LingoflyЖұмыстың тоқтап тұруы
- Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруыZhūmystyñ toqtap tūruya work stoppage
“Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы” (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy) — a work stoppage in Kazakh. Phrase, level B1. Back tense short u, nasal ng, throaty q: zhu-mys-TYNH toq-TAP tu-ru-Y. In a live sentence: “Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы екі күнге созылды” (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy eki künge sozyldy) — The work stoppage lasted two days. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ж, ұ, м, ы, с, т, ы, ң, т, о, қ, т… A word from the everyday Kazakh course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Kazakh | Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy) |
| Read in Latin letters | Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy |
| Translation | a work stoppage |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
back tense short u, nasal ng, throaty q: zhu-mys-TYNH toq-TAP tu-ru-Y
Why it looks that way
literally the standing of the work without motion: the sense is carried by standing halted
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.
- Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы екі күнге созылдыZhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy eki künge sozyldyThe work stoppage lasted two days
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 work stoppage” in Kazakh?
«Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы» (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy), read “Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy”. Back tense short u, nasal ng, throaty q: zhu-mys-TYNH toq-TAP tu-ru-Y. In a live sentence: “Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы екі күнге созылды” (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy eki künge sozyldy) — The work stoppage lasted two days. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ж, ұ, м, ы, с, т, ы, ң, т, о, қ, т…
How is “Жұмыстың тоқтап тұруы” (Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy) written in Latin letters?
Zhūmystyñ toqtap tūruy. 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 standing of the work without motion: the sense is carried by standing halted. 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.