LingoflyBuildings and premises in Kazakh
29 words in Kazakh on the topic “buildings and premises”: Мейрамхана (Meiramkhana) — restaurant, Дүкен (Düken) — store, Бекет (Beket) — station, Базар (Bazar) — bazaar. 29 words can be played from recordings.
29 words on the topic
- МейрамханаMeiramkhanarestaurant"Meiram" is "feast", "khana" is "house": literally "feast house".
- ДүкенDükenstoreFrom the Persian "dukan", a shop. The store is "duken" and the market is "bazar": for Kazakh these are two different places.
- БекетBeketstationOne word for the station and the stop alike: "avtobus beketi" is a bus stop, "temir zhol beketi" is a railway station.
- БазарBazarbazaarA Persian word — the same one as English "bazaar". "Bazarlyq" is a treat brought back from the market — a custom with a name of its own.
- БанкBankbankA loanword that takes cases as its own, with devoicing at the seam: "bankke" is "to the bank", "bankten" is "from the bank".
- ДәріханаDärikhanapharmacyAgain "-khana", "house": "dari", "medicine", plus house. Like "meiramkhana".
- Азық-түлік дүкеніAzyq-tülik dükenigrocery store"Azyq-tulik" is a paired word: both halves mean "edibles", together — groceries. "Duken" is a shop.
- АуруханаAurukhanahospitalThe third "-hana" house after the restaurant and the pharmacy: "illness" plus "house".
- ӘуежайÄuezhaiairporta midway between "a" and "e", the mouth wider: a-u-e-ZHAI
- ҚонақүйQonaqüihotelq deep, u rounded: qo-naq-UI
- ЖағажайZhağazhaibeachgh throaty between vowels: zha-gha-ZHAI
- БақBaqgardenq at the end, deep: BAQ
- ТауTaumountainFor Almaty an everyday word: "we are going to the mountains" means the Medeu skating rink or higher.
- СаябақSayabaqparkq deep at the end: sa-ya-BAQ
- КітапханаKitapkhanalibraryi short: ki-tap-kha-NA
- МұражайMūrazhaimuseumu short and tense: mu-ra-ZHAI
- ТеатрTeatrtheaterA loanword. It is said in two syllables, without the opening vowel: te-ATR.
- КинотеатрKinoteatrcinemaThe word taken whole. In speech people more often say just "the movies": "let us go to the movies".
- ШеберханаSheberkhanaworkshop"Master" plus the same "house" tail as in "library" and "pharmacy".
- автобекетavtobeketbus station"Beket" is "station"; the compound with "avto" gives the intercity bus terminal.
- кеме айлағыkeme ailağyboat pierThe bare "ailaq" is the port; the chain with "keme" narrows it to the pier where you board a boat.
- айырбастау пунктіaiyrbastau punkticurrency exchange officeThe second word is borrowed and still takes the Kazakh tail: "punkti", not "punkt".
- хайуанаттар бағыkhaiuanattar bağyzooLiterally "the garden of beasts": plural on the first word, possessive "-y" on the second. In speech the borrowed word lives too.
- циркtsirkcircusBorrowed whole. Cases attach to it as to a native: "tsirkke", "tsirkten".
- өрт сөндіру бөліміört söndiru bölimifire station"Ort" is "fire", "sondiru" is "to extinguish", and "bolim" with the "-i" tail is "the unit".
- көлік жуу орныkölik zhuu ornycar washThe same pattern as "kir juu orn": an action plus "orny". The narrow "y" in "oryn" drops when a tail is added.
- туристік агенттікturistik agenttiktravel agencyBoth words are borrowed, but the tails are Kazakh and both front-row: "-tik" and "-tik".
- бас көшеbas köshemain street"Bas" means both "head" and "chief": "bas koshe", "bas dariger" — the head doctor.
- билет кассасыbilet kassasyticket officeA possessive chain: "bilet" without a case, "kassa" taking the back-row "-sy".
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Мейрамхана (Meiramkhana) — restaurant. "Meiram" is "feast", "khana" is "house": literally "feast house".
Дүкен (Düken) — store. From the Persian "dukan", a shop. The store is "duken" and the market is "bazar": for Kazakh these are two different places.
Бекет (Beket) — station. One word for the station and the stop alike: "avtobus beketi" is a bus stop, "temir zhol beketi" is a railway station.
Базар (Bazar) — bazaar. A Persian word — the same one as English "bazaar". "Bazarlyq" is a treat brought back from the market — a custom with a name of its own.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is Мейрамхана (Meiramkhana) — restaurant.
- What is this word?
It is Аурухана (Aurukhana) — hospital.
- What is this word?
It is Кітапхана (Kitapkhana) — library.
- What is this word?
It is айырбастау пункті (aiyrbastau punkti) — currency exchange office.
- What is this word?
It is билет кассасы (bilet kassasy) — ticket office.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “restaurant” in Kazakh?
"Meiram" is "feast", "khana" is "house": literally "feast house".
- How do you say “hospital” in Kazakh?
The third "-hana" house after the restaurant and the pharmacy: "illness" plus "house".
- How do you say “library” in Kazakh?
The Persian tail means "house, room": library, pharmacy, workshop, canteen — learn it once and you will read the signs in any city.
- How do you say “currency exchange office” in Kazakh?
The second word is borrowed and still takes the Kazakh tail: "punkti", not "punkt".
- How do you say “ticket office” in Kazakh?
A possessive chain: "bilet" without a case, "kassa" taking the back-row "-sy".
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
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.
- 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.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “restaurant” in Kazakh?
«Мейрамхана» (Meiramkhana), read “Meiramkhana”. "Meiram" is "feast", "khana" is "house": literally "feast house". It is one of 29 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 29 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, 29 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.