LingoflyЖол полициясы
- Жол полициясыZhol politsiyasytraffic police
“Жол полициясы” (Zhol politsiyasy) — traffic police in Kazakh. Noun, level B1. A link on politsiia, literally the police of the road; in speech people more often say a traffic police officer, or simply zholpat in chat; they stop you with the baton, tayaqsha. In a live sentence: “Жол полициясы көлікті тоқтатты” (Zhol politsiyasy kölikti toqtatty) — The traffic police stopped the car. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ж, о, л, п, о, л, и, ц, и, я, с, ы.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Жол полициясы (Zhol politsiyasy) |
| Read in Latin letters | Zhol politsiyasy |
| Translation | traffic police |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
a link on politsiia, literally the police of the road; in speech people more often say a traffic police officer, or simply zholpat in chat; they stop you with the baton, tayaqsha
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.
- Жол полициясы көлікті тоқтаттыZhol politsiyasy kölikti toqtattyThe traffic police stopped the car
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 “traffic police” in Kazakh?
«Жол полициясы» (Zhol politsiyasy), read “Zhol politsiyasy”. In a live sentence: “Жол полициясы көлікті тоқтатты” (Zhol politsiyasy kölikti toqtatty) — The traffic police stopped the car. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Ж, о, л, п, о, л, и, ц, и, я, с, ы.
How is “Жол полициясы” (Zhol politsiyasy) written in Latin letters?
Zhol politsiyasy. 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?
A link on politsiia, literally the police of the road; in speech people more often say a traffic police officer, or simply zholpat in chat; they stop you with the baton, tayaqsha. 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.