LingoflyСөз болып отыр
- Сөз болып отырSöz bolyp otyrit is about
“Сөз болып отыр” (Söz bolyp otyr) — it is about in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Rounded o at the start: SOZ bo-LYP o-TYR. In a live sentence: “Мұнда жаңа жоба туралы сөз болып отыр” (Mūnda zhaña zhoba turaly söz bolyp otyr) — Here it is about a new project. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters С, ө, з, б, о, л, ы, п, о, т, ы, р. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Сөз болып отыр (Söz bolyp otyr) |
| Read in Latin letters | Söz bolyp otyr |
| Translation | it is about |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
rounded o at the start: SOZ bo-LYP o-TYR
Why it looks that way
literally the word goes: otyr is the auxiliary of ongoing action, not sits; what about takes the about-word in front
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 “it is about” in Kazakh?
«Сөз болып отыр» (Söz bolyp otyr), read “Söz bolyp otyr”. Rounded o at the start: SOZ bo-LYP o-TYR. In a live sentence: “Мұнда жаңа жоба туралы сөз болып отыр” (Mūnda zhaña zhoba turaly söz bolyp otyr) — Here it is about a new project. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters С, ө, з, б, о, л, ы, п, о, т, ы, р.
How is “Сөз болып отыр” (Söz bolyp otyr) written in Latin letters?
Söz bolyp otyr. 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 the word goes: otyr is the auxiliary of ongoing action, not sits; what about takes the about-word in front. 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.