Жұмысқа рұқсат
- Жұмысқа рұқсатZhūmysqa rūqsatwork permit
“Жұмысқа рұқсат” (Zhūmysqa rūqsat) — work permit in Kazakh. Noun, level B1. Tense short u twice, deep back q: zhu-mys-QHA ruq-SAT. In a live sentence: “Жұмысқа рұқсат бір жылға берілді” (Zhūmysqa rūqsat bir zhylğa berildi) — The work permit was issued for a year. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ж, ұ, м, ы, с, қ, а, р, ұ, қ, с, а… A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Жұмысқа рұқсат (Zhūmysqa rūqsat) |
| Read in Latin letters | Zhūmysqa rūqsat |
| Translation | work permit |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
tense short u twice, deep back q: zhu-mys-QHA ruq-SAT
Why it looks that way
ruqsat is permission and may at once: ruqsat pa means may I; the English to becomes the to-where tail -qa; the same turn gives permission to enter
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 “work permit” in Kazakh?
«Жұмысқа рұқсат» (Zhūmysqa rūqsat), read “Zhūmysqa rūqsat”. Tense short u twice, deep back q: zhu-mys-QHA ruq-SAT. In a live sentence: “Жұмысқа рұқсат бір жылға берілді” (Zhūmysqa rūqsat bir zhylğa berildi) — The work permit was issued for a year. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Ж, ұ, м, ы, с, қ, а, р, ұ, қ, с, а…
How is “Жұмысқа рұқсат” (Zhūmysqa rūqsat) written in Latin letters?
Zhūmysqa rūqsat. 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?
Ruqsat is permission and may at once: ruqsat pa means may I; the English to becomes the to-where tail -qa; the same turn gives permission to enter. 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.