the end of the evening we grew tired. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters С, о, ң, ы, н, а, қ, а, р, а, й. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Соңына қарай (Soñyna qarai) |
| Read in Latin letters | Soñyna qarai |
| Translation | toward the end |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
nasal ng, throaty q: so-ny-NA qa-RAI
Why it looks that way
song is the end and qarai the direction word after a noun with the to-where tail; together: closer to the end — toward the end of the month
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.
- Кештің соңына қарай шаршадықKeshtiñ soñyna qarai sharshadyqToward the end of the evening we grew tired
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 “toward the end” in Kazakh?
«Соңына қарай» (Soñyna qarai), read “Soñyna qarai”. Nasal ng, throaty q: so-ny-NA qa-RAI. In a live sentence: “Кештің соңына қарай шаршадық” (Keshtiñ soñyna qarai sharshadyq) — Toward the end of the evening we grew tired. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters С, о, ң, ы, н, а, қ, а, р, а, й.
How is “Соңына қарай” (Soñyna qarai) written in Latin letters?
Soñyna qarai. 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?
Song is the end and qarai the direction word after a noun with the to-where tail; together: closer to the end — toward the end of the month. 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.