LingoflyСынған бөлшек
- Сынған бөлшекSynğan bölsheka broken piece
“Сынған бөлшек” (Synğan bölshek) — a broken piece in Kazakh. Noun, level B1. Voiced throaty g, rounded o: syn-GHAN bol-SHEK. In a live sentence: “Жерде тәрелкенің сынған бөлшегі жатыр” (Zherde tärelkeniñ synğan bölshegi zhatyr) — A broken piece of the plate lies on the floor. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters С, ы, н, ғ, а, н, б, ө, л, ш, е, к. A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Сынған бөлшек (Synğan bölshek) |
| Read in Latin letters | Synğan bölshek |
| Translation | a broken piece |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
voiced throaty g, rounded o: syn-GHAN bol-SHEK
Why it looks that way
literally the part that has broken off; one word would be synyq, but that one means the adjective broken, and zharyqshaq means the crack
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.
- Жерде тәрелкенің сынған бөлшегі жатырZherde tärelkeniñ synğan bölshegi zhatyrA broken piece of the plate lies on the floor
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 “a broken piece” in Kazakh?
«Сынған бөлшек» (Synğan bölshek), read “Synğan bölshek”. Voiced throaty g, rounded o: syn-GHAN bol-SHEK. In a live sentence: “Жерде тәрелкенің сынған бөлшегі жатыр” (Zherde tärelkeniñ synğan bölshegi zhatyr) — A broken piece of the plate lies on the floor. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters С, ы, н, ғ, а, н, б, ө, л, ш, е, к.
How is “Сынған бөлшек” (Synğan bölshek) written in Latin letters?
Synğan bölshek. 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 part that has broken off; one word would be synyq, but that one means the adjective broken, and zharyqshaq means the crack. 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.