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Pronouns in Kazakh

25 words in Kazakh on the topic “pronouns”: Мен (Men) — I, Сен (Sen) — you (informal), Сіз (Siz) — you (polite), Ол (Ol) — he. 25 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

25 words on the topic

  • Мен
    Men
    I
    Usually dropped in speech: the verb ending already announces who is acting.
  • Сен
    Sen
    you (informal)
    For your own people and the younger ones. To a stranger or an elder it is siz.
  • Сіз
    Siz
    you (polite)
    The polite address to strangers and elders. The i is the short letter, closer to the vowel in "bit" than in "see" — do not mix it up with the dotted kind.
  • Ол
    Ol
    he
    Also "she" and "it": there is no gender at all, one word for all three. The same word points at things — "that one".
  • Біз
    Biz
    we
    One "we" for everyone: the language does not split "we with you" from "we without you". It does not derive from men by rule — the form is ancient.
  • Олар
    Olar
    they
    "Ol" plus "-lar", the plural ending. The same tail is in kitaptar, "books".
  • менің
    meniñ
    my
    The noun after it takes a tail of its own: "menin uim" is literally "my house-mine". The tail is not optional.
  • сенің
    seniñ
    your (informal)
    The polite "your" is "sizdin", and it is the one to use with anyone older. A slip here is noticed at once.
  • біздің
    bizdiñ
    our
    The noun tail is -ymyz/-imiz: "bizdin peterimiz". It is long, and it is the one people drop most often.
  • сіздің
    sizdiñ
    your (polite)
    Also the polite "your" to one person. "Senderdin" is "your" about a group addressed informally — a fourth form.
  • оның
    onyñ
    his, her, their (whose)
    There is no gender: "onyn" is the same about a man and a woman. "Their" is "olardyn".
  • өз
    öz
    one's own
    Also "self": "ozim" is "I myself", "oz isim" is "my own business". The tail tells them apart.
  • өзім
    özim
    myself
    The same "oz" with a personal tail: ozim, ozing, ozi. The form follows the person, like "myself, yourself, himself".
  • бүкіл
    bükil
    the whole
    Stands before the noun with no tails. The near-equal "barlyq" is more often about pluralities: "barlyq adam".
  • әрқайсысы
    ärqaisysy
    each of
    From "ar", "each", and "qaisy", "which". On its own "ar" stands before the noun: "ar kuni".
  • кез келген
    kez kelgen
    any
    Literally "one who came in its turn". The phrase is not taken apart piece by piece.
  • бұл
    būl
    this
    There are three steps: "bul" close by, "sol" the one named, "ana" over there.
  • анау
    anau
    that one (over there)
    The farthest step. "Ol" is both "that" and "he": there is no gender in Kazakh.
  • мұндай
    mūndai
    such
    Three steps here too: "mundai" like this, "sondai" like that one, "andai" like the one over there.
  • басқа
    basqa
    another
    A trap: the same word after a noun means "except". "Odan basqa" is "except him".
  • ешқандай
    eshqandai
    not any
    Demands a negation on the verb: "eshqandai masele zhoq". Without the second negation the sentence is wrong.
  • біреу
    bireu
    someone
    From "bir", "one". Literally "a certain one".
  • бір нәрсе
    bir närse
    a certain thing
    Literally "one thing". The near-equal "birdene" is shorter and more conversational.
  • ешқайсысы
    eshqaisysy
    none of them
    Also with a negation on the verb. "Eshkim" is "nobody at all", without pointing at a group.
  • ештеңе
    eshteñe
    nothing
    The verb next to it must be negative: "eshtene tusinbeymin".

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What is worth knowing about these words

Мен (Men) — I. Usually dropped in speech: the verb ending already announces who is acting.

Сен (Sen) — you (informal). For your own people and the younger ones. To a stranger or an elder it is siz.

Сіз (Siz) — you (polite). The polite address to strangers and elders. The i is the short letter, closer to the vowel in "bit" than in "see" — do not mix it up with the dotted kind.

Ол (Ol) — he. Also "she" and "it": there is no gender at all, one word for all three. The same word points at things — "that one".

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.

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 “I” in Kazakh?

«Мен» (Men), read “Men”. Usually dropped in speech: the verb ending already announces who is acting. It is one of 25 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.

How many pronouns do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 25 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.

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