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People and family in Kazakh

194 words in Kazakh on the topic “people and family”: Дос (Dos) — friend, Отбасы (Otbasy) — family, Ана (Ana) — mom, Әке (Äke) — dad. 194 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

194 words on the topic

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How it sounds in a sentence

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What is worth knowing about these words

Дос (Dos) — friend. A Persian loanword — the same one you hear in dinner-party company words of the east.

Отбасы (Otbasy) — family. "Ot" is "fire", "basy" is "its head": literally "the ones at the hearth".

Ана (Ana) — mom. Hence "ana tili", "the mother tongue" — literally "the mother's language".

Әке (Äke) — dad. Father. To one's own father one says "ake" or "aketai"; the grandfather is "ata", and the two must not stand in for each other.

Test yourself

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Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Mum, friend, child, neighbour. The first thing people ask you about, and the first thing you tell about yourself.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Frequently asked

How do you say “friend” in Kazakh?

«Дос» (Dos), read “Dos”. A Persian loanword — the same one you hear in dinner-party company words of the east. It is one of 194 words in the set “people and family” — the rest are in the table above.

How many family words do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 194 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.

Is there audio?

Yes, 194 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.

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